American Entrepreneurship

MAY 3, 2024

Chloe Capital, a Movement-driven venture capital firm with a national investment lens, invites the Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania community to join us for our INVEST IN WOMEN x PITTSBURGH FOUNDER SHOWCASE ( InvestInWomenPittsburgh.eventbrite.com ) on Wednesday, May 8 from 5-7:30pm at Google Pittsburgh.

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HPA

DECEMBER 8, 2021

HPA participated in the round, which included participation from other investors including Supply Change Capital, Aera VC, Sustainable Food Ventures, Hanfield Venture Partners, Lifely VC, Conscience VC, Kingfisher Capital, Big Idea Ventures, among others. We look forward to the exciting growth ahead. appeared first on HPA.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

It is now ‘warming’ up to ocean conservation,” Daniela Fernandez, managing partner of Seabird Ventures, told TechCrunch. Our planet is 70% ocean, so the urgency of facing and solving climate change can only be properly addressed if we include the ocean in the equation,” said Rita Sousa, partner at Faber Ventures.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

[This is part of a series on the KISS Canvas ] For over twenty years I’ve had the pleasure of co-founding a handful of ventures and mentoring hundreds of startup and intrepreneurial teams. It is very hard, in the moment, to know where to focus and when to move on.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Sessions will include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, S2G, and the City of Atlanta. This is no ordinary tech conference: The core Disrupt audience spans the most influential corners of the startup community, from visionaries and prominent funders to cutting-edge innovators in the Fortune Global 500.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Linda Greub Contributor Share on Twitter Linda Greub is the co-founder and managing partner of Avestria Ventures. When most people think of venture capitalists, they often think of investors, the people writing checks to fund startups. But that image is only one part of venture capital.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

Whether it’s dedicated impact funds or value-based venture capital firms, funders tend to back companies that have demonstrated their ability to scale. Due diligence is not about checking off boxes or completing paperwork; it’s about creating long-lasting value for you, the portfolio company.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

Pitch to Angel Investors at the Innovation Funders Showcase Participating in Angel Capital Association’s Innovation Funders Showcase at their Annual Summit presents a pivotal opportunity for black founders and entrepreneurs. Author: Brittni Abiolu Brittni is the founder and managing director of Venturehue Access Lab.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 11, 2024

The great bull market of 2010 – 2021, fueled by cheap capital, caused a nearly unprecedented rise in the valuations of speculative assets, from real estate to angel and venture equity. Exhibit 2 Globally, venture funding fell by nearly 60% from 2021 to 2022. Exhibit 2) US venture funding fell 31% overall.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

With booking volumes approaching $2 billion and employees now over 1200, the latest lead funder Softbank has come on board with participation from existing investors, Kinnevik and Felix Capital. Last year TravelPerk grew revenue by over 70% year-over-year with gross profit rising by more than 90% year-over-year.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 22, 2020

Since their inception, 1863 Ventures has been unwavering in their commitment to building wealth in Black communities. – Formalized collaboration between funders, founders and ecosystem builders. About 1863 Ventures. Discussing the state of Black entrepreneurship and the broader New Majority. Find Out More and Register!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Currently, it’s estimated that less than 1% of venture capital goes to openly LGBTQ+ founders. It was really difficult to see the silence of the venture community,” Block told TechCrunch+. This is all part of a larger mission to change what it means to be a venture capitalist.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As the lead in your venture, recognize both the needs of your organization, your capital requirements, and the prioritization of those needs. Ventures must align the risk appetite of prospective funders with their own venture’s stage. At the early stages of a venture, it is likely worth as little as it ever will be.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

The two-year-old fintech startup gained the support of top venture capital funders and regional banks that included Andreessen Horowitz, Remarkable Ventures, and leading banks Huntington National Bank, First Horizon, and Regions. The current round adds to a $4.5

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

Angel investors have proven their resilience, enduring several years of volatile markets driven by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the great bull market where exits soared, venture funds posted record returns and private company valuations exploded.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The cash came from a number of investors that included Spring Ventures, Nau IB Capital, Mirae Asset Ventures, HB Investment, and Hanbit Investment. Just last year, the company also became the first litigation funder in Korea. In the near future, they also target to accelerate the growth of litigation finance in Asia.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

That player, Crowdz , recently secured $10 million in financing co-led by Citi and Dutch growth equity firm Global Cleantech Capital, with participation from Bold Capital Partners, TFX Ventures and Augment Ventures. Or, we can white label it out with organizations like Citi, Meta and the city of Detroit.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

The New Angel Cohort is a six-month program powered by Melissa Bradley’s 1863 Ventures and BLK GRVTY , and it’s designed for new investors who want to explore angel investing with tools, education, and experts at their fingertips. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from all ACA member groups.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2023

Nuview is not going public with how much capital the company has raised so far, nor its investors, but Florida Funders, MaC Venture Capital, Broom Ventures and Industrious Ventures all list Nuview among their investments on their respective websites.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

And even though robotics is weathering the current slowdown in venture funding better than other tech sectors, it’s still too easy for innovative inventions to remain stuck in the lab. Abbeel’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC, Rolling Stone, Wired, Tech Review and (of course) TechCrunch.

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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 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.” ” Buy a TechCrunch+ membership before July 4, 2022 and save 50% on an annual subscription. Investors flowed $1.2

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Great Question’s seed round came from investors including Funders Club, January Capital, Nomo VC and Twenty-Two Ventures. The platform has been used to interview customers about product ideas and strategy, find product-market fit, conduct usability studies on UX designs and see how well marketing landing pages perform.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

We never eliminated venture capitalists as a potential source of funding, but we had such great momentum with angels that we never needed any VCs. The Angel Funders Report 2020 is the only source of verified data provided directly by active angel investing groups. Access the full report here!

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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. The most important asset early-stage companies possess is their intellectual property.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

Morgan , the world’s top funder of fossil fuels. . Systemiq’s past deals include climate data company Jupiter , shipping data firm Nautilus Labs (whose co-founder later launched Bedrock ) and ESG-focused investing startup OpenInvest. Last year, OpenInvest sold to J.P.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Financial details of the funding were not disclosed but Alami said the round was led by East Ventures (Growth fund) and backed by returning investors AC Ventures, Quona Capital, and FEBE Ventures. With this investment, Alami plans to continue creating world class Sharia-compliant financial technology.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Learn more about the Accelerate2030 participating countries, ventures and stories here. Talking about key numbers from the Accelerate2030 Circular Economy program pilots: At the national level, 64 entrepreneurs were selected to take part in the program among more than 450 applicants; .

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 10, 2023

As research has shown including that of the Angel Funders Report and the data efforts of the ACA, entrepreneurs are largely the innovation and job-creation engines for our country. This technology has been especially useful in treating children who are experiencing some form of mental illness,” said Shipley.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

To continue its mission, the Miami-based trade finance company raised $7 million in seed funding and $75 million in a credit facility, led by Arcadia Funds LLC and Kayyak Ventures, to increase its credit line to $100 million. How tech can build more resilient supply chains.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Impact Rooms is backed by US-based investment group Global Blockchain Ventures (GBV). The startup is planning to establish Smart Fund, an investor-matching program that uses algorithms to pick the best opportunities for funders. Our job is to support startups and help them all the way to maturity.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Quona Capital and Kinea Ventures co-led the round. By combining buyer-sanctioned marketplaces and auction-based pricing through a multi-funder platform, small and medium enterprises in Brazil have access to credit in a way that they never have before, making the cost of capital more affordable, he said.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 30, 2024

Figure 4: Compared to 12 Months Ago, in General Our Portfolio Companies Are: Source: Angel Capital Association's Investor Sentiment Survey We have all seen venture capital funding decrease in 2023 compared to 2022. According to Pitchbook total venture funding in the United States was $166B in 2023 down 31% year over year.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 26, 2020

Spell out for people why your team is right for your venture. Entrepreneurs tend to explain to funders how they will spend money. Also, resumes tend to emphasize the wrong facts. As you want their funding/support, don’t make the audience work that hard! Risk reduction not line items.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Existing investors Daphni , Imaginable Futures , Pearson Ventures , Reach Capital and Trinity Ventures also participated in this round, which brings Holberton’s total funding to $33 million. ” Clearly, that’s how Holberton’s funders feel about this, too.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The list of funders is a bit long, but for the record: Star Castle VC led the round, with participation from Raytheon, Draper & Associates, Goff Capital, Cathexis Ventures, Plains VC, Victorum Capital, Stellar VC, Capital Factory, Echo Investments, and Hemisphere Ventures. They’ve raised $15.5

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