A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
I’ve always been interested in tapping into the “crowd” to fund things that need to happen and that our current institutions can’t figure out how to support. Our investment in Kickstarter back in 2009 is an excellent example of that. In the last thirteen years, Kickstarter has helped direct $6.2bn towards creative work that would not have been funded by the legacy institutions that support creative work.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
HotelOnline , a Kenya-based Yanolja-backed travel technology scale-up that fashions itself as an e-commerce and digital marketing enabler in the hospitality industry, has acquired HotelPlus, a software provider with clients in 22 countries. The full terms of the transcation were not disclosed but Eric Muliro , who founded HotelPlus in Kenya 13 years ago is getting a payout and $1.9 million in shares in HotelOnline, which was valued at $24 million before the deal.
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Hunter Walk
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The Four (!!!) Checks I’ve Written The Company Since Saying “No,” Never Bought Me As Much As Saying “YES!” Would Have In The First Place. An Investor and a Founder Postmortem a Mistake. The common VC passes are pretty cliche. “It’s a bit too early for us but we’ll be rooting for you from the sidelines,” “We were intrigued and impressed but just can’t get there at this time,” or just plain ghosting you without any feedback.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Modulous , a U.K. startup that makes it easier for housing developers, architects and construction firms to configure and design modular homes to address the ongoing housing crisis , has raised £10 million ($11.7 million) in a series A round of funding. Founded out of London in 2018, Modulous said that it’s seeking to tackle a global housing shortage that could impact some 1.6 billion people by 2025 , as house-price growth continues to outpace income growth.
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AsiaTechDaily
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register BillEase , a consumer finance platform based in the Philippines, announced that it has closed an up to $20 million debt facility arranged by Singapore-based fintech company Helicap Securities. Earlier this year, BillEase raised $11 million in a Series B round led by BurdaPrincipal Investments, the growth capital arm of German media and tech company Hubert Burda Media.
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Entrepreneur's Handbook
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
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TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Winter may hve arrived early for AI and machine learning startups. After years of rosy projections, growth and investor enthusiasm, a new report from PitchBook shows that VC activity in the AI sector declined precipitously over the past few months. Deal value growth in AI startups was down 27.8% quarter over quarter in Q2 2022, with overall investments reaching $20.2 billion across 1,340 deals.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
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TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Magna International, a Canadian mobility technology company that builds sensor-based systems for cars like driver monitoring systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), is entering the micromobility market. The company invested $77 million in Yulu, an Indian shared micromobility operator, and plans to jointly launch a battery swapping service company.
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AsiaTechDaily
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Philippine-based shipping platform Shipmates announced raising $ 2.2 million in a seed funding round. The seed round was participated by Cathexis Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, Taurus Ventures, Capital X, Sketchnote Partners and other prominent investors.
Derek Sivers
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup. I was dating in New York City, and matched with someone named Kelly. We agreed to meet, so I called her to decide where. She had a miserable voice, creaky and weary, but I tried not to judge. I suggested we meet at a bar at 35th Street and 8th Avenue. Although she’s from New York, she didn’t know where that is.
AsiaTechDaily
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Indonesian hyperlocal online F&B startup UENA has announced raising an undisclosed amount in Seed funding led by East Ventures and backed by IDN Media and angel investors. UENA, founded by Alvin Arief and Roy Yohanes, targets to continue the expansion in Jakarta to reach many more customers and serve their daily food necessity.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Alima , a Mexico-based supply chain startup, raised $1.5 million in new funding to continue developing data-driven tools for businesses to source the produce they need and have it delivered directly to them. The procurement process today in Latin America is complicated and expensive, co-founder and CEO Jorge Vizcayno told TechCrunch. He explained that restaurants, hotels and catering companies typically have to go to crowded markets, negotiate with several vendors, verify the quality of the prod
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Andreessen Horowitz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
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TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Don’t forget that the code “EQUITY” can save you money on Disrupt tickets and TechCrunch+ access. And it makes us here on the show look good! Now, what did we get into today? Stocks are higher around the world, while major cryptos have risen sharply in the last week.
Tomasz Tunguz
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Ten years ago today, I wrote a post titled “ Choosing market segments on customer profitability. ” How healthy are the business’s underling customers? Today, that question matters more because of the recession than at any point in the last decade. Selling to very profitable customers benefits a startup. Account executives can charge a highly profitable company more than one without much money.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
In 2017, three entrepreneurs — Chris Hazard, Mike Resnick and Mike Capps — came together to launch a platform for building AI and machine learning tools geared toward the enterprise. Hazard and Resnick had been working on various AI and game projects for the U.S. military, while Capps had recently retired as president of Epic Games. The aforementioned platform eventually became Diveplane , which today offers products that create synthetic data to train AI systems, find anomalies in d
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Jason Malki
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
I had the pleasure of interviewing Mory Katan, A veteran JP Morgan team leader and frequent blockchain lecturer at Rowan University with over 10 years of experience in real estate?—?Mory is now the CEO of SliceSpace , a company seeking to revolutionize commercial real estate ownership with a platform that pays out rent on a daily basis. Thank you so much for joining us!
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Matt Cohen. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Matt Cohen, founder and managing partner of Ripple Ventures , was the founding investor of Turnstyle Solutions, which was acquired by Yelp in 2017. More posts by this contributor. As fundraising gets harder, founders should ask investors for a flat round. How to strategically manage your startup advisor’s compensation.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
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TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Ed Zitron. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Ed Zitron is the CEO of EZPR , a media relations company. He also contributes to publications like Insider and The Atlantic, and has a newsletter. More posts by this contributor. The Self-Driving Car Revolution Will Be Slow And Help Us All, But It Won’t Kill Driving Anytime Soon. Imagine yourself working at Apple.
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TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Rocio Wu. Contributor. Rocio Wu is a principal at F-Prime Capital. She focuses on early-stage investments in fintech and enterprise software investments in the U.S. and LatAm. More posts by this contributor. 6 investment trends that could emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Will China’s coronavirus-related trends shape the future for American VCs?
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