Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Given we’re still at the beginning of this paradigm shift, however, it can be tough to envision where these initial breakthroughs will lead and how they’ll transform our world. When those previous epochs happened, you had no idea what new companies were going to be created. Here are the top 16 things we learned. Nobody predicted Yahoo.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Origin stories are satisfying because we already know the hero will overcome the odds — and in doing so, they’ll reveal their core strengths. This week, we published a four-part series about how Klaviyo co-founders Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen bootstrapped their startup into an e-commerce marketing automation platform now valued at $4.15

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Startups and VC. Edge computing cloud and global data network Macrometa has raised $38 million led by Akamai Technologies, as the two announce a new partnership and product integrations, Catherine reports. Startups might be in a funding midwinter, but the ray of sun shining on some VCs speaks of a different trend , reports Ingrid.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3%

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Today, Bankly , a Nigerian fintech startup digitizing cash for the unbanked, announced that it has closed a $2 million seed round. First is the security issues that arise when the thrift collector goes missing with the money or is feared dead, leaving no clue where the savings are kept. Nigeria remains a largely cash-dominated country.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Y Combinator has funded well over 100 climate tech startups , and together they are worth over $10B. These startups offer commercial solutions to decarbonize society or remove carbon from the atmosphere. By doing this at speed and scale, we have a fair chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

startup that offers personalized digital therapeutics for women going through menopause, has closed a second round of funding — taking $12 million from lead investor Octopus Ventures, along with participation from U.S.-based Existing investors in the April 2020-founded business also joined in the latest round of financing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

How do you decarbonize this monolithic industry? Steven Henderson and Mike Carter grew up in and around the shipping world and, as engineers, they understand the immense forces and challenges at play for anyone looking to change how the industry works.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

Our submission guidelines haven’t changed, but Managing Editor Eric Eldon and I wrote a short post that identifies the topics we’re prioritizing at the moment: How-to articles for early-stage founders. Thanks for reading; I hope you have a great weekend. Opting for a debt round can take you from Series A startup to Series B unicorn.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Software billing startup Octane announced Tuesday that it raised $2 million on a post-money valuation of $10 million to advance its pay-as-you-go billing software. Now there is a usage and consumption-based world coming and a whole new set of software businesses, like Octane, coming in to succeed there.

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 30, 2025

Raising money is HARD. Having been through techstars , interviewed at YC and sold a SAAS i can tell you raising from any investor is very hard. Conclusion Be honest about your business. Keep your investors updated constantly with memos on how your bueinsss is doing.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

No, I mean, she actually wants to do the job. It’s not something she’s doing because that’s the next logical step in a political ladder. It’s not an interesting career change for someone who made it rich doing something else. Do I think we’d be better off with a radical transformation of policing in America?

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