TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

How to grow a SaaS company efficiently in a recession. Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says entrepreneurs need to resist the urge to become defensive in these sessions. “In Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Thanks very much for reading, and have a great weekend. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,'” reports Kyle Wiggers. According to its findings, SaaS founders should target at least 80% and aim to surpass 110%.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

.” Here’s who she interviewed: Clara Brenner, co-founder and managing partner, Urban Innovation Fund. Rachel Holt, co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital. David Lawee, founder and general partner, CapitalG. Why do SaaS companies with usage-based pricing grow faster? Dave Clark, partner, Expa.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 26, 2022

“Personal Branding” The term is fingernails on a chalkboard-level cringe for many of the best founders—mostly because it feels most of the people who spend time building their personal brand don’t actually have much there there behind it. Unfortunately, this has real consequences for founders. So how can founders differentiate?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

Angel investment fund selects six companies to pitch live on USD campus on May 9. Tickets for live pitch event now available. SDAC engages angel investors and provides coaching, education, and connections to founders. Founder, CEO Olivia Rutman, CTP Landng Inc.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort. Each founder showcased the innovative business ideas they developed and refined throughout the Bridge2 program. The Bridge2 Program has been fundamental to the next phase of my business.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Tapping into someone else’s experience is a tried-and-true method, which is why two-time Y Combinator participant Chris Morton wrote a guest post for Extra Crunch with advice for founders hoping to be accepted by the famed accelerator. Are B2B SaaS marketers getting it wrong? Are B2B SaaS marketers getting it wrong?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

“We’re thrilled to be working with Harlem Capital,” co-founder and CEO Yacob Berhane said of Harlem’s participation. When TechCrunch covered Pariti in March, the company which connects founders in emerging markets to resources, talent and capital, was fresh out of finding product-market-fit.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

” It’s a pitch that has wooed customers and investors. The company is not disclosing its valuation but we understand from a reliable source that it is now around $500 million. . “But you can’t customize Dropbox, either,” countered Moskowitz. “We are basically the Dropbox of security.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tomorrow’s episode of Extra Crunch Live will feature guests VC Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures and Rachel Carlson, CEO and co-founder of Guild Education. Among other topics, Lee will talk about how Guild Education met her criteria for investment before the duo offer feedback on startup pitches submitted by audience members.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

However, as a company progresses and the team grows, there comes a time when a founder needs to carve out dedicated roles. We got into two different businesses and their approaches on how to serve farm robots, from SaaS leases to selling the robots one by one. Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges. Making sense of the $6.5B

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

150Birds is a freelancer- aggregator -cum- SAAS-platform that provides professional marketing services with a flexible team made up of freelancers. The SAAS works on a simple revenue model. Our team leader Rick Koletavitoglu is the CEO and founder of 150birds. 150Birds – Startup Review By Feedough. Tell us about your team.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The VCs who founders love the most. Managing Editor Danny Crichton spearheaded the development of The TechCrunch List earlier this year to help seed-stage founders connect with VCs who write first checks. ” The VCs who founders love the most. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Atlanta, Georgia has emerged as one of the buzziest new hubs in the nation, with booming enterprise, cybersecurity and SaaS sectors, as well as a slew of investors looking to back the hot new startups coming from the city. Investors and founders have long expressed excitement about what is happening in the region.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

The San Mateo-based company works with fintech and vertical SaaS companies and offers banking, payments, cards and cryptocurrency products via easy-to-integrate APIs. Arjun Thyagarajan, co-founder and CEO at Solid, told TechCrunch that the company spent the last 18 months working with early customers on product-market fit.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

And the energy in the room reflects that of Pear’s founders, Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson, who year after year project the cheery demeanor of people eager to win you over. Pear lets the founders choose the check size. Founders: Pol Hevia (CEO), Joaquim Tresserra (CTO). Founders: Joann de Zegher (CEO), JK Metwalli (CTO).

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

That’s the premise underpinning Polywork , a new professional social network founded by Lystable/Kalo founder, Peter Johnson. Recruiters or others looking for professional ice-breakers will probably relish the chance to find more up-to-date material to work with, ahead of making a cold pitch. It’s announcing a $3.5

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

Some investors still scoff at the idea that their portfolio companies may be asked to review what it’s like to work with them; similarly, founders are surprised when stories, not Cultureamp surveys, are where honest feedback truly lives. We finally get a trustworthy platform in which back channeling can occur in an accessible and fair way.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5 It makes money through a SaaS fee, which Mui says she hopes stays below 2% of a club’s total assets under management. During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky. Like, a hiring bounty system.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Startup pitches with promises to provide various services to Africans — across different sectors — are commonplace now. It allows founders and businesses to start and scale across several African countries at once or periodically. The continent is also home to more than 1.2

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TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

So when you pitch, be sure to point out what makes your company/news stand out. So while we’re still getting pitched (a whole bunch), we more than ever are reviewing pitches with a bigger-picture lens and hope you’ll do the same when you’re doing the pitching. Why is it unique? Why would our readers care? Weekly News.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Most of them were so open to receiving pitches, they said we could include their contact information. Each shared details about the sort of deals they’re looking for right now and indicated how they prefer to be approached with pitches. But all is not going well. “We live in a new world order.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Participation came from returning investors Elevation Capital and several prominent angel investors like Ola founder Ankit Bhai; Disney Streaming SVP of product; Ashwini Asokan, the founder of Mad Street Dap; and Pushkar Mukewar, founder Drip Capital. Murf’s founders. billion by 2028, growing at a 14.6%

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Founders Gregory Galant (the CEO) and Lee Semel (the CTO) will continue to control the company post the deal. We’re thrilled to partner with SGE to support our rapid growth and continue to define the role of PRM in the SaaS ecosystem,” said Gregory Galant, co-founder and CEO of Muck Rack, in a statement.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

I won’t use this space to dissuade anyone from launching a startup, but founders should embrace the fact that investors are looking for reasons not to give you money these days. In his article, he shares the seven tactics he used to fundraise successfully, such as planning to pitch 30-60 investors. Liang, founder, FoundersX Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

The founders have set their eyes on a horizon where, driven by climate change and a rapid increase in global food demand as population continues to increase, more crops are being forced indoors to secure greater crop yields. That means that these operations are arable land independent,” explains Rien Kamman, co-founder ad CEO at Source.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

There’s also been an increase in syndicates and investment groups consisting of Africans at home and in the diaspora, as well as an increase in the number of founders of later-stage companies who are now investing in other founders,” said Kola Aina, general partner at Ventures Platform. How does this affect the investment landscape?

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Founders who target emerging markets like Latin America and India may have a slightly easier time, but only if their products and services are clearly differentiated. Melissa Guzy, co-founder and managing partner, Arbor Ventures. Jonathan Whittle, co-founder and partner, Quona Capital. Jason Brown, partner, Victory Park Capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

At these shows-within-our-show, you’ll engage with smart, driven founders, and investors and members of your community, and have the opportunity to cross-collaborate with leaders from other industries. In addition to topic-specific sessions, you can expect several fireside chats with today’s biggest founders and investors.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

In an article they describe as “ a call to current and would-be proptech entrepreneurs to solve the problems that are close to home ,” the authors identify eight issues founders and investors should focus on, along with the estimated TAM for each opportunity. How I navigated my pregnancy as a Series A founder.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Who will be on our stage? Vehicle Spotlight: Zoox.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Now empowered by $15 million in new funding , the nonprofit hopes to expand its scope and more tangibly support the class of climate-motivated founders they call “ecopreneurs.” Part of that is also the ability to write bigger checks — up to $100,000 for nascent companies and projects.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

To build trust and keep employees engaged, managers should optimize existing engineering resources , says Ammar Bandukwala, co-founder and CEO at Coder. ” asks Daniel Faloppa, founder of Equidam. Pitch Deck Teardown: Encore’s $3M seed deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Encore’s $3M seed deck. billion from $2.23

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

With that in mind, SaaS startup Wingback made a fractional head of remote its first hire, “and it was the best decision we made,” said Yann Leretaille, co-founder and CTO. “A It’s common for early-stage founders to spend more than a third of their time on recruiting — not because they want to, but because they have to.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Disrupting the traditional MBA may be the most tried, tested and tweaked edtech startup pitch out there. People want to know more about startups and perhaps transition from working at a corporate job,” said co-founder Raj Kunkolienkar , who estimates that headcount demands for Indian startups have gone up by 40% over the past year.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

“Think of the kind of things you’d tell a store associate helping you find the right gifts to purchase for your family,” says Ben Parr, president and co-founder of Octane AI. Aileen Lee and Rachel Carlson walk through Guild Education’s early pitch deck. “That’s zero-party data.” Image Credits: Guild Education.

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