Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

From 2003-2022 the River Valley Investors operated as a traditional angel group, investing in nearly 100 startups. Ignitepost IgnitePOST is a service that enables sales & marketing teams to boost conversion rates by 15X. Launch413 takes startups to their first $10 million in revenue while providing early returns to investors.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

E-liza Dolls , a Berkeley-based startup, is aiming to challenge the gender gap in STEM by helping young girls learn to code using dolls. The company, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, builds dolls that include programmable computers that girls can code through an app.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Those workflows include creative, sales, client services or startups using DocSend to deliver proposals or pitch decks and track engagement. In fact, among the earliest use cases for the company was helping startups track engagement with their pitch decks at VC firms. DocSend raises $8M for smarter document sharing.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

15 Ways to Facilitate Communication Among Cross-Functional Startup Teams In the fast-paced environment of a startup, effective communication across various departments is crucial for success. Institute Cross-Functional Mentorship Within our startup, we recognized the importance of fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. Subscribe to access all of our investor surveys, company profiles and other inside tech coverage for startups everywhere. This a great example of company that is disrupting a traditional market. Oh, and one more thing.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Boston-based AppMap , going through TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield this week, wants to stop this bad code from ever making it into production. The open source dynamic runtime code analysis tool, which the startup claims is the first of its kind, is the brainchild of Elizabeth Lawler, who knows a thing or two about security.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

But at TechCrunch Disrupt, where Adventr is one of 20 startups competing in Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield, founder and CEO Harris unveiled an element of the product that will set Adventr apart: a patented voice-control technology that lets users dictate the course of a video. ” Image Credits: Adventr.

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Feedough

MARCH 18, 2021

Advertisement Uizard – Startup Review By Feedough. The tool enables decision-makers, managers, engineering teams, and business analysts to quickly and effortlessly create interactive prototypes for web and mobile apps without all the noise and complexity of traditional design software. Here are her thoughts on the startup –.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Taipei-based startup recently raised $1.5 Dipp also works with e-commerce enablers, or agencies that help brands distribute products across multiple channels. In terms of competition, Chen says potential customers often ask how dipp is different from Rocketium , which helps creative teams build very large marketing campaigns.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Raised so far: Undisclosed amount / Non-Equity Assistance from Creative Destruction Lab. SDR ground station technology improves downlink communications, provides significant cost savings and is far more dynamic, acting as an enabler for the exponentially growing Satcoms market.” Helix Technologies. Raised so far: N/A.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

The startup, based out of Oslo, Norway, initially made its name with an app called Timely , a tool for people to track time spent doing different tasks. The startup’s big conceptual breakthrough came around the same time: Getting time tracking or any productivity right “has never been a UI problem,” Mikkelsen said.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

3 ways to hire well for your startup. For early-stage startups “this is arguably one of the worst times to be looking for talent,” says Champ Suthipongchai, founder and GP of Creative Ventures. ” 3 ways to hire well for your startup. ” 3 ways to hire well for your startup.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 21, 2021

Here are some snippets from my learning experience while working in a startup. Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash Many people are skeptical of joining startups, fearing the lack of job stability and work-life balance; I was one of those people long back. In startups, it’s the opposite. In 2017, after working for 1.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

They see a huge opportunity for the region to become a major startup hub by utilizing its diverse workforce and wonderful quality of life. SoftBank is just the latest validation for Miami’s booming startup scene. Where do you see Miami’s startup scene five years from now? David Goldberg, general partner, Alpaca.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Deliverr ’s technology was developed to enable next-day, affordable e-commerce fulfillment for its merchants despite these disruptions. The new capital will enable the company to continue improving on its technology and product development, invest in adding more employees and expand its next-day capabilities.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

New York-based Toolio has built cloud-based merchandising and inventory planning software to enable retailers to optimize their merchandise planning and make better and faster decisions on what products to have and when to have them. WalmartLabs Grabs Its First “Silicon Alley” Startup With Acquisition Of Fashion App Stylr.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

While searching for remote locks that would enable him to unlock it after someone bought the grill, he came up short. Other sellers have gotten creative with drilling holes in plastic containers that can be locked to a fence, Wegelin said. An inventor by nature — he holds 70 U.S.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

Companies in other industries are on a hiring spree, but startups like Robinhood, Better.com and Peloton are laying off thousands as FAANG companies slow down their recruiting and look for places to save money. Many traditional valuation methods, such as discounted cash flow, aren’t as useful for valuing early-stage startups,” she writes.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 19, 2024

15 Tips for Creating a Realistic Budget for Your Startup Crafting a realistic startup budget is both an art and a science, as revealed by the diverse experiences of founders and CEOs who have navigated these waters. Then, start digging into other expenses: startup expenses, consultants, HVAC, utilities, etc.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

With COVID-19 disrupting the entire manufacturing supply chain including semiconductor shortages, companies across multiple industries have been struggling to seek a procurement solution that can rebalance the gap between supply and demand. Indian logistics SaaS startup FarEye raises $100 million. “We Enterprise AI 2.0:

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Help TechCrunch find the best growth marketers for startups. The creative AI space is something I’m keeping a close eye on because I think this is where there’s huge room for advancement. As targeting and bidding become increasingly channel automated, creative is an area that I believe still needs the human touch.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The New York-based startup has developed lease management software for commercial real estate tenants and brokers. Suddenly, companies had empty space for which they had to find creative uses. Our software is enabling tenants to collaborate on the entire lease life cycle.”. Enter Occupier.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Elana Berkowitz is a founding partner of Springbank Collective , which invests in early stage companies building the infrastructure to enable working women and families to thrive across career, care and household consumers. That means they required a lot of upfront venture capital investment to disrupt their respective markets.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Zestworld is bringing together every aspect of the comic creator business and community into one centralized platform that is disrupting how comic creators publish and own IP, as well as enabling fans to connect with creators directly in entirely novel ways.”. Both joined a Series A round led by General Catalyst that provides $9.37

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms for data interpretation, WelSpot’s mission is to alleviate financial stress, enabling millions of consumers to access the care they need without the burden of immediate costs. What motivated you to launch your startup? What has been your biggest challenge when growing your startup?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

Today a startup called Redacted is coming out of stealth with a different approach to tackling that malicious activity: It applies threat intelligence, and then proactively goes after the hackers to recover data loss and disrupt their activities. Cyber Command. Marine Corps, U.S. Cyber Command and the U.K.’s

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Hoping to storm the ear-bending arena of social audio and win friends amid the gamer/creator crowd is Voicy — a Netherlands-based startup that’s building a platform for user-generated audio snippets (typically a few seconds long), offering tools to create emotive samples for reaction sharing to spice up your messaging/streams.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

So it’s no wonder why Ann Arbor tech companies and startups are thriving. Founded by two of the top female founders in the Midwest , Workit Health is a health startup that’s providing digital tools for people recovering from addiction. They’re a mission-driven startup that’s using technology to help save lives. million in 2020.

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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. Lab-produced and plant-based food is disrupting a $6 trillion global food industry. These are the top ten tech trends: 1.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 9, 2021

Following the current economic crisis, we are contributing to the recovery of social entrepreneurs and startups with new support programs. This is another Erasmus + program , but in this one, the exchange of knowledge happens between professionals from different fields: creative, digital, management, etc. The Circle.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

4:03] Jambot demo [7:02] Human vs. AI creativity [13:37] Applying AI to design [14:31] Startups vs. incumbents Will AI replace designers? For example, maybe I want to say, “What are the startups to watch working on AI?” You ship fast, you move fast, you can disrupt yourself. 00:36] Will AI replace designers?

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 2, 2011

This is particularly acute in New York City, where you have several industries undergoing serious disruption, a critical mass of creativity from the cross pollination of ideas, and lots of capital. If you’ve already got someone that optimized for making the most annual salary, joining a startup might be a difficult sell.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It will enable the naturally creative but geographically and socially disenfranchised to make money doing what they love – participating. One idea I’ve been searching for is a platform that enables the creation of serialized programs with audience participation. Think creatively. and again here. billion views.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2016 at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, several of the original developers behind what became Siri unveiled Viv , an AI platform that promised to connect various third-party applications to perform just about any task. The pitch was tantalizing — but never fully realized. ” It’s lofty stuff.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. A 90% disruption in cost spawns innovation – believe me. That makes both of these amazing companies great channels for startups.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Today, a startup is announcing $55 million in funding from some big-name backers to mark its own approach on the field. It’s more about new kinds of functionality that AI can enable, “the highest-powered tools that will unlock high-quality fun.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Do you want to run an “easy” startup? Seeing as how I’m a startup and hardware nerd, I got curious, and the next time I saw one of the plates on a parked car, I made a note of the company’s name. The plates were a market ripe for disruption.” It enables the states to move into the future.”

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