TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This March, the company announced a pre-seed investment of $625,000. million seed funding led by Los Angeles–based early-stage VC firm MaC Venture Capital. The investment will see Spleet scale its products: the flagship residential rent management and rent financing solution. monthly to finance rent payments.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

Even as VC funding dries up across the world, development finance institutions (DFIs) are looking to African startups to deploy their dry powder. In addition to backing VC funds in the region, the organization aims to make more direct equity investments in startups, adding to the four African companies it invested in last year.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda. Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups. We are focusing on investments where we believe that Google could add value,” the managing director said in October.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

Photo Credit: Fortune Adding to the lack of female representation in the industry, research also shows that only 8% of the investment professionals at the top 25 VC firms are women. While much remains unsure, I’m certain of one thing: I have to step aside and pay attention to the women who are navigating the complex world of investing.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: how to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. I co-wrote this essay with Prabhat Gusain , currently the Chief of Staff at Caffeinated Capital; formerly an intern with Versatile VC ; and a 2021 MBA from UVA Darden.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The investors behind virtual hack.summit() , the world’s largest blockchain programmer event, have launched a $200 million crypto seed fund under the Hack VC umbrella, fund partner Alex Pack told TechCrunch in an interview. Hack VC partner Alex Pack. Image Credits: Courtesy of Hack VC. We have to be more than capital.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. million jobs due to Google’s $1 billion investment in the continent.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. This gave me a front-row seat to the world of tech/innovation, and I began making some personal angel investments along the way.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

We work with contributors to develop guest posts that will help TechCrunch+ readers solve actual problems, so it’s always a delight to present a comprehensive “how to” article. Drawing on his experience as a CISO, Trull outlines three steps companies can take to develop a playbook: Establish a standard operating procedure.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Business models are evolving, and the future of finance has never been more promising. The way people fund their business has also been evolving and, in 2022, the traditional ways like angel investment and VCs will walk hand in hand with new and emerging blockchain-based options that offer loans outside the traditional banking system.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

With our 2020 Robotics + AI sessions event on the horizon in early March, we’re diving back into the sector to learn about the attributes of construction attracting robotics VCs the most and which types of startups VCs are actually writing checks for in 2020. How much time are you spending on construction robotics right now?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. What are the ‘jobs to be done’ of an investment manager? The macro trends forcing change on the investment management industry. Versatile VC runs a no-cost community for founders in transition, “ Founders’ Next Move.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

On a call with TechCrunch, CEO Rotimi Thomas said the investment will help SunFi grow its operations and improve its capabilities to recommend the best systems at the lowest cost to customers. The company said it is working on a third revenue stream where it will assist solar providers with inventory financing. Think about it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Venture capital activity around climate tech has been heating up in Africa despite the global VC funding cooldown. This seems to be just the beginning: The past few months have seen a slew of new funds dedicated to investing in the space, indicating that funding for climate tech startups will persist for a while.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Some business angels are also investing, such as Alexandre Prot, Steve Anavi, Raphaël Vullierme, Louis Chatriot and Pierre Dutaret. Started in 2020, Silvr has already financed 100 companies, such as Cuure, French Bandit, Almé Paris and Emma&Chloé. Unlike VC funds, Silvr offers capital but doesn’t take any equity.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Unpacking Proptech: A data-driven series on advancing built world innovation In Part 1 and Part 2 , I reviewed proptech financing trends, sources of capital and investor types, scaling and fundraising lessons from the past five years, and potential conflicts of interest. That brings us to one of the most exciting topics — exits.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Pakistan’s embedded finance platform Neem has raised $2.5 If you look at the embedded finance space, it is a $167 billion opportunity,” Shaikh said in an interview with TechCrunch. Owing to COVID, the strong growth in digitization has helped Neem embed its finance services across private and public sectors.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2023

Amir has been an entrepreneur, operator and investor with over 15 years of experience, working with early and mid-stage companies on financing, partnerships and strategic growth initiatives. How did you break into tech investing? I had the pleasure of interviewing Amir Kabir, partner at AV8 Ventures. Thank you so much for joining us!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Picking a VC is hard. So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. Most VCs are book smart. VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. You want a VC who will spar with you but then STFU and let you get on with things.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. Will quantum computing remain the domain of the specialist VC?

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 18, 2023

Venture capital (VC) is a type of financing that provides funding to early-stage companies with high growth potential. These companies may have already developed a prototype or have a minimum viable product (MVP) but need additional funding to scale their business. Y Combinator :(seed stage?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

The company develops blockchain platforms that can work with financial institutions’ existing infrastructure, and its core technology is also used in GreenSTACS for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments. STACS’ goal is to make GreenSTACS “the common infrastructure” for ESG financing and impact monitoring, he added.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. If you don’t believe in your bones that you’re amazing then it’s no wonder you don’t want to sell them on making the investment.” Same with VC.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

French biotech company WhiteLab Genomics has raised $10 million in funding for an AI platform designed to aid the discovery and development of genomic therapies. However, such therapies are typically costly to develop with no guarantee that they’ll work.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

Register Joseph Lee has a strong track record in the finance industry throughout his career to date. Together with the rest of the Kairous investment team, the firm has collected more than 80 years of investment experience within the private equity and venture capital space across Greater China and the Southeast Asia (SEA) region.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

As the race between different chains heats up, communities of loyalists are duking it out to attract developers to their blockchain of choice in hopes that doing so will turbocharge growth. Canonical has already made 16 investments in seed and pre-seed startups spanning the developer infrastructure landscape, Iyer said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Ugandan technology-enabled asset finance company Tugende today announced that it has closed $3.6 The investment, which, according to the company, was agreed on and structured in 2020, follows the $6.3 million raised in November 2020 and led by Toyota Tsusho investment fund Mobility 54. million in a Series A extension round.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. Triet has a wealth of experience in portfolio support, angel investing, venture scout networks, advising emerging funds and startups, and has also been a founder himself.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

Since its launch nine years ago, Seedstars has invested in 81 companies in over 30 emerging countries. Now it’s set a goal of investing in 100 more startups with the launch of its second emerging market seed-stage fund, called Seedstars International Ventures II (SIV), with a first close of $20 million.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Series A is led by European VC Atomico, with participation from Creandum, FJ Labs, S16VC, and other existing investors. As part of the investment, Atomico principal Terese Hougaard will join its board. Per Martínez, Abacum will use the Series A funding — primarily — for product development and growth.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Its flagship subscription insights product, Stears Premium, contains content ranging from news and opinion pieces to investigative pieces and deep dives, educating the general public on issues around business and finance, economy, government and policy in Nigeria. According to Ideh, the seed investment will take Stears from a v2.0,

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StartupNation

MAY 24, 2021

All was not rosy, however, as first-time financings comprised only a fraction of that funding and decreased at points during the year. Since most investors invest in people, not companies, digital presentations often make it difficult for that sparkling personality to come through. Making the case for startup investment.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I have been investing in developer tools since the earliest days of my VC career. The first investment I led in the late 80s was a financing that provided the funds to acquire a programming editor called Brief. That investment worked out but we didn’t make a lot of money on it.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

” In a related article, Gregg Adkin, VP and managing director at Dell Technologies Capital, shared the framework he’s developed for helping founders set up their board. 5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC. 5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC. Not today.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 7, 2024

$210 million financing by global Investors brings breakthrough technology to California Global cleantech leader Aymium, the top producer of renewable biocarbon products, just closed $210 million of financing to build a biocarbon production facility in Williams, California. Japan Green Investment Corp.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

At the seed stage, where the value is arguably zero, investors would own all of the startup with an investment of any amount. The VC also won’t take a majority of the startup in most cases, because a control position means the entrepreneur is “working for” the investors. According to PitchBook, the average VC fund has 18.4

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

This undisclosed investment is Google’s third from the $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at the continent’s early- and growth-stage startups, which the company CEO Sundar Pichai announced last October. The fund is part of Google’s plan to invest $1 billion in “tech-led initiatives” over the next five years.

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