TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Given the school’s past in spinning out successful startup founders, it unsurprisingly had no trouble raising $1.5 Now, two years later, the leader of that club, Steph Mui, is trying to replicate that playbook in the form of a venture-backed startup, and solo entrepreneurship. During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky.

investing 105

investing investment peer-to-peer startup 105

TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

Startup pitches with promises to provide various services to Africans — across different sectors — are commonplace now. Trade has the least startup activity in a market that received $5 billion in VC funding last year. The continent is also home to more than 1.2

frameworks 139

frameworks incubation VC pitching 139

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.

pitching 76

pitching energy startup consulting 76

TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Amid market volatility, decentralized finance, or DeFi, is an area that continues to be in focus in both the crypto VC world and across the community as new use cases, protocols and projects arise. Anywhere from 20% to 50% of crypto-related pitches today are DeFi-focused, several investors we surveyed said.

frameworks 89

frameworks financing finance pitching 89

TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? Amid the pandemic, investors became laser-focused on sections of the pitch deck that address monetization and business viability — signs that founders need to come to the table with better-defined businesses in order to succeed.

VC 94

VC real estate venture capital pitching 94

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. That startup was DoorDash, by the way.

SaaS 113

SaaS startup pitching education 113

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week, Natasha interviewed Vijay Chattha , a startup comms leader who has spent more than 20 years in the storytelling world.

frameworks 75

frameworks pitching media leadership 75

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

There’s no magic formula for creating a winning pitch deck, which is why most of the articles we run on this topic continually emphasize the fundamentals. Venture capitalists are like judges at a gymnastics competition: Each pitch will be assessed for its technical quality and difficulty, but execution and artistry is just as important.

strategy 80

strategy startup pitching frameworks 80

TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

You don’t need to move to San Francisco to launch a startup, but working here does have some advantages: moderate weather, natural beauty, great food, and sure, the world’s largest concentration of venture capital. ” Thanks very much for reading. Have a great weekend! Median liquid wealth for a Black family in the U.S.

pitching 98

pitching frameworks VC ventures 98

TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re a founder who finds yourself in a meeting with a VC, try to remember two things: You’re the smartest person in the room. A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs. When VCs turned to Zoom, Chicago startups were ready for their close-up. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

startup 103

startup health board VC 103

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I recently filmed a show for This Week in Venture Capital in which I talked about how to prepare for a VC meeting: whom you’ll meet, who should attend from your side, what materials you should bring and how you should run the meeting. The “Triple Play&# of VC Presentations. But take prompts from the VC.

VC 299

VC board pitching venture capital 299

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. Billionaire Marc Lore sold his startup to an everything store, twice.

disruption 90

disruption frameworks health innovation 90

Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Exploring Shaun Gold’s Entrepreneurial Journey as Nightlife Ninja, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, and VC I had the pleasure of interviewing Shaun Gold. He is a successful entrepreneur, VC, 2x best-selling author, speaker, super connector to startups and standouts, Jeopardy contestant, and screenwriter/executive producer.

entrepreneurs 52

entrepreneurs pitching entrepreneurship strategy 52

TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Startups and VC Zigazoo, the startup known for its TikTok-style video-sharing app for kids, is launching a separate app targeted at Gen Z users, Lauren reports. The circle of seaweed : Harri talks to a startup that believes there’s value in seaweed, saying that the seaweed blobbing toward Florida has a silver lining.

pitching 96

pitching frameworks VC accelerator 96

TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

The market for startup investment has changed. From the hottest year in startup venture capital history to a period of pessimism, how did we get to where we are today? We start with a historical run of stories beginning last December, threading through the start of the year until we reach the latest data from the VC ecosystem.

advice 78

advice startup venture capital SaaS 78

David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout.

venture capital 81

venture capital accelerator capital ventures 81

Y Combinator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Truly great CEOs are scarce, and they usually have much better opportunities available to them than running an idea-stage startup with no funding. Often, people are unsure of whether they want to risk leaving a stable academic role to pursue a startup. So they take their idea and pitch it to some local VC firms.

startup 143

startup advice mix-use frameworks 143

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Startups and VC. Insuring the doggie : Mike reports how pet insurance startups chase the market as pet ownership booms among Gen Z and Millennials. Sustaining the sustainable : Mike also writes that Prediction Capital hits first close of €30 million for new fund to back startups addressing UN SDGs. wonder Anna and Alex.

pitching 98

pitching sustainability frameworks VC 98

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 16, 2012

His story of overcoming child abuse, a missing arm ligament, a decade in the minors and going on to reinvent himself in his mid-30's using a pitch few have mastered is nothing short of inspirational. Oh, did I mention it turns out he's been pitching with a torn abdominal muscle all season? The movie centers around a lawsuit.

pitching 276

pitching frameworks construction consulting 276

TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

based startup which uses machine learning technology to analyze a variety of visual data like satellite imagery and lidar with the goal of boosting accountability and credibility around carbon offsetting projects, has fast followed a $5.8 The 2020-founded startup has now raised a total of $39.5 Sylvera , a U.K.-based

peer-to-peer 89

peer-to-peer mix-use frameworks sustainability 89

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The best way to find marketing hacks is by using “stringent experimentation frameworks to run countless A/B tests,” he advises. 5 key IP considerations for AI startups. ” 5 key IP considerations for AI startups. Could corporates be good matchmakers for startups and VCs? TechCrunch Disrupt 2022.

disruption 84

disruption pitching frameworks innovation 84

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

We’ve all seen startups happily taking money from investors who back companies that have a negative impact on the climate or broadcast misogynistic rhetoric. Startups and investors are increasingly paying attention to what kind of people they want to work with and where they want their money to come from.

venture capital 85

venture capital VC capital ventures 85

David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout.

venture capital 56

venture capital accelerator capital ventures 56

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Will your startup go public and grab a giant slice of your market, or is it a value-add that will be gobbled up by a hard-charging unicorn? In this article aimed at early-stage founders, Kolluri shares a detailed framework with timelines that can help determine whether it’s time to look for a buyer or keep reaching for the stars.

pitching 75

pitching frameworks transportation ventures 75

TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

With supply chains in the news more than ever, “nearshoring” is an oft-overlooked option for startups. Startups and VC Last night, the news broke that Virgin Orbit was pausing operations for at least a week while it looked for funding to support the business. It turns out that it’s possible to manufacture closer to home.

frameworks 98

frameworks communities pitching board 98

Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2013

When I’m meeting a startup for the first time, my goal is to understand as much about the business and team as I can. Business : In some form, I walk through the Business Model Generation framework: value proposition, key activities, key partners, major assets, channels of distribution, customer segments, cost structure and revenue streams.

VC 41

VC startup pitching incumbents 41

TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

But after a couple of years coming to you virtually, the world’s most impactful tech startup conference is coming back to real life. And in the name of coming back bigger and better than ever, the Disrupt Startup Battlefield has grown by 10x. Marc’s Lore: Startup Schemes, Utopian Dreams. Disrupt Stage Agenda.

disruption 81

disruption pitching VC ventures 81

TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

Startups and VC There are some people on the internet who don’t want to be found. This January, Germany’s largest vaccine maker, BioNTech, announced that it had agreed to acquire Tunisian-born and London-headquartered AI startup InstaDeep for up to £562 million, including a performance-tied £200 million tranche investment.

networking 91

networking SaaS frameworks health 91

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu made waves this year when she left the VC firm to lead startup investments out of a new $2 billion fund at Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto powerhouse FTX. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. But which crypto companies, protocols and projects will be compliant within the current regulatory framework?

culture 86

culture pitching frameworks financing 86

Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

By: Dror Futter, Legal and Business Adviser to Startups, Venture Capital Firms and Technology Companies The SEC announced a series of amendments (likely to be effective early next year) to the rules governing private offering exemptions – by far the most frequent path for venture fundraising. integrated).

frameworks 52

frameworks incubation venture capital angel capital 52

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

When this first ran on TechCrunch I got the greatest comment in the world that I had to repeat here, “VC’s are like martinis: the first is good, the second one great, and the third is a headache.&# I understand the appeal of having many VC firms on your cap table. I love that. And it’s kind of true.

VC 314

VC advice pitching investing 314

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Oh, and Haje has written more than 20 Pitch Deck Teardowns over on TC+ — and he’s running low on decks to review. Here’s a bit more info about what he’s looking for , and instructions for how you can submit your pitch deck for review! Startups and VC. Surely he hasn’t scared everyone away quite yet? You can sign up here.

real estate 78

real estate pitching frameworks disruption 78

David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

Limited partner due diligence on VC and private equity funds. I’ve collected several lists of limited partners focused on VC. Aggreg8r: LPs in Emerging Micro-VCs. Samir Kaji: Who are the LPs that are investing in underrepresented led VC managers? ” David Dana, Head of VC Investments, European Investment Fund.

ventures 74

ventures investing investment VC 74

TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. Hey Jane , a digital health startup that scales access to abortion pills, makes sense. Wade is set to be overturned, and the world’s future could clash with the startup’s mission to expand healthcare. Start here .

education 114

education health frameworks SaaS 114

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu made waves this year when she left the VC firm to lead startup investments out of a new $2 billion fund at Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto powerhouse FTX. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. But which crypto companies, protocols and projects will be compliant within the current regulatory framework?

culture 73

culture pitching frameworks financing 73

TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

Unlike soft drinks, startups are not a volume business, and early-stage companies must revisit their pricing models regularly. Turn your startup’s pricing strategy into a powerful growth lever. M13’s Karl Alomar: 6 strategies for leading startups through a downturn. Thanks very much for reading, Walter Thompson.

strategy 91

strategy pitching frameworks VC 91

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu made waves this year when she left the VC firm to lead startup investments out of a new $2 billion fund at Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto powerhouse FTX. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. But which crypto companies, protocols and projects will be compliant within the current regulatory framework?

culture 70

culture pitching frameworks financing 70