TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

There are also the founders who — within the same breath of their layoff announcement — will make it clear that they are still hiring for strategic roles. This workforce reduction further underscores that the venture capital firm is struggling to grow, both externally and internally. The StockX EC-1.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 22, 2023

GenAI, Developer-and Data Stack-Focused Companies Dominate List as well as 80% of ET30 founders are Millennials Five years ago, Wing Venture Capital introduced their annual Enterprise Tech 30—a list of the most promising, private enterprise tech private companies across all stages of maturity.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Register Australian carbon management startup Avarni raised $3 million to streamline the future of carbon management in a funding round led by deep tech venture firm Main Sequence. The funding round was also participated by Vulpes Ventures and Common Sense Ventures, Avarni said in a statement.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Transpose Platform and Shopify led the round and were joined by previous investors Jason Lemkin of SaaStr, Rajeev Dham from Sapphire Ventures, CRV and Alven. The company was valued at $680 million prior to this round, Gorgias co-founder and CEO Romain Lapeyre told TechCrunch via email.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Gutter Capital , a New York venture capital firm, closed on $25 million in capital commitments for its first fund to invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies focused on affordability, economic mobility and climate change. It was way harder than venture capital as a founder,” Teran told TechCrunch. “I

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Erik Torenberg is no longer the co-CEO of On Deck, a tech company that is trying to productize the community in a way that helps founders secure capital and advice. Torenberg, an early Product Hunt employee and the founder of investment firm Village Global, assumed the role only a year ago.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Schulman added: “Over the past year, we made significant progress in strengthening and reshaping our company to address the challenging macro-economic environment…While we have made substantial progress in right-sizing our cost structure, and focused our resources on our core strategic priorities, we have more work to do.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Such as your first SDR achieving quota, or the CEO/Co-founder being able to book customers themselves. If the CEO/Co-founder can’t book a deal, an SDR will have a tough time too. Prospective customers like talking to the people in charge.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

2022: The Aftermath In 2022 war, inflation, rising interest rates and a tougher economic environment–one not buoyed by historically low interest rates–brought an end to the long-term bull market in assets (the “everything bubble”), including startup capital. 2 A (temporary) venture capital reset? Higher litigation risks.

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

May originally announced an initial closing of an $83 million Series C in January , which was led by Mirai Creation Fund II and included Tokio Marine, Toyota Tsusho, Bridgestone Americas , as well as returning investors like Toyota Ventures and LG Technology Ventures. Together, they bring May’s total funding to $194 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Investor relations: For startups seeking venture capital, solid financial forecasting provides a realistic picture of critical metrics, such as annual recurring revenue, customer acquisition costs, and customer annual recurring revenue. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As the world moves into economic head-winds and geopolitical uncertainty, European founders must get used to taking tough decisions to ensure the survival of their startups. In this environment a lower valuation is no reflection on you. I’ve seen founders tempted to put off the raise waiting for things to change.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Masha Bucher is the founder and general partner of Day One Ventures , an early stage venture capital firm that backs customer-focused startups and leads their communications. Some want to make sure their existing founders have enough runway to weather this storm so they are prioritizing these companies. Masha Bucher.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Similarly, there’s no reason to be fearful about raising money, but like carefree cruisers at full sail, founders should have healthy respect for a process that’s not under their control. In this TC+ post, she discusses the current economic environment and shares “actionable tips for closing pre-seed to Series B rounds.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The funding was led by deep tech venture firm Main Sequence, with returning investors Vulpes Ventures and Common Sense Ventures. . Avarni founders Misha Cajic, Tony Yammine and Anuj Paudel. The Sydney, Australia-based startup announced today it has raised $3 million for its carbon management platform.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

Aiming to compete with Bilt in the nascent property renter rewards market, Stake , a startup that provides cash back and banking services to renters, today announced that it raised $12 million in a Series A round led by RET Ventures’ new RET Ventures ESG Fund.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

On the flip-side, mortgage demand recently hit a 20-year low after the highs of 2020 , but Truework co-founder and CEO Ryan Sandler reckons that the need for automated verifications is only going in an upward direction. ” Truework founders: Victor Kabdebon (product & CTO), Ryan Sandler (CEO) and Ethan Winchell (COO).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This week, Mary Ann interviewed Hans Tung , prolific investor and managing partner of GGV , a venture firm with more than $9 billion in assets under management. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto , a show that interviews founders , one that details how our stories come together and more!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

But that’s what startup Arena claims to do, fueled by a round of funding ($32 million) led by Initialized Capital and Goldcrest Capital along with Founders Fund, Flexport and a colorful cast of characters, including retired general David Petraeus, Peter Thiel, and Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel. Image Credits: Arena.

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Startup Blogpost

APRIL 7, 2023

Startups can not only survive but also grow in a difficult economic environment by creating products and solutions that address the shifting needs of their target audience. Consequently, venture capital firms may be on the lookout for exciting opportunities, making a recession the ideal time to raise an additional round of funding.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Last week at SaaStr, we unveiled the results of the Theory Ventures 2024 Go-to-Market Survey. This annual survey shines some light into the state of SaaS sales & marketing, offering a glimpse into how founders & companies are navigating the current business landscape. The average outlook score has risen from 6.1 in 2022 to 6.7

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

CEO and co-founder Bharath Krishnamoorthy tells TechCrunch that the new cash, a combination of equity ($26 million) and debt ($100 million), will be put toward scaling the business and providing Denim’s customers with working capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

And we have five more for you: Board already : Vinod Khosla’s advice for top VCs is to not sit on their founders’ boards , Natasha M reports. The risk of branding : Natasha M digs into the oh-so-biased branding risk in venture capital. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Startup pitching has become an existential drama, in part because so many founders exaggerate the size of the total addressable market (TAM) in which they hope to compete. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 24, 2025

Before launching Pivt , Lynn gained valuable experience at Bloomberg LP in London and Autonomy Ventures , where she excelled in securing startup deal-flow, managing teams, and driving value creation for portfolio companies. If you had to share, words of wisdom, with a Founder whos about to start their own startup, what would theybe?

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