TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

“Starting a business is hard, but we now have a path for proptech lined with funders and advisers that can propel entrepreneurs over early obstacles through to maturity and deep market penetration.” Your startup pitch deck needs an operating plan. ” Your startup pitch deck needs an operating plan. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But IP can be difficult to protect during fundraising, because venture firms reviewing confidential pitch materials do not regularly sign NDAs as is traditional in other industries, and applicants lack leverage to push for them. This leaves Company A with the difficult choice of fighting a competitor in the marketplace or courtroom.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

They also provide a range of in-house services, are a great place for networking with fellow entrepreneurs and can be a source for outside resources that includes funders who attend incubator events and programs. Accelerators are programs run by a range of organizations and funders to assist the best startup applicants they choose.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

But for this next venture, he wanted to tackle Hollywood’s homogeneity hands-on by using his experience with data science to de-risk media projects from underrepresented creators. .” At Wharton, Hosanagar is the Faculty Lead for the AI for Business program. “We said, ‘no, our algorithms found you.'”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

Most investors won’t sign a non-disclosure agreement before reviewing your pitch because your idea is probably not worth stealing. “The next best thing founders can do is to signal as much as possible that pitch materials shared with funders are confidential.” Six climate tech trends to watch for in 2023.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

After listening to others pitch me a few different job opportunities while still at Google in 2008, it became clear to me that I would make a better decision if I could fully explore the larger landscape of new companies emerging in Silicon Valley. More posts by this contributor. Building A Diverse Board Makes Sense For Startups.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Venture-backed: 42 years. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. Below are the findings related to average founder age: All companies (with at least one employee): 42 years. Fastest growing 0.1 percent of companies: 45 years.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

To date, less than 1% of founders who are venture backed are Black; and women founders receive just 9% of investment capital. I see amazing entrepreneurs still being met with significant bias in their grant applications, pitches, accelerator experiences, and interactions with investors is immensely frustrating. Mara Hardy.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Venture-backed: 42 years. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. Below are the findings related to average founder age: All companies (with at least one employee): 42 years. Fastest growing 0.1 percent of companies: 45 years.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Are you planning to play League of Legends during your next investor pitch? (If Nearly 80% of venture funds raised in just two states as US LPs retreat to the coasts. ” Nearly 80% of venture funds raised in just two states as US LPs retreat to the coasts. If so, reading this probably isn’t a good use of your time.).

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The result was a series of exceptional Seattle program cohorts, including not just the “unicorn” outcomes listed above, but hundreds of millions of dollars in venture financings and liquidity events deep into the roster of participating teams, year after year.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2021

Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures co-led the round, which also included participation from SoftBank, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, Shrug Capital, Steve Pagliuca (Bain Capital co-chairman and Boston Celtics owner), Tiny Capital’s Andrew Wilkinson. We pitched it to 47 insurance companies and they all rejected us,” Michael said. “So

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. The founders, LPs and venture partners have a long history in local startup ecosystems in the Southeast including LaunchTN , The Company Lab , CO.STARTERS and several other regional funds and resources.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

Funds need funders too, however, and the lack of traditional LPs willing to write checks for this industry can be problematic even though investments are trending upward. We spoke with: Jacqueline Bennett , managing partner and co-founder, Highlands Venture Partners. How do you prefer to be approached, a cold email, or a warm pitch?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The largest limited partner in the fund is WorldQuant Ventures, an early-stage investment firm founded by Igor Tulchinsky, who is also the founder of WorldQuant, a quantitative asset management firm. The operation, part of AngelList Venture, will be led by a four-person data team from within the company. ” . “We Our approach?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities. —– Indie.vc

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

At the end of last week, venture-backed robo-adviser Wealthfront snuck in an announcement that the deal in which it was to be acquired by Swiss banking giant UBS for $1.4 The pitches range from building the Square for micro-merchants in Latin America to creating a way to angel invest in your favorite athlete.” billion was scrapped.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 14, 2023

AngelSurvey (our own custom site for recording member interest after pitches). We keep this information internal, but we do report the raw statistics to the ACA which publishes an Angel Funders Report – you can find the 2021 Report here. We still have access to the legacy platform and use that.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities. —– Indie.vc

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. We spoke with six of them to share their fundraising experiences in a venture capital market that can be unfriendly toward women. . backed by Accenture Ventures and Susa Ventures. Women-founded companies in the U.S. startups raked last year.

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