Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. I only recently invested and I only got here through persistence. The opportunity came up to invest in this one and I pounced. More on that later.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 16, 2023

This expansion into the global market is a significant move for WeBudding, which already boasts over 400,000 content downloads and a community of over 2,000 global creators selling more than 15,000 products on its platform with over 10,000 digital stationery products sold monthly. billion (approximately USD 1.66

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2022

Qwili , a startup that provides a hybrid sales product to micro and small merchants in South Africa, has raised $1.2 In a statement shared with TechCrunch, Qwili said it would use the investment for app development, new hires (improvement in operations and development capabilities) and hardware production.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Phantom is part of a new class of crypto startups looking to build infrastructure that streamlines blockchain-based applications and provides a more user-friendly UX for navigating the crypto world, something that can make the entire space more approachable to a non-developer audience. Last month, a16z announced a whopping 2.2

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Voltron Data co-founder and CEO Josh Patterson said that at its heart, the startup is a standards company that aims to spread the word on the power of data and analytics standardization via Apache Arrow. The open source tool has proved amazingly popular, with the company reporting more than 42 million downloads per month.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Now with over 500,000 users on board, the startup is announcing the close of its £4.6 Leveraging a freemium model, Uppbeat allows creators to sign up for an account that provides access to around 50% of the site’s catalog and provides 10 downloads per month. mo) provides full access and unlimited downloads. (A

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. But over 90% of Ukrainian startups say they need financial support to survive the war.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The startup designed a web-based, real-time collaboration tool for electronics design and engineering. Today it’s announcing a $12 million seed raise, led by Outsiders Fund and featuring additional investments from Bain Capital Ventures, 8VC and Liquid2 VC. Image Credits: Flux.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

I think I’ve read Paul Graham’s post on “ Startup = Growth ” three or four times now. “The growth of a successful startup usually has three phases: There’s an initial period of slow or no growth while the startup tries to figure out what it’s doing. I talked about some of that here.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

million Series A to help companies build apps on top of Airtable databases; Appsmith secure a $41 million Series B to power customized internal business apps; Retool attract a $45 million cash injection for a similar proposition; and Thunkable lock down a $30 million investment for a no-code mobile app development platform.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Meet Revyze , a French startup that is developing a mobile app for iOS and Android at the intersection of education and social. They built a quick version of the app, put together a Discord community to spread the word and shared a few videos on TikTok and Instagram. In just a few weeks, Revyze managed to attract 35,000 downloads.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Meet Powder , a French startup that helps you share video clips of your favorite games, follow people with the same interests and interact with them. While many communities of gamers already share content on Twitch, Discord and Reddit, there isn’t a dominant mobile app focused on gaming. Around May 2020, the company had to raise a $1.3

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today the company announced a $5 million seed investment led by 468 Capital and CM Ventures with participation from Tribe Capital, Shasta Ventures and various tech industry angels. He says that there are 55 contributors to the open source project and 700 community members overall. The program has been downloaded 300,000 times so far.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

That’s why I was so interested in having “ The Gotham Gal &# come on This Week in VC ( video link on YouTube , download iTunes, episode 15) ) and dispel those myths. Be a mensch – the world is small than you think and bad karma will catch up to you “We’re in a very small community. Start early.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The company confirmed that its leading pre-seed investor is Mozilla, a proponent of the open web, who invested in the company’s first general round alongside others, including Long Journey Ventures and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff. In ’99, Decrem worked on a Linux startup called Eazel which aimed to make Linux easier to use.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Nonetheless, non-white CEOs still face immense barriers when entering the startup game. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Related: A Practical Guide to Diversity for Startups and Entrepreneurs. Investing in minority founders is poised to have some very tangible benefits.

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TechCrunch

JULY 4, 2022

MarketWolf wants to making trading accessible to first-timers with low minimum investment amounts and a risk management system, as well as modules for practicing and learning about investing. They can invest in options, futures, ETFs and stocks, starting at $5. Most of its users are in the 18 to 35 year old age bracket.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. Matt is one of the most transparent, focused & honest startup guys you’ll meet. Or read the quick, informative summary below the image!

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The round was led by SignalFire, and the company reported that today’s investment represents 5% of its value. Oana Olteanu from SignalFire will be joining the board under the terms of the deal, which includes warrants of $12 million in additional investment at the same price.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

Open-source framework startup Serverless Stack announced Friday that it raised $1 million in seed funding from a group of investors that includes Greylock Partners, SV Angel and Y Combinator. Since its launch six months ago, Serverless Stack has grown to over 2,000 stars on GitHub and was downloaded more than 60,000 times.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Harness , a startup from AppDynamics founder Jyoti Bansal, has been building a platform of developer tools over the last five years. But starting today, he is making the source code for the community edition of the continuous delivery tool available for any developer to use under the “source-accessible PolyForm Shield license.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. Growing communities : Substack opens up a $2 million community fundraising round , Aisha reports.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

As podcasting continues to gain ground among mainstream consumers as a digital media platform alongside music, video, and the printed word, a startup that made a name for itself through building content for the medium has closed a round of funding to help it explore what comes next. “We know that’s not a typical viewpoint.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

One of the biggest gripes about investing apps is that they are not acting responsibly by not educating users properly and allegedly letting them fend for themselves. Over the years, London-based Invstr has built out an educational platform with features such as an investing Academy. I think the most powerful trend in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

The idea for the startup comes from Lewis Foster and Matt Russell, the U.K.-based Similar to Spotify, the Uppbeat website leverages a freemium model, To get started, creators can sign up for a free account that provides access to about 50% of the site’s roughly 1,000-track music catalog and 10 downloads per month.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

South Korean startup Bucketplace , which operates a home decorating and interior app OHouse, is looking to continue capitalizing on that trend with its most recent $182 million Series D round, the startup’s co-founder and CEO Jay Lee said on Monday in an interview with TechCrunch. billion by 2028-end , up from $333.7

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

On the heels of Roblox hitting it big with its platform for user-created gaming content, another startup has landed a major round of funding to build out its own user-generated platform aimed at immersive experiences.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Now that investing is cool again, upstarts like Staax , which pitched today at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, are finding new ways to cash in on its cachet, particularly among young people. Oftentimes, the barriers to investing are logistical, she explained.

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Impact Hub

MAY 13, 2021

This article is the first in a series of eight where we will share the stories of African startups from Ghana and Nigeria who are doing just that. Since their launch during the pandemic, they have estimated over 2,000 application downloads and have over 75 recurring customers weekly. But their plans don’t stop here. “In

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. As the Global Startup Studio Network (GSSN) researched last year, the early signs of studio data are just the beginning for the growing expectations.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 27, 2022

In this role, I spearhead a program that helps veterans and community heroes like teachers, police, firefighters, medical professionals and social workers acquire housing. Since relocating to America, I have independently invested in several other business ventures outside of my full-time job. How to Achieve Startup Success from Day 1.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Now, that will include menopause, as well — a life stage that will impact nearly half the world’s population at some point, but where opportunities there are few online communities where women can connect and learn. Others, meanwhile, were older and entering menopause, and were in search of community. Image Credits: Peanut.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The past 18 months drew more users to the AllTrails mobie app, which now has over 40 million downloads and 30 million registered users across 190 countries. The funds will be used for product development, to build out the AllTrails team, and expand its community internationally.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm , Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! First off, 3-year-old one-click checkout startup Fast announced it was shutting down after struggling to raise more capital to keep operations running.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 24, 2022

There is no “one universal” definition of a startup. But we define a startup as a newly formed business that wants to develop a product or service for which they believe there is demand. The startup is ambitious to grow fast with a scalable business model for maximum impact. Why should you start a Startup? Innovation?—?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

Startups in a world of massive markets can be confusing. I have many investments with early traction and I the entrepreneurs I work with must tire of my constantly saying, “Are we really making a difference? Startup Lessons' Success for many is ephemeral. ” If you didn’t read it I recommend it.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 15, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures’ investment in Tinybop , a new Brooklyn-based studio building the most creative and thoughtfully-designed educational apps for kids. Raul is a 46-year-old dad, experienced in entertainment, media, and startups. The Human Body by Tinybop from tinybop on Vimeo.

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