TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston by the numbers The chart below shows Boston fluctuating between third and fourth place in overall venture capital investment over the last several years, moving back and forth with the Los Angeles area startup scene. Greg Dracon, a partner at.406

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

Backstage Capital cuts majority of staff after pausing net new investments. Backstage Capital downsized its staff from 12 to three people , managing partner and founder Arlan Hamilton said during her “Your First Million” podcast that was published last Sunday. Shoe resale platform StockX, last valued at $3.8 The StockX EC-1.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 22, 2023

GenAI, Developer-and Data Stack-Focused Companies Dominate List as well as 80% of ET30 founders are Millennials Five years ago, Wing Venture Capital introduced their annual Enterprise Tech 30—a list of the most promising, private enterprise tech private companies across all stages of maturity. years for 2022 and 5.0 years in 2019.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Gorgias , developing customer service tools for e-commerce companies, raised $30 million in new Series C capital in a round that boosted its valuation to $710 million. Transpose Platform and Shopify led the round and were joined by previous investors Jason Lemkin of SaaStr, Rajeev Dham from Sapphire Ventures, CRV and Alven.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Gutter Capital , a New York venture capital firm, closed on $25 million in capital commitments for its first fund to invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies focused on affordability, economic mobility and climate change. It was way harder than venture capital as a founder,” Teran told TechCrunch. “I

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Erik Torenberg is no longer the co-CEO of On Deck, a tech company that is trying to productize the community in a way that helps founders secure capital and advice. The company has raised tens of millions in venture capital from investors, including Founders Fund, Village Global and Tiger Global.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

based venture firm Accomplice is leading the round, with previous backers Balderton Capital, Ahren, Daphni, and new backer L Catterton also participating. “Given the tough economic environment, we wanted to make sure we have the capital to do this.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Let me elaborate on that a bit; as an investor, I’m less enthused by companies looking to raise capital to generate more demand before having some market validation. You need to plan to achieve your targets COVID and a low cost of capital were a tailwind for more technology businesses than we realized. and then budget accordingly.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Schulman added: “Over the past year, we made significant progress in strengthening and reshaping our company to address the challenging macro-economic environment…While we have made substantial progress in right-sizing our cost structure, and focused our resources on our core strategic priorities, we have more work to do.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This is Part 2 of a two-part examination of the state of the startup capital market during the past two years. This transformation has already led to an increased number of startup failures, a growing venture capital reset2 and 210,000 tech sector layoffs since the start of 2022. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

“In a turbulent economic environment, security will remain a top priority for companies. ” The debt brings Arctic Wolf’s total raised to $900 million, $499 million of which is venture capital.

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

May originally announced an initial closing of an $83 million Series C in January , which was led by Mirai Creation Fund II and included Tokio Marine, Toyota Tsusho, Bridgestone Americas , as well as returning investors like Toyota Ventures and LG Technology Ventures. Together, they bring May’s total funding to $194 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Investor relations: For startups seeking venture capital, solid financial forecasting provides a realistic picture of critical metrics, such as annual recurring revenue, customer acquisition costs, and customer annual recurring revenue. . Cash flow management: Maintaining an optimal cash flow is critical for any startup’s survival.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

New investor Fifth Wall joined existing investors, including FinTech Collective, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Commerce Ventures, FJ Labs and NotreVis, in the round. That potential for additional capital gives Constrafor “scalable credit and capital for our business,” Ghauche said. Anwar Ghauche, CEO of Constrafor.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Masha Bucher is the founder and general partner of Day One Ventures , an early stage venture capital firm that backs customer-focused startups and leads their communications. Masha Bucher. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

Meanwhile, global venture funding reached $415.1 Kothapa wasn’t surprised by the overall drop in investment activity given the macro-economic environment and recovery from COVID, which resulted in higher inflation and the Fed raising interest rates. Therefore, investors did not shy away from giving capital.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

Aiming to compete with Bilt in the nascent property renter rewards market, Stake , a startup that provides cash back and banking services to renters, today announced that it raised $12 million in a Series A round led by RET Ventures’ new RET Ventures ESG Fund.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Suggesting that the market isn’t oversaturated yet, another data observability startup secured venture capital this week: Sifflet. million) in a Series A funding round led by EQT Ventures with participation from existing investors. “On company position, we value capital efficiency and look for strategic ways to grow.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

And the current economic environment, it seems, is playing more than a bit-part in this trend. Aside from lead backer G Squared, Truework’s Series C round included investments from Sequoia Capital, Activant Capital, Khosla Ventures, Indeed, Human Capital and Four Rivers Group.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

But that’s what startup Arena claims to do, fueled by a round of funding ($32 million) led by Initialized Capital and Goldcrest Capital along with Founders Fund, Flexport and a colorful cast of characters, including retired general David Petraeus, Peter Thiel, and Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel. Image Credits: Arena.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In a keynote address Zennström gave a blunt assessment of the economic environment, while unpacking how he failed several times in his own career during tough economic conditions.

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Startup Blogpost

APRIL 7, 2023

Startups can not only survive but also grow in a difficult economic environment by creating products and solutions that address the shifting needs of their target audience. Consequently, venture capital firms may be on the lookout for exciting opportunities, making a recession the ideal time to raise an additional round of funding.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

CEO and co-founder Bharath Krishnamoorthy tells TechCrunch that the new cash, a combination of equity ($26 million) and debt ($100 million), will be put toward scaling the business and providing Denim’s customers with working capital.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Last week at SaaStr, we unveiled the results of the Theory Ventures 2024 Go-to-Market Survey. Here’s a breakdown of the key findings: Increased Optimism & Steady Fundraising Expectations Despite the challenging economic environment, founders are more optimistic than 2022. The average outlook score has risen from 6.1

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

The risk of branding : Natasha M digs into the oh-so-biased branding risk in venture capital. The highs and the lows : Enterprise SaaS companies continue to navigate a complex economic environment , report Ron and Alex. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

“The way it’s calculated and the way the founder is thinking about it tells us not necessarily about the business or its future, but about how the founder thinks about company creation,” said Deena Shakir, a partner at Lux Capital. What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck.

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