TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

This new capital will be used to fund the development of the company’s sixth-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Wisk said the funds are also going to be used for what it describes as an “intensive growth phase” over the next year. certification process.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

It’s been a hot minute since TechCrunch checked in on the brand — almost three years, actually — which is carving out a unique niche in the $10 billion functional drink mix market that founder and CEO Lauren Picasso told TechCrunch has “exploded” in the past 12 months. but we are using much better ingredients.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

Once again measured in dollars raised, mixed-gender teams also saw their venture totals decline on a year-over-year basis, raising $7 billion in Q1 2023. Though they raised less capital in the first quarter of 2023, mixed-gender teams are faring better than ever in terms of their share of all venture dollars, raising 18.9%

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

“I showed them a slide of a rock band and told them this was the strategy: We are going to become a rock band, but will sell chocolate, showing the good, bad and ugly of the business using social media. Then people will feel like they are buying from a friend because they know us.”. Mid-Day Squares previously raised $7.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Kehayias says that the funding will be used to expand Mosey’s team, scale the platform, and establish new partnerships. Kehayias notes that most companies rely on a mix of legal, financial and HR consultants to figure out and manage their compliance requirements. Compliance focus. ” Image Credits: Mosey.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Prior to its pre-seed round, Rebundle had raised what CEO and co-founder Ciara Imani May described as six-figures worth of grant, and other non-dilutive capital in an interview with TechCrunch. To create its product, Rebundle uses banana fiber as the core material in extensions that it sells in a variety of colors.

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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. The best way to obtain calories, however, is surprisingly poorly understood – the mix between proteins, lipids and carbohydrates is subject to debate. The other big win in agriculture was the use of machinery.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Now as 2021 comes to a close, Cruttenden’s latest fintech, Ant Money, is announcing it has raised $20 million in funding (a mix of previously unannounced seed and Series A capital) and acquired Blast via a stock-for-stock merger. I think that’s a really big differentiator for us from our competitors.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2024

Program will Provide Grants up to $250,000 to Assist Small-Scale Developers in Gaining Access to Capital TRENTON, N.J. The Program will help developers gain access to capital and build additional capacity to expand their existing portfolio by providing grants of up to $250,000 for pre-development soft costs. Register at: bit.ly/Emerging

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TechCrunch

JULY 3, 2022

This year looks poised to be monumental for equity crowdfunding, which entails raising capital through specific filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Reg CF and Reg A , from a mix of investors that don’t have to be accredited.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Upstart tech companies delivering their product or service via an API raised mammoth amounts of capital during the final year of the 2021-era startup boom. GGV, a venture capital firm that invests across sectors, stages and geographies, compiled an index of what it considers API-first companies that it launched last year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Lest there be any doubt some startups are riding high even amid the macroeconomic uncertainty, process mining software vendor Celonis today announced that it secured a whopping $1 billion in additional capital at a $13 billion post-money valuation, a mix of equity ($400 million) and debt (a five-year $600 million credit line).

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 21, 2021

Startups used to raise once every 18 months. The implication is the most sought after companies often receive offers, whether they are in market raising capital or not. Venture capitalists and boards used to value a company every 18 months. We, as an industry, are marking-to-market much more frequently than we used to.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Today’s venture capital market feels strange because it isn’t uniform. While some companies are still able to raise mega-rounds , reach unicorn status , and even attract lots of new capital in sectors that have seen their exits struggle on the public markets, other startups are not having similar luck. Is that bad or good?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Might come as a surprise, but the audio world, in large part, uses general-purpose tools to discuss and iterate their files, which is extremely inefficient,” Bradley said. Highnote is free to use, and no download is required. There’s also the option to create polls to prompt the listener with questions at a specific time.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2024

But the race is on, and the social AI platform Chai feels they are right in the mix to succeed. This brings total capital invested to date to $10 million, giving Chai a $450 million valuation. In its blog last week , the Chai team shares insight about their model and the driving force behind Chat AI—it is data.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

The investment round was led by Vulcan Capital, with participation from Prosus, Caldecott Music Group and K3 Ventures. The company says that over 40 million creators currently use BandLab. The app’s tools for creating music include a Mix Editor, royalty-free sounds, Mastering and SongStarter, or royalty-free compositions.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek and Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital are among its institutional investors. and WeRide are among its closest rivals and have also raised a significant amount of capital. Instead, it counts on gleaning data from a network of mass-produced vehicles powered by its solutions.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Like other digital assets on the platform, users can put up their generative AI files for paid use by other members, which Creative Fabrica says makes it the first generative AI that also allows creators to make money. CF Spark also uses the Dreamstudio API.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

New investor ParaFi Capital led the round alongside existing investor Bloccelerate VC, which led ZenLedger’s Series A last August. “That turns out to be extremely useful for an individual when you do accounting and tax. It also turns out to be very useful for accounting firms.”

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors. How important is this issue for your business?

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 4, 2023

While some business owners use personal savings or loans to get started, many others turn to investors to help finance their dreams. Investors can provide the capital needed to start a business, expand an existing one, or take it to the next level. However, getting investors to fund your business is no easy task.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Investors in the round include Caruso Ventures, Vision VC Fund, e& capital, investment pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), DFDF (Dubai Future District Fund), WIN (Webit Investment Network), SRMG, Elbert Capital, and Yasta Partners, Faith Capital, Panthera Capital.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

The success of Chinese edtech was used to predict the surge of U.S.-based The country has also introduced time caps and tutoring curfews, and notably, forbade the platforms from raising capital through IPOs as well as advertising their programs. When I first started reporting on edtech over a year ago, U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Below is a mix of best practices and advice I would give to anyone trying to raise money for their startup in this climate. It’s best to use the extra time you have now to prepare a solid game plan that you can set into motion when investors are around and engaged. Don’t fundraise in the summer or winter. I’m seeing that changing now.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Strapi , an open source content management system (CMS), today announced that it raised $31 million in Series B funding led by CRV with participation from Flex Capital, Index Ventures, and angel investors including former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. ” In the beginning, Strapi was a mix between a framework for building APIs and a CMS.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Investors include CCB Trust, a subsidiary of China Construction Bank, GGV Capital and real-time communication solution provider Agora, a long-time partner of Cocos. Just as Unity has diversified its use cases into areas like architecture and aerospace , Cocos’s simulation technology has also found new applications. New arenas.

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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. Mix in continued supply chain issues and the higher cost of raw materials and direct-to-consumer brands are feeling the margin squeeze at both ends,” he added.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Happilo which sells trail mixes, dry fruits, muesli, and nut protein bars will be using the fresh funding to grow its D2C channel and distribution network, for product expansion across healthy snacking categories, acquisition of synergistic food brands, capacity expansion, and brand building.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Summer International co-founder and CEO Xiaoski Kuik said the company’s goal is to create an ecosystem to help influencers and creators launch and sell beauty brands using consumer data and analytics. Ulta Beauty launches a fund, showcasing the resilience of corporate venture capital.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Capital allocation is a core part of any CEO’s job, and it’s particularly critical for growth-stage CEOs. Most growth-stage CEOs I work with know how to tell if they’re efficiently allocating capital in every part of their budget with one glaring exception: research and development (R&D).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Tile , the maker of Bluetooth-powered lost item finder beacons and, more recently, a staunch Apple critic , announced today it has raised $40 million in non-dilutive debt financing from Capital IP. “My philosophy is it’s always good to have a mix of debt and equity. A base plan is $29.99

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The pre-seed round, which was completed in just three weeks via virtual meetings, was led by Indus Valley Capital, with participation from Alter Global, Fatima Gobi Ventures and several angel investors from Pakistan, the Middle East and Europe.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

” In a related article, Gregg Adkin, VP and managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, shared the framework he’s developed for helping founders set up their board. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Matthew Harris, partner, Bain Capital Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

More capital for instant delivery : After a flurry of 2021 rounds, the venture market for instant delivery companies is still active. You can program it and use it for all sorts of things. But it’s also expensive to use at times, with transaction fees jumping up and down. million from Mango Capital, among others.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Long payment cycles, which can take 30-90 days after services or products have been rendered, and little or no capital, of which research says 85% of African small and medium businesses are subject to, are the main culprits of cash flow issues. The seed round was a mix of $7 million equity and $10 million debt.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

“We also use data from analyzing systemic and market changes such as government incentives for companies to become ‘greener.’ ’ This gives us data on future growth — or declining — sectors.” The Series A round constitutes a mix of equity and debt, though the company declined to disclose the split.

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