TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

SPACs are the construct VCs need to fund clean tech. Entrepreneurs, however, are likely to discover that the investment process can be different for CVCs compared to private venture capital firms. So what do entrepreneurs seeking investment need to know about this relatively new but powerful participant in the funding process?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. To provide an opportunity for VCs and senior executives to engage with the community by giving back rather than just attending more cocktail parties.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Walter Thompson Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+ @yourprotagonist 13 VCs talk about the state of robotics investing in 2023 Vote for TechCrunch in the Webby Awards! “We would like to have more peers investing alongside us with this sort of thesis and understanding,” said Roberts.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Artisanal Ventures , a Bay Area venture capital firm investing in B2B cloud startups, closed on its first fund, the oversubscribed $62 million Artisanal Ventures I. “Our lens into the flow of great talent allows us to monitor and invest in spaces that are truly at the cutting edge. million in later-stage companies. .”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse portfolios. There is some truth to this: VC had its biggest year in 2021 , more than doubling from 2020, which was already a record year for investments. Leslie Feinzaig is the founder and CEO of the Graham & Walker. More posts by this contributor.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend. Aspect Ventures : co-founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad, the early-stage venture firm uniquely focuses on bridging the funding gap between angels and the larger multi-stage VC platforms through collaboration and diversity.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Infra.Market, an Indian startup that is helping construction and real estate companies in the world’s second-most populated nation procure materials and handle logistics for their projects, said on Tuesday it has secured its third financing round in the past nine months.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

H Twenty Capital (H20) co-founders Daniel Lloreda and Mauricio Porras recall getting into the region in 2018, a time Lloreda considered pretty early to be the investment space. It also invested in Brazilian social grocery commerce company Favo , which raised a $26.5 million Series A last October.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

But this allowed us to develop the company in a self-financed and profitable way,” Utzmann said. In 2015, Effy acquired Quelle énergie , a VC-backed startup that could calculate how much money you would save by isolating your roof, changing your windows and more. Second, Effy could start offering some financing options with partners.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Construction is the one of the least digitized industries out there. million that was raised in a seed round led by Brick & Mortar Ventures and First Round Capital – to advance on its effort to “reimagine construction finance.” million in a financing that was led by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. Love to see it!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

Everyone has a story, but they all sound a bit similar: A female VC is launching a fund, and she’s either compared to every other female VC with a fund, expected to only invest in female founders or have a diversity, equity and inclusion angle as a core thesis. The whole show was a hoot. Book your pass ASAP!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a climate-focused VC firm linked to some of Earth’s wealthiest individuals, has joined a $44 million bet on solar startup Terabase Energy. ” Terabase also makes software tools to manage the design and construction of solar farms. million ).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Indian fintech startup BharatPe has raised $370 million in a new round of financing as it looks to aggressively scale its business in the next two years. The new investment also includes some secondary transactions. India poised for record VC year as unicorns head for decisive IPOs. billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

As a partner at Wing Venture Capital, Zach Dewitt focuses on early-stage investments in transformative enterprise technologies. A great VC will do so much more for you than just write a check. Here are some pieces of advice that I’d give to founders about how to choose the right VC and get the best out of the relationship.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Transportation editor Kirsten Korosec reached out to 10 investors to learn more “about the state of mobility, which trends they’re most excited about and what they’re looking for in their next investments.” Rachel Holt, co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital. Shawn Carolan, partner, Menlo Ventures. I, II and III.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

. “The biggest challenge has been around scaling my team’s time, particularly around managing a growing portfolio at a time when founder support is critical,” said Ariana Thacker, founder of Conscience VC. ” That’s not to say these VCs aren’t being cautious about what they’re willing to bet on.

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FundersClub

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We'd like to congratulate FundersClub portfolio companies on their ongoing progress, as well as to welcome aboard their new VC investor partners. We invested at Seed, Series B, and Series D. We invested at Seed, Series A, and Series B. We invested at Seed and Series B. We invested at Seed and Series C.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Bangalore-based Zetwerk said on Monday it has raised $150 million in a Series E financing round led by New York-based D1 Capital Partners. The new investment values Zetwerk at $1.33 India poised for record VC year as unicorns head for decisive IPOs.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

Angels often make their first real impact post-investment by helping a portfolio company develop a “real” Board, by insisting on documented processes, key metrics and measures and a more rigorous approach to corporate oversight and accountability. The median number of Director seats held by angel groups for their 2022 investments was 4.5,

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It predicts biological features from new genetic sequences to build new therapeutic vectors and generates new therapeutic constructs.” These included public databases, proprietary data and datasets from our partners. WhiteLab Genomics is similar, but it’s working with both gene and cell therapy companies.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 11, 2014

Is it better to raise your startup’s seed round from only angel investors, or is it better to include a VC or two? For example, VCs may invest larger sums than angel investors. The imprimatur of a VC’s investment in a company might help convince potential customers and recruits. VCs involved.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

. “The biggest challenge has been around scaling my team’s time, particularly around managing a growing portfolio at a time when founder support is critical,” said Ariana Thacker, founder of Conscience VC. ” That’s not to say these VCs aren’t being cautious about what they’re willing to bet on.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Backing the Dublin-based company, which targets mid-sized businesses that operate multi-entities, is Finch Capital, the fintech focussed VC that recently outed its third fund. Finch Capital launches third fund to invest in European fintech at Series A and B. million in funding.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Participants included Blume Ventures, Good Capital, Zerodha’s Rainmatter Fund, Loyal VC and angel investors. Accacia’s platform can track carbon emissions from all investment asset classes, including commercial, retail, multi-family housing and data centers. The funding was led by Accel and B Capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

Jumba, a Kenyan construction tech startup, is looking to diversify its deposit holdings, with co-founder Kagure Wamunyu telling TechCrunch the startup is opening an additional account with a “bigger bank” in the U.S. We don’t have (in Africa) a financial system that is remotely mature enough to deal with startup financing.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. So I naturally spend much time with the companies in which I invest helping them: recruit. Hire admin / office management after you raise a reasonable size VC round. Be careful about board construction. figure out roles.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

Some newer investors are as well-known for their online presence as for their investments. How can founders construct an investor pool that reflects their values? What is a fresh innovation in venture land, however, is building a new fund or firm in public. And that’s no diss: Raising capital is tough, and building a brand is no sin.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Bob Iger joins team Gopuff : Now that former Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger is investing and advising Gopuff, the instant delivery company may be handing him his first assignment: how to keep momentum going in an overcrowded market. Startups and VC. The green, green grass of climate investing just got a $1.7 You can sign up here.).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2021

This week, used clothing marketplace Poshmark saw a 140% pop in its first day of trading and consumer-financing company Affirm “priced its IPO above its raised range at $49 per share ,” reported Alex. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies. Allen Miller, VC, Oak HC/FT. In December, C3.ai,

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Kruze Consulting, an accounting firm for startups, mined through over 750 companies’ finances, which includes upward of $300 million in quarterly revenue and over $750 million in quarterly spend. But one could argue that new VC fund announcement dates, much like the phrase “oversubscribed,” don’t mean much in practice.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

It’s why raising a round of capital often feels like a hollow victory because it almost feels like a temporary reprieve from the Grim Reaper and in a way every new round just sets the bar higher to clear for the next round of financing or the hope of reaching profitability. The best VCs follow up but then so, too, to the best entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly established itself as the go-to method of financing for a variety of purchases, particularly online. This financing model has primarily been available to customers shopping online, but customers outside the U.S. have already dipped their toes into similar alternatives at brick-and-mortar stores.

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Haystack

JANUARY 16, 2019

The more I discover about going beyond just writing checks into startups — concepts like portfolio construction, cross-fund management, and new fund formation — the more I realize how critical the parlay is. Naturally, I started thinking about the parlay as it relates to startup investing, building funds, and fund management.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Peter Gajdoš is a partner at Fifth Wall , where he co-leads the Climate Technology Investment team. financing back in 2005, “climate change” was some future event. Consumer brands, like Amazon , Microsoft and Unilever , are investing billions to invest in climate technology. Not investing in climate tech is inexcusable.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations. I thought about things I never had to as an entrepreneur: check size, ownership percentage, deal stage, portfolio construction and risk. Finance where needed.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

Startups and VC Comixology was genuinely a game changer. 100 million, diversified : MassMutual launches $100 million fund to invest in diverse founders , Dominic-Madori reports. Finance, meet regulation. Regulation, finance : Ira Lam explores CeFi and DeFi in the face of regulation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

A long-time fan of “The Karate Kid,” I find my style’s a bit more Miyagi-Do , but, in reflecting upon my last few years as a founding GP at a young VC firm, I see some parallels between what it takes to win as an emerging manager and the mantras by which the Cobra Kai school abides. Data source: PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.

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