American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2023

Led by Distributed Ventures with additional investment from Zeal Capital Partners, Matchstick Ventures , The Fund , Tech Stars , and Jumpstart Ventures , the funding will support the continued growth of Presta’s digital platform and expansion of its team. million in oversubscribed pre-seed fundraise.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Scott Friend, partner, Bain Capital Ventures. How will investors value Metromile and Oscar Health? Last Friday, health insurance company Oscar Health announced its plans to launch an initial public offering. How will investors value Metromile and Oscar Health? Li Jin, founder, Atelier Ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

GDP, so it’s no surprise that digital health is attracting record levels of investment. billion to health tech startups, compared to $14.6 Given the high cost of care in the United States compared to other nations, pairing fintech with health tech is just good business. Healthcare spending accounts for almost 18% of U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

A stunning first quarter in venture capital funding was not restricted to the United States; Europe also had one hell of a start to the year. The venture capital world kicked off its 2021 European investing cycle with enough activity to set the continent on the path that would crush yearly records.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

CAVA’s founders had a vision to bring heritage, heart, health, and innovation to the fast-casual sector. CAVA’s future as a public company looks bright, and Revolution Growth is incredibly proud to have partnered with the company to help bring its vision of food with heart, health, and humanity to fruition. Maryland, and Virginia.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Without further ado, here are the five judges who will pick the 2021 Startup Battlefield winner: Kirsten Green is the founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, a San Francisco-based VC firm she formed in 2010.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Don’t worry, it’s for fun reasons: We want to be the first to tell you about the awesomeness that is our TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield companies. Venture capital funds focusing on niche sectors are “in,” according to Connie , and Will Ventures is here for it. News Drops from Disrupt. Christine and Haje.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Draper Associates led the investment and was joined by Midnight Venture Partners and Cartograph Ventures. The new capital gives VAE Labs an $8.5 If we could find a way to make it taste good, we felt like we had the potential to disrupt the entire energy drink market and really the caffeine market as a whole,” he added.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Haje is considering dressing up as “supply chain disruptions” for Halloween, whereas Christine is contemplating dressing up as a down round. And we have five more for you: Always on the pulse : Andrew reports that Aidar Health aims to provide physicians with consistent patient vitals. PDT, subscribe here. Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

This year, we’re pleased to share hosting honors with Mayfield — a global venture capital firm with a people-first philosophy. It has a 50-plus-year history of investing at the inception stage in iconic enterprise, consumer, and human and planetary health companies. Reserve your ticket right now.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2023

I’ll be moving on to a new publication, continuing to report on venture capital and startups. Plus, I interviewed Kevin Hart on the Disrupt stage. The AI debate On TC+, I wrote a story about the debate happening inside every venture firm right now : What’s the best way to capture the artificial intelligence zeitgeist?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

The Series C round, led by Avataar Venture Partners and SIG Venture Capital, is divided into $20 million raise against equity and $2 million in debt. It also saw participation from existing investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, JSW Ventures, Kalaari Capital and Chiratae Ventures.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

The future of technology is determined by a handful of venture capitalists. The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. There is a startling lack of diversity within the venture capital sector. We all live in a world shaped by venture capital.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Goodwater Capital, Kairos Angels and Bridge Partners also participated in the Series A round in addition to angels such as Joe Schmidt IV , vice president of business development at insurtech Ethos and former investor at Accel and Kyle Nakatsuji , founder and CEO of auto insurance startup Clearcover (and also a former VC). Villarreal said. “In

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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. Alumni Ventures Group runs a network of VC funds focused on specific universities. .

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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. What does Zillow’s exit tell us about the health of the iBuying market? Image Credits: Bryce Durbin.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For early-stage startups “this is arguably one of the worst times to be looking for talent,” says Champ Suthipongchai, founder and GP of Creative Ventures. Outsiders study multiple facets of a startup to determine its value and quality, and codebase health is one of them. ” 3 ways to hire well for your startup.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

“As the venture landscape becomes more a meritocratic environment where resumes and institutional affiliations matter less, these strategies can make the difference between a successful fundraise and a fruitless meeting,” says Agya Ventures co-founder Kunal Lunawat. How to establish a health tech startup advisory board.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

This year brought the first signs of skepticism and pressure on venture. I have experienced two major financial disruptions in my career: the bubble burst in 2000 and the financial crisis of 2008. These are challenging times, but this is not the first time I have heard that.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Growth provides revenues, venture capital, prestige and scale — ultimately driving the success of every business. It’s said that you should measure what you value, and for founders, nothing is more valuable than growth. Yet, measuring growth is complex and challenging — and it’s only getting tougher.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

“Like a pressure cooker, COVID blew the lid off what was a simmering mental health crisis for over a decade,” VC Tim Schlidt told TechCrunch. According to the World Health Organization, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25% in the first year of the pandemic. Ryan Zurrer , founder, Vine Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

Without further ado, here’s a look at what you can expect in August: STARTUP ALLEY EDITION: Edith Yeung (Race Capital) + Laela Sturdy (CapitalG). REGISTER FOR RACE CAPITAL AND CAPITALG. Check out the Startup Alley companies that will exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in an episode dedicated to the art of the pitch.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. The ones above are the ones I’ve prioritized this year (other than Disrupt – I never seem to get invited to that one). Health destroying stress. And there’s conferences.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

6 – Market slide (comparing pet health to human health). It’s easy to see why; the deck tells a coherent and extremely compelling story for why the company needs to exist and identifies an enormous opportunity in a colossal market that’s beyond ripe for disruption. Slides in this deck. 1 – Cover slide.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

This may seem like a great time to launch a SaaS startup, but the landscape is crowded with well-designed applications that promise “blazingly fast and delightfully simple” experiences, according to seed-stage investor John Chen of Fika Ventures. Image Credits: Sequoia Capital / Wolfe + Von / TechCrunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

In fact, I have written about the negative health consequences and sometimes mental consequences of doing so. If it takes compulsive individuals to be at the absolute peek in sports or music – why wouldn’t it take the same to create a disruptive product or service that can change an industry. Zuckerberg. Larry / Sergey.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 2, 2020

We plan to raise $100 million for investment in urgent technological solutions for the medical, business, educational and social needs triggered by global pandemics and other health emergencies. Treatment & Healing – Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Remote monitoring, Digital health, etc.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital led the round, marking the first time the New York-based venture firm has led an investment in a Brazilian startup. Its clients include Brazilian unicorns MadeiraMadeira and Buser, Caelum and Funcional Health Tech, among others. Although, notably, Thrive has also put money in Nubank and Loft.).

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

I haven’t tracked this figure nationally, but the amount of venture capital invested in San Francisco-based startups reportedly fell by 65% between May and June 2022. To help level the playing field, John Weaver, CEO of angel firm 22 Ventures, shared his top four negotiation tactics for entrepreneurs in a downturn.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

I think, historically speaking, in health care, the patient did whatever the doctor did, whatever the doctor told them to do, and at Kindbody the patient is in charge, not necessarily the doctor.”. She offers examples of how other ailments or potential health problems are addressed with the aim to prevent rather than cure.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 led the latest round, which also included participation from existing investors Adit Ventures, Honeycomb Asset Management and WestCap Group. At the time of its last funding round, Klarna announced its GiveOne initiative to support planet health. The new valuation represents a 47.3% Making sense of Klarna.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Christine is in an airport lounge and Haje is perched on the corner of a cafe bench, as the TechCrunch team is in transit post-Disrupt today. Yesterday, at TechCrunch Disrupt, Rippling unveiled what Conrad describes as the “biggest launch” of his career — its new global payroll product. PDT, subscribe here. No, seriously, count ’em.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Alternative capital has pros and cons, just like venture capital has pros and cons. Is taking a revenue-share agreement going to hurt your chances as a pre-seed startup trying to raise capital? Sources: Lightspeed Venture Partners is close to hiring a London-based partner to put down roots in Europe.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Late Friday, Oscar Health filed to go public , adding another company to today’s burgeoning IPO market. The New York-based health insurance unicorn has raised well north of $1 billion during its life, making its public debut a critical event for a host of investors. Inside Oscar Health. billion (+61% from $1.04

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The round was led by Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, TLcom Capital , with participation from nonprofit Women’s World Banking. The raise comes after Pula closed $1 million in seed investment from Rocher Participations with support from Accion Venture Lab, Omidyar Network and several angel investors in 2018. .

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Startups like Ascend aiming to disrupt the insurance industry are also attracting venture capital, with recent examples including Vouch and Marshmallow , which raised close to $100 million, while Insurify raised $100 million. Bill Trenchard, partner at First Round Capital, met Wynn while he was still with Sheltr.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2020

So our investors are some of are our [limited partners], but the vast majority are long-only funds, alternative investment managers and people who are really excited about technology as a long-term disrupter and want to be aligned with this next generation of iconic companies. Check out the whole thing on TechCrunch. Around TechCrunch.

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