TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

The company announced today it has raised $10 million in Series A funding co-led by Alpha Wave Incubation and edtech-focused GSV Ventures. The round also included participation from returning investors Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and AC Ventures. This marks the first time both have made an investment in Indonesia.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Opeyemi Awoyemi , one of Nigeria’s well-known serial founders, is back with another outfit. Awoyemi choosing this route is quite interesting, especially as many African founders either launch syndicates or venture capital funds post- or during their entrepreneurial journies.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. Right here.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

From a young age, Will Bruey, the co-founder and chief executive of Varda Space Industries , was fascinated with space and running his own business. So when the former SpaceX engineer was tapped by Delian Asparouhov and Trae Stephens of Founders Fund to work on Varda, he didn’t think twice. Bruey spent six years at SpaceX.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Chroma , a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium. However, in 2013, Stone and the others shifted their focus to individual startups. Chroma did.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The three competitively selected entrepreneurial ventures espoused Maesa’s mission of out-of-the-box thinking that helps find unmet consumer needs that could be fulfilled through innovative beauty products. Following completion of the program, each venture received a $35,000 grant to take their business to the next level.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Boost Biomes , the Y Combinator-backed developer of microbiome-based bio-fungicides and bio-pesticides for agricultural applications, has added $2 million in funding and picked up a new strategic investor in Japan’s Universal Materials Incubator.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

It is clear that Black, women, Latinx and LGBTQ+ startup founders face an uphill battle when it comes to getting a share of the VC investment pie in Silicon Valley. It’s working with another Indy based VC firm, Allos Ventures , and Paul Ehlinger from Allos will be a venture partner at Sixty8.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

For example, Maestro ’s founders partnered with PEVCtech to organize a dinner strictly for Partner/Principals of PE/VC firms. Jordan Hauer, Co-founder and CEO, Amass Insights , suggested, “Act as an external company scout for free and feed some dealflow to funds. Organize a roundtable or dinner strictly focused on your target market.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s a known fact that the number of venture dollars flowing to Black and Latinx founders is dismally low. 31, Black and Latinx founders had raised $2.3 billion in funding that had gone to all founders up until that point in 2020. . billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019. of the total $87.3

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“We partner with the investment groups at the agencies,” said company founder and chief executive, Ari Bloom. As part of the round, actor, activist, and author Hill Harper has joined the company as a co-founder and as the company’s chief strategy officer. “Hill is my co-founder. The Honest Co.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It seems that every internet company and their dog have at least one venture capital (VC) arm under their wing, with the likes of Google Ventures (now GV), Microsoft Ventures (now M12), Salesforce Ventures , Twilio Ventures , and Zoom Ventures all serving their corporate namesakes potential cash cows via hundreds of equity investments.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

The Mumbai-based startup announced today that it has raised $36 million in equity and debt led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, DMI Sparkle Fund, along with returning investors Chiratae Ventures and Dream Incubator Japan. For founders without the right network, it’s hard to find investors.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2021

she joined the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, where she developed a first-of-its-kind EV Network Technician Training Curriculum. Shortly after, Terry and Ellis were accepted into Elemental Excelerator’s startup incubator and have landed contracts with major EV charging network providers like EV Connect and SparkCharge.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2023

This remarkable achievement has now propelled its visionary founders, Donggyun Ko, Chaeyoung Lee, and Donghwan Shin, onto the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list in consumer technology. With a laser focus on meeting the evolving needs of millions of Gen MZ users, Noutecompany continues to soar to new heights.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

CloudNatix founder and chief executive officer Rohit Seth. The round was led by DNX Ventures, an investment firm that focuses on United States and Japanese B2B startups, with participation from Cota Capital. Existing investors Incubate Fund, Vela Partners and 468 Capital also contributed. million in seed funding.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It needs a couple of successful exits, which in turn drives angel investing as entrepreneurs growing increasingly wealthy look to help new founders building companies reach their own goals. It requires accelerators and incubators and coworking spaces to help nurture early ideas, and it needs VC firms investing across stages.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 15, 2021

ACT Tulsa is very intentional about creating an on-ramp to trust with founders who are Black and Brown. ACT Tulsa, the six-month cohort-driven accelerator program aimed at cultivating underestimated founders located in Tulsa and beyond, is up and running with its inaugural cohort of nine startup companies. Building trust.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Here’s who we spoke to: Cormac Quinn , founder & CEO, loyalBe. Alan Carson , CEO, Cloudsmith.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

They include high-profile crypto and web3 investors such as Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research (FTX) and Distributed Global. We are pleased to partner with MARA as it embarks on building a digital financial system for Sub-Saharan Africa,” says Schuster Tanger, co-founder of TQ Ventures, one of the investors, in a statement.

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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. Yesterday, I spoke at Columbia Business School.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

With only two venture capital firms operating in the capital of Zagreb, the startup scene is still young, but the country’s relatively recent EU membership has given it access to a growing set of direct investment instruments. Vedran Tolic , founder & CBO, Q agency. Vedran Blagus , investment manager, South Central Ventures.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

OMERS Ventures’ Principal Michelle Killoran has long been looking for a construction tech startup to invest in. Toronto, Ontario-based OMERS Ventures is the VC arm of OMERS, the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees. We are simply a learning lab for the founders,” he told TechCrunch. billion in revenue in 2020.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 27, 2022

Silicon Valley investor Peter Relan, who helped incubate the company in 2018 (he also helped get Discord off the ground and served on its board until 2020), likens it to a “fully autonomous” call service center.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 4, 2023

Consider alternative funding sources such as grants, crowdfunding, loans, and incubators. Consider alternative funding sources Investors are not the only source of funding for your business. Each funding source has its pros and cons, so research and compare them to find the best fit for your business.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

” Dambrot’s perception led him to pitch KPMG Studio, KPMG’s internal accelerator, on funding and incubating a software startup to solve the challenges around AI security and compliance. To date, Cranium, which launches out of stealth today, has raised $7 million in venture capital from KPMG and SYN Ventures.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program. FFA is an extension of the Founders Factory organisation that has invested in more than 130 companies globally.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

During the launch event on December 4, 2023, the DTI revealed the Incubation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Assistance (IDEA) Program and the Accelerating Development, Valuation, and Corporate Entrepreneurship (ADVanCE) Program. Both initiatives are specifically tailored to push the creative sector. .”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Its proximity to London has meant that it is a good alternative for founders looking for a more affordable stay while letting them tap the capital’s financial resources. Pete Read , CEO and founder, Persona Education. Mathieu Johnsson , CEO and co-founder, Marble. investors, founders, lawyers, designers)?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Their startup, five-month-old SourceWiz, said on Thursday it has raised $3 million in a round led by Blume Ventures and Falcon Edge Capital’s Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI). (A That’s the problem that attracted three entrepreneurs — two of whom worked at Zomato previously and one as an investor at Bessemer.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

Register AHG Lab , an independent venture builder based in the Philippines, has successfully raised $4 million in a pre-Series A funding round to expand its portfolio of ventures and programs. million in its seed round in 2021, with support from Philippine’s venture capital investor Foxmont Capital Partners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Microsoft has today announced plans to support 10,000 startups in Africa over the next five years through a series of initiatives including partnerships with accelerators and incubators across the continent. Microsoft said that it is already working with Banque Misr, Global Venture Capital and Get Funded Capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

Postmates founder Bastian Lehmann’s new crypto startup TipTop was lightly teased out a few weeks ago, but now the stealth startup is sharing some info on its early funding, though there’s not much info on what they’re actually doing with that money.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

When mHub opened its doors in Chicago seven years ago, the vision was to create a traditional incubator for people making things. Now, it is moving into a newly acquired , freshly refurbished space in a Chicago opportunity zone to help it incubate, accelerate and support more startups that can have a positive impact on humanity.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Artem Ventures led the investment charge, with contributions from MSW Ventures and the ScaleUp Founders Fund. In addition to its successful funding round, MADCash has appointed Musyrifah Malek as a co-founder, a strategic move attributed to her extensive legal expertise. ” Nuraizah said.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

The number one challenge women face is a significant disadvantage in securing access to venture capital funding compared to their male peers. of all venture capital in the US went to companies founded solely by women. There are venture capital firms out there that are dedicated to closing the gender funding gap.

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