American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

in 17 startups since 2019. With a minimum investment of $7,000 and additional units in increments of $5,500, SDAC is ideal for new angel investors who want to gain hands-on experience and learn via workshops, meetings, and presentations. Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

TechCrunch Editorial is on the hunt for 200 early-stage founders to feature in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this September. To highlight global innovation across multiple sectors, we expanded the Startup Battlefield program and it was a wild success, last year. Are you ready?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. No need to reinvent the startup wheel — you’ll have access to leading experts across a range of specialties. We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

Time is relentless and, right now, it’s no friend to procrastination-prone early-stage startup founders. The application window for Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 slams shut in just one week. You’ll find out in our four-episode podcast, Inside Startup Battlefield. We think not.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. No need to reinvent the startup wheel — you’ll have access to leading experts across a range of specialties. We have only 7 days left of early-bird pricing to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2024

Call for Proposals Now Open to Digital Health Startups to Compete on the CharmHealth Ecosystem PLEASANTON, Calif. From these proposals, 15 candidates will be selected to attend and present at Pitch Day during the Charmalot Annual User Conference, to be held Aug. 23-25, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

Then you’ll want to refer the top early-stage startups in your portfolio/pipeline Rolodex to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023! TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 is the world’s preeminent competition for early-stage startups. Refer a founder to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023 by Neesha A.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

You blinked, and suddenly there are only two weeks left to apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 by May 15 at 11:59 p.m. (If Join the elite Startup Battlefield 200 at TC Disrupt 2023! Don’t let it slip away.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

It’s time to dig deep and take advantage of an unparalleled opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. I’m referring to the Startup Battlefield 200. Applications to Startup Battlefield 200 close today All good things must come to an end, and the Startup Battlefield 200 experience isn’t just good — it’s great.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

Genius doesn’t recognize borders, and neither do we when it comes to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200). The global search continues for the top early-stage founders building the next generation of startups with world-changing impact. SB 200 is the startup world’s preeminent competition, and it has a global reach. Don’t delay.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

Our global search continues, and today, we’re urging early-stage startups across Africa to apply for the Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023. Africa: The Startup Battlefield 200 wants your startups SB 200 is the startup world’s preeminent competition, and it has a global reach.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The art of pitching is perhaps the most important art that a founder learns on their journey to unicorn status and beyond. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 next week, I’m excited to be hosting Maren Bannon of January Ventures, Bling Capital’s Ben Ling and Vanessa Larco of NEA for our next iteration of this popular workshopping panel.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Simply take decisive action and buy your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt before Friday, March 10 at 11:59 p.m. Come September 19–21, you’ll join over 10,000 of the global startup community’s best and brightest at Disrupt, the premiere tech startup conference in San Francisco. Get ’er done, and buy your Disrupt pass today !

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2023

Here’s your shot across the bow — there’s a little over one more month left to nominate your startup for Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt. Take the opportunity to join this elite group for a new and awesome opportunity at TechCrunch Disrupt. TechCrunch Disrupt takes place in San Francisco on September 19–21.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

TC Early Stage is all about helping new startup founders (pre-seed through Series A) learn the essential skills required to build a successful startup. Much like an accelerator (compacted into two days), you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, tech stack, pitch decks and recruiting.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Calling all founders with a startup in stealth mode! Unless you’ve been buried under a rock in an undisclosed remote location, you already know that the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) is the world’s preeminent competition — and launching pad — for early-stage startups.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Note we are not including here most of the freebies offered by corporates for founders in general (as opposed to students in particular), which we list in Free Money from the Global 500 for Tech Startups. For a more detailed list for founders in general, not just students, see Startup contests and Startup grants.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

A big shoutout to the early-stage founders who missed the application window for the Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) at TechCrunch Disrupt. Extended Startup Battlefield 200 deadline It’s time to stop kicking this task-can down the road. You have one extra week to apply to Startup Battlefield 200.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

And 48 holds significance right here and right now, because that’s how many hours you have left to save up to $1,500 on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, California, on October 18–20. Get ready for 3 in-person days filled with fascinating founders, smart VCs and a bevy of experts spanning the startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

VCs read pitch decks extremely quickly, which means that every detail holds the potential to get them to double down on a startup or just pass altogether. That’s why every Disrupt, we host a session we call Pitch Deck Teardown. Product slide. It’s a critical slide, but one that can be easy to get wrong.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt is a global event, and the Startup Battlefield 200 cohort reflects the rich geographic genius the world has to offer. Although we’ve never had a startup from Antarctica, that’s probably just a matter of time. SB 200 is the startup world’s preeminent competition, and it has a global reach.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

By now you probably know that we’re hosting two TC Early Stage events this year — one on April 1-2 and another on July 8-9 — each with its own set of topics, speakers and content — both designed to help nascent startup founders build a better, more successful business. You’re just beginning to build your startup — what could go wrong?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 05: DoorDash CEO Tony Xu speaks onstage during Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 5, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Greylock’s Asheem Chandna on ‘shifting left’ in cybersecurity and the future of enterprise startups. Image Credits: Greylock.

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