TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Rachel Holt, co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital. “You have to wonder if every VC worth a damn in the future will have their own raft of SPAC offerings,” says Alex. 4 strategies for deep tech companies recruiting top growth marketers. Shawn Carolan, partner, Menlo Ventures. Dave Clark, partner, Expa.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

.” The hub will feature exhibition spaces, government booths, market spaces, co-working spaces, and networking opportunities to boost creativity and innovation in the Philippines ; a distinctive aspect of the hub is its “retail incubator” strategy, designed to showcase inventive products to a broader audience.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 2, 2023

Before that, Vikas ran product and strategy for The Baby Box Co, a Series A digital education platform for expecting parents. Chris was a “spreadsheet Ninja” who used his specialized skills to construct an intricate system of spreadsheets to track and manage his properties. That’s not to say that VC can’t be great.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

He will also address common challenges that nontechnical founders may encounter when building their founding team and offer practical strategies for overcoming them. TechCrunch hosts Darrell Etherington and Becca Szkutak will interview serial-founder-turned-VC Russ Wilcox. Currently he’s a partner at Pillar VC.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

It has been since inception, as it continues to be even with our current strategy for 2022 to 2026,” Adenuga said. BII has adopted a strategy to make calculated, not sporadic, investments across key sectors: infrastructure, financial services, manufacturing, food and agriculture, health, education, and real estate and construction.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Why are all of the VC home runs from white men, or Asian men in Asia, plus a few Asian men in the U.S.?

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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. million in funding.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

We see opportunity with social equity for the first time, driven by private markets rather than poorly constructed regulations. They have executed against a strategy while many of their supposed peers have done very irrational deals, impaired shareholder value, etc. It’s going to be fun!” It’s going to be fun!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Startups and VC Super.com, formerly Snapcommerce, launched its cash-back card SuperCash last October so that card users could build credit, amassing 5 million customers worldwide who have collectively saved over $150 million to date, according to CEO Hussein Fazal. Even dropping Stripe to do so.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Venture capitalists (VC) typically seek businesses experiencing rapid growth and that meet their specific investment profile. Responding to Investor Feedback and Concerns Upon receiving investor feedback, entrepreneurs should be willing to adapt their strategy accordingly.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund. Katherine Boe Heuck is a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022), a past intern at Versatile VC and a current intern at Metaprop NYC. David Teten. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. DeepHow is using this technology to bridge the skilled labor gap in the manufacturing, construction and service industries. They were founded in 2020 and have solid VC backing, recently raising $2 million, raising their total funding to $4.4 Apply now to Rivet.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

According to data gathered by Rob Olson, partner and head of data strategy at venture engine M13, startups that have two or more experienced founders tend to exit 33% faster and raise 34% less capital. When a company chooses supervised learning, it needs to have a strategy that allows it to label data as quickly as it acquires it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

As a lender, we work closely with VC firms that have significant expertise and vision in the space to identify innovative companies with strong management teams that need credit financing to unlock their next stage of growth. healthcare, home construction, etc.).

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We’ve gathered insights from Co-Founders and CEOs who have faced these hurdles head-on, sharing their experiences and strategies. It can be tempting to use lofty language, but we’ve found it more constructive to focus the conversation on traction. Tobias Liebsch , Co-Founder, Fintalent.io

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Haystack

JANUARY 18, 2020

Having spent time around and then in the world of VC in the Bay Area during the last decade, I’ve been reflecting on how different norms in the industry have changed. At the start of 2010, there was some unwritten VC industry conventions that have been tested, challenged, and upended in the last decade. That is for another post.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. It attracts bold, visionary, tangible initiatives focused on a well-defined need of critical importance.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. But this isn’t likely to be a VC-backable business (which to be clear is totally ok). You can enter either but your strategy must be very different and I can tell you that fragmented markets are easier to disrupt.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I’m often asked about the differences between being at a VC and being an entrepreneur and whether I prefer one or the other. The biggest difference I cite is that Venture Capital often feels like an “individual sport” while startups are a “team sport.” years of her life on this office project journey with me.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2023

As one VC put it: “It’s bad.” Seed-stage fintech deals saw record investment as valuations of late-stage VC-backed companies saw significant downward pressure, attracting a record $4.5 Meanwhile, according to PitchBook , enterprise fintech startups are capturing more of the broader fintech VC pool.

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FundersClub

JUNE 1, 2017

Jerrod Engelberg of FundersClub will host a Q&A on FC Live with Adam Draper of Boost VC on June 13th. Submit questions and watch the full event here: Q&A with Adam Draper of Boost VC — FundersClub Live Series. FundersClub Portfolio News. in " Flexport to open global network of consolidation centers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

While we anticipate the VC fundraising environment will become more cautious across the board, we don’t see robotics being uniquely impacted. Murielle Thinard McLane, Intuitive Ventures: Robotics capitalization strategies will shift. Image Credits: Built Robotics A pair of new construction robots debuted this week.

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

Our very first customer was a VC who also ended up investing in us. Kevin Hale [14:29] – Yeah so probably the primary use case among VC is actually diligence, right? ” A good example of this would be if you are, so as a VC somebody comes in and pitches you. Right, so imagine you’re a VC. This is 2015.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

Builders VC led the round, which included participation from Celtic, Newfund and Wish co-founder Danny Zhang. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar Jim Kim of Builders VC, said he first encountered Wu and Jung while they were at Wish. “We trillion-dollar industry.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

In 2016, we set out to develop a rigorous methodology for tracking progress on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in venture capital, and to measure and benchmark those data through our biennial VC Human Capital Survey. On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point. On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Spacemaker’s VC backers included European firms Atomico and Northzone, which co-led the company’s $25 million Series A round in 2019. real estate technology fund Round Hill Ventures and Norway’s Construct Venture. What is the strategy behind Autodesk acquiring Spacemaker? TechCrunch: Let’s start high-level.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 1, 2013

As I wrote about in a post on aligning founder and VC incentives , it’s important for entrepreneurs to understand their own ambitions and the ambitions of investors. The most important part of that is understanding the financial motivations and the dynamics of the industry VCs face. Exit Distribution. Pick your poison. Small Fund.

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 30, 2022

an entire city constructed from bee hives, digital art [DALL-E]. There’s also many wonderful angel/operators and smaller supporting funds with large portfolio strategies. We ended up making 11 investments in 2022, which historically has been our average independent of strategy. Win : 11 offers made, 11 offers accepted.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Rather than compete with the VC ecosystem, Price’s strategy is to complement the biggest VC firms by building companies with them, he said. So far that strategy has worked in Artisanal Ventures’ favor. .” Meanwhile, Price expects most of the check sizes to be between $500,000 and $1.5

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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. Ariana Thacker , solo GP and founder, Conscience VC. Our strategy is that of a seed-stage generalist.

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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. Ariana Thacker , solo GP and founder, Conscience VC. Our strategy is that of a seed-stage generalist.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

She examines how lead investors in funding rounds are rethinking their pro rata allocation strategy in this particularly challenged funding environment. Startups and VC. million seed round to make permitting for construction projects dramatically more efficient, Mary Ann reports.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

” — go-to-market strategy slide. “Our competition is structurally unable to address this niche.” One incredible thing about this deck is that, in seeing its construction, I can imagine the frustration of Five Flute’s founder. .” — product slide. Demo slide. ” — competition slide.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

GV’s Terri Burns, former operator (Twitter and Venmo) turned VC, will lay out the fundamentals of finding product market fit, including processes, feedback loops, and adaptability. Pair that with a well-constructed pitch deck and you’re off to the races. Investors love unrealistic goals based on pragmatic strategies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

One of our portfolio companies, Material Bank , has used this monetization strategy with success. Material Bank is a B2B marketplace for construction and interior design materials that warehouses samples (fabric swatches, paint chips, flooring materials, wall coverings, etc.) How to start a VC fund without being rich already.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

In a recent private equity survey, 80% of respondents said their co-investments with people outside traditional VC firms outperformed their PE fund investments. Smart-building products include everything from connecting landlords with tenants to managing construction sites. Image Credits: Andreus (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

But angel Board seats can be short-lasting, particularly when follow-on round VCs impose their view of corporate governance and reallocate Board seats from founders and early angel Directors to VCs or VC Director nominees.

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