Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. 40% of our deals are done in Los Angeles but 100% of our deals leverage the LA networks we have built for 25 years. but we give you the ++ of also having access in LA.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 8, 2023

Investments in Groundbreaking Startups Antler Elevate has invested significantly in groundbreaking startups, including Airalo , the world’s largest eSIM marketplace, Earlytrade, a liquidity marketplace revolutionizing the construction sector, and Two, a B2B e-commerce purchase financing solution.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

We believe that in order to increase diversity in the startup ecosystem, one thing that we must do is increase diversity — whether it be in regard to gender, race or geography — amongst angel investors,” said Hustle Fund co-founder and general partner Elizabeth Yin. To more people like Colorado-based Penn. “

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Filling out the round has been its own challenge for Curry, who has struggled at times to find opportunity, even among historic levels of capital flowing into the startup ecosystem, a distinction that has been less noticeable for black founders that still make up just a small percentage of VC allocation.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

ShareChat said on Thursday it has raised a new financing round that values it at over $2 billion, joining four other local startups in attaining the unicorn status this week. The Indian social network said it has raised $502 million in a new financing round — Series E — led by Tiger Global that valued ShareChat at $2.1

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

6 VCs talk the future of Austin’s exploding startup ecosystem. While building a company here between 1994 and 2003, I saw the Texas ecosystem firsthand and was excited about what it offered,” Smith told TechCrunch. “It We are here to help early-stage companies finance their assets,” she said.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Indeed, our tour is a key part of our investment strategy, as it provides us with the opportunity to really understand the dynamics of a particular startup ecosystem. This allows our network to share best practices and it also helps us as we look to further deploy capital in rising cities. (A: Tell us more!).” and Puerto Rico.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

However, historically most private equity professionals were former investment bankers and other finance professionals. Expert Networks. Expert Network firms source subject matter experts from various domains and pair them with clients seeking topical or industry insights. The expert network industry has grown an average 4.5%

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week sent ripples in startup ecosystems around the world, and it is emerging that millions of dollars held by African startups and venture capital funds at the bank were at stake, until the U.S. Sweep networks, and treasury management, are all top of mind.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

More posts by this contributor Reimagining The Network For A Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Silicon Valley dreams of unicorns. Thinking big fuels the entire startup ecosystem, and overall, it’s a very good thing. Still, not every startup is destined to go all the way, especially right now.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Early-stage investment as an asset class is maturing in New Zealand,” Suse Reynolds, chair of New Zealand’s Angel Association, a network that connects angel investors to business owners, wrote in the PwC report. “A Elevating Kiwi startups into scale stage.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Linda Moore is the president and CEO of TechNet , a bipartisan policy and political network. The startup ecosystem is unique. Those that do succeed graduate to other levels of financing, including angel or venture capital. Linda Moore. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. Bobby Franklin.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

If selected, you’ll have the chance to not only recruit, but also network with the other companies at the event. Incubators such as the one Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh started a few years ago are also a great way to jump-start your innovative ideas, receive mentoring, network, etc. Boulder, Colorado.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

In less than 24 hours, thousands of new startup founders from around the world will tune in to day one of TC Early Stage 2021: Operations & Fundraising. Want to build a better startup? Buy your ticket , join your community and learn the best startup practices from those who earned their expertise by doing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Sarah Tavel is a general partner at Benchmark, where she invests in network effect businesses with a focus on marketplaces and social, as well as cryptocurrency. While at Pinterest she helped it expand internationally, close its Series C financing and led three acquisitions.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. As information about COVID-19 emerges from research, expect to see startups like LynxDx at the heart of treatment solutions. RightBrain Networks. FreightVerify. Bedestrian.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Yeah, baby, we are ready to jump right into a jam-packed day dedicated to the growth and success of the entire early-stage startup ecosystem. Head to the expo hall each day to check out early-stage Startup Battlefield 200 exhibitors and sponsor booths. Welcome to the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt ! Expo Hall & Demo Booths.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Two Sigma is a technology and finance company in Soho filled with incredibly bright engineers and developers, so I’m really excited about leveraging that partnership in a number of cool ways. That product isn't money--it's their time, attention, sound advice and network.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Inside Plaid’s plans to build a new, global finance network. Smart growth tactics can put account-based marketing within reach for startups and SMBs. Global startup funding has soared this year, but a number of exits and large funding rounds are drawing new attention to India’s startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

As an influential figure in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem, Soyombo has access to almost any important deal in the market. I’ve built that network within the startup ecosystem and reputation as an angel always ready to help. How African startups raised investments in 2020.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. How did you get into the accounting and finance staffing industry? Increasing the diversity in our start-up ecosystem also requires a strategic focus.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Along with founding multiple angel investment networks and venture funds, my experience in the world of VC has allowed me to work with hundreds of global companies to inject millions of dollars of capital into the startup ecosystem. I’ve created 15 funds in the last year alone. .

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Much of this can trickle down into the startup ecosystem. TechCrunch’s Kate Clark has done a round-up of the largest “private VC” rounds of 2018, and there’s a whole other list for just $100M+ financings led by Softbank’s Vision Fund. I am expecting a downturn at some point.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We had a conversation about the role of incubators and accelerators (or the moniker of your choice) within the startup ecosystem. Education - Examples include General Assembly runs a substantial education program and YCombinator operates Startup School and First Growth’s Venture Network.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Like Salesforce, HubSpot also has a significant (albeit smaller) network of integration partners. social network profiles (e.g., Ideally, we wanted to pull in data from outside databases , including data about limited partners and more broadly the startup ecosystem (e.g., 4) CRMs focused on finance/investment management.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

The impact of an exit is greater when it shows foreign entrepreneurs that there are globally minded organizations helping startups like theirs get equal access to funding. That means having VC firms that spotlight international entrepreneurship and foster global expert networks. Open up that conversation with your portfolio companies.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

To get a better idea of the state of the tech ecosystem and the investor outlook for this city, we surveyed founders, leaders and executives involved in nurturing Bristol’s startup ecosystem. The survey revealed that the city has a robust renewable, zero-carbon and fintech startup landscape. What’s their focus?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

In January, the startup announced a strategic deal with Swiss real-estate firm Stoneweg , which pitched in €100 million ($117 million) to co-develop a number of “dark stores” in areas where Glovo already operates to improve its distribution networks and help speed up its delivery times.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

The first was in July of 2014, when we made the unusual move of raising and announcing another round of private financing while on file to go public. HW: You recently launched Coalition Operators, a venture firm + operator/advisor network to really help startups with more than just capital.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

2020 was a record year for Israel’s security startup ecosystem. Meanwhile, remote-working — which comes naturally to Israeli entrepreneurs — is “flattening” the world, giving a great advantage to normally distant startup ecosystems like Israel’s. And in 2019, Bay Area investors put $1.4

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I also recently joined another WhatsApp chat #miamitechlife that includes a local community of founders, investors, executives and local leaders to meet, collaborate and network while engaging in fun activities around Miami. Where do you see Miami’s startup scene five years from now? David Goldberg, general partner, Alpaca.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

The founders of Kopi Kenangan, the grab-and-go coffee chain backed by investors like Sequoia Capital India, Alpha JWC and Horizons Ventures, have become prolific angel investors in other startups , and their network will help GajiGesa onboard more employers, Agrawal told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Startups and VC. The startup ecosystem has traditionally been less-than-friendly to women founders and investors, but Mimi Aboubaker argues things aren’t as dire as the common narrative seems to indicate. Given that internet access restrictions and authoritarianism go hand-in-hand, the news is not a massive surprise.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. —– Greater Colorado Venture Fund (GCVF) is a $17M seed fund that invests in high growth startups in rural Colorado using equity and Flexible VC structuring.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. —– Greater Colorado Venture Fund (GCVF) is a $17M seed fund that invests in high growth startups in rural Colorado using equity and Flexible VC structuring.

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