AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Register Over the last decade, the landscape of venture investing in the U.S. Team Asia Daily spoke to one such venture capitalist Jessie Wu , an early-stage investor at Upshot Ventures, in an exclusive interview, shedding light upon her investment journey while paving the way for upcoming startup founders and venture capital investors.

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Dream It

DECEMBER 19, 2019

million Series A financing round led by San Francisco-based Builders VC. Also participating in the round are Dreamit Ventures , Spring Point Partners, Red & Blue Ventures, and AWT Private Investments. This week, the company announced a $7.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

While the likes of Pipe are reaching multi-billion valuations , European revenue-based financing is experiencing as much of a boom as it is in the U.S. We saw an opportunity to innovate rather than simply join the herd.”. That’s money that could have been used for more stock, increased ad spend, or customer incentives.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. For one thing, the processes remain largely manual, with financing in this sector remaining reliant on emails, spreadsheets and documents in a variety of formats. The money to make it happen, however?

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In 2023, the industry attracted substantial investments, with strong financial inclusion and blockchain technology gaining acceptance in some countries. This investment came from a consortium of regional investors, including Northstar Group, Alpine Ventures, Patamar Capital, and January Capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2024

With passion, hustle, and these thrifty startup strategies, you can transform your vision into a viable product without relying on loans or financing. This approach allows you to collect valuable customer feedback without investing excessive resources in full-scale development. Remember, constraints can inspire innovation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, the bank has financed more than $430 billion worth of fossil fuel projects, according to the most recent Banking on Climate Chaos report , far exceeding its peers. Of that, it’s earmarking $1 trillion specifically for climate investments. Just in the U.S., Just in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Nigerian startup Xend Finance uses decentralized finance (DeFi) to address currency devaluation. This gave birth to Xend Finance.” Not only is Xend Finance trying to protect credit unions from fluctuation, but it is also changing how they operate. Image Credits: Xend Finance. Image Credits: Xend Finance.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Finance is a common source of both challenges and opportunities for a growing company. Learn these foundational finance lessons now to set yourself up for success: Avoid the sunk cost fallacy. You fail to consider the overall losses you might suffer in making further investments. Is yours at risk? blog channel. .

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. This gave me a front-row seat to the world of tech/innovation, and I began making some personal angel investments along the way.”

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Popularized by Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert, the invention wasn’t all that complicated: issue bonds with very high interest rates and correspondingly high risk, and use that capital to finance the wholesale acquisition of mismanaged, inefficient, and sclerotic companies. billion, against almost $2.8

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

That player, Crowdz , recently secured $10 million in financing co-led by Citi and Dutch growth equity firm Global Cleantech Capital, with participation from Bold Capital Partners, TFX Ventures and Augment Ventures. Put simply, Crowdz started out by giving small and medium-sized businesses a way to sell invoices for financing to funders.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. What Has Changed in Financing?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Let’s look at six reasons to invest in tech startups that hail from Ukraine. Today’s startups will become a foundation for a new layer of technology companies that will add significant value to the Ukrainian economy. It also offers a strong opportunity that can be accelerated with investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

During the Q&A I was asked about how I make investment decisions in early-stage businesses. I know that sounds trite but it’s the best way I can describe my early-stage investments. If I don’t do both then it’s highly unlikely I will invest. I answered in the same way I always do so I thought I’d just write it publicly. “I

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2023

This is the launch of a second MM Catalyst Fund (MMCF) that will focus on investing in Black-led startups as well as overlooked businesses across Massachusetts. The inaugural MM Catalyst Fund launched in 2021 invested in 16 businesses across Massachusetts that included Black-led growth companies and rural startups. economy.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

It is time to lean into the opportunities that are already in front of us to build our own Oklahoma version of the economy of the future. A snapshot of the 730 high-growth companies that i2E has worked with and invested in since inception tells the tale. Leaning In to Opportunity. By Scott Meacham. The OCAST plan succeeded.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. 2021 was a year filled with more opportunities for angels to interact and learn.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Fintech startup StudentFinance — which allows educational institutions to offer success-based financing for students — has raised a $5.3 million (€4.5 million) seed round co-led by Giant Ventures and Armilar Venture Partners. It’s now raised $6.6 million total, to date. planned this year.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

The Strategic Innovation Center (SIC) will serve as a hub for financial technology (fintech) and insurance technology (insuretech) startups. Stevens Institute of Technology will serve as the founding academic partner and Prudential Financial will serve as the founding corporate partner for NJ FAST. “NJ

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

For the better part of a decade, VC firms and growth equity funds have plowed nearly $42 billion into battery technology startups across almost 1,700 deals, according to an analysis by PitchBook and TechCrunch. What’s more, about 75% of the investments in that period happened in the last two years alone. The macro changes.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Bijan Moallemi, Joe Garafalo and Brian Campbell started San Diego-based Mosaic in 2019 after meeting at Palantir Technologies, where they worked on building out that company’s finance organization to 2,500 people and over $750 million in revenue. We are trying to create a Strategic Finance category. Mosaic raises $18.5M

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 23, 2021

Oklahoma-founded Alkami Technology proves that financial unicorns are not a myth. i2E and Oklahoma scored another first in innovation and entrepreneurship in April when Alkami Technology, our state’s and our firm’s first “unicorn” debuted on the Nasdaq (ALKT). We sold part of our investment and held the rest. By Scott Meacham.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Silicon Valley peer-to-peer car rental startup Getaround has secured a $25 million loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. The financing announcement comes one month after Getaround raised $140 million from investors, including SoftBank Vision Fund, Menlo Ventures, Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus’ Reinvent Capital.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Today we are thrilled to announce our investment in Orchard , a company dramatically simplifying the process of buying and selling a home with a modern, digital experience from search to close. Revolution has always focused our efforts outside of Silicon Valley to find investment opportunities and support founders in rising cities.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Register Binance, the llobal blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has invested in GOPAX, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange licensed to provide fiat-to-crypto services to customers. The investment was part of Binance’s Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), according to the announcement.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

million in equity and $25 million in debt financing. Fasanara Capital led the investment and was joined by Kube Ventures, ODX, Toehold Ventures, Wharton Fintech, Lightspeed Venture Partners Scout Fund, PRMM Inmobiliaria and a group of angel investors. million in a pre-seed round of equity and debt. The funding round was a mix of $1.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

When Keto Kitchen had good sales in the first quarter, Meyer went to the bank to ask for expansion financing and recalled the banker asking him what a ghost kitchen was. That told him there was an opportunity for a data-driven financing tool for these types of restaurants. Ghost Financial card app.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based human resource management platform, has raised $15 million in a new financing round as the Indian startup looks to further expand in the country and Southeast Asian markets. This is one of Salesforce Ventures’ rare investments in Asia.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Today, the Japanese investment conglomerate is announcing the launch of the SoftBank Latin America Fund II, its second dedicated private investment fund focused on tech companies located in LatAm. According to the firm, that fund has generated a net IRR of 85% — with SoftBank having invested $3.5 SoftBank Group Corp.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

There are many reasons for that, such as private equity and crossover investors investing earlier, or the fact that LPs in VC funds are affected by public market swings and could, theoretically, hit some VC firms to feel the pinch. could become even more attractive regions for investment. I am expecting a downturn at some point.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

Register Joseph Lee has a strong track record in the finance industry throughout his career to date. Together with the rest of the Kairous investment team, the firm has collected more than 80 years of investment experience within the private equity and venture capital space across Greater China and the Southeast Asia (SEA) region.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. Triet has a wealth of experience in portfolio support, angel investing, venture scout networks, advising emerging funds and startups, and has also been a founder himself.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 13, 2023

million Series B growth financing led by ABS Capital Partners with participation from existing investors Claritas Health Ventures, as well as Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, PTX Capital, and Kapor Capital. Over that time, ABS Capital has invested more than $2.5

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In an era of technological advancement and economic transformation, Northcentral Pennsylvania finds itself at the forefront of a remarkable development. The program aims to invest in high-potential regions across the United States, empowering them with tools and resources to drive economic growth and transform them into innovation centers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

This undisclosed investment is Google’s third from the $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at the continent’s early- and growth-stage startups, which the company CEO Sundar Pichai announced last October. The fund is part of Google’s plan to invest $1 billion in “tech-led initiatives” over the next five years.

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