TechCrunch

JUNE 27, 2022

Other investors included Xiaomi, Xiaomi founder Lei Jun’s Shunwei Capital and BlueRun Ventures China, the Silicon Valley early-stage investor that entered China in the 2000s. And like its peers, Keyi is enjoying a growing demand for its educational robots. Image Credits: Keyi’s programmable robot ClicBot.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. the free YC Startup School courses). Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Notably, Metromile saw its valuation decline over 85% and was subsequently acquired by peer Lemonade , and it hasn’t been alone in losing a lot of value and being eyed by peers and incumbents. That level of interest can’t have vanished entirely, but there will definitely be winners and losers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

As Latin America attracts record-breaking venture capital totals, education technology startups in the region are given new opportunities to grow. It’s Coderhouse’s first venture capital check after bootstrapping for years. Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. Venture Capital. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial). At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. Private Equity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2019

I even visited and made friends and went out every night with my peers. I even visited and made friends and went out every night with my peers. Life at Your Crossroads Photo by Justin Luebke on Unsplash Crossroads Cal Poly Pomona! What’s up!?! I’m so grateful to be up here addressing you today. That is the theme of my speech today.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

years at Upfront has been both a pleasure and also has taught me a lot about venture capital. He built an internal database of downstream VC investors so that as each company is ready to raise more capital they don’t have to start from scratch. Watching him develop over the past 4.5 Kevin joined Upfront in 2012 as an Associate.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

We have lots of opinions about how those groups can best use the tools available – technology, capital, ideas – to achieve their goals. We have lots of opinions about how those groups can best use the tools available – technology, capital, ideas – to achieve their goals. This has not been our experience.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

Because he feared they might fall behind their stateside peers, he began tutoring them when they arrived home, using Khan Academy among other software platforms. Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

It definitely raised some eyebrows.” . “It’s The round is led by Warburg Pincus, but also includes investment from Qiming Venture Partners, Pavilion Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, Lilly Asia Ventures, Sinovation Ventures, BOLD Capital Partners, Formic Ventures, Baidu Ventures and new investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2010

Social Proof in Action … Yesterday I wrote about the benefits of using social proof and authority in raising venture capital. We like to use new product and gain benefits before our peers. If you didn’t read that yet it might be worth having a quick skim as a primer. It influenced a generation of tech marketers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

It is becoming increasingly clear to me that this is definitely not a winner-takes-all industry. . Welcome to my new weekly fintech focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm , Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! sign up here.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

As an interactive storytelling platform, Dorian is building a new way for writers to make money off of their fiction by turning their tales into choose-your-own-adventure mobile games. I think the biggest inspiration and the idea here is, how can we enable more people to participate in the games industry?”. Image Credits: Dorian.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

You do NOT have to have funding to start a business but you can definitely bootstrap it. However, do note that even BEYOND FUNDING – what’s MOST important is that you build a business that has the right team, solves the right problem, for the right customer base. If you have a suggestion to add to the list, just let me know.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

Financial investors leading the round were the Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek and Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital. Financial investors leading the round were the Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek and Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital. It seems to have chosen well. Be pragmatic. For reference, Pony.ai

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Gust

JANUARY 3, 2012

The dictionary definition of a mentor is “an experienced and trusted advisor,” or “leader, tutor or coach.” The definition of a critic sounds similar, “a person who offers reasoned judgment or analysis.” A critic is more inclined to offer advice through cynical witticisms, whether they consider you a peer, boss, or employee.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

If you track the venture capital industry it would be hard to miss the conversation going on this week over AngelList “Syndicates.” But Jason is one of the smartest thinkers in our industry so while style points in his eye-poking post might be low, he’s definitely scratching at something important. Bowery Capital).

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Gust

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Technically, I believe an entrepreneur is anyone who manages his own profit and loss, and doesn’t meet the government tax definition of an employee. Technically, I believe an entrepreneur is anyone who manages his own profit and loss, and doesn’t meet the government tax definition of an employee. You really just want to be the boss.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. She created the organization out of her passion for social entrepreneurial impact. Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N.

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Gust

DECEMBER 2, 2012

You can’t start a business without capital, but having capital doesn’t mean you can start one. Definitely don’t jump into trendy businesses you don’t know just to be popular. Image via Facebook.com. For any entrepreneur, even the best business opportunities, if entered for the wrong reasons, will likely fail.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Contact peers you have met through networking, both ones who have used this investor, and ones who haven’t. Entrepreneurs are optimists by nature, so I definitely recommend the involvement of your favorite attorney (usually the pessimist). Taking on an investor is like getting married – the relationship has to work at all levels.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

I definitely had a full-time job, I had a newborn baby,” Walton said. Walton helped it raise its first millions in venture capital, making her one of the few dozen Black female founders to do so. Walton helped it raise its first millions in venture capital, making her one of the few dozen Black female founders to do so.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

The other day, I got interviewed for Business Insider. It was a good interview, save for that little vein that I had no idea was so prominently featured on the side of my head--but what's a bald guy to do? At least it's not a weird fold in the back or a dent at the top. All hat and no cattle as they say. How about as a VC? And you know what?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. It’s a new year – 2016.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

He gets to return his focus and energy back to what got him so passionate in the first place – product – while now having a seasoned leader and enough capital to fulfill his vision. I have talked about this publicly a great deal – how I prefer “missionaries” over “mercenaries.” It’s your baby.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

Based on the definition of an accredited angel of a net worth of $1 million or more, the potential number of angel investors could be up to four million. By: Amy Duncan, Fund Manager - San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) III The number of accredited angel investors in the U.S. has held steady at around 300,000 for the last ten years.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

This is the case when the requirements of these events don’t actually include building a real business or product. Not only that, there’s a hugely disproportionate amount of time spent on pitching for money for these paper ideas. ” It’s true. It’s as if the plan for creating a startup is: Step #1: Come up with an idea.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 8, 2011

To me, it shows clarity of purpose when you say you're going to be a network, a platform, or a marketplace and what you're building actually corresponds to a reasonable definition of any of the above. Evite is, by definition, social. Oh, and you're not peer to peer if everyone has to show up at a centralized hub.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

Venture capital investing offers different challenges than those associated with tech entrepreneurship, but Alex Mittal, co-founder and CEO of FundersClub, approached the sphere of venture capital the same way he did as a tech founder previously: is there a better way to do this?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I know with a title like that I’m going to subject myself to people thinking I’m just being a grumpy, exclusive VC. That’s not the point. It’s honest advice so please judge once you’re read the post. I’ll keep it short. Here’s my advice: A got an email from a young, super bright entrepreneur today.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

But if you level up , raise capital and grow customers, revenue and staff – life changes. This is when your job function truly starts to match the definition of “leader” because that’s exactly what your role is. How hard could it be? You just assign out tasks to all of us. You set direction. You course correct.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Stop guessing your KPIs; Varos shows e-commerce, SaaS companies how you compare to peers. That definitely can mean a lot for the more than 8 million online stores that Di Marco estimates are live around the world, and selling through marketplaces, including Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento. Image Credits: Aument.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. ) That is why inflation, at least from a goods perspective, will remain sticky. I discussed this at length in “Energy Cancelled”.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 27, 2022

Incredibuild , an Israeli startup that has picked up a lot of traction in the worlds of gaming and software development for a platform that drastically speeds up (and reduces the cost of) the shipment of code and related collateral during building and testing — has raised some capital to speed up its own development.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

The startups saw their valuations being slashed by 28% and 38%, respectively, as a result of the appraisals. What do these re-pricings signal to other late-stage, pandemic-spurred startups? And how seriously should we be taking them? These firms usually consider different factors than what VCs look at.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Its top three fintech targets, as identified by CB Insights, were capital markets, payments and payroll and benefits — with each category representing 16% of its investments. Welcome to The Interchange ! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. We saw a similar trend at a16z.

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