TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Jambo , a Congo-based startup building Africa’s web3 user acquisition portal through “learn, play, earn” and democratizing access to crypto-based income-generation opportunities, has raised $7.5 Education is at the core of what we do because I think there is no shortcut in Africa. million in seed funding.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The company, founded in 2016, provides 24/7 live chat and telehealth, ship-to-home prescriptions, vet-curated items in its e-commerce marketplace and educational content and programs. The San Francisco-based company previously raised $18 million in a Series B round in March.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A flurry of fintechs emerged in hope of meeting that demand while incumbent banks clamored to step up their own digital games. COVID, despite all the terrible parts, pushed the education around digital banking — at least in our part of the world,” said CEO Bensoussan. For NorthOne, that only means opportunity. “A

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The banks and incumbents take advantage of that and make people feel like they’re not smart enough to manage their money. Flink is out to not only give Mexicans a way to invest, but to help educate them as well. We need to educate on a basic level.”. in terms of investing in the markets,” he told TechCrunch. Image: Flink.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

With a large population, Pakistan is geographically smaller, well-connected with fewer provinces, has lower regulatory barriers and doesn’t have strong incumbents,” Khurshid, who is originally from Pakistan, said via email. This allows Pakistani startups to scale faster throughout the country and expand into other markets.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We don’t want to be elitist, we don’t want to do this for a very small category of people because we really want to become the incumbent bank in the U.S.,” Banks are trying to become relevant, but students don’t buy the BS that incumbents are doing.” “We’re pretty radical about why we’re doing what we’re doing,” she said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Advance access to tax refunds serves as an interest-free loan, r educing the need for users to take out expensive loans or accrue credit card debt, Mandelbaum said. The product runs on APIs from payroll connectivity provider Atomic , allowing users to receive their tax refund earnings in their paychecks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Teampay will collaborate with Mastercard “deeper” going forward, Hoag says, to “mutually explore opportunities” that “enhance product capabilities at scale.” “With education and innovation, we look forward to bringing best-in-class ‘consumerized’ tools to the finance department.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Part of our mission at Draper Esprit is to democratize venture capital, as Simon would say; and [being listed on the main market] increases that opportunity. And Ireland is renowned for great education, whether that be in the south through Trinity and UCD [in Dublin], or whether that be the north through Queen’s [University Belfast].

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

C - Competition As a fledgling startup, you’ll likely be competing with other startups, incumbent companies that have deep relationships with FIs, and perhaps most critically, internal competition from within the FI. This is when the buyers ask “does this product really work?” within a given line of business you are selling into.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

s SB Opportunity Fund. Joining TTV in doubling down on their investment in the company were Owl Ventures, SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund, Mubadala Capital and Next Play Capital. One way we’ve outpaced others on user acquisition is by taking a bet on education when nobody else would,” he said. the company says.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

If it sounds frustrating as a salesperson, well, that’s what AcuityMD is here to resolve; to find opportunities for your sales process. ” “[Our customers are] trying to sell and educate surgeons about which products to use in which settings. “Instead we got 140 instruments in a surgical tray.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

The current ecosystem excludes far too many, denying economic opportunity and a shot at the American Dream to all,” said Kate. It is incumbent upon those of us working to build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems to put inclusion front and center, at the heart of everything we do. Because right now, it is anything but equitable.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

A recent survey by TechCrunch+ indicates that investors and founders are, instead of simply looking for attractive opportunities, increasingly putting their minds to building the foundations for an industry that can employ the power of psychedelics to change lives. It is therefore our goal to focus on the regulated paths (e.g.,

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

I wear multiple hats – scholar, educator, policy wonk, and connector/champion. Similarly, as an educator I’ve been blessed to connect with the very best entrepreneurship educators (stay tuned!). As ecosystem builders, we are new entrants coping with well-entrenched incumbents who are well-motivated to hold their turf.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 13, 2015

Earlier this week, we examined the trends in the major categories of startup investment including eCommerce, Software, Social Networking and Education. Where are founders finding unique opportunities to innovate? But which lesser known startup sectors are starting to raise venture dollars?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2021

Given the sudden extinction of snow days and yeast shortages brought on by student bakers in the early days of the pandemic, it’s easy to see how remote education extends beyond traditional school hours. Jomayra Herrera, principal, Cowboy Ventures (a generalist fund with portfolio companies Hone and Guild Education).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city? What are the opportunities startups may be able to tap into during these unprecedented times? What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 13, 2024

What I would like to tell you is AI is gonna, you know, be completely transformative for education. And, you know, I was, like, very, very proud of myself because I was like, “Wow, this is just gonna be such a great educational resource for him.” I believe that it will. And so I think that’s the risk.

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