Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

He has worked with several startups, invested in companies like Mayvenn, Gimlet Media, Blavity, Airspace Technologies, Codeverse, and many others Pitch your startup for a chance to meet with Cross Culture VC Q&A: What is your / your fund's mission? Three companies in our portfolio are addressing this from different angles.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Eighteen months ago, I had breakfast with John Heilemann and he told me that his world, political media, was challenged in the shift from linear television (ie cable news) to real-time mobile (ie Twitter). This post is also live on USV.com as we announce all of our investments there with a blog post.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

Case in point: competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September. We want every game-changing, innovative startup — from anywhere around the world — to have a shot at massive exposure to investors, media and other influential unicorn-makers. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Welcome to day three of TechCrunch Disrupt , where the opportunities to learn, connect and grow your business just don’t stop. Remember, you’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. State of VC in 2022. Disrupt Stage | 10:00 am. Disrupt Stage | 10:30 am.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

The next Battlefield takes place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. training with the TC Battlefield team to make sure they’re primed and ready to face a panel of expert VC judges. One team will emerge as the Startup Battlefield 2021 champion, win the Disrupt Cup and take home a whopping $100,000 in prize money.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

If you fit that description, we want you to apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Plenty of perks: Battlefield gladiators are TC Disrupt VIPs. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at Disrupt 2021?

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

Today, it’s Prewave ‘s turn to demonstrate that the global supply chain is still one of the hottest tickets for raising VC bucks. For its latest cash injection, Prewave has also attracted European VC heavyweight Creandum , which has previously backed the likes of Spotify, Klarna, and iZettle.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We’re psyched to be reporting live from TechCrunch Disrupt — without ignoring the rest of the world, natch. Startups and VC. It’s one of the startups participating in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200, and it uses machine learning to try to identify fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare claims , Kyle reports.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

It’s where hundreds of savvy, exhibiting startups increase their brand recognition, connect with investors, grow their network, expand their customer base and garner invaluable media coverage. These founders receive — at no additional cost — access to a curated pre-Disrupt experience.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

We just wrapped up a three-day virtual event that included discussions and interviews with some of the most notable people in technology, media, government and venture capital. Even in person, there’s no way to absorb Disrupt in its entirety. Full coverage of TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

10 VCs say interactivity, regulation and independent creators will reshape digital media in 2021. Since the pandemic disrupted the social rhythms of work and school, many of us have compensated by changing our relationship to digital media. Check out the amazing speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in February.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 23, 2022

In this week’s edition, we discuss: the impending downturn in VC money and what it means for your startup’s fundraising efforts, building businesses without a HR department (yes, you read that right), how to make the biggest financial decisions of your life, and how to get media coverage for your startup, for free. Sign up here.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Commencing its operations in 2019, MSA Novo has raised a $200-million Venture Fund and a $150-million Growth Fund despite the disruptions caused by the global pandemic. The post VC fund MSA Novo invests $15m in 6 Indian startups first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Solve Media is that. In the early days of the Internet as an advertising medium the industry organized to create “standard ad units&# for which most media companies would sell their inventory. So the debate in the print media world is whether or not to insert a paywall between users and content. But is there a better way?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

This is one of the best episodes of This Week in VC for a long time. In case you don’t know, they are one of the biggest media companies in the world. And they invest n select VC funds. He also covered how “traditional media companies” think about the future and how they view disruption.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2021

We’ve been urging you to apply to Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 for weeks now, and you have just over 12 hours left before the application window slams shut on May 27 at 11:59 p.m. (PT). She and her team competed in Startup Battlefield last year at Disrupt 2020. TC: What did it feel like to pitch at Disrupt?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Transitions do happen in VC funds but many fail to make the move in a timely fashion and lose key younger personnel who break off and do their own funds or else the strong personalities of senior partners make it harder for new partners to flourish. How can high profile VC personalities best transition to younger partners.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs. The classical economist response is that technological disruption also creates new jobs, e.g., “video game designer”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

This morning , Alex Wilhelm examined Q4 VC totals for Europe, which had its lowest deal count since Q1 2019, despite a record $14.3 Asia’s VC industry, which saw $25.2 That’s 2020 VC around the world in a nutshell.” ” How VCs invested in Asia and Europe in 2020. billion in investments.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Over the last few days, we’ve been telling you about all the cool stuff that’s happening at Disrupt. Hardware gets its turn in the spotlight at Disrupt 2023 …Exciting times! Speaking of being shut down : Parler, the social media network that emerged when former president Donald Trump was banned from other sites, has a new owner.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. Cultivate a super team, not a superstar.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend. Aspect Ventures : co-founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad, the early-stage venture firm uniquely focuses on bridging the funding gap between angels and the larger multi-stage VC platforms through collaboration and diversity.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

’s Q3 results last week sent its stock tumbling, but it wasn’t alone: Apple’s iOS 15 privacy implementation disrupted ad tracking and measurement for social media and advertising platforms across the board. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

However, it quickly evolved into a platform facilitating remote team management for over 40 companies globally, providing job opportunities amidst the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For founders opting for VC funding, swift closure of funding rounds is advised to maintain focus on product development.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2023

In the Fintech sector I am intrigued by technologies disrupting financial literacy and serving underprivileged communities, credit risk, open banking technology, wealth management and payments. How can our readers follow you on social media? Resilience: Be resilient in your approach, but also open to feedback from the outside.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs. The classical economist response is that technological disruption also creates new jobs, e.g., “video game designer”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

With other outlets like media publications WeeTracker and Disrupt Africa disclosing different results for the African venture capital market, we compared and contrasted their results last year. billion while Disrupt Africa, $496 million for the same year. Briter Bridges pegged total 2020 VC for African startups at $1.31

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Mediahuis Ventures, the VC arm of European media group Mediahuis, led the round with participation also from Raine Ventures, the VC arm of Raine Group (the investment bank that’s overseeing the sale of Chelsea FC), and Evli Growth Partners. Those two forces have actually been on a collision course for some time.

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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. The VC landscape has gotten much more competitive and crowded over the past several years, and if investors are not using software tools?—?they they are definitely at a disadvantage.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 7, 2023

We are excited to continue our support to UENA and partake in the disruption of the daily food industry in Indonesia,” said Jordy Tenka of East Ventures. The post Indonesia’s UENA secures additional funding for expansion first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. To really assess what opportunities the VC industry has over the next decade, one needs to first look at some of the root causes of poor returns in the past decade. The number of venture capital funds has shrunk by two-thirds.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

” Despite the VC flurries of 2020 creating an ecosystem of seemingly endless equity, it’s important for entrepreneurs and founders to understand that there is no one-size-fits-all model for raising capital. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are good examples of the first kind — social media didn’t exist before the internet.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

First, TechCrunch Disrupt will be in person this year, and today is the last day to raise your hand to speak. Startups and VC. It’s Friday, June 10, 2022, and Haje is on the road, so it’s just me today. Before I let you enjoy the weekend, there are a few housekeeping items to address.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

Startups and VC When my husband and I bought our first house, we were eager to see builders break ground and get it built. Wind blows, fire burns : Becca looks into VC interest in wildfire tech. Also in bird news, Ivan writes that the social media giant is discussing a cheaper organizational verification plan. Happy hunting!

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