TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

CEO and co-founder Aaron Polhamus said he, Miguel Arroyo and Jaime Rodas were driven to start Mexico City-based Vest in December 2020 because of their belief that while Latin Americans work hard for their savings, “historically their savings have not worked hard for them.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Many entrepreneurs are reliant on outside funding, whether angel investors, venture capitalists or strategic investors , to keep the venture going. It’s important to enlist the ideas of others that are invested in your venture. A startup is not a lone adventure. Join a CEO peer group. Communicate with the team.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

For one, Mara was founded by Danilo Mansano and Ariel Lambrecht, the latter of whom was one of the co-founders of 99, a mobility startup that became the first unicorn in Brazil after being sold to Didi for $1 billion in 2018. . A number of angel investors also participated in the financing.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . Investors [and founders] will follow a power-curve, like any other data set. HubSpot doesn’t allow blocking of downloads and Docsend does, so we continue to use them. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With a focus on designing, building and growing mobile and web apps, Appetiser’s co-founders Jamie Shostak and Michael MacRae were endorsed by several clients who worked with them from the earliest days of their projects. TradeNow, an Australian pay-later financing option for trade businesses and their customers, is one such customer.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

I had an hour to interview Mike Hirshland of Polaris Ventures. Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. Venture Financings we Discussed. SGN games downloaded +17mm times on mobile devices.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 16, 2023

Atome Financial, a prominent consumer financing platform in Southeast Asia, empowers consumers across the region with versatile deferred payment options, intelligent savings solutions, and rewarding shopping experiences through its mobile application, Atome.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

million led by pan-African venture capital firm TLcom Capital. Other VC firms such as Global Founders Capital (GFC), Golden Palm Investments, DFS Labs, Ulu Ventures, Plug and Play and Soma Cap also participated in the seed round. The startup raised a $620,000 pre-seed last year from some of its existing investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

VC Financings: 1. Zong is obviously doing something right since they are now the preferred mobile payment platform for Facebook’s mobile credit offering but will compete against some serious guns – Boku has raised nearly $40 million from Benchmark, Index, DAG and Khosla Ventures – the A list of who’s who VCs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

At the age of 14, Jacklyn Rome saw firsthand how divorce can impact families, and how arguing about finances both during and after the process can impact children. Today, Ensemble is coming out of stealth with $3 million in seed funding from TTV Capital, Lerer Hippeau and Citi Ventures. Ensemble founder and CEO Jacklyn Rome.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Discord , the communications service that’s become the 21st century’s answer to MUD rooms, is close to closing a new round of financing that would value the company at up to $7 billion, according to sources with knowledge of the round. The new funding comes just months after a $100 million investment that gave the company a $3.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

“SoLo has created a community finance model that is groundbreaking and innovative – as demonstrated by our recent inclusion on the 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50 list,” said Rodney Williams, co-founder and president of SoLo via email. “As As a result, we cannot easily be categorized into traditional frameworks.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. They point to some widely known facts: financings & valuations are up massively over the past 7 years and non-VC money has entered the system.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2022

Jarkata-based Astro, which provides 15-minute grocery delivery, has recently closed a $60 million Series B financing round, lifting its total funding to $90 million since the business launched just nine months ago. Revenues grew more than 10x over the past few months and downloads hit 1 million, the company said.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On a recent winter morning in New Delhi, Rajan Anandan and Pieter Kemps were pacing on the floor of a five-star hotel, quizzing a group of over two dozen young startup founders about their goals. One founder set eyes on getting the most downloads in the mobile gaming category.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Bain Capital Ventures led the seed round alongside South Park Commons, Core Innovation Capital, and Operator Partners. Some prominent angel investors also participated in the round, including Opendoor founder Eric Wu and former Wealthfront CEO Adam Nash. Column Tax co-founders Gavin Nachbar and Michael Bock.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As part of its latest stunt, MSCHF, a venture-backed creative studio that’s smarter and more audacious than most, is poking a little fun at the venture industry itself — and perhaps publications like TechCrunch, too. Push Party’s round was financed by Founders Fund, with Principal Trae Stephens driving the deal.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Depression and anxiety were taking a serious toll on peoples’ well-being even before COVID-19, and the pandemic prompted more interest (and venture capital) in mental health startups. ThoughtFullChat is available for download through the App Store and Google Play , or through insurers and employee benefit programs.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

million in seed funding led by Gradient Ventures. Founder Tommy Dang started the company at the end of 2020 after working together to build internal low-code tools at Airbnb. Mage , developing an artificial intelligence tool for product developers to build and integrate AI into apps, brought in $6.3 Mage dashboard. Image Credits: Mage.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

It is a unique type of AI-first database using machine learning models outputting vectors, also known as embeddings, hence the name vector search engine, said Bob van Luijt, SeMI’s CEO and co-founder. million seed in August 2020 from Zetta Venture Partners and ING Ventures and since then has been on the radar of venture capital companies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Most recently, Facily closed on a $250 million Series D that was led by DX Ventures and Berlin-based Delivery Hero , with Citius as co-anchor investor. Glade Brook led its $63 million Series C financing, which included participation from Tiger Global Management and Hill House. That investment values the startup at $850 million.

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Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Last week , we gave some attention to the “why” behind convertible note financing for early stage startups. For those playing at home, you may find it helpful to download the sample term sheet from my firm’s website and follow along with the commentary. Amount of Financing : Up to $600,000 may be issued.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Fashion startup Virgio, co-founded by Amar Nagaram, former chief executive of Myntra, has raised $37 million in a new financing round as the young firm looks to build “a global fashion brand” from the South Asian market. Its eponymous app has already amassed over 100,000 downloads, it said. (On

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2021

The round is led by Owl Ventures, which closed over half a billion in new fund money just months ago. Other participants include LocalGlobe and existing investors, including TLcom Capital and Founder Collective. The financing comes a little over a year since uLesson closed its $3.1 million in Series A funding.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

The funding is being led by Teachers’ Venture Growth, the rebranded venture fund the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (a prolific investor for years in tech), with previous backers Index Ventures, Valar Ventures, Creandum and Redalpine also participating.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

The new financing was led by ABS Capital Partners, and follows three consecutive years of 50% year-over-year growth for Apptopia’s business, which has been profitable since the beginning of last year, the company says. Existing investors, including Blossom Street Ventures, also participated in the round.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

Arrington Capital and Cumberland DRW co-led the round, which also included participation from Coinbase Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Signum Capital, CMT Digital, CMS Holdings, Three Commas and a slew of others. The new investment brings Vega’s total funding raised to over $10 million, according to Crunchbase data.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He’s personally led more than 50 financing rounds. Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. Current round: $20.0mm Series-B led by Andreesen Horowitz, with USV and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. Competitors: Gowalla.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 31, 2023

This is Part I of a two-part series on Revenue-Financed Capital (RFC) for angels. The Basics Revenue-financed capital is risk capital that is not dependent upon an exit to generate a return. Most revenue-finance investors look to historical revenue in setting the amount of the investment.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Last week , we took the plunge and began dissecting an example term sheet for a convertible debt financing round piece by piece. Readers may find it helpful to download the sample term sheet from my firm’s website and follow along with the commentary. Same, except at the option of the noteholders (per the term sheet example above).

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. Related: 5 Financing Sources for New Businesses. As the founder of your business, you’re passionate about your product or service, but pragmatism must be part of the package no matter how brilliant the idea. Consistency is key.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Nishchay AG , former director of mobility startup Bounce, and Misbah Ashraf , co-founder of Marsplay (sold to Foxy), founded Jar earlier this year. The founders met several years ago when they were exploring if MarsPlay and Bounce could have any synergies. The app has already amassed about half a million downloads, the founders said.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. So, why should startup founders care about attracting and retaining a diverse workforce? Myth 1: Startup founders are young . Fastest growing 0.1

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Beatriz Acevedo, co-founder and CEO of Suma Wealth (Image credit: Suma Wealth). Some of the features include Sumaversity with master classes and boot camps on finance. The Credit Cocina, an activity food truck, helps users learn about their finances through their favorite recipes. It has also raised $3.3

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

With plans to raise a $25 million fund and more than $15 million already invested, PsyMed Ventures focuses on early-stage startups developing psychedelic therapeutics. ” (TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. You can sign up here.). Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The company, based on an open-source project that already has 5 million downloads and 8,000 websites using the service (and hundreds of paying customers, according to the company), is a variation on the browser fingerprinting technology that companies have been using for years.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Pyramid, which bills itself as a “decision intelligence” platform, today announced that it raised $120 million in Series E financing co-led by H.I.G. Pyramid got its start in 2009, when Kohl and co-founders Avi Perez and Herbert Ochtman secured a development partnership with Microsoft that evolved into a fully-featured BI product.

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