TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Here’s a look at just some of the ways early-stage founders can learn to build, grow and fund their startups at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Let’s kick off the Disrupt opportun-a-palooza with a time-sensitive reminder to apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SBF 200) by July 31 at 11:59 p.m.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

In the past six months alone, TechCrunch has written nearly 600 articles focused on the impact of AI technology in our lives across industries as varied as film , healthcare , marketing and supply chains to name but a few. Join the global startup community at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , September 19–21 in San Francisco.

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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. ” In 2018, Crossworks Myanmar was born, initially intended to hire talent for Jeshua’s ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Welcome to the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt ! You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. Disrupt Stage | 10:00 am. Disrupt Stage | 1:40 pm.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The self-described energy financial tech platform received backing from lead investors Nairobi-based Factor[e] and SCM Capital Asset Management and participating investors such as Voltron Capital, Norrsken Impact Accelerator, Ventures Platform and Sovereign Capital. Think about it.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The investment and finance industry is no exception. Technology such as AI has digitized the finance sector, ranging from payments and remittances to lending. However, asset management is still in the nascent stage of digitization, according to the chief strategy officer and co-founder of Akros Technologies , Jin Chung.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Masa Finance , a hybrid credit protocol and decentralized credit bureau founded by Pngme CEO Brendan Playford in late 2020, has raised $3.5 Decentralized finance’s premise transcends this segment of banked people. Analysts have argued that the technology can reach places not covered by these financial institutions.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Saudi-based early-stage venture capital firm RAED Ventures led the round. VC firms Algebra Ventures, Nuwa Capital, 1984 Ventures, and Global Founders Capital participated, with several regional and global angel investors taking part as well. Almajdouie, the managing partner at RAED Ventures, in a statement.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Not only are venture capitalists raising more capital than ever , but new methods of financing startup activity are maturing. Venture debt is not new, but twists on this model are taking new prominence in how startups pay for their growth, for example. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Let’s talk about it.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Ugandan technology-enabled asset finance company Tugende today announced that it has closed $3.6 This brings Tugende’s total Series A financing to $9.9 This brings Tugende’s total Series A financing to $9.9 The company is also currently piloting financing for e-mobility assets. . Image Credits: Tugende.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Dayna Grayson has been in venture capital for more than a decade and was one of the first VCs to build a portfolio around the transformation of industrial sectors of our economy. It should come as no surprise, then, that we’re absolutely thrilled to have Grayson join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

Many entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley believe that the financial services industry in the United States is “ripe for disruption. ” They also believe that today’s technologies, most notably the smartphone, should allow for remarkably simpler one-click paperless transactions that have transaction costs that are a fraction of the status quo.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Houseparty founder Ben Rubin emphasized decentralization as Web3’s central feature. In conversation with reporter Taylor Hatmaker, Rubin said NFTs show that individuals can benefit from Web3 adoption, while decentralized finance and cryptocurrency trading are more commercialized forms. In today’s Web 2.0,

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

venture capitalists are now asking tougher questions about start-ups' revenue and profits.". David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans. The venture process just takes time--many rounds take three months to close, if not more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Splice , the New York-based, AI-infused, beat-making software service for music producers created by the founder of GroupMe, has managed to sample another $55 million in financing from investors for its wildly popular service. The company’s previous investors include USV, True Ventures, DFJ Growth and Flybridge.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2022

Register Transport Capital , a globally-recognised investment management and advisory firm focused on the maritime and aviation industries, has launched its new venture capital arm named TC Ventures. 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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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., To make it easier to toggle between the three, there needs to be significant policy, financing, and physical transformation. marking its highest level since 2017. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S,

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It would be months before Foursquare's first round touched off a NYC venture frenzy. While my company may not have lasted, and even though I swore to myself that I wouldn't do another startup--this recently launched new venture is moving forward with the help of some fantastic partners.

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HPA

MARCH 24, 2021

FourKites , the #1 real-time supply chain visibility platform, today announced a new $100 million Series D financing round. The growth financing is led by Thomas H. The supply chain disruptions from the pandemic accelerated the push for businesses to invest in real-time transportation visibility solutions.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans. Venture Builders and Accredited Mentor Partners (VB-AMPs) play a crucial role in the success of the “Train” track by offering Venture Building courses.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

He has 25 years’ experience in AI and related technologies, and over 10 years at the C-level of driving large projects in various areas for economic development. Sanzhar and a team of highly experienced co-founders with tenure in global management consulting launched a new venture to tackle the foremost issue in the food supply chain.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

They have now raised $11 million in a Series A financing led by Envisioning Partners, with participation from Valo Ventures and Bemis Associates; earlier investors that joined the round included SOSV, Mistletoe and TIME Ventures. In other words, this is a giant industry ready for disruption.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Recently, it co-led a $350 million Series D round in Argentine personal finance management app Ualá. SoftBank will continue to drive technology adoption that will benefit hundreds of millions of people in this part of the world,” he said. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. each for Kavak and VTEX; 2.6x

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The financing was led by Clal Insurance and Altshuler Shaham, which are Israeli institutional investors. Also participating was Samsung Ventures, Renault-Nissan importer Carasso Motors and Shlomo Group, as well as existing investors such as Entrée Capital, Fosun RZ Capital and JAL Ventures.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Startups digitizing B2B e-commerce and retail in Africa continue to grab the headlines after the pandemic paved the way for widespread offline retail and commerce disruption. The Series B funding is coming almost eighteen months after raising $10 million co-led by Partech Africa and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Technology Business Finance Program *. This Concept Fund provides pre-seed financing and early stage risk capital to advance scalable startup Oklahoma companies to prove new products and processes. Plains Venture Partners. iMCI Managed Funds. OCAST TBFP has made 151 investments in 139 companies totaling $12.95

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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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This could become possible with the latest venture from entertainment entrepreneur Devo Harris, a Grammy winner and longtime business collaborator of artists like Kanye West and John Legend. Specifically, the patent is on the technology that uses voice recognition to change the course of a video in the middle of a stream. .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For an asset class that should be reinventing itself all the time, it is surprising to see how resistant some venture funds are to change. As a partner in a fund of funds, I attend a lot of annual meetings, talk with a lot of venture fund general partners and review a lot of investor decks. So, what should venture funds do?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

In the beginning, we had 30 to 40 courses and the technology was not that good,” Melo admits. Besides Riverwood, edtech-focused Owl Ventures (which led its $5 million Series A round last June), Endeavor Catalyst and Roble Ventures also participated in the financing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2022

Trust me, when you name your for-profit, venture-backed fintech startup “Altruist,” a certain amount of healthy skepticism follows you around. Many come from finance backgrounds, giving them an insider’s advantage at identifying the ways financial tools and institutions do not benefit — and sometimes exploit — consumers.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Almost every entrepreneur who starts a new business calls his/her venture a startup. A startup is a business structure powered by disruptive innovation, created to solve a problem by delivering a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Innovation: The mark of a true startup is disruptive innovation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The advantages of having open communication between different products and services are nearly infinite for credit scoring, moving money between bank accounts, and spanning verticals like the neobanks, credit providers, and personal finance products Latin Americans use every day.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Just over five months after raising a $9 million seed funding round , Latin American fintech Pomelo announced today that it is raising $35 million in Series A financing led by Tiger Global Management. Each market has its own regulation and nuances, and legacy providers offer poor technology at expensive prices,” he said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based human resource management platform, has raised $15 million in a new financing round as the Indian startup looks to further expand in the country and Southeast Asian markets. This is one of Salesforce Ventures’ rare investments in Asia.

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