TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

No one likes dilution, and that’s why every founder is looking for alternatives to traditional equity investing by venture capitalists. SaaS securitization will disrupt VC’s biggest returns this coming decade. million seed led by Caffeinated Capital. Capchase is one of this new crop of startup-focused fintech companies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Falck, now the CEO and founder of Swedish autonomous freight company Einride, also worked as the director of manufacturing engineering assembly at Volvo GTO Powertrain. The following interview, part of an ongoing series with founders who are building transportation companies, has been edited for length and clarity.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

And for decades, until the entire industry was disrupted, that attraction established a virtuous cycle. The silver lining to the horrors wrought by Covid is that the pandemic opened the venture capital community’s eyes to the world of opportunity beyond the traditional tech startup hubs of California, New York, and Massachusetts.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

announced they raised $9 million from Sequoia , arguably the best venture capital firm that exists. For starters – the co-founder of Clutter.io, Ari Mir, is a friend and 6 years ago I backed the first startup he co-founded with Ophir Tanz , GumGum. This morning Clutter.io Congratulations.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

According to an internal memo obtained by TechCrunch, Chime co-founder Chris Britt said that the move was one of many that would help the company thrive “regardless of market conditions.” Jeppe Rindom, co-founder and CEO of Pleo — which less than one year ago raised $200 million at a $4.7 This equals about 160 people.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 13, 2022

Register Houze , a proptech startup based in Vietnam that uses its offline-to-online platform to provide a fully integrated real estate ecosystem for agents and customers, has raised $2 million in funding led by DKRA Group, allowing the company to continue expanding its services and growing its team to meet demand in Vietnam and beyond.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Revolution Growth has long invested in tech-driven companies that are disrupting legacy industries, particularly where there is a distinct opportunity to modernize the customer experience. Orchard’s customer service is also enhanced by their local real estate brokers who are hired full-time as home advisors (vs. housing market.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

But construction fuels the commercial and real estate industries, which in turn impacts all of us in one way or another. Procore and Autodesk are two examples of ventures in the construction space that went from startup to publicly traded companies today worth $6.2 Founders can apply to the program here. .

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Real estate , e.g. AcreTrader , Alphaflow , Brickvest , Cadre , Crowdstreet , Fundrise , PeerRealty , RealCrowd , RealtyMogul , Republic Real Estate*, SmallChange. Ryan Caldbeck, Founder, CircleUp, wrote a detailed analysis : “Equity crowdfunding or equity investment marketplaces failed. Didn’t work.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Every Wednesday, at 12:00 pm PDT, the live event features top founders and investors talking through issues facing their industries right now. Ingrid spoke to Rick Song , one of the co-founders of Persona , which built and offers a large suite of identity verification solutions to address the ever-growing issue of identity fraud.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

We saw that our users wanted more flexibility in their lives,” said CEO and co-founder Anthemos “Anth” Georgiades. To better cater to that subset of users, Zumper today is announcing what the founder describes as a “rebirth.”. It also can be described as “a rolling lease,” in that tenants have short notice periods to leave. “We

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The area is home to a number of investors, successful tech founders and an eager local government. We spoke to the following investors: Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, co-founder and managing partner, Clerisy. Mark Volchek, founding partner, Las Olas Venture Capital. Parekh, managing partner, Secocha Ventures.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

SoftBank describes Baer as one of the pioneers of Brazil’s venture capital industry. Previously, Camahji was a founder and partner at Yellow Ventures, making seed investments in technology startups. QuintoAndar , a Brazilian real estate marketplace. He has invested in more than 20 companies since 2010.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Harvard Business School grad Cameron Johnson is a former institutional real estate investor and Greystar exec turned startup founder who realized that very often, “renters would try to rent the model apartment.”. Image Credits: CEO and founder Cameron Johnson / Nickson. “I You’re not alone. This got him thinking.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

The great bull market of 2010 – 2021, fueled by cheap capital, caused a nearly unprecedented rise in the valuations of speculative assets, from real estate to angel and venture equity. With war, inflation, supply chain disruption, epidemics and the end of nearly free capital, the twelve-year party ended in 2022.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

This isn’t the first venture for Cora co-founders Igor Senra and Leo Mendes. That company sold to Germany’s WireCard in 2016 (with a 3 million customer base) and after three years the founders were able to strike out again. Cora co-founders Léo Mendes and Igor Senra; Image courtesy of Cora.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Venture capital firms that participated in the round include Nuwa Capital, Nordstar, Global Founders Capital, Yuj Ventures, Whiteboard Capital and VentureSouq. A few international family offices and proptech founders also joined this round. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

David Weiden, founding partner and managing director at Khosla Ventures, told TechCrunch that it has invested in Homebound for two reasons: the team and the market. Nikki and Jack are terrific founders we are pleased to back,” he wrote via email.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

8VC, Tishman Speyer, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, Michael Ovitz, DST, LeFrak and Kevin Hartz also participated in the financing, which brings the startup’s total raised since its 2018 inception to about $45 million. But construction fuels the commercial and real estate industries, which in turn impacts all of us in one way or another.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

He’s the founder of BeamUP , a startup emerging from stealth that uses data to cut down design times and manage a facility’s systems over their lifecycle. Nate Meir, for one, a partner at StageOne Ventures, expressed confidence in BeamUP’s trajectory. Despite the hype, construction tech will be hard to disrupt.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

“A lot of founders mix up raising money with making money.” ” This quote, which Career Karma founder Ruben Harris mentioned off-hand on a phone call with me, has been on my mind for months. Alternative capital has pros and cons, just like venture capital has pros and cons. Coinbase files to go public.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Like many other online real estate brokerages, Homie pledged lower commissions and a more streamlined process. Also, like many other real estate brokerages, it has attempted to become a one-stop shop for home buyers and sellers by branching out into loan, insurance and title services. . YC-backed Duplo raised a $1.3M

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Julio Vasconcellos is the managing partner of Atlantico , a venture capital fund focused on Latin America. He was previously the founder of Canary and Peixe Urbano, and was Facebook’s first employee in Brazil. Julio Vasconcellos. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. Total unicorn market cap 2021 LatAm.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

So I talked to Varo CEO and founder Colin Walsh to find out if it was worth it. Residential real estate marketplace Sundae last week conducted its second layoff this year. YC Batch shows founders remain optimistic about fintech. In 2020, digital bank Varo became the first-ever all-digital nationally chartered U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2022

And fintech is still taking almost a fifth of all venture capital dollars. Funding Circle co-founder unveils new Super Payments fintech venture with $27M investment. .” You have to put it in perspective — we’re still way, way up from 2020 in terms of how much money is going into this space. ” Read more here.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I recently spoke at the Founder Showcase at the request of Adeo Ressi. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! In any given year there are about 50 venture-backed companies or so that are bought for $100 million or more. some founders lose their life savings.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Next week is Disrupt, so the TechCrunch Slack watercooler is full of sartorial advice, much to our surprise and confusion. It’s a trap! : “If risks to the software supply chain aren’t a boardroom priority yet, they soon will be,” Endor Labs’ co-founder Varun Badhwar told Kyle. PDT, subscribe here. million at an $80 million valuation.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

Most real estate agents charge a commission — in many cases up to 6% of the sale price of a home — for listing and selling a house on behalf of a homeowner. Enter HomeLister , a digital brokerage and real estate site that gives homeowners a way to list and sell their properties online, with support.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

“Think of the kind of things you’d tell a store associate helping you find the right gifts to purchase for your family,” says Ben Parr, president and co-founder of Octane AI. Cowboy Ventures led a $2 million seed round in 2015 while the founders were just starting their entrepreneurial journey. “[We billion.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

We spoke with: Frances Schwiep , partner, Two Sigma Ventures. Melissa Guzy , co-founder and managing partner, Arbor Ventures. Jonathan Whittle , co-founder and partner, Quona Capital. Jason Brown , partner, Victory Park Capital. Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm and PayPal generated more than $3.2

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. Finishing is the ripest for disruption. Any other thoughts you want to share with TechCrunch readers?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2021

Latch CFO Garth Mitchell, who discussed his startup’s merger with real estate SPAC $TSIA. Brian Cruver, founder and CEO of AlertMedia, which recently sold to a private equity firm. RPA market surges as investors, vendors capitalize on pandemic-driven tech shift. So what’s the roll-up hype about?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Kunal Lunawat Contributor Share on Twitter Kunal Lunawat is co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures , a venture capital firm focused on real estate tech, blockchain, AI and sustainability. We believe this represents a significant opportunity for real estate tech entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

This past week, the company — which is backed by Forerunner Ventures and Bezos Expeditions, among others — announced it will now allow people to buy shares in short-term vacation rentals. Hustle Fund is its biggest investor, and it has multiple strategic angel investors that work in the real estate industry. xoxoxo, Mary Ann.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Often, industries that have great potential to be disrupted are also the most resistant to adopting bleeding-edge technology. Where are you seeing more interest from investors and founders — residential or commercial? Are you open to backing founders who don’t have experience in the industry?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Pat Kinsel, founder and CEO of Boston-based Notarize, worked to get appropriate legislation passed across the country to make it possible for more people in more states to get documents notarized digitally. It’s seen big spikes in demand from the real estate, financial services, retail and automotive sectors. “In

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Hot damn, it’s happening: A bunch of the TechCrunch team are on airplanes, aeroplanes and other spellings of flying vessels to come join us in San Francisco for Disrupt. Lauren S made us a user’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt along with a guide to all the receptions, parties and other cool extracurriculars. See you soon! Big Tech Inc.

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