American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

Bank accounts are the nucleus of business finance, said Akhund. This deep integration streamlines operations and provides business owners with greater visibility and control over their finances. Mercury is a disruptive company with a bold vision for the future of banking, said Sonya Huang, partner at Sequoia Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. THAT is disruption. The Exit Problem.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

Back in February, we started calling for content — urging startup subject-matter experts to submit applications to lead roundtable discussions or breakout sessions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Audience Choice voting opens Now comes the part where you, dear readers, play a major role.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Two Sigma is a technology and finance company in Soho filled with incredibly bright engineers and developers, so I’m really excited about leveraging that partnership in a number of cool ways. That's what led me to open up an office in Brooklyn--where half of the people in the New York City startup community call home.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

A traditional company focuses on disruption or becoming more customer centric. It has become an essential way to pay—whether you’re purchasing a water bottle at the kiosk around the corner or financing your wedding plans. As an example: There are now 175 mattress companies in the market.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

To make it easier to toggle between the three, there needs to be significant policy, financing, and physical transformation. Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. Cultivate a super team, not a superstar.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Splice , the New York-based, AI-infused, beat-making software service for music producers created by the founder of GroupMe, has managed to sample another $55 million in financing from investors for its wildly popular service. Steve Martocci at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2016. Image Credits: Getty Images.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week a company we enthusiastically backed, uBeam , led by a very special entrepreneur, 25-year-old Meredith Perry , announced a $10 million round of financing. Working at a big company is honorable and I don’t believe the narrative that all of this tech disruption is to kill off big companies. Now they are partners.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2025

With AI advancing rapidly and transforming industries from healthcare to finance, this fund arrives at a crucial moment. Lee is also a recognized leader in the Asian Pacific entrepreneurial community. When I meet a founder, I’m drawn to their life story, the obstacles they’ve overcome, and what drives them,” Lee explains.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

The AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , you’ll find AI’s influential fingerprints throughout the show’s programming. At Disrupt you’ll find multiple opportunities to increase your knowledge, make connections and develop collaboration possibilities across multiple industries and sectors.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Of course, we’ll cover both sides of the venture capital coin at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-10, and we’ve already announced the investors who will offer the venture perspective on the first fundraising question. DoAmaral is a vocal advocate for inclusive history curriculum and active within the Milwaukee tech community.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We remain confident in the long-term trend that software enables and the value accrued to disruptive startups; we also recognized that in a strong market it is important to ring the cash register and this doesn’t come without a concentrated effort to do so. Thank you to everybody in the community who has supported us all these years.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A-round venture capital firms will almost certainly make it a requirement that they get a board seat upon financing. It is less common to add a third founder because it can be disruptive having so many founders on a board but it’s certainly not unheard of. What happens at the A-round of venture capital? But it’s quite rare.

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Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

Beyond her 20 years of finance and investing experience, Fazeela has traveled the world and is actively engaged in the UN Women’s initiative. something I see firsthand with my family and community and in my travels around the world. What industries are you excited for the next generation of founders to disrupt?

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. 4) Student-focused founder communities. Right here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

SoLo Funds wants to replace payday lenders with a community-based, market-driven model for individual lending, and now has $10 million to expand its business in the U.S. It’s a marketplace where borrowers can set the terms of their loan repayment and lenders can earn extra income while supporting folks who need the help.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Even after graduating from Y Combinator’s summer batch that year, Releaf toyed around with ideas around trade finance and a marketplace for buyers and sellers of agricultural products. million in grants will focus on providing working capital financing to these farmers. Then the $1.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide. His personal portfolio and Spark’s successful exit in Paystack has earned him a reputation that allows him to run some online communities where he charges people for his insights as an angel investor. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was sick of hyperbole articles pronouncing that VCs were “scared or AngelList&# or “it was disrupting VC&# or some other BS exaggeration like that. It is a communication platform. Investor acceptance is on a case-by-case basis and they have kicked people out of the community. It is additive. It’s awesome.

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As the extent and impact of COVID-19 becomes more apparent, entrepreneurs and small businesses are on the front lines of its devastating impact–and with their demise comes potentially catastrophic economic losses for local communities. According to JP Morgan Institute , 50 percent of small businesses have less than 30 days of cash on hand.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts. We continued with transparent and empathetic customer communication and recognized the importance of investing in technology to help with effective shipping and preventing disruptions.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

That financing kicked off a period of accelerated growth for the company — from creating a compelling digital offering to acquiring a company three times its size to scaling to more than 250 locations across the country — that led CAVA to today: its public debut. Now their company is trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Finishing is the ripest for disruption. AI has also begun to play a bigger role in the construction supply chain, production scheduling, labor management, insurance and financing, risk assessment etc. This is an indication that the industry is ready for disruption. Any other thoughts you want to share with TechCrunch readers?

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Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Manuela Seve a Brazilian-born, Los Angeles-based tech entrepreneur with a futurist mindset and a background in finance. She holds widely attended community events and educational programming that connect women-run VCs and startups in Los Angeles — all from her home-headquarters in Venice Beach.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Fifty organizations will receive a collective $25 million for the piloting or expansion of ideas and projects that seek to address food security, as well as strengthen the physical and financial health of low-income families and their communities. Citi and Citi Foundation have a solid track record of supporting communities around the world.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. Early success: Foundations built on product and community. Eventually, this will extend into wealth generation tools to help customers grow their finances.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A startup is a business structure powered by disruptive innovation, created to solve a problem by delivering a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Innovation: The mark of a true startup is disruptive innovation. Once established, they are either revenue financed or take business loans. Innovation.

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StartupNation

JUNE 25, 2025

Several factors are driving this shift: Economic Instability in White-Collar Jobs: Industries like tech are increasingly vulnerable to disruptions such as layoffs and automation. I also made a point to learn about the local community. As I like to say, “ChatGPT won’t be putting siding on houses anytime soon.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The technological basis for NFTs will unlock disruptive value systems across gaming, fashion, social and creator economies. As communities grow and scale into multibillion-dollar networks, decentralized governance becomes very difficult. In simple terms, decentralized finance will kick-start the great monetization of everything. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

The project was operating in stealth mode until today, but has invested in over 50 blockchain projects to date, including blockchain analytics platform Nansen, trading platform WOO Network, move-to-earn NFT game Genopets, and Africa’s largest gaming community, Metaverse Magna. Crypto itself is a revolution and disruption of the capital plate.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

“We’re coming to the market to support the talent with health insurance, some tools to work with and a community to be part of. The other model entails hiring vetted engineers for international companies, managing them, and providing tax and health insurance services. ”

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When you drive through your local community or go to your place of employment, you are coming in contact with businesses, both large and small. This is particularly true of industries where technology is disrupting business models. See if there are products or services that are in demand that are not being met.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Fearless Fund : invests in women of color-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level, or series A financing, bridging the gap between venture capital funding for women of color founders to build scalable, growth-aggressive companies. They invest in companies that are disrupting traditional retail and consumer experiences.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

Lamey Wellehan is pursuing abundance by weaving sustainability and business strategy together, simultaneously producing outstanding results for the enterprise, planet and community. If you are simultaneously interested and confused by sustainability, you are not alone. His first microloan was the $27 he had in his wallet.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Today, he claims, SwipeRx has transformed and digitized the pharmacy industry and become a one-stop platform for pharmacists to perform all their daily tasks, from education to purchasing to inventory financing in Southeast Asia. ”

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