TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

If you thought the fourth quarter of 2022 felt slow when it came to investment activity in the fintech space, that’s because it was. billion of investment dollars went to fund fintech startups in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, global venture funding reached $415.1 Specifically, global fintech funding amounted to $75.2

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

New investor Fifth Wall joined existing investors, including FinTech Collective, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Commerce Ventures, FJ Labs and NotreVis, in the round. In addition, the investment includes access to a credit facility with Apollo. Now Constrafor is back with another cash infusion of $7.5

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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. . Carbon cap and trade for developing world could spur massive investments — if it works. It will also hire more employees and open an office in the U.S. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It needs a couple of successful exits, which in turn drives angel investing as entrepreneurs growing increasingly wealthy look to help new founders building companies reach their own goals. It requires accelerators and incubators and coworking spaces to help nurture early ideas, and it needs VC firms investing across stages.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

A neuroscientist and attorney by education, with a genetics degree from UCSD and law degree from Northwestern, Khoury previously held roles as a geneticist, an attorney and a venture fund manager. “Despite the challenging economic environment, Soci has continued to thrive, innovate and drive value,” Khoury said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Suggesting that the market isn’t oversaturated yet, another data observability startup secured venture capital this week: Sifflet. million) in a Series A funding round led by EQT Ventures with participation from existing investors. and continue to invest in product and engineering.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Torenberg, an early Product Hunt employee and the founder of investment firm Village Global, assumed the role only a year ago. The company has raised tens of millions in venture capital from investors, including Founders Fund, Village Global and Tiger Global. Sources say a term sheet — a document — was put on the table.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 13, 2020

In fact, many angel investors or venture capitalists look for and respect the lessons learned by entrepreneurs that have survived a failed business. Investors learn too, and often invest in a failed entrepreneur a second time if believing that those lessons have been well learned, Success can teach lessons too. Including cash.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Recurring revenue is key Big Tech isn’t as safe as an investment as we thought, especially those more dependent on transactionally derived revenue, such as advertising.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

And the current economic environment, it seems, is playing more than a bit-part in this trend. Aside from lead backer G Squared, Truework’s Series C round included investments from Sequoia Capital, Activant Capital, Khosla Ventures, Indeed, Human Capital and Four Rivers Group.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Information reported in late August that Arctic Wolf was in talks to raise $300 million, making this round a decided success in a punishing macroeconomic environment. “In a turbulent economic environment, security will remain a top priority for companies. .

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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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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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

It brings to mind the AI Economist , a Salesforce-developed research environment that similarly runs millions of simulations to come up with plausible fiscal policy. For many — particularly small- and medium-sized businesses — the return on investment remains unclear. Image Credits: Arena.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

If you want the audience to invest some of their time and attention in your piece, you owe it to them to put some effort into the content. ECONOMIC: Consider the economic environment. That, of course, doesn’t apply to all lists, and some might have something worth saying. And how can they deal with it?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts, read project documentation, studied the economics, written crypto profiles, and spent way too much time on Twitter. Currently, I’m blessed that my portfolio is near all-time highs and I’m up 600% from my initial investment. You can invest in smaller projects later. Trust me?—?you

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We asked three venture capital firms investing at the intersection of proptech and climate tech about how a focus on reducing emissions can trim a building’s carbon footprint and offer new opportunities for returns. Anja Rath , managing partner, PropTech1 Ventures. What is your investment thesis for proptech in 2023?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

Late-stage investing has definitely dried up quite a bit… It’s just a matter of time before it sort of trickles down, but there’s a lot of cash in the system right now. Seed-stage actually persists even during economic downturns because people still seem willing to make small bets. You asked me for some categories?

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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

JULY 1, 2022

Backstage Capital cuts majority of staff after pausing net new investments. The layoff comes nearly three months after Backstage Capital narrowed its investment strategy to only participate in follow-on rounds of existing portfolios. However, effectively navigating today’s reality requires investment in long-term sustainability.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

That app is now is taking the next step in scaling its operations, as it looks to onboard 250,000 people off a waiting list it’s had going for over a year: it’s announcing £25 million in funding (around $30 million at today’s rates), an equity investment that CEO Jonathan Wolf said values Zoe at £250 million ($303 million).

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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. I had a lot of fun learning more about what Hans thinks about investing in addition to what he views as the best advice he’s ever received, and I hope you will, too!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In a keynote address Zennström gave a blunt assessment of the economic environment, while unpacking how he failed several times in his own career during tough economic conditions. Technology investment in Q3 is around 30% down on the same period in 2021. In this environment a lower valuation is no reflection on you.

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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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