TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Even in person, there’s no way to absorb Disrupt in its entirety. Many reporters filed stories recapping the interviews and panels they conducted at Disrupt, and there will be more to come in the next few days. Full coverage of TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Duolingo doesn’t want to disrupt the college degree. Walter Thompson.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Our goals are to activate accredited investors and fund innovative, early-stage companies developing potentially disruptive products and services. USD’s Free Enterprise Institute, Brink SBDC, and SDAC collaborate seamlessly to ‘get to yes!’ Over five years, the Calif ornia -based SDAC has invested $4.6M

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Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

Joining us as a Partner, Fazeela formerly served as Managing Director of Consumer and Americas at Temasek International, a global investment firm headquartered in Singapore. healthcare investments, starting the European practice, leading the U.S. The people and the firm’s approach to investing. a global throughline.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Today, one of the more promising hopefuls building an investing service in the UK is announcing a significant growth round after seeing a surge of attention this year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike the investors on its platform, this Series B is coming from a list of big-name strategic players and VCs.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We’ve reviewed over 100 of the approximately 350 available seed investment opportunities in market since the launch of our first fund in 2021, without a concrete focus on the seed stage. It became wildly apparent the U.S.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

Even sophisticated investors like Warren Buffett ask questions about the value of active investing. . Alternative investment funds earn on average two-thirds of their compensation from management fees, not carry or performance fees. The HFRI Index returned 18.3% annually over the last twenty years. Green Bar: Bloomberg.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

Rainmaking APAC’s portfolio centers around co-founding startups in collaboration with corporate partners and entrepreneurial founders. The studio’s entrepreneurial culture and innovative approach to equity co-investment and risk-sharing with corporate partners have set it apart in the market.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Entrepreneurs seek to find the right investor and to make the best pitch when the opportunity comes Entrepreneurs start their companies with great passion and big dreams. First, they need to know the investment alternatives available for their business and then determine how to meet the expectations of those investors.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities. He has a deep history of investing in deep tech startups that have gone on to disrupt industries across AI, data, semiconductors, among others.”

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The grant facilitates advancing innovative technology solutions, driving startups toward market disruption or creating entirely new markets. Administered by the National Research Foundation (NRF), the fund channels a significant investment of $10 million on a matching basis.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

Consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion recently announced it had invested an undisclosed sum in Spring Labs, which is building out a blockchain-based data-sharing platform. A number of fintechs have popped up as of late aiming to disrupt the traditional model of evaluating an individual’s creditworthiness. We’re not a PE firm.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

an over-subscribed $215 million fund to invest in transformative early stage companies with the same team and differentiated approach as the successful Revolution Ventures II (RV2). At Revolution Ventures, we match this unique deal flow to the specific skills of our team and our hands-on and distinct approach to investing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Yet, some Kenyans still lack other digital financial services from savings to investments. Based on her experience, Kidanu teamed up with Alexis Roman and Bubunyo Nyavor last year to start Koa to help Kenyans save and invest their money better. But despite this huge opportunity, Koa has had to battle with two challenges.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. Participants have the opportunity to receive prizes reaching $40,000.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 1, 2016

What inspired you to invest in peer-to-peer marketplaces? With the success of Airbnb and Uber, I saw an opportunity to use my investments as a tool to make a return while moving society forward.”. How did you get your foot in the door for investing in companies like Lyft? I’m always looking for new ways to innovate.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Do I have the opportunity to grow right now? For us, it's about collaboration and connections and what we can do to support them there.". AT&T Small Business Opportunities. Should I invest to get ahead during this time? We've been hearing it a lot — this time in history presents a lot of opportunity for disruption.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Supply chain disruptions — triggered by factors including demand surges, high transportation costs and pandemic-related lockdowns — are expected to continue well into next year, experts predict. “[The latest investment] is primarily going to be used for land-grab and expansion opportunities,” Komoni said.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

He approached me recently with an idea for cross interviewing each other and I thought it was a good way to have my writing be a little more collaborative with my audience. I''m just trying to invest in the best opportunities. I look forward to connecting with him when he''s in NYC and when I head out his way.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Decipad , a no-code startup that’s aiming to disrupt spreadsheets with accessible tools that empower people to play around with numbers, has nabbed $5 million in seed funding. “It was just so complicated for non-developers to meaningfully collaborate and contribute to modern businesses in a data-driven way.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The new capital was led by Third Point Ventures , with participation from existing investors Sapphire Ventures, More Capital, Disruptive AI, Vertex Growth, 40North, Samsung Next and TCP. . The market opportunity is tremendous and, given our position as an industry leader, we can penetrate these markets quickly,” Livne said. .

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective? How much time are you spending on construction robotics right now?

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HPA

AUGUST 9, 2019

And this is a vicious circle that we must disrupt. If we never give employees equity, they will never have the opportunity to understand its effects and value. Rather, it’s on companies to help their teams understand and value the opportunity that equity poses. Why go through all of this trouble? There are a number of reasons.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In simple terms, NPI helps USAID collaborate with local nonprofits on humanitarian work by identifying new partners and sources of funding, streamlining access to resources, promoting local leadership and providing training. In 2016, Premise had its first opportunity to work with USAID, and it was a proud moment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

Abdullayev and his two co-founders Emre Talay and Nicolas Thouzeau previously worked together at Delivery Hero, the international food delivery behemoth, where they collaborated to devise and build the company’s payment system from the ground up. This seed round is one more signal of how a16z is investing these days.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The involvement of DoorDash — which went public in December 2020, has a market cap currently of just under $57 billion, and is making its first foray into Europe with this investment — was a badly-kept secret in this fundraise, with reports of the investment emerging several months ago. ” .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. Last year, the competition attracted startups from 87 countries, and one third of the XTC 2020 finalists raised more than $167M combined in venture investment since being selected. Going Green.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Allianz X — investment arm of German financial services giant Allianz — and Acrew Capital co-led the round, which brings the Washington, D.C.-based Nazim Cetin, CEO of Allianz X, told TechCrunch via email that his firm believes Pie is operating in an “attractive and growing market that is ripe for digital disruption.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

In a few months, TC Disrupt will kick off at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Apply today to join Startup Battlefield 200 for the chance to exhibit your startup for free at TechCrunch Disrupt this October and win the $100K equity-free prize. Listen up founders! So, here is a chance to participate. Applications close August 5.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In Latin America, the business of trolling threatens Twitter’s disruptive power. Verafin would appear to be following suit: in the press release announcing the acquisition , Nasdaq committed to keeping the company’s headquarters in Newfoundland, investing in the local university and contributing to the development of the local ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

The plan will be to continue investing in those markets, as well as expanding internationally. “With so many markets still underserved, the ability to tailor offerings to a segment of one offers the opportunity to increase financial inclusion and adheres to our ideal that easy access to financial services is essential.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Berlin-based startup — which rebranded from dashdash at the end of last year — closed a Series B round of $16 million, money that it is using to continue investing in its platform as well as in sales and marketing. Christian Reber has also invested in this round. COVID-19 is driving demand for low-code apps.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

To be sure, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and profoundly altered many aspects of work life, including in-person diversity training and workforce development. Founders need to invest in their employees of color by allowing them to participate in professional development programs to create the next generation of executives — that’s equity.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Having gained 15+ years of experience in a range of businesses — from startups to conglomerates, and experience of Series A to private equity — I’ve had the opportunity to actually apply the tried-and-tested practices of hypergrowth, as well as offer the full stack of C-level support.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. The frustrating reality of non-collaboration. Ellen Bateman.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

We also liked their flexible model — we were able to use our CTO to lead a team of six devs from the Appetiser team, with occasional UX/UI, product management and project management as needed, it was properly collaborative, not a blackbox agency arrangement. Danny walks through a recap of his panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 9, 2022

One of the most harrowing details of the whole affair is the fact that Anchor was widely marketed as a safe savings account, rather than a risk-on investment. While Terra’s crash disrupted crypto markets, it didn’t affect the wider mainstream financial sector, but that won’t stop regulators from seeing this as a huge red flag.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. Seriously, this happens.

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