TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Brick’s APIs include Brick Data, Brick Verification and Brick Payments, which can enable an end-to-end process for online loans, including verifying user identity, underwriting and making sure that funds are disbursed into the right bank account. Inside Plaid’s plans to build a new, global finance network.

financing 82

financing finance enablement creativity 82

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. Background Pocket Sun’s journey in the investment industry has shaped her into the leader she is today.

ventures 75

ventures investing investment venture capital 75

TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Doing so will enable them to be creative with their requests and implement more effective terms for both sides. Drawing from my legal expertise as head of Wayra X, Telefónica’s investment vehicle and conversations with founders at the negotiation table, this is my advice for dealing with CVCs.

investing 87

investing investment venture capital creativity 87

TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

However, D-ID’s broader business extends beyond consumer tech partnerships, like the one with MyHeritage or, in India, with short-form video app Josh , which used D-ID’s facial animation tech as a creative tool. “Our purpose is about empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future.

creativity 93

creativity networking media technology 93

Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Consequently, when it comes to investing in e-commerce, you’ll hear many VCs say they’re “waiting for the dust to settle.” Where we’re going: Customer acquisition gets creative (on a budget). LA-based, Rise of the Rest-backed Superfiliate offers an example of a creative, brand-focused approach to customer acquisition.

creativity 208

creativity sustainability enablement strategy 208

AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally. The firm targets seed-stage, tech-enabled B2B startups and uses its global experience to help founders expand their businesses across different geographies. What types of companies/sectors do you look to invest in?

ventures 98

ventures investing investment SaaS 98

American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the hands of creatives, it is almost a wonder as to what can now be done once AI is incorporated into a platform. My Co-Founder and I are creatives at heart. Our vision is to enable anyone to be the director of their stories and to bring out the creator in all of us.” Pika just announced Pika 1.0,

creativity 98

creativity entrepreneurship support venture capital 98

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

LOS ANGELES, CA – January 26, 2023 – Machina Labs today announced the completion of an investment by Lockheed Martin Ventures (LMV), the venture arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT ), a global security and aerospace company. Robotic sheet forming is the first process enabled by Machina’s patented manufacturing platform.

ventures 40

ventures investing investment research design 40

TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

Deerman had watched other meal delivery companies, like Munchery and Sprig , close years earlier and had gotten creative with the company’s business model as a result. In fact, not having much business enabled Deerman and Chan to go heads-down and revamp their business, including updating the menu and packaging and going through U.S.

investing 86

investing investment enablement creativity 86

Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Onesha Technologies provides a scalable marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses to affordably hire skilled African freelancers and creatives to develop digital services. Stay tuned to find out more about the final investment event , which will be held be held from March 8 to 11. Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing.

investing 69

investing investment energy startup 69

AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

SE), led this investment as one of its initial investments in this region. This new funding will enable REDEX to expand its operations beyond Asia and continue enhancing the efficiency and digitalization of REC issuance and trading. Aramco Ventures, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco (2222.

ventures 80

ventures energy collaboration creativity 80

TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2021

After revealing its first fund just last year, a $100 million pool of investment capital dedicated to early stage startups focusing on sustainable food development, clean energy, health innovation and new space technologies, Prime Movers Lab is back with a second fund. “So that’s the first thing I wanted to solve.

investing 81

investing investment startup energy 81

AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Through Cellico ‘s independently developed big data-based Visual Field Test program, it enables easy monitoring of patients’ visual acuity measurements and visual blind spots. It is expected to help 220 million visually impaired patients worldwide.

innovation 91

innovation business cluster health creativity 91

TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

HUSSLUP , currently an invite-only beta, is a job search and networking app for creative professionals in the media and entertainment industry to connect with studios and production companies looking to hire talent. Today, the company announced a web version of its mobile app. It will roll out widely next week.

creativity 99

creativity communities networking collaboration 99

David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. I believe that Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem.

investing 99

investing investment founder VC 99

Revolution

JULY 21, 2021

Welcoming Place Exchange to the Revolution Ventures Portfolio Today, Revolution Ventures is thrilled to announce an investment in Place Exchange , the leading platform for programmatic out-of-home (OOH) advertising. Ted and I have con-invested together for nearly two decades. So, what exactly is Out-of-Home Advertising?

incubation 130

incubation transportation media creativity 130

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. That’s also why this is the second company (the other is Editorially ) I’ve invested in from that network.

creativity 269

creativity education collaboration pitching 269

Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Bridge2 program is an 8-week pre-accelerator designed to prepare scalable, tech-enabled startup companies for Oklahoma-based accelerator programs and to pursue funding from private and public investment sources. FanFair also orchestrates events, offering creative professionals a gateway into the vibrant world of the music industry.

mentorship 96

mentorship SaaS accelerator pitching 96

TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

As CRO of InfluxData, she oversees global sales activities, including sales enablement, customer success, and technical support and services. ” In this context, the role of sales changes from pushing products to enabling customers to make informed decisions. Creativity and problem-solving. Substance over charisma.

culture 84

culture enablement creativity financing 84

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Are you ready to rumble, TechCrunch style?

capital 92

capital disruption startup incubation 92

AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 11, 2023

MindX also continues to receive debt financing from Beacon Fund, an impact investment firm that focuses on women-owned and women-led businesses in Southeast Asia. The new investment comes just a year after MindX closed nearly $3 million in Series A funding in November 2021. .

education 72

education startup creativity financing 72

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Merritt Hummer is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where she invests in the fintech, e-commerce and proptech sectors. Instead, B2B marketplaces are discovering creative new ways to monetize their networks, ensuring their approach is tailored to the complex and nuanced world of B2B e-commerce. Merritt Hummer. Contributor.

startup 145

startup transportation creativity financing 145

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Additional investors also joined, including Saga VC, as well as leading artists, art collectors, museums, gallerists and trustees at institutions such as MOMA and Guggenheim as well as Shalom McKenzie, an online gambling entrepreneur and investor who also invests in NFTs.

real estate 100

real estate enablement communities creativity 100

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

.” Our questions also addressed the future of influencer marketing, which automation tools they’re working with and recommending to clients and whether they’re continuing to invest in short-form videos. If it is a must, what types of companies need to invest in this area? Kate Adams , SVP of marketing, Validity.

creativity 129

creativity strategy sustainability B2B marketing 129

OurCrowd

JUNE 16, 2022

Non-cultivated alternatives to meat overtook cultivated meat in terms of amount invested at the seed stage for the first time in 2021, suggesting increasing early-stage innovation in the field,” the report notes. OurCrowd is investing up to $1M in this $12M SAFE led by Pitango and BECO Capital. Learn More. Register Now.

investing 36

investing investment technology disruption 36

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) We would argue that our movies are world-class movies, just designed entirely for mobile.”

innovation 244

innovation technology creativity venture capital 244

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 22, 2018

State College, PA – Salimetrics, a company that is widely regarded as a global leader in salivary bioscience, got its start nearly 20 years ago with an investment from Ben Franklin Technology Partners, and then received additional funding from the program for a buyout of early-stage investors in 2012.

investing 40

investing investment creativity support 40

Revolution

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Today’s e-commerce companies, faced with tightening advertising budgets and increased competition, are finding creative solutions to help personalize and gamify the customer experience.

communities 130

communities hospitality strategy creativity 130

TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

Columbus, Ohio’s technology job scene really took off in the early 2010s when the state made investments that enabled entrepreneurs to more easily start companies. The ecosystem has also rallied around companies and people to help them learn tech skills and find new opportunities.

startup 73

startup creativity enablement innovation 73

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

We invested in FLOWN because, when we imagine what the future of the office means post-covid, we see services that enable distributed teams to be efficient, creative, and engaged, irrespective of where they are working,” said Hugo Silva, investment lead at Pi Labs in a statement.

creativity 87

creativity enablement media communities 87

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

We can foster an ecosystem that supports and uplifts young entrepreneurs by encouraging creativity, providing investment opportunities, and celebrating achievements. Their mobile app, Climatize , empowers individuals to invest as little as US$5 in climate projects, many of which support marginalized communities.

strategy 37

strategy entrepreneurs creativity sustainability 37

Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But I’ve long been a believer in the stark benefits that flexible working environments enable. Keith Roberts, founder and creative director at Zenman. You could call this lucky; no one could have predicted this pandemic (although Bill Gates came close). It felt inevitable that the world would follow suit.

consulting 301

consulting creativity entrepreneurs collaboration 301

TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

In a recent survey of AI professionals by Intel-owned Cnvrg.io, nearly 50% said that they believe organization investment in AI development will increase despite the macroeconomic climate. The competition isn’t scaring investor away, though — no doubt because of the substantial market opportunity.

startup 98

startup creativity disruption VC 98

TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

We’ve seen the market evolving over the last 10 years, and what started as an idea to bring a whiteboard into a browser has enabled us to understand the kind of value we can bring to organizations of all sizes,” he added. We aim to increase the pace of innovation, and that will be a big area of investment. Image Credits: Andrey Khusid.

collaboration 104

collaboration creativity leadership culture 104

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A16z is very excited about investing in technology companies that have a big impact and potential to become massive global successes’,” CEO and co-founder Michael Bodekaer Jensen said. Inspirit launches to bring Minecraft creativity to biology class. Labster lands new cash to bring its virtual reality science lab software to Asia.

creativity 107

creativity venture capital capital innovation 107

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

In the past decade, celebrity interest and investment in tech companies has significantly increased. But not all celebrity investments are created equally. Some have invested casually without getting overly involved. Some investors, like Ashton Kutcher , have prioritized the VC pursuits.

creativity 131

creativity culture media investing 131

TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

As illustrated by games like AI Dungeon, AI — while imperfect — can inject surprising creativity and novelty into branching narrative storytelling. “ Inworld is a creative platform for building virtual characters for immersive realities. Inworld AI was founded on this premise. and its intellectual property.

creativity 97

creativity incubation accelerator venture capital 97