TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round led by SIG Venture Capital, with participation from CE Innovation Capital and returning investor PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus. Ayoconnect says it is the only open finance player in Indonesia to be licensed by the central bank.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 22, 2022

I recently delivered my 2,000th session with the hard-charging leadership teams of 135 companies. The number one cause is a strong leadership team. Today, I’ll give you the flip side of strength and call them “the seven signs of a weak leadership team.”. There isn’t even a close second. So, what do I mean by “strong?”

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Vienna, 10 November 2021 – As the Impact Hub Network continues to accelerate the transition to a more just and sustainable future, we are excited to announce an update on our leadership team. Tatiana Glad, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam (since 2008), brings diverse experience to our global leadership team.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2020

One of the most important--understanding your business’s finances. Some business owners feel that finances are not their strength so they shy away from that aspect of their business. Leadership Equals Financial Literacy. You might even think it a good business decision to outsource the bulk of the finances and bookkeeping.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The financing comes 11 months after the company announced it had raised $45 million , as our own Ingrid Lunden reported last March. Leadership, it adds, is primarily located in the U.S. Interestingly, Genesis had raised less than $5 million prior to last year, mostly bootstrapping its business. Today, it has over 200 employees.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 8, 2022

Most commonly they are a bridge to a round of financing with new investors (outsiders). That is a real round of financing and it is not a bridge. While that can sometimes be the right answer for a startup, I strongly prefer bringing new investors/new capital into a company in every financing round. USV TEAM POSTS:

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 24, 2017

Use a method similar to the SBI Feedback Tool developed by The Center for Creative Leadership. The post Delegation, Communication & Feedback: 3 Critical Keys to Leadership appeared first on THE BLOG. Yes, as the owner, you’re in charge. Still, it works best to ask the employee for permission. Can I give you some feedback?”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Accurate forecasting informs your leadership team about the startup’s time and risk-taking capacity, facilitating informed decision-making. Alex has extensive experience working in finance operations, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity-backed companies.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 23, 2018

There is plenty of advice out there for employees about the importance of not mistaking good management for good leadership. But entrepreneurs also need to be reminded that good leadership is not the same as good management. The post Don’t mistake good leadership for good management appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

I have had the great pleasure of working with Matt Blumberg and the senior leadership team of USV’s former portfolio company Return Path (which was sold in 2019) for much of the last twenty years. All of this is outlined in the Bolster Founding Manifesto which explains why they started this company.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The top CEOs will be honored at the 2024 MO CEO Summit being held in Austin, Texas In recognition that companies, and particularly their leadership, can significantly impact society and communities, Big Path Capital announced its 2024 MO 100 Ranking. brand of pasture-raised eggs in the country.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2022

I’m a straight white dude who grew up in NYC and worked in finance. Doing so ascribes all the fundraising success and the leadership work underpinning it to the founders who are men, effectively propagating gender bias. Would and should you take money from people who don’t align with your values—values like privacy and bodily autonomy?

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

This blog covers a wide range of topics, including business news, marketing, finance, leadership, and more. This blog features articles from some of the most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, covering a wide range of topics, including finance, leadership, marketing, and more.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

This blog covers a wide range of topics, including business news, marketing, finance, leadership, and more. This blog features articles from some of the most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, covering a wide range of topics, including finance, leadership, marketing, and more.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Read on to learn how the rising cost of capital is affecting venture debt, what investors are doing to educate their startups about raising debt, and which kinds of startups are best suited to this form of financing. A strong leadership team can vastly reduce [the impact of] a crisis if and when it arises.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

It’s no surprise that salespeople and CEOs have different conversations with customers, but recognizing this played a key role for one EO member: “In hindsight, it was a bad idea that our sales conversations weren’t handled by senior leadership. Learn from their experiences. Don’t wait too late to hire financial experts.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Register A delegation consisting of officials from the Inter-American Development Bank of Uruguay and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance visited the startup campus operated by Gyeonggi Business & Science Accelerator (President Kang Sung-cheon, hereinafter referred to as GBSA) on October 20.

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OurCrowd

MAY 17, 2021

.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexa3D, the pioneer of ultrafast production-grade polymer 3D printers enabling the next generation in additive manufacturing, announced today that it closed financing rounds exceeding $55 million in funding. Read more here.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

FFI Ionix’s decision to stay and grow in our state is great news for Delaware and our leadership in the hydrogen economy,” said Governor John Carney. “We We recently announced investments in downtown Dover, and this expansion will bring even more activity to our state’s capital. About FFI Ionix FFI Ionix Inc.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 23, 2019

Finance and accounting was the most common area of concern (39%), followed by IT and technology (31%), digital marketing (20%), and business planning and strategy (25%). The post Finance and accounting biggest headache for small biz owners followed by tech appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2019

The one thing that reorganizations have going for them is that they are supported by company leadership. It’s up to product and innovation teams, however, to figure out how to channel leadership’s involvement toward the right initiatives. Convincing leadership of this fact can be an obstacle.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Register Baichuan , a Chinese AI startup, has successfully secured $300 million in financing, with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baichuan revealed on its WeChat account that this recent financing round succeeded an initial $50 million angel round. Tencent Holdings Ltd., and Xiaomi Corp. leading the investment.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. Every day, 5% of the entire online world (roughly 3.5 billion people) visits a customer running on the WP Engine Digital Experience Platform. Period, full-stop. And everyone else at WP Engine would tell you the same thing.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

Open the pathway to people of different backgrounds and experiences You might think that a career in venture capital has to be driven by a background in finance. Without any prior finance expertise, she managed to break traditional barriers and enter the world of venture capital. But that’s not necessarily true.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 7, 2019

She was the first woman to deploy with an Air Force bomber unit, and the first woman to reach the rank of brigadier general from comptroller (finance). But Vaught was a one-star general and, like me, had made a career in finance. Kathy Delaney-Smith is another mentor who influenced me and my leadership style.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 4, 2020

From webinars with real-time information globally, to amazing educational sessions on leadership, finance, self care, and employment issues—all were at my fingertips.” In just 10 days, they provided more than 500 meals ! . Andrea adds, “During this time of uncertainty EO has been incredible.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 9, 2022

It was super hard to get any kind of financing before, and it will remain so. You might see headlines of financings that don’t make sense to you but trust me, I have worse deals sitting in by inbox. Cultivate authentic VC relationships and a leadership profile over time. You should be all good. 9’s and 10’s only! VCs gonna VC.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2022

Afroricas creates content on finance management, social networking, careers, and leadership to support black women in their personal and professional development. Georgia is the strategic leader of an educational enterprise that stands for the social mobility of Afro-descendant women.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2020

This is especially critical when talking about finances—one of small business owners’ biggest challenges anyway. What you discover will make you a stronger, more competent entrepreneur ready to face leadership in difficult times. You’ll sleep better—and so will your trusted employees. An opportunity to trim fat from your budget.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

I wasn’t the first female member, but I was the first of any gender to hold these important leadership positions—and I believe that says something important about the ethos of EO and how the organization sees everybody as equal and of value. Getting financing for the contract was a struggle. Living every day. An evolving tribe.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

Register Global consumer finance company, Pepper Group , has announced its plans to enter the Indian market with a new fintech startup under the brand name Pepper Money. Pepper Money aims to revolutionize consumer finance in Tier 2 and 3 cities, leveraging the country’s impressive economic growth and a young, tech-savvy population.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

DigiFT was founded in 2020 by Henry Zhang, formerly Greater China CEO of East West Bank, deputy China CEO of Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank, and is helmed by a leadership team who has extensive experience in financial institutions and fintech.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

To continue its mission, the Miami-based trade finance company raised $7 million in seed funding and $75 million in a credit facility, led by Arcadia Funds LLC and Kayyak Ventures, to increase its credit line to $100 million. The company is able to show what kind of financing can be obtained based on the amount of data customers provide.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2022

We’re confident of KreditBee further consolidating its market leadership position in the coming times,” mentioned Atul Gupta, a partner at Premji Invest. The KreditBee growth journey since inception has been remarkable, and it has spearheaded many innovations in the consumer lending space. “The

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

million in a new financing round as the profitable firm looks to broaden its offering. Y Combinator later financed Cashfree’s seed round. Cashfree, an Indian startup that offers a wide-range of payments services to businesses, has raised $35.3

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Register Indonesian open finance platform Ayoconnect has raised an additional $13 million in its Series B funding round, bringing the total amount it raised to date to $43 million. Founded in 2016, Ayoconnect is Southeast Asia’s largest Open Finance API platform.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% out of its 33.6

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