Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective? How much time are you spending on construction robotics right now?

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Revolution

JUNE 10, 2019

Image courtesy of Mint House Real estate lies at the core of our everyday lives?—?it Yet, technology adoption within the real estate community as a means to fundamentally disrupt how physical assets behave and how transactions occur was lagging up until the last couple of years.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

More than half of our TBFP Concept Fund investments and about 44 percent of investments from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund have been in IT, software, telecommunication, and internet firms, Brett Kolomyjec, Oklahoma entrepreneur and CEO of Happily, is upbeat about post-pandemic opportunities for businesses in these industries.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2022

By the time you’re reading this, we’ll be two days away from TechCrunch Disrupt! Anyway…speaking of Disrupt and Brex, I will be interviewing co-founder and co-CEO Henrique Dubugras and Anu Hariharan, managing director of YC’s growth fund, YC Continuity, live in a Fireside Chat on October 19! Hello, hello. Soooo exciting!

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

One of the best business models ever is creating a marketplace between investors and investment opportunities. I’ve been meeting lately with more and more family offices interested in investing directly into companies, in lieu of via funds. The data about the investments needs to be accurate and formatted in a consistent way.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

The key question he poses is: has the industry become so large that it needs to be disrupted? It’s a thought provoking question and a good opportunity to ask for feedback on how we can imrove. Then these firms raised larger funds to invest in LBOs, but they diversified, too. In the 2000s, a wave of PE funds went public.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Conventional wisdom says I shouldn’t tell you this because I invested in their main competitor, MakeSpace. Clutter is LA based and many of my friends invested. We will have two well-funded companies educating the market on why this market opportunity for the $24 billion US storage market is ripe for disruption.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

It’s being led by Josh Buckley (the CEO of Product Hunt), with participation from WndrCo (Disney/Dreamworks’ supremo Jeffrey Katzenberg’s investment firm), Lachy Groom, MMC Technology Ventures LLC, Fifth Wall Ventures and Array Ventures, as well as a swathe of real estate names, including J.M. ”

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At the turn of the 20th century, any number of American municipalities with similar access to talent, materials, investment, and transportation might have emerged as the beating heart of the automobile industry. And for decades, until the entire industry was disrupted, that attraction established a virtuous cycle.

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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. Fixing a foundation after the superstructure is built is a costly, disruptive and sometimes impossible task,” Bechtel said. investors,” he said. “So

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Some are even seeing more opportunity than in the U.S. Latin America, they believe, has historically been ripe for disruption, especially in the fintech and proptech sectors, due to the significant underbanked and unbanked population in the region and the relatively unstructured real estate industry.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Real estate investment firm Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström (like Volta, based in Stockholm), supply chain services giant Agility, and B-FLEXION (formerly Waypoint Capital) also participated. New York-based Luxor Capital, which led the company’s €37 million Series B in September 2021 , is also leading this round.

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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.”. This spelled opportunity in Johnson’s mind. This got him thinking.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Tax credits are another financial tool that states have attempted to use with varying success to stimulate early-stage investment in startups. The concept behind tax credits is that they will help investors offset a portion of the investment risk and thereby create more capital for startup companies. Some credits are transferable.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 23, 2022

million in seed investments in a funding round led by Thakral Corporation Ltd. With the investment, BillionBricks will now be able to pursue its vision of addressing the global climate and housing crises by combining clean energy and large-scale affordable housing. The post BillionBricks scores $2.4m

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 28, 2023

While TurnOnGreen is involved in multiple EV charging station projects across North America, California presents possibly the greatest opportunity, as it is leading in EV adoption, according to the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board. EVs represent 18% of the overall market share in CA. Imperalis Holding Corp.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

Kaszek led Cora’s $10 million seed round (believed at that time to be one of the largest seed investments in LatAm) in December 2019 with Ribbit then following. In particular, Cora wants to go even deeper in certain segments such as B2B professional services such as law and accounting firms; real estate brokerage and education.

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GCUC

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

We looked at some real estate together, spent time in Austin, and they flew me up to New York to explore working for WeWork and selling them my brand and conference. I sat in his office while he negotiated a real estate deal. Coworking is that disruption. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR INVESTMENT? I didn’t do it.

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OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

Investments can be powerful. When successful, they can benefit both investors and the invested. Money poured into a business that takes off provides job opportunities and helps the economy grow while investors recoup their money and make a profit too. Investment can help solve problems facing communities, regions and the world.

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OurCrowd

MAY 7, 2021

Top investment opportunities. By financing small agroforestry projects, Treedom provides income opportunities for local farming communities in 17 countries. Join OurCrowd as we invest in a $14M B round led by Banca Generali, a branch of Assicurazioni Generali, the world’s fourth-largest insurance company. Invest More.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

We’ve seen a big wave of proptech startups emerge to reimagine how houses and bought and sold, with some tapping into the opportunity with distressed property , and others exploring the “ iBuyer ” model where houses are bought, fixed up and resold by a single startup to homeowners who don’t want to invest in a fixer-upper.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

In other Goldman Sachs news, Bloomberg reported that the investment banking and financial services giant is “ embarking on its biggest round of jobs cuts since the start of the pandemic.” Residential real estate marketplace Sundae last week conducted its second layoff this year. Proptechs continue to take a hit. And elsewhere.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

The company has raised over $86 million over its lifetime and counts NewView Capital and SoftBank’s SB Opportunity Fund among its backers. Meanwhile, Yaydoo has raised over $20 million from investors such as Base10 Partners, monashees, SB Opportunity Fund and Leap Global Partners. Today the U.S. Another day, another Q2 funding report.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The co-founder, CEO and managing partner at York IE , a strategic growth and investment firm for technology companies. Advising and investing in hundreds of startups, primarily in B2B SaaS, Kyle is a board member for several portfolio companies. What is it that excites you about investing? That is why we launched York IE.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In a recent conversation, CEO Gunnar Froh told TechCrunch about the pivot and gave a general update on the company, a member of this year’s Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2022. Food automation startups are having a moment, as recently evidenced by Chipotle’s investment in Miso Robotics’ tortilla chip–making robot.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When I started leading deals at First Round Capital, I sourced investments in 8 companies. I found GroupMe at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon. I have now been investing on my own at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures for almost eight years exactly—which is pretty much about the time people say it takes to build up a company to a big exit.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

“Now that consumers have gotten comfortable with BNPL as a concept and are increasingly using it as an alternative to credit cards, we’re seeing opportunities for new BNPL products for recurring bills, such as rent, streaming service subscriptions, etc. Jonathan Whittle: It depends on the market.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 21, 2021

Ruggeds make the leap toward success in a way that separates them from the millions who fall short because they have invested the time and effort to develop and hone a specific set of powerful skills. As Ruggeds mature and realize how much opportunity has passed them by, a sense of urgency drives them to change their course.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

million pre-money valuation is now raising $1 million at a $12 million valuation the next investor has nowhere to go but up (or sit out the investment). Just because the valuation in absolute terms isn’t a big difference does not mean that people aren’t paying higher than intrinsic value for these investments.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Fragmented markets can be a great target for disruption. I’ve heard all of the VC arguments about using other people’s facilities, not wanting to invest in physical infrastructure (warehouses, trucks) and even silly ideas like wanting peer-to-peer storage. Public Storage does about $2.4 Why is it so valuable?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. InvestNext is a Detroit fintech startup that has created a platform to streamline how real estate investment firms raise and manage capital. They are committed to diversity and invest in the education of their employees. InvestNext. Pocketnest.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In India , SMEs are identified on the basis of the investment. In the case of small enterprises: The manufacturing sector’s investment in plant & machinery should be more than 25 lakh rupees and less than 5 crore rupees. Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing: a maximum of $7.5 Opportunities to New Entrepreneurs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 17, 2018

I was running my law practice as I launched another business, sold and purchased real estate, changed insurance companies, refinanced a commercial real estate loan into a better loan and much more. My walk is my morning meditation and sunlight exposure, and it’s an opportunity to prep for the day. SLEEP BETTER.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2021

Once heralded as disruptive marketplaces, classifieds are giving way to transactional marketplaces. The investment valued FCG at $700 million, with OLX Group taking a controlling stake. Yet, some classifieds in the West like eBay have evolved with time, acquiring competition operating both models.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

“This investment will allow us to double-down in our core markets, accelerate our leadership position in places where we are already very strong and continue to expand our excellent Q-Commerce division, as well as bring new innovations to our unique multi-category offering to extend more choice to our customers.”. ” .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 20, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) (Any The highest-rated credit you can invest in (i.e., Winter is over in North Asia.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

It’s not just e-commerce: New restrictions on data sharing and collection will raise customer acquisition costs for everything from auto sales to real estate. Investing in companies that have astronomical valuations based on expected growth can work out really well. On Wednesday, November 17 at 3 p.m.

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