StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts. We continued with transparent and empathetic customer communication and recognized the importance of investing in technology to help with effective shipping and preventing disruptions.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

Unveiling the Capsule report at the Empowering Young Women event To mark the completion of the programme, Capsule hosted the Empowering Young Women event on February 11, 2025, at Impact Hub Bucharest where the reports key findings were presented. Beginners need foundational knowledge in business planning, marketing, and finance.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 31, 2025

This brings transparency to campaign financing while underscoring ROI. The customizable templates allow users to present cross-platform data in a visually appealing way, making it easier to communicate insights and tailor deliverables for each client's unique needs. Like any good friend, ReportGarden has its quirks.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

Peter Lewis , Chief Marketing Officer, Strategic Pete Legal Expertise Fuels Investment Career I started with a deep interest in law, especially ERISA, which deals with retirement plans and fiduciary responsibility. I applied everything I knew about law and regulation to help clients make smart, informed investment choices.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Free cash flow is important when the buyer intends to finance the purchase using the revenue from the purchased company itself. 4. Replacement Value: This is one of the best ways to create some minimum value, especially for young companies, where the investment in technology has been heavy and the life span of the technology is long.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. It offers business and productivity tools that run the gamut from sales and marketing to finance and legal to IT and analytics.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Our investment in Kickstarter back in 2009 is an excellent example of that. Our interest in web3 which started back in 2011 was also grounded in the idea that new forms of funding are necessary to finance innovation and creative work. And that is why Regenerative Finance (aka ReFI) is so interesting to me.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

Yesterday MiTú Networks announced that Upfront Ventures led a $10 million financing in what is now the largest producer of Latino online videos – primarily driven through YouTube. originally raised $3 million in financing from some of the smartest people in the industry including Peter Chernin, Allen DeBevoise and Shari Redstone.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

million seed round and a student loan financing facility of $25 million from Nigerian financial institution Sterling Bank. With Decagon, Nwobi is charting new territory in the fast-paced startup world after years of investing via his seed-stage firm called L5Lab. Today, Decagon is announcing its $1.5 Canada, the U.K., and Germany.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The showcased solutions included Tomtit for rural finance, Goose for supply chain finance, and Lark for automated credit line management. These solutions were specifically designed to assist SMEs in overcoming financing barriers and enhance the accessibility of financial services for MYbank’s 50 million SME clients.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking.

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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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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

A lean approach eliminates wasted resources by validating your idea before heavy investments. Presenting a clear, detailed plan to potential investors or partners demonstrates your commitment and enhances confidence in your startup’s potential to overcome any upcoming challenges.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself. LA By The Numbers.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 30, 2024

And we are thrilled to announce today that we have co-led Valar’s Seed and Series A financings, alongside partners at Pear VC and DCVC. They have become fixtures at national oncology conferences, presenting data and collecting feedback. AI in healthcare: bicycles for expert minds Where will AI impact healthcare first?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.). and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Simultaneously , they announced that the fund had invested $1.5 The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide. During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It’s not dissimilar to venture capital investments — you give a promising company (or person) the money that they need to grow, assuming that eventually, you’ll recoup your investment and turn a sizable profit. “Six months later, they [do another deal] because they see the success of reinvesting in themselves.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Drawing from my legal expertise as head of Wayra X, Telefónica’s investment vehicle and conversations with founders at the negotiation table, this is my advice for dealing with CVCs. CVCs also shouldn’t go against the grain of the wider investment world; their size doesn’t allow them to operate outside of standard processes.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

During the ‘2023 HUB Day,’ startups presented their innovative ideas and business models to a diverse audience, including government development and investment agencies, startup support entities, venture capitalists, and accelerators.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. This initiative will primarily focus on startups in the series B and series C funding stages.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products. Today, the company is announcing that it has closed $10 million in Series A investment. Appzone is a fintech software provider.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 9, 2024

M aniv touts its track record as one of the first institutional investors to establish a global, early-stage investment strategy on the intersection between mobility, transportation, and energy. The second theme is the tipping point occurring in the market-driven decarbonization of transportation due to private sector incentives.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

CB Insights forecasts a roughly 20% drop in total VC investments from Q1 to Q2, leaving ambitious young companies scrambling to fight for scraps. You probably presented a minimum viable product and initial consumer research, and were backed for that. When it becomes repeatable, you can scale it.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The contribution of these enterprises is pivotal to the country’s economy yet they remain underserved by traditional banking institutions making it hard for them to access the financing needed to grow. It used the financing to fund its growth which included adding Leja to its portfolio.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Sunlight Financial, which offers point-of-sale financing for residential solar systems, has raised north of $700 million in venture capital, private equity and debt. There are enough SPACs on the hunt today that they would be noisy even if they were not time-constrained investment vehicles. It has a history as an operating entity.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Leading this financing endeavor were Japan’s venture capital firm, SBI Investment Co. and Global Hands-On VC (GHOVC), a collaborative venture capital entity with a track record of successful semiconductor investments that span the Japan-United States nexus. Sakyasingha Dasgupta.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

But two months into 2020, the pandemic did an excellent job of lowering expectations as investment activities from local and international investors slowed down. Venture capital investment in Africa predicted to reach a record high this year. It wasn’t a bad year, though. African startups nearly raised $1.5 billion and $2.8

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Nestcoin , a company founded last November that builds, operates, and invests in web3 applications, wants to be pivotal in this transition and has raised $6.45 “The goal was to be present in 30-plus African countries and have millions of users,” he told TechCrunch in an interview. million pre-seed to that end.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

AfricInvest, through its Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) and French-based development finance institution Proparco, co-led the early-growth round. This brings GOMYCODE’s total financing to $8.85 One of its investors from the seed round, Wamda Capital, doubled down in this new financing.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Valar Ventures led the investment, which brings Neo’s total funding to $234.7 It expanded into investing in April with a private wealth management product, and plans a mortgage offering for later this year as part of its effort to be a “one-stop shop for all financial services for Canadians and retailers.” .

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

Hosted by Shanghai, the event has etched its reputation for encompassing a diverse spectrum of themes, ranging from AI, blockchain, digital payments to sustainable finance and beyond. With its sheer magnitude, the festival encompasses a sweeping spectrum of topics, enveloping everything from artificial intelligence to sustainable investing.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

That frees up more resources—money and time—to invest in the businesses. Even the most user-friendly cloud service might present a challenge at some point. Cloud computing typically costs far less than maintaining equipment and software, and programs can be up and running quickly. How to Get Started with Cloud Computing.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

MoveinSync’s Strategic Funding Round This financing round is intended not only for growth but also to provide an opportunity for some of its early investors to partially exit. According to a presentation for investors, MoveinSync boasts over 450,000 monthly active users and facilitates more than 2.5 million trips each month.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Register Karakalpakstan , a region in Uzbekistan, outlines plans to allocate $200 million in soft loans to support companies and establish a Youth Socio-Economic Center in the Khojaili district, with an investment of 1 trillion soums. in foreign currency and 12% p.a. in national currency.

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