Revolution

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

At the time, restaurants and food tech were on the margins of most investors’ minds and there was skepticism around VC-backed food concepts. an industry I deemed “ ripe for disruption ”?—?in Greener Greens: At the root of Sweetgreen’s farm-to-table concept was a commitment to sustainability.

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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

JUNE 28, 2022

Startups and VC. Rising tides and all : Sustainable Ocean Alliance, an ocean-focused, early-stage startup incubator, got itself $18 million in new funding from sources, most notably Marc and Lynne Benioff, Devin writes. is supposedly behind the extortion of some data from U.S. chipmaker AMD. The company is investigating the incident.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Edtech needs to reach beyond underfunded public school systems to become more sustainable, which is why more investors and founders are focusing on lifelong learning. 10 VCs say interactivity, regulation and independent creators will reshape digital media in 2021. Image Credits: Aleksandar Nakic (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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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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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. According to him, a valuable company, sustained by growth and impact, naturally becomes an attractive acquisition or public offering candidate.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

Ayeni has a similar function at Helios Digital Ventures: to spot and back disruptive startups in frontier markets, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. . “I’ll call it a mid-cap VC fund. Ayeni and the Helios Investment Partners team declined to comment on the VC firm’s overall fund size.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This grant is crucial in supporting the early-stage development and commercialization of proprietary technology solutions, encouraging innovation and sustainable business models. The grant facilitates advancing innovative technology solutions, driving startups toward market disruption or creating entirely new markets.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

No matter how you calculate it, time is running out for you to score an early-bird pass to TechCrunch Disrupt and save up to $800. Go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 for a lot less Early-bird pricing disappears this Friday, May 12 at 11:59 p.m. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

The rush to grow, outrun, and disrupt runs in the lifeblood of today’s entrepreneurs, driving their fervor and enabling them to capture markets from giants of industries too big to maneuver in a quickly changing landscape. Startups are the embodiment of frenetic action. That was pretty bold. . Thank you!

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

You have four — count ’em, just four — more days to take advantage of early-bird pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Expand your knowledge in dozens of presentations — vote here for the Audience Choice breakout sessions and roundtable discussions you want to see at Disrupt!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Founders who apply for the TC Early Stage Pitch Deck Teardown will automatically be considered for the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt , this September, in San Francisco. Tambe, TechCrunch Akin to an in-house VC, Neesha A. Without further ado, here are your judges for the TC Early Stage Pitch Deck Teardown.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

Since 2018, he is investing with an emerging tech VC focused on web3 and managing early-stage deal flow. I started educating myself about investing back in 2016 and joined a VC in the web3 vertical to manage deal flow from sourcing to deploying. The current pace of disruption and technological advancement is incredible.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2020

One of the core beliefs that I had when I started Brooklyn Bridge Ventures was that most of the next 50-100 important companies to be built in New York City were going to be started by people not on most VC’s radars today. Brooklyn Bridge Ventures will support these professionals with our event and community-building experience.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Orbit Fab CDO Jeremy Schiel shows off the company’s satellite coupling system on stage at TC Disrupt 2019. The add-on investment comes from Munich Re Ventures (the corporate VC arm of Munich Re Group, one of the largest insurance companies in the world).

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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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

Fortunately, the SaaS direction has delivered upsides: We’ve achieved relatively strong product-market fit and cash flow-positive status without big VC raises or burn rates. Engaged our board and investors candidly. Studied global markets and tech trends. With that in mind, I turned to Steve and our board to evaluate the best business model.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

And if you want to be part of Disrupt with your startup, don’t forget to apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 ! Apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 and be a Disrupt VIP. Startups and VC. “We billion — shed over a third of its staff to help it become a “self-sustaining and profitable business,” Natasha M reports. ??Five

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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 ! Startups and VC Is the grass greener on the other side? With valuations falling, founders who accept down rounds no longer have the taint of failure, said Russ Wilcox, a partner at Pillar VC. PDT, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

She stated that Lori has been focusing on growth, sustainability and a path to profitability since its last funding round. We are excited by this opportunity to partner with Google and expect to reevaluate our investment options sometime in the first half of next year.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2021

million seed raise that included participation from Kaszek, one of the largest and most active VC firms in Latin America, and the CEOs of several unicorns including Assaf Wand, CEO and co-founder of Hippo Insurance; Sergio Furio, founder and CEO of Creditas; Patrick Sigrist, founder of iFood and Fritz Lanman, CEO of ClassPass.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It’s generally considered a great time to raise capital and build a technology-centered, disruptive business. “If I went and raised a big round from some top-tier VC, do you think that those people can help me hire other people of color?” For some, that is. Women remain underinvested in, despite some recent gains. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

In my distant past as a startup founder, long before I became a writer at TechCrunch, exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt turned out to be a huge moment for my first startup. Startups and VC. In Rita ’s piece, gaming vets promise to make blockchain games fun and sustainable. Build a solid deck for your quarterly board meetings.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Venture capitalists (VC) typically seek businesses experiencing rapid growth and that meet their specific investment profile. It confirms the startup’s understanding of market trends, emerging technologies, and potential industry disruptions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

If you’ve been slacking and not bought yourself a Disrupt ticket yet, that’s cool, we still love you. Startups and VC While most established automotive players call the shots from sprawling, corporate palaces, Scout bases much of its operations — at least for now — out of a WeWork near Washington, D.C., PST, subscribe here.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

In a recent interaction, Koh talked to AsiaTechDaily about her background and expertise in the VC funding space, the companies that Play Ventures focuses on, and other stuff that startup founders need to ponder on. Interview transcript below: What background and domain expertise do you have?

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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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Boston-based VC firm OpenView interviewed nearly 600 SaaS companies for its annual pricing survey and the results are in: Automation is taking usage-based pricing (USP) mainstream. Last year, 34% of survey respondents said they were using a flexible pricing model. This year, that figure rose to 45%.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In Latin America, the business of trolling threatens Twitter’s disruptive power. Once lone rangers, Q1 Labs and Radian6 are now surrounded by thriving copycats in a self-sustaining ecosystem. With every VC investment, the region’s network of startups builds the social capital that can enable the next round of funding.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Fernandez, founder and CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, managing partner, Seabird Ventures Rita Sousa, partner, Faber Ventures Christian Lim, managing director, SWEN Blue Ocean Partners Reece Pacheco, partner, Propeller Is ocean conservation the next climate tech? While it isn’t a trivial decision, it’s also not as hard as you might think.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Last week at TechCrunch’s annual Disrupt event, this editor sat down with VCs from two firms that have come to look similar in ways over the last five or so years. I think the thing that stayed the same is maybe the VC vest. Top VCs have expanded into broader asset managers; is the model sustainable?

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Startups and VC. billion boost from Generation Investment Management , a sustainability-focused public and private equity firm co-founded by Al Gore. It recommended a four-digit PIN to enter before the car could be driven, which is smart, but it’s also yet another number you have to remember.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

How do you sustainably scale a company that probably doesn’t have revenue and isn’t likely to for the foreseeable future? Mario Schlosser (Oscar Health) at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017. Image Credits: VCG (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Oscar Health’s IPO filing will test the venture-backed insurance model.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

“We’re looking at a lot of the untapped resources we have here in North America, because we have all of the materials we need for the energy transition, we just don’t have a way to mine them sustainably yet.”. million in seed funding from climate tech VC firm Clean Energy Ventures. Thus far, the company has raised $1.25

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. ” Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. Dear Sophie, After trying to find an H-1B job to immigrate to the United States for several years, I took a senior software engineer position with a company in Canada. Any advice?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Elect 1-2 representatives and even invite a local VC to invest personally and sit on the investment committee or be an advisor. ” And if aspiring investment teams are looking to get together the SBIC has come back with a new VC focused program to help non-Silicon Valley communities fund companies beyond their initial angel money.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Here’s how to give it to them For deep due diligence, minimize disruption to maximize success Image Credits: Vectorian (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Putting together a legitimate data room for due diligence is no small undertaking: stakeholders from multiple departments need to contribute reams of documents and keep them regularly updated.

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