TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

We spent nearly three months pitching dozens of VCs, hoping to raise $3 million to $4 million in a seed round to hire our founding team and build the product out. When we spoke to many other founders, they all told us the same thing: Go raise, raise big, and raise now. Initially, we were excited. Lesson 1: Build big before you raise big.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Clearly he assumed that he was using some kind of username, and that it was a gang reference of some sort--like, "Young Blood" as in the bloods and the crips or something to that affect. What about pitch competitions that sound like Ancient Roman death matches? The person goes on to blame the uncommonness of the name.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The mission is the elevator pitch. And we know that the chief people officer role, CHRO—unlike maybe finance or sales—entrepreneurs have a harder time understanding what that role is, right? And then I also think with references, founders are typically showing up with their 5 to 7 reference questions.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

Like maybe don’t refer to yourself as a trailblazer when announcing that your company is shutting down). While the pitches aren’t as fast and furious, they’re still coming. Now, hubris on the part of executives is another story. The takeaway here? Humility goes a long way in life, and especially in the startup world.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Since then, the Coinbase challenger has become a critical presence in the crypto M&A world as it has sought to offer a lifeline to blockchain finance businesses wrecked by the sudden downturn all while backing young, ambitious efforts in the consumer web3 space as well. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. Building for Normies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

This led median valuations to triple in 3 years and led to this stupid phenomenon that people refer to as “unicorns ,” which I am convinced will the the thing most historians laugh most about in this era. The fact that I still see it referred to in pitch decks is farcical. Late-Stage VCs Pay Up.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

There’s no easy fix, but an emerging cohort of startups is pitching software as a way to potentially anticipate — and respond to — market shocks. One, Tive , provides supply chain visibility insights that ostensibly help companies manage their in-transit shipments’ location and condition.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Private market valuations, at any point in time, are not only a reflection of a team’s hard work and progress, but are also impacted by the financing environment. How do you prefer to receive pitches? What are you most excited about in the fintech space? What do you feel might be overhyped?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Since then, the Coinbase challenger has become a critical presence in the crypto M&A world as it has sought to offer a lifeline to blockchain finance businesses wrecked by the sudden downturn all while backing young, ambitious efforts in the consumer web3 space as well. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. Building for Normies.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Since then, the Coinbase challenger has become a critical presence in the crypto M&A world as it has sought to offer a lifeline to blockchain finance businesses wrecked by the sudden downturn all while backing young, ambitious efforts in the consumer web3 space as well. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. Building for Normies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

To that end, Breadfast , an online grocery delivery company that wants to become a regional leader in the sector has raised $26 million in Series A financing from an impressive group of investors. this past year. Why not do a marketplace model and go and aggregate from the bakery shops all over Cairo?”

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was mainly educated in accounting and finance. As the team is not from a VC background, the typical investment strategy for seed or early-stage fund on diversifying into a portfolio of companies and then follow-on investments into potential winners is simply not in our DNA who came from corporate finance and business advisory background.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. in my alternative financing panel next week for TC Sessions: Justice. In fact, raising money can cost you money, in the form of that sweet, sweet ownership and equity. Does YC care at all?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

As a VC, burn rate is one of the most discussed topics I have with teams who are pitching me for raising capital and it is one of the most common discussions points I have with founders in companies that I’ve backed. Usually when an investor is asking you your burn rate he or she is referring to net burn — what cash are you consuming.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Branded’s pitch is that it can use that expertise in building online businesses to grow its stable of sellers and brands better than they might be able to do on their own. “We he left almost exactly a year ago, after the fund had started to come under a lot of scrutiny ).

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Be specific in this elevator pitch of your business. Financing is a common need for new businesses, as the startup costs for new ventures can be much higher than inexperienced entrepreneurs understand. This is also a good place for charts, graphs and other points of reference. What market or kind of customer will you cater to?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Kruze Consulting, an accounting firm for startups, mined through over 750 companies’ finances, which includes upward of $300 million in quarterly revenue and over $750 million in quarterly spend. Code reveals references to a ‘paid blue badge’ Three months ago, he was laid off from Twitter. Now his competing app Spill is funded.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2021

While I don’t know for sure, I can only presume that what is being referred to is ScaleFactor’s $60 million Series C raise in August 2019 that was led by Coatue Management. Pilot CEO Waseem Daher tears down his company’s $60M Series C pitch deck. ScaleFactor crashed and burned last year.).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Before Backstage, Hamilton was a production coordinator and tour manager for musicians (she continues to pepper music references into her work as an investor). As for financing, Hamilton initially bootstrapped the company and, within the first 100 days, raised a $500,000 angel round. The Runner team provided the pitch deck. “It’s

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture. Investor Marlon Nichols and Wonderschool’s Chris Bennett on getting to the point with a pitch deck. ” you can bet that some small part of them meant it sincerely.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. It included some well known firms that made me come for a team pitch and then only gave me literally 15 minutes when we’d scheduled an hour. My blog was wiped out. I wasn’t feeling it.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The average Copper customer is 15 years old and often refers another friend, not including their own siblings, according to the company. Since its launch, Copper has been seeing about 70% month-over-month growth and about 70% of users are being drawn to the platform through “organic word of mouth,” Behringer said. In emulating Snap!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting. At TechCrunch Early Stage, she led a session on how to nail your virtual pitch meeting. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting. Alexa von Tobel outlines how founders should manage personal finances.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Spend time researching your buyers and not just pitching them. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. When I was reading the Fab.com website I noticed that the CEO refers to Fab’s “one thing” as being design.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. Remember that you will have total control over who can see this material.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Exclusion of Demo Days from Being Considered a “General Solicitation” – Demo Days in which startups fundraising “pitch” to potential investors have long been problematic due to restrictions on “general solicitations” applicable to several of the exemptions. Dror Futter is a partner in the Rimon, PC law firm.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2013

Pitch-it-myself test : I stop a few partners in the office and give them the pitch to test their reactions. In a sense, I’m getting their cursory opinions and some skewed market feedback, but I’m also testing the pitch, the go-to-market and the top level attractiveness of the company. How might a startup disrupt this market?

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2014

You''ll get an entrepreneur who has raised one and only one round of financing in his or her entire life--all from relatively unsophisticated individuals, giving fundraising advice. In common parlance, "VC" refers to someone who is an investor--who can do a deal. Same works with pitch events. This means you have a pool of money.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

And I always encourage entrepreneurs to do reference checking. The most tempting thing to do in a financing is to find two investors to split a deal. Always Pitch Outsiders for Follow Ons. So it seems strange advice for me to recommend that you pitch outside investors first for follow on investments.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 29, 2011

I had an interesting conversation with an entrepreneur last week about how he decided which VCs he was going to pitch. So, if your connection can't really speak that much to what you're doing, or you want to save them time, feel free to just point me to LinkedIn and tell me who we know in common that you think would provide a good reference.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The other factor that is constraining external fundraising is existing investors providing bridge financing, either in the form of convertible notes or round extensions. Are you open to cold pitches? In some cases, this is postponing the inevitable. How can founders reach you? Reach me at martha@brewerlane.com.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We are setting up the following process: every time a company mails us their pitch or further information, we send to a special email, e.g., inbound(@)versatilevc.com. It’s also helpful for identifying people with whom we can do reference checking. 4) CRMs focused on finance/investment management. RRM=Draft a response for me.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 21, 2021

In i2e1, though I was hired as a UX designer, I collaborated with other teammates and took care of the branding, print design, offline and online marketing collaterals, marketing strategy, pitch presentations, and more. Every person comes with a unique background and mindset. Choose your startup wisely, and don’t be afraid.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

board of directors as part of this financing. to pitch to a diverse set of customers. This latest round, which included ACVC Partners, Amplo and strategic investors Honda Motor Co., Goodyear Ventures and Sungwoo Hitech, has pushed Helm.ai’s valuation to $431 million. The company has raised $78 million , to date.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

If you caught the last few Equity episodes , some of this will be familiar, but we wanted to put a flag in the ground for later reference as we cover startups for the rest of the year. At least 18 companies in the group name-dropped no- and low-code in their pitches. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

Kroo’s pitch is that it removes friction from financial interactions with friends and family, and throws in some environmental initiatives as well, such as tree planting. It has now raised $24.5 million (£17.7 million) in a Series A funding round led by Rudy Karsan, a high-net-worth tech entrepreneur and founder of Karlani Capital.

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