TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

While capital infusion into companies took a summer siesta, some venture capital firms continue to see their coffers runneth over. Three years after raising a $500 million fund , European venture capital firm Northzone is back with what partners are calling its “largest fundraise to date” of €1 billion, or $1.01

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Boston-based VC firm OpenView interviewed nearly 600 SaaS companies for its annual pricing survey and the results are in: Automation is taking usage-based pricing (USP) mainstream. Why more SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based pricing. The consequences of SaaS sprawl: A real-world study. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. Andreata Muforo, partner, TLcom Capital (a generalist fund backing uLesson).

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Founders Coop

JANUARY 11, 2023

Our firm’s original premise was – and remains – dead simple: Seattle is a global gravity well for engineering talent, thanks to the sustained excellence and corresponding human capital needs of Amazon and Microsoft. By contrast, venture capital is a craft that defies both speed and scale. The implications of this are many.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Spark Capital led the investment and was joined by existing investors Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Social Impact Capital and Congruent VC. It is time to tip the scales back to sustainability based on small and mid-sized farmers. She is also unique in they way she started a technology company.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Udesh understood there was an opportunity for growth, the demand is there, but the financial resources to capitalize on it are not. Here the lack of available growth capital is just slowing down expansion, a great moment to start fundraising. Why dilute themselves if they were clearly on a path towards self-sustaining growth?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Edtech needs to reach beyond underfunded public school systems to become more sustainable, which is why more investors and founders are focusing on lifelong learning. John Danner , managing partner, Dunce Capital (an edtech and future of work fund with portfolio companies Lambda School and Outschool).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Brian Schwarzbach Contributor Brian Schwarzbach is an SF-based investor with Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm investing across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. It’s largely due to the changing cultural and societal value placed on sustainability. Recommerce is a concept as old as trade itself.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

Investors have raised expectations around SaaS profitability and growth since the downturn began. As a result, it’s even more important for founders to have a firm handle on the key metrics VCs are likely to consider before saying “yes” or “no.”

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 31, 2023

US VC investment falls from $275b in 2022 to $200b in 2023 & sustains at about $200-220b in 2024 as LP interest in venture attenuates after the euphoria in 2020 & 2021. Grading last year’s predictions : ML propels SaaS into a massive second wave that increases workers’ productivity measurably. Score : 0.5.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. There are home-grown venture capital firms doing well, too, citing Kazek’s $1 billion funds. Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Enter Assent Compliance — a Canadian company focused on supply chain sustainability management. Assent’s trajectory continues to grow and Waitmen projects the SaaS company will cross $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) this year after growing ARR by over 50% in the past 12 months.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

After a blockbuster year for venture capital funding in 2021, the flow of capital to Indian startups seemed like it would buck global trends in early 2022, but dried up in the second half of 2022. This has resulted in a difficult environment from a capital availability perspective in India and other emerging markets.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Seedstars Africa Ventures , the pan-African early-stage fund for startups, has appointed Bruce Nsereko-Lule as its new general partner, to help it deploy more capital and provide the much-needed technical support for founders across the continent. Chandaria Capital backed 38 startups . Venture capital in Africa is doing very well.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2022

She shared her prerequisites for making product-led efforts more successful and sustainable with TechCrunch+. “Founders need someone who gets the big picture, understands the business domain, loves the technology, and, crucially, asks a lot of questions,” says Andy Stinnes, general partner at Cloud Apps Capital Partners.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Startups and VC. The company raised millions to turn accredited investors into LPs in VC and private equity funds. Ventures Platform, a Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its fund at $46 million as it looks to double down on “category-leading” companies across the continent, Tage writes. Is it a plane?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. We are slowly building a more durable capital base for African tech. I stayed away from such deals.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem was thriving before the war and making great progress, with Ukrainian startups raising $832 Million in VC funding in 2021. VC Funding was steadily growing before the war and there are more than 50 VC firms continuing to operating in the country. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Even so, according to Merritt Hummer, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, “B2B marketplaces cannot simply remain stagnant, serving as simple transactional platforms.” 3 tips for SaaS founders hoping to join the $1 million ARR club. ” 3 tips for SaaS founders hoping to join the $1 million ARR club.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 12, 2019

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA provides investment capital and business support services to tech-startups and small manufacturers located in our 32-county footprint. An investment in Sustain VC Impact Fund was also awarded. For more information, visit [link]. www.boostpoint.com.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. nas , partner, Open Circle Capital. Donatas Keras , founding partner, Practica Capital. Tomas Martunas , founding partner, Iron Wolf Capital. Tomas Martunas , founding partner, Iron Wolf Capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

billion through Q3 of 2021 — more capital in less time.” “Denver was ready for the Zoom boom, and is reaping the — venture capital — rewards.” Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. ” Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. Any advice?

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

Think of it as a two-sided marketplace: Continuum brings together executives with experience from VC-backed companies, including leaders from Tesla, Plaid, Intercom, Snap, Carta and Twitch, and connects them with companies that need help with a specific challenge or pivot. The company declined to disclose valuation.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

million Series C, the kind of investment that’s been harder to come by this year in a tightening VC environment. Companies configure Fairmarkit for things like price, sustainability and vendor diversity and the system finds the best match for them, a process known as autonomous sourcing. “We’ve Today, the company announced a $35.6

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

With capital in abundance, SaaS startups don’t seem to be too worried about how much runway they have remaining. Nowhere is this more apparent, the authors claim, than when you look at public B2B SaaS companies. “Investors have forgotten all about the Rule of 40.” ” OpenView Partners. Measuring up.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We just wrapped up a three-day virtual event that included discussions and interviews with some of the most notable people in technology, media, government and venture capital. The whole package: How plastics and sustainability startups achieve success. The whole package: How plastics and sustainability startups achieve success.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

The judges for this pitch-off will be Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator) on day one; and Sven Strohband (Khosla Ventures), Victoria Beasley (Prelude Ventures) and John Du (GM Ventures) on day two. ” Mar Hershenson — Pear VC. Victoria Beasley — Prelude Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Argentina-based clicOH is the latest shipping technology company attracting venture capital funding, raising $25 million in Series A funding in a round led by Tiger Global. Joining them is JAM Fund and existing investors Flexport, FundersClub and Vast VC. Last-mile delivery in Latin America is ready to take off.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

It’s hard to pin down where Shein is from,” answered Richard Xu from Grand View Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital / Wonderschool. Veo CEO Candice Xie has a plan for building a sustainable scooter company, and it’s working. Why Amazon should pay attention to Shein.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

. “[But a major challenge] is that the tax industry is often forced to play catch-up to the realities of a rapidly expanding tax code, with changes from remote work, recent global regulations, tax incentives for climate, and sustainability and new assets like crypto and NFTs. The tides might be turning.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Previously, she led the investment team at Wavemaker Partners, a Southeast Asian seed VC fund investing in enterprise, deep tech and sustainability companies. He was also the CEO and president of QuickBooks Capital. Last August, the firm made its first investment in Africa. Voiles’ role will begin on February 20.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Gloat is also benefitting from a general rise in VC funding for HR tech startups. In January, VCs funneled more than $1.4 in venture capital invested in HR tech across more than 800 deals. Accel, Eight Roads Ventures, Intel Capital and Lumir Ventures also participated in New York-based Gloat’s latest funding round.

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Feedough

JANUARY 6, 2021

As you compete for VC funding , an entrepreneurship degree may add an edge to your case or argument for why you should get funded. VC funds are willing to spend money on worthy ideas. You need to be a good communicator as you need to persuade others to buy into your business idea or to purchase your app or SaaS software.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Second, the capital startups require to pursue those opportunities is plentiful. 2014 will be the third largest year in VC fundraising since 2000. As long as there is more demand than supply, and investors can generate “reasonable” returns, prices will be sustained or will increase. But that isn’t happening.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 6, 2014

Because GoPro is the first sizable consumer hardware IPO in eons and because the startup world has a blossoming hardware segment, I thought it would be interesting to compare and contrast a top consumer hardware startup with the benchmarks of public SaaS companies using GoPro’s S-1. I have three goals with this analysis.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Several months later, we’ve since learned that cutting marketing budgets doesn’t make early-stage startups healthier, but it is a great way for VCs to reduce burn rates across their entire portfolio. As Rebecca Szkutak reported this week, SaaS startups that ignored this advice outperformed the ones that followed it.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

The head VC guy seems a little bit… weird. No amount of capital will turn a bad idea into a good idea. In this stage, startups can choose to raise their seed round from early-stage VCs and angel investors. Business #3 (Scale): The only job is to create a growing but sustainable business. to grow their business.

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