American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

With 17 startups participating, Berkeley SkyDeck’s Demo Day isn’t the largest cohort we’ve seen by any stretch. We are also hearing chatter that Demo Day will be larger than ever before because virtual events are much more scalable.”. Here’s a closer look at six highlights from this Demo Day. Image Credits: EndoCrine Bio, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. What stage? What price?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

The second day of Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 Demo Day is now behind us, and the TechCrunch team is recovering from watching hundreds of pitches in quick succession. Recall that nearly 400 companies presented at YC Demo Day from a cohort of 414 in total. TechCrunch’s YC Demo Day favorites, part 2.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Startups, early-stage and growth-stage companies present their models to a gathering of angel investors and venture capital firms The Venture Atlanta Conference, set to take place on October 8-9, 2024, at The Woodruff Arts Center and Atlanta Symphony Hall, is one of the most anticipated entrepreneurial events in the southeast U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. What stage? What price?

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

So I went--the only investor at the time to actually hangout during the pizza and hacking part of the hackathon, not just the demos. Stephen is an interesting dude who builds things and wants to enable other people to learn to build things, too. He bikes a lot and isn''t too shabby at softball, so he wound up joining my softball team.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

The interactive demo company, which launched to the public today, is making it easier for companies to create demonstration videos, called “arcades,” that walk people through how their tools work. Historically, selling involved hiding behind the demo, and once the company got the person’s information, it was more of a “gotcha” moment.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

NYC Chapter January 2010 Meetup January meetup is dedicated to " enabling better care by enabling clinical staff" and we have just the presenters for that. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology nextNY. RSVP: [link] 6:30PM Health 2.0 January 2010 Presenters: 1. YourNurseIsOn - Matthew Browning, CEO 2. RSVP: [link].

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

TechCrunch has been covering the demo days of the seed-stage venture firm Pear VC since 2015. For example, Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures and Kirsten Green of Forerunner Ventures helped advise Pear’s newest batch of companies. There we are in the front row in 2016 , surrounded by investors, typing away.).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. The DataPop team is building a platform that enables real time creation and delivery of highly engaging ads to consumers on a massive scale.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 18, 2024

On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the second cohort of Bridge2 founders took the stage at Tulsa’s Agora Event Center for Demo Day. Hosted by i2E and sponsored by the Center for Advancement of Science & Technology (OCAST) and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, this event showcased five new startups in the Oklahoma venture ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

SparkLabs Korea , a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. Not all teams end up pitching at demo day.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

They’re great at orchestrating your company to deliver product demos. They’re not afraid to break a few eggs along the way – nothing ventured, nothing gained. They set up “ tickler &# lists to remind them of calls and they always make the calls they say they are going to make. They’re always on time.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In my previous venture, a 100% sales-led growth (SLG) cybersecurity company, we regularly secured $250K annual deals with large enterprises. Friction in Sales : The traditional sales process involved cold calls and lengthy demos, which were less appealing to modern customers who valued a frictionless experience. But it wasn’t enough.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 25, 2011

We're going to be demoing all afternoon in this location. That's just the process that enables me to give all of these ideas their proper consideration. If you really want to show me something and pitch then during the conference, because you're in from out of town or something, tell me when I can come see you if I'm interested.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

We believe that the structural industry changes will continue to create big opportunities for technology firms that enable the changes in media consumption for television, radio, inbound calls, online & social media. We believe this is why Google Ventures invested in Pixazza. some data sources have this estimate much higher.)

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This year, as funding for female founders drops to 2017 levels , Feinzaig realized why accelerators, hers included, might not work for women as well as they work for men: demo day. datacy: Founded by CEO Paroma Indilo and Kaleb Wilson, Datacy is a marketplace focused on enabling ethical and legal data exchange.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A few months ago I wrote a post called “ Invest in Lines, Not Dots.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are. There is only road kill.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Demo or mock data is better than no data. The products that CISOs love are those that enable their team to easily test drive and see the value. By Alana Hill , Securetech Associate at Dreamit Ventures Book Office Hours with the Securetech team. So, how can you demonstrate value? It is no different for CISOs.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

The Baylor New Venture Competition is a business plan and elevator pitch competition for college students from around the globe. The CMU Venture Challenge is an international startup competition open to undergraduates from across the United States. Participants have a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and other support.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

And we got to a point that our AI agent demo completely opened our eyes as to what was possible. HW: Content marketing dominates the venture industry these days, much of it about Artificial Intelligence. To demo Regal, or learn more about their product, head to their website. Thanks Alex!

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

I treated the product demo as a live slide. This design enabled investors to delve deeper into aspects they found most relevant. I also incorporated a live demo section to enable investors to see the tool in action. The sequence moved from visual immersion to product function, then finally to performance metrics.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For this ambitious venture this year, Asan Voyager has meticulously selected promising Korean startup teams that have been operational for less than five years and express a strong interest in entering the US market. Billion Opportunity SoftBank Ventures Asia invests in Korean startup Sketchsoft’s $3.2m

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

You can highlight your pitch deck, run a video loop and/or host live demos. a startup that enables on-demand repair of electric vehicle charging stations. Will Venture Capital Drive the Future of Mobility? But wait (insert infomercial voice here), there’s more! Your virtual expo booth features lead-generation capabilities.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

Last year, during the pandemic, a free browser extension called Netflix Party gained traction because it enabled people trapped in their homes to connect with far-flung friends and family by watching the same Netflix TV shows and movies simultaneously. It also enabled them to dish about the action in a side bar chat. ”).

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 23, 2023

Almost all of those companies raised their first rounds from investors that saw them debut at YC Demo Day. YC is undeniably an integral part of the venture capital ecosystem, helping to shine the first spotlight on many of the companies that go on to be featured high up in a huge font on the top VC portfolio pages.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Fine Structures Ventures led with participation from J2 Ventures, SV Pacific Ventures, Quest Venture Partners, Amino Capital, Sand Hill Angels and Gaingels. Femtosense’s first-generation processor, the SPU-001, hasn’t begun demoing yet, and mass production is at least several months off (sometime in 2023).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

” That new ventures are jumping on the ChatGPT hype train isn’t surprising, considering ChatGPT’s virality. “I released Yuma as a prototype for fun in mid-December 2022, and was overwhelmed with demo requests,” Luccisano said. ” and get the answer in natural language.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

A recent ZDNet piece reaffirms that the AI edge chip market is booming, fueled by “staggering” venture capital financing in the hundreds of millions of dollars. “Sima.ai’s software and hardware platform can be used to enable scaling machine learning to [a range of] embedded edge applications.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

San Francisco-based Owl Ventures led the Series C funding round in SplashLearn, and Accel, which had earlier invested $7 million in the startup’s Series B, also participated in the new round. In a demo, Jain showed an adventure game that was riddled with hurdles. Our business model has enabled us to work on this,” he said.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

A Shrimpbox farm system enables farmers to become vertical aquaculture farming operations. Then there is the software aspect that enables remote operation management of the production and workflow mapped out with data so that it is easier to train and perform the farming tasks. So they created Atarraya, a U.S.-based Now armed with $3.9

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Just from the demos and descriptions, it’s the kind of startup you’d scratch your head over and talk about in the bar after a long day of CES, for it to never be heard of again. ” The funding round will enable the company to grow further and to test out its product in the market. million round.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

These firms are diverse in terms of the clients they serve and the problems they solve, but several garnered global attention during the pandemic by enabling flexibility for newly remote workers. billion, four times the investment in 2018.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The round was led by Deciens Capital and included participation from DNX Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Chaos Ventures and Magic Fund, as well as small investments from Sequoia, Lightspeed and Canaan Partners. The startup is now announcing $4.3 But these rates aren’t yet publicized.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

For his newest venture, he turned his focus outside media to fintech. Float has evolved from the last time we partly covered them during their Demo Day as “Brex for Africa.” ” All the companies from Y Combinator’s W20 Demo Day, Part IV: Healthcare, Biotech, Fintech and Nonprofits.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In a show of confidence from investors, PolyAI today closed a $40 million Series B funding round led by Georgian with participation from Twilio Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Point72 Ventures and Amadeus Capital Partners. CEO Nikola Mrkši? But the company claims its true advantage lies in its approach to language understanding.

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