TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

While other solution providers are facing challenging headwinds, DriveNets continues to innovate and execute on its vision to change the future of the networking market.”. “We have seen in the past couple of years some of the incumbent networking vendors starting to adopt our model,” said Susan.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

In a nutshell, Geopagos feels it is in the ideal position of being able to serve as the software enabler that can retrofit incumbents like large banks and launch the enablers like fintechs. This spells ample opportunity for payments infrastructure providers such as Geopagos.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities. “Sima.ai’s software and hardware platform can be used to enable scaling machine learning to [a range of] embedded edge applications. “Sima.ai

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

For example, a sense of needing to keep up with these technology advancements from leadership can be translated down to a VP of Consumer Finance who needs to grow a consumer banking app while battling fintech upstarts and who may be thinking about using AI products to do so–which your product could help enable.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

TechCrunch reached out to Dufétel to find out more about her plans as Checkout.com’s new president, including what’s in store for the company this year, her thoughts on the future of payments generally and why she sees so much opportunity in the U.S. We also asked how she felt about the comparisons to Stripe…and her answer may surprise you.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

“Enterprises crave control and visibility over the finances, and this not only helps the IT department, but [also] enables all departments to make better aligned business decisions,” he added. “With education and innovation, we look forward to bringing best-in-class ‘consumerized’ tools to the finance department.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Kentico was the brainchild of Petr Palas, who saw an opportunity to build a content management system (CMS) for developers using Microsoft’s.NET framework. has been a first mover and innovator in the space.” The incumbent solutions were designed for on-premise, monolithic architecture. “Kontent.ai

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Recognizing an opportunity for further growth, Vladimirskiy and Nerdio’s co-founder, former Microsoft exec Joseph Landes, decided to spin-off Nerdio as a separate company and sell Adar to a private equity firm in January 2020. . “The market timing for this investment is ideal,” he added.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In a recent survey by Zapier — not the most unbiased source, granted, given that the company sells automation software — about 44% of employees say that automation saves them time while almost a third (33%) say it enables them to accomplish more with fewer resources. After all, Jiffy.ai ” There’s some truth to that.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

With their new capital, the duo hopes to advance on their mission “to enable a seamless, transparent experience for financial institutions and their customers through an intelligent, opinionated and intuitive workflow platform.” ” “This is very contrary to the incumbents,” Yu told TechCrunch. “We

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

With the global insurtech market worth over $5 trillion, there are different opportunities to be tapped despite the presence of large incumbents. Root started off with the premise that many barriers, including compliance and capital, prevented software developers and businesses from building and innovating around insurance.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 28, 2021

One of the most memorable parts of the session is when modified shared with us that the most common pricing mistake in a land and expand motion is to cede too much value in the free/lesser product, scuttling any expansion opportunity. Sometimes, entering the market with a different pricing model disrupts incumbents. A hybrid approach.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

Businesses that operate fleets need to enable their drivers to pay for vehicle-related expenses when they’re on the road, such as maintenance, roadside assistance and gas. But Simon argues that the companies that sell such cards were founded decades ago with very little innovation since. Coast co-founders Daniel Simon and Andrew Woolf.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The financial opportunity of doing so is massive: an estimated $3-10 trillion in EBITDA will be up for grabs. Sales enablement to better equip contractors to close large ticket projects with detailed ROI and performance reports (similar to what exists for solar today). Community coordination to encourage whole-block electrification.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

” And this line was the classic motivation for all incumbents buying fintechs: “Why not just bring it in to our platform and get it to customers as quickly as possible?”. Some of the large banks have already been active, and the others need to ask themselves whether they are serious about innovation and digital transformation.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

The exuberant acquisition environment should enable some early-stage companies to menace their incumbents and take share, as those behemoths are distracted by M&A. Many of the most of apparent and immediate opportunities in the software market have been filled by now SaaS incumbents.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

YC-backed Curacel unveils new API platform that enables tech-led businesses to offer insurance. Quick thoughts : Innovation in Africa’s B2B e-commerce and retail space has been around the digitization of processes and BNPL services, but not much around cash overdependence and fraud. Website : [link]. Founded in : 2021.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 28, 2012

Many of the promising marketing and media innovations of the past six years, daily deals, subscription ecommerce, social gaming and social media, have been struggling. It would be foolish for any investor to write off consumer investing as a category because of the massive opportunity consumer internet companies offer.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 14, 2019

While incumbent competitor Mattress Firm began a process of consolidation and subsequently filed for bankruptcy in 2018, Casper announced it would be opening 200 retail locations across the US. Buyers now expect stores to offer an opportunity to connect with a brand in a way that is relational rather than purely transactional. “A

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Unvalidated Learnings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

There are two ways to size a market opportunity: top-down ( adding up the revenues of all the companies operating on that market today) and bottom-up ( coming up with an estimate for how many people would be willing to pay for the service, and at what price). How quickly can it grow to reach this minimum revenue scale, and beyond?

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 13, 2023

There is a unique window of opportunity today for a new 3D Creation Engine (aka game engine) to revolutionize the way we create games, film, virtual worlds, and simulations. Of course, this vision came to reality through the games industry (which is often the tip of the spear for technological innovations).

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

By providing these products as a unified strategic solution, the goal is to enable hardware manufacturers the ability to get to production volume without investing in the specialized facilities or headcount historically needed to manage electronic components. “That was the insight that Cofactr was born out of.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

The models of these B2B companies mirror their retail e-commerce counterparts such as Wasoko and TradeDepot, as they use tech-enabled solutions to digitize medicine distribution to underserved pharmacies, drug shops, clinics, and hospitals. As such, their growth has been rapid, Salient says.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Digital transformation is the name of the game these days, and companies that are enabling businesses to take a leap into the future, by helping them tackle their most complex operations, are reaping the rewards. OneStream ’s platform delivers exceptional customer value,” said Andrew Wynne, a principal at D1 Capital Partners, in a statement.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

But ClearBank’s existence underscores one of the untold truths amid all of that innovation: many of these new services have been built on top of legacy infrastructure. faster than those incumbents, and continue to expand it to more services in its home market, as well as take them abroad.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2022

Via email, he told me: “Over the last 7 years running Fintech, Crypto and Loyalty at Visa, we have been focused on how Fintech companies innovate on Visa’s global payment rails. Those apps are increasingly adding an ‘investment button’ that enables consumers to purchase US Equities.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

In other words, it wants to invest in early-stage fintech and enabling technology companies “where opportunities for early partnerships with financial incumbents exist.” And that’s ultimately the insight that we built a thesis on,” said Fitzgerald. Want more fintech news in your inbox? Sign up here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

While Nigeria and Kenya have been at the forefront of African fintech innovation, activities in Egypt are beginning to shape up nicely. “ Their market opportunity is also huge; Egypt’s transformation to a cashless society is being enabled by the unique products Paymob has built.” million Series A round.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

What has changed in the last several years — spurred also by innovations from companies like GoCardless — is the idea of it becoming something that is quick and easy to do, as easy as pulling out a card or cash from your wallet. “There’s been an inflection point,” said Clyde.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What are some overlooked opportunities right now? A great amount of talent is cultivated in the military, which has spawned innovative cyber, AI and machine-learning companies. Riskified makes e-ommerce easier and safer and enables a thriving e-commerce environment. What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

There’s still a haze of uncertainty surrounding blockchain games, so we reached out to several active investors in the space to get a clearer picture of where opportunities exist today and what they see on the horizon. Incumbents tend to be more wary of adapting new business models and gaming is no different.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It laid bare its weaknesses, and conversely, uncovered potential opportunities. Here’s who we interviewed: Clara Brenner , co-founder and managing partner, Urban Innovation Fund. Natalia Quintero and Rachel Haot , Transit Innovation Partnership/Transit Tech Lab. Shawn Carolan , partner, Menlo Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Socially connected individuals and platforms that enable faster roll-outs of successful products. Ones that offer amazing value (low relative margins) at high volumes that makes it nearly impossible for high-cost incumbents to compete. How does the incumbent respond? How do existing incumbents compete with that?

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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. So, by stepping up, we enable ourselves to go into more generous funds as well as tech funds [that] have a minimum bar. funds with an angle on technology.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Nothing drives tech innovation like sex. Hear from its creator Anatoly Yakovenko about the opportunities and challenges ahead as Solana seeks to take web3 to mobile devices in a push for mass adoption. Hear about the lessons he learned along the way and what he would do differently if he could start over today. with Peter A.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

4:03] Jambot demo [7:02] Human vs. AI creativity [13:37] Applying AI to design [14:31] Startups vs. incumbents Will AI replace designers? With AI, you massively open up the opportunity for creation. Startups vs. incumbents David: I want to shift gears just a little bit and move towards the business and market structure side of things.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

What are the advances that you anticipate seeing that are going to sort of change the way people interact with these, [and] enable new kinds of products being built? We think a ton of innovation is going to come from these companies. You know, incumbents versus startups. And they have distribution, so they should be the winners.

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