TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Before we get into this week’s show notes, some programming items: First up, use code “EQUITY” for a special listener discount for Disrupt tickets. We’re mere days away, and you should come hang out with us when we record on opening day! If you were laid off, go here to get a free ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt’s Expo!

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

” Despite the hype about ease of use, enterprise companies always ask customers to abandon familiar tools so they can learn something new. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. But more than that, this IPO is a useful measuring stick for keeping tabs on the IPO market as a whole.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

“A lot of founders mix up raising money with making money.” Flexing its “20-minute term sheet” the startup uses an algorithm to shift through a startup’s data, and if it has positive ad spend and positive unit economics, they make an investment worth anything from $10,000 to over $10 million. Mobility-as-a-service.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In Latin America, the business of trolling threatens Twitter’s disruptive power. Can Bitcoin find its practical use case as a currency in Latin America? venture capital. Each province tends to have a godfather/cheerleader who has championed local startups through investment, advice and connections.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2023

One such portfolio can consist of 20–40 investments. The number and size of investments matters — because eventually the returns on them are known to form a power law distribution. Based on this distribution only a handful of companies raise 80% of total funding, and one or two outliers return 2/3 of the fund’s capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

If you’ve got some time on your hands today, get your Disrupt tickets — early-bird savings end in 7 days ! A testbed for fresh software : After bootstrapping for five years, Instruqt raises a €15M Series A from Blossom Capital , reports Mike. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription! PDT, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

The concept has sifted through those shores to Latin America and Asia, where companies like Una Brands and Valoreo have raised significant investment to acquire and build these brands. This seed round, one of the largest in the Middle East and Africa, is a mix of debt and equity financing.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

Configuring a robot to mix cement is easy, but delivering a CementTron 3000 to a job site, training employees on its use, and keeping it maintained are not the kinds of disruptions builders are looking for, especially when margins are so thin and experienced workers are hard to find. Sungjoon Cho, general partner, D20 Capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

We can’t check out every investing outfit’s demo day. Pear, a seed-stage venture firm founded in 2013, has an impressive track record when it comes to identifying promising companies from their earliest stages — including DoorDash, Gusto, Aurora Solar, Vanta, Branch Metrics and Guardant Health. ” Bonfire.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

And on the distant horizon, TechCrunch Disrupt will return to San Francisco on October 18. billion transaction — led by Permira and Hellman & Friedman — gave investors a way to get some return on their investment, albeit below the $17 billion offer they got in February. Reactions have been mixed, Jacquelyn reports.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Use discount code CZECHIA to save 25% off a 1-year Extra Crunch membership. Respondents said they invest around 50% inside Czechia and 50% across Central and Eastern Europe, while some are more focused across CEE generally, with some percentage of the fund supporting startups that have scaled to the U.S. Innovative. More than 50%?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Mark Volchek, founding partner, Las Olas Venture Capital. Parekh, managing partner, Secocha Ventures. Use discount code MIAMICRUNCH to save 25% off a 1-year Extra Crunch membership. I would be thrilled to find an investment based in Miami, however Clerisy is not focused on a specific geography.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The unprecedented rush of venture capital into startups is having an interesting knock-on effect: “Venture capital investors are racing to pay more to buy smaller pieces of startups that are less profitable than before,” writes Alex Wilhelm, who studied Silicon Valley Bank’s State of the Markets Report Q4 2021.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Funding of women-founded startups remains significantly lower than those that are gender-mixed While women entrepreneurs are making significant strides in startup formation, they continue to struggle to gain access to funding on par with men. billion of total venture capital. billion) out of approximately $238.3

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But, speaking as someone who’s worked at several startups, Extra Crunch stories contain actionable information you can use to build a company and/or look smart in meetings — and that’s worth something. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. ” The VCs who founders love the most.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Here are the investors in their own words, for any TechCrunch reader who is interested in hiring, investing or founding a company in the country. Boaz Dinte, Qumra Capital. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? What’s your latest, most exciting investment? Oh, and one more thing. More than 50%?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes? The VC landscape has gotten much more competitive and crowded over the past several years, and if investors are not using software tools?

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

It gives you the chance to exhibit your startup for free at TechCrunch Disrupt in October and win the $100,000 prize. Another bite of the Apple : Apple’s third-quarter profits were a mixed bag, but iPhone revenue bucked the trend (even as smartphone shipments are down globally ), with a 3% year-over-year revenue jump, Brian reports.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

to 573, from 491 in 2019, according to local publication Disrupt Africa. Underlining the state of affairs, Kiko Ventures emerged this week with a $450 million (£375 million) fund to invest in climate tech and “regenerative” technologies, Mike reports. Nuclear glow : NASA has the moon on its mind — and nuclear fission.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This week’s top investment deals from OurCrowd. Juganu: Using light to chase away Covid-19. Wrecked by war and disrupted by dictators, the ancient Silk and Spice Route between East and West that served for centuries as the world’s thoroughfare had been blocked for decades by a Sand Shutter, barred by politics and a culture of distrust.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The Nordic countries make up just 4% of Europe’s total population, but they account for a significant amount of venture capital investment. Investments highlighted included Fairown, Kahoot, Spacemaker, Cognite, Pexip, PortalOne, Dignio, Speiz, Plaace, Glint Solar, variable.co and Nomono. E-commerce. More than 50%?

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In November of 2015, I posted a tweet that declared Benchmark was interested in discovering Internet healthcare investments. Additionally, all of us that have been consumers of the U.S. So if Internet and mobile technologies can be used to change real estate or transportation, why not healthcare?

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