This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

What areas need to be disrupted? Wesabe taught us that social doesn't necessarily make managing finances online more appealing--and given Facebook's propensity to change privacy settings, I'm not sure a lot of people are going to want to manage their money on Facebook. What areas are going to change? What will Facebook do to things?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

We remain confident in the long-term trend that software enables and the value accrued to disruptive startups; we also recognized that in a strong market it is important to ring the cash register and this doesn’t come without a concentrated effort to do so. Venture capital is a talent game, which starts with the team that’s inside Upfront.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Promoting Disruption. Contributing to Sustainable Development.

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Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

Beyond her 20 years of finance and investing experience, Fazeela has traveled the world and is actively engaged in the UN Women’s initiative. What industries are you excited for the next generation of founders to disrupt? We asked her a few questions about her impressive background: What led you to Revolution?

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Startups are known to disrupt the markets, and this disruption usually ends up in developing totally new demand for its offerings. Such demand and other metrics of a disruptive startup, when represented in the form of a graph, form a shape of a hockey stick. Surging Growth.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The financing was led by Clal Insurance and Altshuler Shaham, which are Israeli institutional investors. With the new investment, we will continue to create disruptive solutions as well as penetrate new EV segments.”. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

That financing kicked off a period of accelerated growth for the company — from creating a compelling digital offering to acquiring a company three times its size to scaling to more than 250 locations across the country — that led CAVA to today: its public debut. Now their company is trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

He grew up on a farm, but has degrees in finance, economics and mechanical engineering. A lot of the very traditional industries are ready for disruption, and that’s going to challenge and change society at its core. The main driver behind it is that if you look globally, there’s a huge demand for sustainability.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

However, it quickly evolved into a platform facilitating remote team management for over 40 companies globally, providing job opportunities amidst the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, a valuable company, sustained by growth and impact, naturally becomes an attractive acquisition or public offering candidate.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans. This grant is crucial in supporting the early-stage development and commercialization of proprietary technology solutions, encouraging innovation and sustainable business models.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

He and his wife, who are passionate about sustainability, tried buying secondhand to furnish the apartment when they moved into a new place in 2014. Their vision has transformed the circular economy for used furniture and created a next-generation home décor marketplace with sustainability and environmental impact at its core.” .

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Fearless Fund : invests in women of color-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level, or series A financing, bridging the gap between venture capital funding for women of color founders to build scalable, growth-aggressive companies. They invest in companies that are disrupting traditional retail and consumer experiences.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

billion valuation that it assumed in the pre-IPO financing round and below the $4.2 Image Credits: Yahoo Finance. The company said it has made “sufficient capacity investments in FY22 and early FY23 to sustain our current rate of growth and expect new mega-gateway and sorter decisions only by early FY24.”. “As

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Technology can and should unlock new pathways for sustainable development and women’s empowerment,” said Stephanie von Friedeburg, IFC senior vice president of Operations, in a statement. ” Early Stage is the premier “how-to” event for startup entrepreneurs and investors.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The idea came from our work on food and economic security when, after COVID-19, lots of countries in developing and emerging markets faced a sharp drop in food supply financing. Trade financing desperately needs a new architecture since more than half of food exports and a quarter of all imports belong to countries with volatile currencies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Fifth Wall led the financing, which notably also included participation from returning backer Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and new investors DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and StockX CEO Scott Cutler. Neighbor , which operates a self-storage marketplace, announced Wednesday that it has raised $53 million in a Series B round of funding.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Investors in Mycel’s latest financing round include Korea Development Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, Hyundai Motor’s Zero 1 Fund , also known as ZER0 1NE 2 Fund, Stone Bridge, We Ventures and Spring Camp. billion valuation in September 2021. Ecovative Design also closed $60 million in March 2021. billion by 2026.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Fashinza , a Dehli, India-based supply chain “marketplace” for fashion brands and retailers, was co-founded months before the disruptions. On the production side, Fashinza partners with factories to run its software stack, dubbed FactoryOS, for tasks in sampling, inventory, and finance. ”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

It does this by giving lenders a better way to engage with mortgage customers, matching them proactively with borrowers with personal finance counseling that creates liquidity across household expenses. The hope is to reduce chemical fertilizer use, increase crop yields and help farmers grow sustainably.

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

Bell, a corporate finance attorney and a former White House policy advisor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in a press release. While the demand effect of higher interest rates may build over time, continued strong trends at the card networks point to sustained growth trends for the payment processing industry.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This is particularly true of industries where technology is disrupting business models. Profitability and Viability : Gaining an understanding of the finances associated with particular businesses is very difficult to do. Look out for new trends such as e-commerce, sustainability, or digital services.

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University recently wrote , “cities need to organize economic stabilization teams… to offer short-term, focused relief until the federal government can offer some direct relief.” As disruptive as COVID-19 is, new entrepreneurial opportunities will open up because of it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

Embedded finance will help fill the life insurance coverage gap. There’s latent demand for life insurance currently unaddressed by much of the financial services industry, and embedded finance can be the solution. Embedded finance will help fill the life insurance coverage gap. Deep Science: Robots, meet world.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Already facing supply chain issues, businesses can hardly sustain the one-two punch that occurs when they’re unable to fill a new position or keep inventory in stock. Instead, they want their employment to mean something in their personal lives and for their employer to support and reflect a culture of sustainability and paying forward.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

The influence of logistical operations on products leads to various problems for operators, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply and demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ranging from the rapid adoption of sustainable technologies to the welcoming of a new local creator economy, we detail the surprising changes the pandemic has brought to consumer preferences, workplace dynamics, business models and the geopolitical influence on the fast-changing tech sector.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

” The financing brings the San Mateo, California-based company’s total raised since its 2008 inception to $600 million. For example, Veev uses Light Gauge Steel (LGS) framing and High Performance Surface (HPS), which the company says “are lighter, stronger, and more sustainable than wood and drywall and with near zero waste.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

When Goslinga met Njeru in 2008, she worked for Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA). Therefore, the new financing will scale up operations in its existing 13 markets across Africa, where it has insured over 4.3 Pula is one of the few African startups disrupting the farming industry with technology.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Companies such as E*TRADE, Rocket Mortgage, and TurboTax began to disrupt the established financial services sector well before 2012, but that year marked the turning point when fintech morphed into a sustained movement that would drastically change how most people manage their money.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

The financing brings ICON’s total equity raised to $266 million. To tackle the housing shortage, the world needs to increase supply, decrease cost, increase speed, increase resiliency, increase sustainability… all without compromising quality and beauty, he added. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The InsuResilience Investment Fund II, initiated by German development bank KfW on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and development (BMZ) and managed by impact investor BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, led the extension round, along with WAM, Finnfund, La Maison, and Series B lead investor, Cathy Innovation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The startup has agreed to support five nonprofit organizations in its first year: Instituto Ayrton Senna (education), AACD (disability), Gerando Falcões (economic opportunity), Casa 1 (LGBTQ) and Conexsus (sustainable development in the Amazon). .

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

Previous backer Initialized Capital also participated in the financing, along with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, former Stockton, California Mayor Michael Tubbs, GGV investor Hans Tung and Paradox Capital’s Kyle Tibbitts. ” Mighty Buildings lands $22M to create ‘sustainable and affordable’ 3D-printed homes.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2022

We have a deep commitment to sustainability, and through TC Ventures we want to take a more active role in shaping the industries we serve.” TC Ventures invites founders around the world who are seeking to disrupt and reimagine the maritime and aviation industries to connect.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

One lesson — which was especially true at Amex — is to always be prepared for shifting markets that may disrupt your business. For instance, in health and finance, credibility and trust are critical. That may seem strange advice for a new startup, but the economy is volatile and things change very fast.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 2, 2022

“The pandemic has brought existential threats and societal challenges to the fore and generated a fresh impetus for change,” Nair added saying the company is committed to solving these challenges through disruptive e-learning, which empowers users with insights and understanding to redesign society.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With only three weeks left to the start of the holiday shopping season, Miranda Halpern checked in with several growth marketers to find out how they’re advising their clients to prepare for supply chain disruptions. This is not the time for doing business as usual.

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