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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Dream It

APRIL 8, 2020

Founders planning near-term fundraising rounds need to understand that an economic downturn is one of the most difficult times to pitch to investors. If the investors don’t seem to be on board at the end of your pitch, ask them what milestones they would like to see you achieve to get them to write you a check in the future.

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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. Then create a purpose-drafted pitch for that particular investor to ensure you show alignment in your interests. Masha Bucher. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

Between his roles as co-leader of Mayfield Fund’s engineering biology practice and founder at IndieBio, Arvind Gupta reviewed approximately 470 startup pitches last year. It’s just different in different economic environments, it’s never shut, so to speak. The exit value is what drives it all.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

“In a turbulent economic environment, security will remain a top priority for companies. ” The debt brings Arctic Wolf’s total raised to $900 million, $499 million of which is venture capital. ” The debt brings Arctic Wolf’s total raised to $900 million, $499 million of which is venture capital.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck. 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. What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck. by Ashish Kakran.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

Startups and VC Also today, we are releasing the final episode of our Inside Startup Battlefield podcast miniseries , which is all about TechCrunch’s pitch competition. The risk of branding : Natasha M digs into the oh-so-biased branding risk in venture capital. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the winner is announced!

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