AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Register Established in 2016 and headquartered in New York, SoGal Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage investments in diverse founding teams, operating in both the United States and Asia. “In a highly divided global cultural environment, differences could become sources of conflict.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The app, which seeks to support those struggling with mental health issues, was built by Balvin and his two co-founders Mario Chamorro, a creative wellness activist and acting CEO; and Patrick Dowd, a creative strategist, and the company’s COO. The company says that, while a co-founder, Balvin will be chief dream officer, or CDO.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

It also doesn''t take into consideration many important factors: One, venture backed companies are a tiny hiccup in the grand scheme of entrepreneurship. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine. I scratch my head over why raising venture is put on such a podium.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Paulo Rogério Nunes. Contributor. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. Hunter Walk: So why venture capital, why early stage, and why Canada? CN: Thanks so much – that means a lot coming from you.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Furthermore, Korea has an established patent law system so that startups can safely bring their creative ideas under government protection. Korea has an established patent law system so that startups can safely bring their creative ideas under government protection. trillion won (US$6.4

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Braid, a group-financing platform, is trying to make transactions work for various entities, from shared households to side hustles to creative projects. The next wave of products will be able to straddle the line of comfort to successfully get adoption, and cultural shift to successfully deliver a truly collaborative cash experience.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

It’s for kids to feel represented and to grow up with cartoons that are not only white but also to understand different cultures and themes.”. million seed from Africa-focused venture capital firm EchoVC and other investors that year. So, we thought this was a much-needed space, not only for kids in Africa but globally.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

California has long been ground zero for the new: new technologies, new frontiers, new arts and culture. From a cultural perspective, I grew up on a diet of Hollywood culture and movies and TV shows. And so, there’s a lot of cultural heritage and history of that. And I think there were two influences.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

We believe Miro sits at a powerful intersection between asynchronous and synchronous work that captures and ignites creative processes everywhere. In our view, Miro’s culture of customer centricity makes it well-positioned to address a myriad of use cases across hybrid work for more than a billion knowledge workers globally.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

For those who wielded that role or the coveted CEO position, you were likely to be placed on a pedestal or be viewed as a visionary, aided by a venture capital market that experienced an overextended bull run in the background. So in a way, foreign capital can act as a stressor to African founders.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

There is a long history of celebrities getting involved with brands, either as brand ambassadors or ‘Creative Directors’ without much value other than the initial press wave. “We get to acknowledge and play with the cultural landscape in real time and react to it in real time.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. And of course a place of idyllic weather, culture and a lifestyle. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade. However, in June 2020, the Italian government sponsored a €1 billion investment program aimed at the native startup ecosystem, creating a new venture arm: CDP Venture Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. “Hip hop is a multi-billion dollar business and it was built off an opportunity that nobody else saw because they didn’t understand the culture.” He said that. And he said it so elequently.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

More, he says that in the same way that the prominent culture publication Hypebeast created a “desire for new product and newness,” Faculty has “mastered the drop model,” meaning that Faculty has and will continue to advertise a limited supply of a product before invariably selling out of that item.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We hadn’t done this before, and we weren’t following the standard playbook, so it took time, research and creativity. If you lead with the business benefits that the changes could have on recruiting, culture and morale, the opportunity for pushback will be limited. Flexibility and choice are paramount in employee equity.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

While the State is not known as a hub for venture capital, we have frequently been recognized by national sources as a great place to start a new business. Women business leaders have created mentorship networks to help support a culture of innovation and risk-taking. Get started! Oklahoma is very friendly to entrepreneurs.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

The phenomenon, they argue, will accelerate creativity across a larger network. Does crowdsourcing represent the beginning of the end of creative organizations? Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. So which is it? Finally, we revisit the winners of each round and vote on the grand champion Suxorz campaign.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. In the third quarter of 2020, venture capital funding for female founders dropped to a three-year low. They’re highly committed to body positivity and diversity, both in their advertising and in their company culture.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Click Travel, which is based in Birmingham, was founded all the way back in 1999 — and appears to have raised relatively little venture capital over the years, per Crunchbase. Those shared objectives, combined with the natural cultural fit between our two companies, means we are incredibly excited to bring our teams together.

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OurCrowd

JULY 19, 2021

With so many changes and challenges during the last year of the pandemic, from shortages of consumer goods to moving life online, the tech industry has been more important than ever in providing creative solutions. It has also been a record-breaking year for venture capital investing, and overall growth in the tech industry.

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Red Rocket

MAY 11, 2021

I recently stumbled on this great article below from my good colleague, David Gardner (pictured), the founder and General Partner at Co-Founders Capital , one of the most active early-stage venture capital firms in the Southeast, based in the Raleigh-Durham area. Thanks again, David, for sharing your wisdom with our readers.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We just wrapped up a three-day virtual event that included discussions and interviews with some of the most notable people in technology, media, government and venture capital. Our culture and values have more or less remained the same.”. If that headline sounded judgmental, I apologize. Awotona says.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 20, 2014

You''re just not actively managing the culture because you''re busy doing other things. Great cultures have values that everyone can be a part of--and these values need to be built in to everyday life at your company, no matter how small it is. God forbid a negative cultural reputation gets out in the market. Encouraged?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

The Folklore highlights the best design talent across [Africa], and demand for these products that reflect the culture is exploding,” says Folklore’s CEO of its $1.7 “This is a big, widespread, industry-specific problem,” says Champ Suthipongchai, co-founder and general partner at Creative Ventures.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ahrefs claims to have become a $100 million company in annual revenue without venture capital. Recently closed a new funding round of €1M from SMOK Ventures, a US-Polish venture capital fund. The company continued hiring developers and marketers and raised the team by around 10%.

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Gust

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Cultural and religious implications must be very carefully considered.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Company Culture Many founders underestimate the importance of having a healthy company culture. They also do not realize how their values and behavior greatly influence the culture that emerges as the company grows. Sri shares how he changed the culture of Kenmore Brands to re-brand Kenmore for the digital economy of the future.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. You may know her from her cheeky, on point shorts about tech culture (and tech Twitter). Why one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to the diverse world of folks engaged in creative work.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

A SaaS mindset just isn’t relevant for deep tech investment, which means traditional VCs must recalibrate their behavior (and expectations) before diving in. “Software investors’ founder-first mantra is simply wrong in the world of deep tech,” writes Suthipongchai.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Mark Volchek, founding partner, Las Olas Venture Capital. Parekh, managing partner, Secocha Ventures. Mark Volcheck, founding partner, Las Olas Venture Capital. The blindspots are often discovered when they emerge out of silo and there’s a creative flow between industries.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. In my mind, Randy Newman said it best, “ I love LA &# – idyllic weather, a mélange of cultures and big industry. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. million in SF Bay Area ).

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2023

His background and career span over 3 continents, where he was exposed to different people, cultures and regions that shaped his global mindset. At AV8 Ventures, Amir leads the Fintech and Insurtech practice, where he looks for entrepreneurs that are resilient and ambitious about the problems they are solving.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The DNA of the company is in providing compelling and creative advertising opportunities for brands--so it's only natural that they'd extend that to commerce as well. The company is long on creative vision, but needs experienced technical, creative and sales professionals to help get there.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

These things, in turn, exert a determining influence on our culture.”. The findings revealed that women are more effective at accounting for multiple competing interests, solving problems creatively and building consensus. Even more interesting, another study argues that women make better board directors than men.

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