TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

For a few years now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has been a stalwart advocate for the “blue economy,” and an incubator for ocean-focused early stage startups. “We see startups leapfrogging across multiple accelerator programs to try and access new networks and funding.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore the diverse startup programs available in Singapore. Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs. Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Everstream Analytics , a supply chain insights and risk analytics startup, today announced that it raised $24 million in a Series A round led by Morgan Stanley Investment Management with participation from Columbia Capital, StepStone Group, and DHL. Plenty of startups claim to do this, including Backbone , Altana , and Craft.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The company offers innovative, affordable payment solutions for a wide range of services, including elective treatments ranging from telehealth, fertility, dental, vision, and cosmetic to pet care. He also co-founded TruCom, an innovative communications company, culminating in its acquisition by Broadview Networks.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Challenges facing EdTech founders: Small Network: A small number of hugely successful EdTech startups (compared to other markets like FinTech, AdTech, etc) so a very small network to learn from and everyone is still exploring and finding his own way. Startup Failure Reason SharpScholar Layers of approvals needed for the product to be used.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

And while this May’s economic backdrop was markedly different from last’s , enthusiasm was high and outlooks remained positive for the startup momentum building between the coasts. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S,

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

Founder Brad Hel ler Ecodrive – B2B platform that makes sustainability accessible, transparent and ROI effective. – SaaS MarTech startup that drives sales of travel products by connecting brands, influencers, and travelers. Founder, CEO Olivia Rutman, CTP Landng Inc. Actual amount invested depends on total dollars raised.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even The legends of Silicon Valley?

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

Will this bubble also end in a blaze of glory with companies shutting down left and right in a massive startup apocalypse? Enter the Zombie Startup Apocalypse. All of the sudden, Facebook ad pricing would become reasonable enough again for startups to start using it. Doesn''t every good run have to come to an end?

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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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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

What areas need to be disrupted? New York has quickly become one of the best places in the world to start a company, but if you look at demographics, Brooklyn is a unique area whose innovator and maker population outnumbers most other cities in the country. More Accessible Innovation Resources for All.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Ideas for a startup business emerge from a variety of sources that should be thoroughly researched and evaluated. Here is a framework that can help you delve deeper into your quest to choose the right startup business: Self-Evaluation : What interests, hobbies, and passions do you have?

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Capria Ventures , a venture capital firm specializing in investments in the Global South , has announced the first close of its $100 million fund, which will focus on investing in 20 to 25 tech startups in key entrepreneurial hotspots across India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

Like any major startup redirect, there were several “a-ha!” The process wasn’t precisely linear, but (looking back) we did four core things to conclude SaaS was our model: Assessed what was truly disruptive, scalable and profitable about our technology. That’s why we’ve pivoted to a SaaS model.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Where can startups find money to launch their businesses? Further reading: Creating a product the market wants is key to startup success. Startup communities – Where to find them and how to get involved. To get the world to fund your startup, start with your mom. Many paths to successful startups.

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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. I want to encourage more innovative thinking.”. Promoting Disruption.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi Contributor Share on Twitter Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member and mentor to startups, and an angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. Turnover disrupts the company’s operation, culture and growth trajectory.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For an ecosystem that covers a majority of the planet, the oceans have basically been ignored by startups and investors alike. In the process, they’re betting that innovative approaches to solving those problems will not just create returns but create disruptions and innovations that spill over into adjacent sectors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

On April 20th, TechCrunch will host TechCrunch Early Stage in Boston – an event designed to equip entrepreneurs will all the tools needed to build their unicorn startups. It’s rare however for innovators to get truly candid insight on their pitches before stepping in front of VCs. Founders can apply here.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sebastian led Innovation Management in 3 verticals before becoming a corporate intrapreneur in the automotive industry in 2017, where he created numerous in-house startups, going through ideation to scale-up stages. What has been your biggest challenge when it comes to finding the “right startups”? Not sure if I mentioned AI.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Today, her London-based firm works with startups around the world — and her startup clients have raved about the results, based on what we’ve heard in our TechCrunch Experts growth marketing survey. Nikki O’Farrell of KatKin told us that “[She has an] expert ear and eye from the world of startups/scaleups and growth.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But in some cases, like Groupon, startups cross the $1 billion mark in just their initial years. Several startups, including Amazon and Facebook, saw their metrics shot up dramatically to form the shape of a hockey stick. Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Not every startup see such hockey stick growth.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Startups typically rely on innovative ideas and technologies to disrupt and revolutionize their respective industries. Most startups can expect to have severe exposure to cybercrime and unintentional data breaches at some point. This can mean huge payouts, even for the smallest of startups.

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Reforge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Table of Contents Challenge #1: The Lean Startup encourages agnostic experimentation instead of starting with a compelling strategy. Challenge #2: The Lean Startup’s focus on MVPs leads to failing too fast. Challenge #3: The Lean Startup leads to incremental products. And I ultimately came to appreciate that I wasn’t alone.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mycel , a South Korean startup making fungal-based biomaterials that can replace leather and meat, said it has raised $10 million (13 billion WON) in a pre-Series A round of funding. There are at least eight companies across the globe using mycelium to make leather, per the 2021 Material Innovation Initiative report. billion by 2026.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

When people think about startups, the word failure isn’t too far back in their minds. I myself often cite the age-old statistic that peppers headlines, confidently claiming 90% of startups are doomed to die. According to Griffith, the 90% failure myth serves to soothe the bruised egos of those startup founders who failed.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. We are a sustainable finance business focused on helping people find a way out of spiraling debt. We have some fundamental beliefs that drive our mission. People are good.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It’s not any news that the world is a little bit off track when it comes to achieving its sustainability objectives. When it comes to exercising and applying sustainability principles in different sectors, mobility is (or at least should be) a priority. The Tourism Innovation Academy: Supporting early-stage tourism startups.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

IRP Systems , a maker of innovative electric powertrains for electric vehicles, has raised a $31 million Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to $57 million. With the new investment, we will continue to create disruptive solutions as well as penetrate new EV segments.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Funding sources for tech startups in Ukraine have gone off a cliff this year, with investors (and their LPs) wary of taking on the risk of backing potentially promising ideas and people who have stayed in the country amid the sustained, persistent and increasingly ugly onslaught from Russia.

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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 8, 2021

Outsourcing engineering has become more common in recent years, so we’re starting a new initiative to profile the software consultants who startups love to work with the most. Founders and other startup leaders, just fill out this quick survey with a few more details to help us find the right ones. Which is an advantage.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2023

OfficeBanao, an Indian startup offering a workspace interiors platform to businesses in the country, has raised $6 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed. OfficeBanao is taking a stab at it through a tech suite that elevates the industry standard, the startup says. The startup was all bootstrapped until now.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

What motivated you to launch your startup? After funding more than 90 startups at the pre-seed level, I have finally created a project that encapsulates all the elements founders dream of. Our team has risen to this challenge by returning to economic and trade fundamentals to disrupt traditional models.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Most were either trying to play catch up to startups that had come out of nowhere to disrupt their industries or to existing competitors who had gotten an earlier start at digital transformation. As they focused on the bottom of the pyramid, only a few companies enjoyed breakthrough and sustainable success. . The result?

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 21, 2023

Lessons Learned, Experience Gained: Ruminations on Mark Small’s Journey from Salesperson to Sales Leader I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Small, a global sales and revenue operations leader who has now taken on the role of Growth and Go-to-Market (GTM) Advisor to investors and startups. I’m not a product inventor. Emulate them.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Even if those projects don’t see the light of day, the PR team has strategically positioned the brand as ‘innovative,’” says Tenn. With this precedent, startups should not feel abashed to use any means necessary to get their name out there.” What are my options for changing my immigration status so I can work at a startup in the U.S.

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