Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. LPs Still Believe Strongly in Venture Capital as a Diverse Source of Returns. That’s money that fuels our startup ecosystems.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

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. 6 investors on 2021’s mobile gaming trends and opportunities. million seed investment.

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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., Or click here to download manually. Let’s get started.

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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. . HubSpot doesn’t allow blocking of downloads and Docsend does, so we continue to use them. . Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal. Tim Friedman said,

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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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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. They can also download the financial data in the “slice” that they want. I believe we have the opportunity to build a large company.

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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.”.

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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. Yummy’s app can be downloaded for free, and the company charges a delivery fee or merchant fee. The total investment includes pre-seeding capital raised in 2020.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

As the child explores the FabuLingua world, more stories unlock, enabling more teaching opportunities. The company says it has more than 80,000 downloads, 15,000 registered users and over 1,000 families paying for the subscription. The service is available through a monthly subscription, and is available on Android and iOS devices.

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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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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

JANUARY 28, 2023

Goodbye, chief inspiration officer Also on Equity this week, the crew spoke about how venture capitalists are going to pay more attention to how portfolio founders are spending capital — especially around hiring trends. All to say, there’s definitely an opportunity to find talent if you are hiring. Read last week’s issue, here!

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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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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 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

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. “By

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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. Flux says its technology is supported by “all modern browsers,” requiring no downloads. In addition to funding, the service is also using the opportunity to launch in beta.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Although those endeavors seem to be bearing fruit, Amazon also had a failed venture, Haven, with Berkshire and JPM that disbanded after multiple internal issues. This actually opens up more opportunity for other players, because now that Amazon’s gonna be distracted, frankly, by a strategy that won’t go very far.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

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. Those opportunities are apparent in Discord’s explosive growth. To date, Discord has raised $379.3

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

If you’ve previously downloaded the app, please delete it and re-download to get the latest update. ” Download here. ” Download here. based Apple or Google account to download and use the mobile app. . Navigating Silicon Valley — OG Advice for African Founders , with Fast Forward Venture Studio.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

million in Series A funding led by S2G Ventures. Flashfood’s Series A investment included participation from ArcTern Ventures, General Catalyst, Food Retail Ventures, Rob Gierkink and Alex Moorhead. The app can be downloaded through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. . ” Image Credits: Flashfood.

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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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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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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2020

We found that new ventures require radically different talents and skills. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. They actively seek out businesses in markets they know nothing about, because they sense a huge opportunity for innovation or improvement. Key takeaways.

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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. With the OTC tool, similar to putting locks and cameras on a home, developers can download the API and attach rules to all of a user’s data. “The

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We’re] transforming the way that we talk about mental and emotional wellness, from something that is seen as a private burden to something that is a creative opportunity to exercise to create new aspects of your life,” Dowd, who used to be the head of brand innovation & collaborations at PayPal said. “We’ve

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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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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For those who may be unfamiliar, the term “startup studio” can be used interchangeably with “venture studios,” “venture builders,” or “company builders.” Just last year, Enhance Ventures reported that there are roughly 560 studios across the globe , representing more than 625% growth over the last seven years.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 29, 2019

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. You can also follow the Recount on Twitter , Instagram , and YouTube.

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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. Before Atomic, it wouldn’t be possible to understand someone’s tax position mid-year without them downloading a pay stub and sending it to you via email,” Nachbar said.

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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

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. 9 investors discuss hurdles, opportunities and the impact of cloud vendors in enterprise data lakes.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

SkorLife says the private, alpha version of its app has been downloaded more than 3,000 times and is growing organically by 50 to 60 new users a day. That surpasses its internal target by 7x and the app will be available for public download soon. The Jakarta-based startup announced today it has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding.

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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. “We saw an opportunity to help companies … transform the way people make decisions with data. You can only download so much data to a laptop.

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