TechCrunch

OCTOBER 2, 2021

” It’s a matter-of-fact document, aiming to emphasize the importance of community in building a forward-looking startup, while highlighting the concept’s elasticity. But if I’ve learned anything from moderating said Disrupt panels, it’s that there’s no easy answer to the question, due in part to the aforementioned elasticity.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. Investors: FirstMark Capital (Amish Jani)(lead), with existing investors: Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Reid Hoffman. Online peer-to-peer lending. 14.7mm in Series D.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

million Series A funding round led by Lobby Capital , with participation from First Rays Venture Partners, which led the company’s 2021 $1.5 Because its AI system automatically learns how to interpret these documents, it’s relatively easy for Docyt to enter these new markets.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Others not only survived the disruption, but thrived. So, make a point to check in with your salespeople on a regular basis, and document your findings so you can pick up on patterns in your customers’ comments. Many companies couldn’t withstand the shock of the pandemic and the economic havoc it wrought.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2017

You need a great idea—ideally one that is disruptive and will scale and that you care about passionately. Many entrepreneurs confide that raising capital is their hardest task. They delay and delay any approach to the capital markets for as long as possible. And for those not blessed with inherited wealth, you need money.

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Continuations

JUNE 29, 2021

Today I am continuing my examination of whether or not capital is the binding constraint for meeting humanity’s needs. Even in countries that are further back in development such as India, the percentage of the population engaged in farming has been shrinking , a decline made possible by the availability of sufficient physical capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Here’s how to give it to them For deep due diligence, minimize disruption to maximize success Image Credits: Vectorian (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Putting together a legitimate data room for due diligence is no small undertaking: stakeholders from multiple departments need to contribute reams of documents and keep them regularly updated.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

Paragon , a startup building a platform that integrates and aggregates various software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps for enterprise clients, has raised $13 million in a series A round led by Inspired Capital, alongside previous investors FundersClub and Garuda Ventures. million in capital. ” To date, Paragon has raised $16.5

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Docracy, born out of Techcrunch Disrupt's 2011 Hackathon, just brought legal negotiations into the cloud with their new Super Signing feature release. Anyone who has ever e-mailed various versions of Word documents to a lawyer or counterparty has experienced the pain. They suggest changes and discuss best practices.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Allison Xu is an investor at Bain Capital Ventures, where she focuses on investments in the fintech and property tech sectors. As one of the least-digitized sectors of our economy, construction is ripe for technology disruption. Image Credits: Bain Capital Ventures (opens in a new window) (opens in a new window). Allison Xu.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

In the enterprise, there’s been an explosive growth of data — think documents, videos, audio files, posts on social media and even emails. “Komprise is focused on building a strong business with a loyal and growing customer base and has been judicious with external capital.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

In November last year, digital freight forwarder Forto raised another $50 million in a round led by Inven Capital. Indeed, international freight forwarding is now a $199 billion market. And the evidence is mounting. In April this year, Nuvocargo raised $12 million to digitize the freight logistics industry.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

With COVID-19 disrupting the entire manufacturing supply chain including semiconductor shortages, companies across multiple industries have been struggling to seek a procurement solution that can rebalance the gap between supply and demand. CADDi was founded by CEO Yushiro Kato and CTO Aki Kobashi in November 2017.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

Latency and volume also need to be at a point where infrastructure can support the algorithms needed to gather data from thousands of different documents. Daloopa is disrupting how financial data is extracted and consumed,” said Abhishek Sharma, managing director at Nexus Venture Partners, via email.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Toni Eliasz is the program manager of the Disruptive Technologies for Development Program (DT4D) that supports the innovation and adoption of technology-driven solutions in World Bank Group operations. Toni Eliasz. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 28, 2024

For new entrants looking to take advantage of the advent of LLMs and disrupt the status quo by going upstream of these incumbents, we’ve done a deep dive into Bloomberg, Morningstar, and Verisk’s stories. In doing so, each built the beginnings of what are now category-defining businesses.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

CEO and founder Nitin Jayakrishnan says that the new capital will be put toward expanding Pando’s global sales, marketing and delivery capabilities. The result of those major disruptions? “We will not expand into new industries or adjacent product areas,” he told TechCrunch in an email interview. billion in 2019.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2022

It suggests that disruptive technologies go through 5 key phases: 1. Technology Trigger: the emergence of a potentially disruptive technology. Can be collateralized to increase capital efficiency and access to loans backed by an on-chain asset 3. Understanding The Hype Cycle Have you heard of the Gartner Hype Cycle?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

Finding the Next Unicorn: Arlan Hamilton, the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, has raised more than $12 million to back 150 companies led by underrepresented founders. In this session, Hamilton will discuss how she vets the biggest opportunities in investment, and how to disrupt in a positive way.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2022

By the time you’re reading this, we’ll be two days away from TechCrunch Disrupt! Anyway…speaking of Disrupt and Brex, I will be interviewing co-founder and co-CEO Henrique Dubugras and Anu Hariharan, managing director of YC’s growth fund, YC Continuity, live in a Fireside Chat on October 19! Hello, hello. Soooo exciting!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Party Round announced today that it has rebranded to Capital to underscore its product expansion. Capital wants to build a tech stack for the modern founder to handle their finances, a crowded space, but one always in need of more disruption. There’s 100,000 early-stage founders and investors signed up for our email list.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

Deal of the week The battery business keeps attracting capital. million in a Series A2 round led by Blue Bear Capital and HSBC Asset Management with participation from Riverstone Holdings and Capnamic Ventures. Just take a look at Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt. The company raised around $1.2 NaaS Technology Inc. ,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

The next storm front expected to arrive tomorrow is expected to bring disruption and destruction on a massive scale. Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital in the post-FTX era. Redefining ‘founder-friendly’ capital in the post-FTX era. Legally binding, the document establishes both a company’s valuation and deal terms.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

Today, You closed a $25 million funding round led by Radical Ventures with participation from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s Time Ventures, Breyer Capital, Norwest Venture Partners and Day One Ventures. The numbers are to investors’ liking. ”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2023

Most read Jobs fights cancer: Reed Jobs, the 31-year-old son of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, is stepping into the spotlight with a new venture capital firm to invest in emerging cancer treatments. Temu recently filed a court document in the U.S. Get your TechCrunch fix IRL.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

The influence of logistical operations on products leads to various problems for operators, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply and demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

LawCloud offers free legal documents through the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization. These documents are helpful for forming a new company, running your company, maintaining good corporate governance, and more. G Ventures is “France’s First Student-Run Venture Capital Fund.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The insurance market is still one of the industries least disrupted by technology on the continent. Recently, some startups such as Lami , Ctrl and Naked have sought to take on each regional market by storm, armed with the necessary capital to scale. million seed round to provide insurance services for Egyptians.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

If teams don’t do their due diligence, they risk omitting from design documents important mechanical equipment, like exhaust fans and valves, for example, or failing to size electrical circuits appropriately for loads. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt. ” Competition in the market. .

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Arno Niazi, CEO, GoingVC said, “Take, for example, our Venture Capital learning and development program, which now has more than 250 global alumni. Convenience , e.g., mobile access; same platform for all documents. For more ideas, see How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Increase the Odds of Portfolio Company Success.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

A significant amount also came from KEC holdings, a NJ based family office led by Jeff Citron, who is known for using technology to disrupt a number of industries. I've been extremely fortunate to work at two of the best venture capital firms in the country--Union Square Ventures and First Round Capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

The round is led by Chris Sacca’s climate focused Lowercarbon Capital fund, with participation from Passion Capital, Giant Ventures and firstminute Capital, as well as the founders of companies including Revolut, Monzo, Infarm and Unity investing in a personal capacity. Problems that scale all over the globe, too.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Why you should set up a board at the seed round of funding I know these days with SAFE documents and rolling convertible notes many founders prefer not to set up a board early on. What happens at the A-round of venture capital? Is it possible that you still retain board control after raising a C-round of venture capital?

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

2015 Waterdog We’re disrupting the traditional channel model by fundamentally changing the way the partner and reseller relationship works. Colony Hills Capitol Colony Hills Capital provides investment services, including acquisition, development, operation and financial structuring of multifamily real estate.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

With the fundraising world becoming more democratic and accessible, we should help people find the right path to setting up a venture capital firm and also make sure the right people are entering the VC sphere. Startup investors can be the financial backbone for mass disruption.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Last but not least, mark your calendar for TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , which takes place in San Francisco from September 19–21. In screenshots of documentation published to Twitter by users with early access, OpenAI describes the forthcoming offering, called Foundry, as “designed for cutting-edge customers running larger workloads.”

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Feedough

APRIL 24, 2021

If you have a business idea that you believe can disrupt the market and transform into an active source of income, chances are you are already daydreaming about handing in your resignation letter to your employer and taking the entrepreneurship route. Now JotForm is one of the most popular form-building websites in the world.

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