TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

million seed investment. CRE Ventures led that round , but this time, the company, which has offices in Cape Town and New York, brought in a blue-chip group of investors spanning gaming, media and fintech. VC firm Konvoy Ventures led the Series A round. Carry1st has $4M to invest in African mobile gaming.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

For Lindsay Tjepkema — who has been entrenched in the world of B2B marketing for more than 15 years — the opportunity was massive. And now Casted has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Revolution Ventures. . But when you’re a B2B company or an enterprise company, the number of downloads doesn’t help.

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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. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing. Hootsuite).

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Download the a16z Guide to Raising Debt Thank You Your download will begin shortly. Or click here to download manually. OUR PRIVACY POLICY By clicking the Download button, you agree to the Privacy Policy. For corporate debt, normal venture counsel (e.g., Let’s get started.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Latin Americans seeking the ability to invest in companies trading on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange now have a new option in Vest, a startup that has launched a mobile-first brokerage app with zero-commission trading in the Americas. Financial services for investing and cash management in the U.S. Image Credits: Vest.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Zeni , a Palo Alto fintech company providing real-time financial services data to venture-backed startups, raised $34 million in Series B funding led by Elevation Capital. The new investment comes just five months after Zeni announced $13.5 They can also download the financial data in the “slice” that they want.

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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. He says they are just as selective on seed investments as they are in later stage deals.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Funding backers included Y Combinator, Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen, Canary, Hustle Fund, Necessary Ventures and the co-founders of TaskUs. The total investment includes pre-seeding capital raised in 2020. Yummy’s app can be downloaded for free, and the company charges a delivery fee or merchant fee.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Companies want to build for the pain point you never dreamed to disrupt; VCs want to invest in an emerging trend before it becomes a household name; and those breaking into tech are told to lean into their earnestness, because you never know who is going to answer your cold email. The 45-year old venture firm closed in on a $6.2

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Going after the some 83% of Americans that have a credit card , the app version was officially launched in 2019, and now the Atlanta-based company is announcing a $3 million seed round co-led by Dundee Venture Capital and Calano Ventures. I downloaded the app, and on the first day, saved $20.”. MaxRewards offers and benefits.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

While diversity and inclusion initiatives are en vogue in Silicon Valley, the reality is that access to funding remains a tightly-guarded gateway to success — and venture capitalists today are missing the mark when it comes to putting their money where their messaging is. Despite being a critical force in the future of the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Today, Ensemble is coming out of stealth with $3 million in seed funding from TTV Capital, Lerer Hippeau and Citi Ventures. Roughly 30% of Ensemble’s downloads were organic in people discovering the app in the App Store, she said. Ensemble’s users, on average, are tracking over $1,000 per month in shared expenses for their children.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 22, 2023

GEN member organisations include universities, district councils, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Xero, NZ Entrepreneur, Bridgewest Ventures NZ and many more. Like all entrepreneurs, he looks for and takes advantage of opportunities while managing risk.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Today it’s announcing a $12 million seed raise, led by Outsiders Fund and featuring additional investments from Bain Capital Ventures, 8VC and Liquid2 VC. The funding will go toward expanding Flux’s development team, investing R&D for additional features and increasing its marketing reach. Image Credits: Flux.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

The company attended pitch competition after pitch competition, raising about a total of $100,000, until one day in the summer of 2020 an analyst for musician Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures happened to be in the audience. By 2021, the app had gone viral after Jay-Z’s Marcy Ventures wrote a blog post about it. “We By the time it raised its $2.5

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. For those who may be unfamiliar, the term “startup studio” can be used interchangeably with “venture studios,” “venture builders,” or “company builders.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

million in Series A funding led by S2G Ventures. As for the new funding, Domingues says the investment will be used to support the company’s continued expansion in the United States and allow it to work toward a more sustainable food system. The app can be downloaded through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

This is a16z’s first investment in an Africa-headquartered company (the firm has previously invested in Branch and Zipline, companies with some of its operations in Africa but headquartered in the U.S). Carry1st also received investments from Avenir and Google; it’s the latter’s second check from its Africa Investment Fund.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Even as hundreds of millions of people in India have a bank account, only a tiny fraction of this population invests in any financial instrument. Fewer than 30 million people invest in mutual funds or stocks, for instance. Users on Jar can invest in multiple ways and get started within seconds. s recurring payment support.)

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David Teten VC

MARCH 21, 2024

However, because of the additional information burden we almost lost a few larger, more sophisticated investors that did not want to be bothered for a relatively small investment.” While pursuing my legal career, I began investing behind some of my clients and worked hard to build a small LP base. Inherent conservatism of LPs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2022

The Series B round was led by Accel, Citius and Tiger Global, with participation from existing investors AC Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Lightspeed and Sequoia Capital India. Revenues grew more than 10x over the past few months and downloads hit 1 million, the company said.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Returning with Acrew for the second round are CRV, super{set} ( the startup studio founded by Ketch’s co-founders CEO Tom Chavez and CTO Vivek Vaidya ), Ridge Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. The new investment gives Ketch a total of $43 million raised since the company came out of stealth earlier this year.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For hospitals and other healthcare organizations, it provides access to additional local staff, increases retention and creates part-time work opportunities. ShiftMed is the latest to grab some venture capital funding as labor shortages provide ample fuel for startups to deploy technology to solve this problem. billion by 2026.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For consumers, it is as simple as downloading the app and securely connecting their bank account using our open banking technology partner Basiq, to start tracking their carbon footprint [of every dollar spent],” he said. million), led by NAB Ventures with participation from RealVC. Image Credits: Greener.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Good entrepreneurs use the hidden opportunity of recession times to supplement their income or launch a new venture for a variety of reasons. Here, we’ll examine why recessions can be such a good time to explore your entrepreneurial interests: There’s opportunity in the short-term market. There’s more innovation opportunity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The new funding comes just months after a $100 million investment that gave the company a $3.5 Discord’s doubling in corporate value comes as the persistent, inept, American response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate the adoption and growth of businesses creating virtual social networking opportunities.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The open source tool has proved amazingly popular, with the company reporting more than 42 million downloads per month. 9 investors discuss hurdles, opportunities and the impact of cloud vendors in enterprise data lakes. Perhaps that also explains why venture capitalists are throwing money at the project.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Prosus Ventures, Alpha Wave and Accel co-led Virgio’s Series A funding, valuing the one-year-old startup at $161 million (post-money). Its eponymous app has already amassed over 100,000 downloads, it said. (On Virgio says it was founded this year, but hasn’t disclosed its seed funding round.).

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

By handling large amounts of data to analyze and benchmark lines of business, BI promises to help identify, develop, and otherwise create new revenue opportunities. Growth Partners, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings, and General Oriental Investments at a “nearly” $1 billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In just a few weeks, Revyze managed to attract 35,000 downloads. firstminute Capital, Kima Ventures, AirAngels, Nomad Capital and Ligature VC also invested. firstminute Capital, Kima Ventures, AirAngels, Nomad Capital and Ligature VC also invested. Image Credits: Revyze. But that’s not the next item on the roadmap.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This post is also live on USV.com as we announce all of our investments there with a blog post. He saw an opportunity to address that by filling the void in between them with news content that was made for real-time mobile consumption but had the journalistic integrity and production values of linear television.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

” — as well as invest in its tech and R&D and efforts to break new ground for new kinds of formats. And Meditative Story, which focuses on mindfulness, is being downloaded 750,000 times each month. Our success is linked to how we build content ecosystems where habit and human potential come together.”

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StartupNation

JANUARY 27, 2022

America truly is the land of opportunity, especially to people who grow up in third world countries and fight adversity every day while seeking to create a better life for themselves and their loved ones. Creating Popongo was one such opportunity, a chance to challenge myself as well as fill a need and connect people. Sign up now.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. The picture forming from Q1 2023 venture data is one of measured decline compared to the end of 2022,” he found.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Social commerce startup Flip is mixing live commerce mobile apps with real customer reviews to improve the buying experience and opportunity for the creator economy. Today, the Los Angeles-based company closed on a $28 million Series A led Streamlined Ventures. Our app is like if TikTok and Amazon had a baby.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

The funding comes just a few months after Bucketplace acquired Singapore-based online furniture platform HipVan , and Lee said that the company will continue to seek acquisition opportunities and strategic partnerships both in Korea and overseas markets. Image Credits: OHouse app. billion ( 2 trillion KRW).

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2022

E4E Africa, a South African venture capital firm, led the round, which welcomed participation from other firms such as Strat-Tech, Next Chymia, Untapped Global and Codec Ventures and angels like Ashwin Ravichandran and Kanyi Maqubela. million in seed funding a year after closing an undisclosed pre-seed round.

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