Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

The number one challenge women face is a significant disadvantage in securing access to venture capital funding compared to their male peers. of all venture capital in the US went to companies founded solely by women. Find the Right Investors - don’t throw your pitch to just anybody. In 2017, just 2.2%

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. Dayna will talk about how, beyond the idea, founders can pitch investors on their TAM, including how they will wedge into the market and how they will eventually disrupt it.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more. The Baylor New Venture Competition is a business plan and elevator pitch competition for college students from around the globe. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5 The competition has $50,000 in cash prizes.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Many, like Calendly, passed through Atlanta Tech Village, which has served as an incubator for the city’s talent ecosystem since it was founded in 2012 by David Cummings. The venture capital opportunity in the South is better than it’s ever been,” Lisa Calhoun, a general partner at Valor Ventures, told TechCrunch+ last year. “A

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. Dayna will talk about how, beyond the idea, founders can pitch investors on their TAM, including how they will wedge into the market and how they will eventually disrupt it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

It’s working with another Indy based VC firm, Allos Ventures , and Paul Ehlinger from Allos will be a venture partner at Sixty8. That led to the development of a startup incubator focused on Black founders and later a pitch competition.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

At Vencapital, we heard from VCs, learned about evaluating startups, did some deal sourcing, and pitched startups. At the same time, I wrote my first check as an angel investor, which was incredibly exciting and, having acquired the consulting skillset, continued my journey into early-stage venture at Fractal Software. Great question.

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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. So far, Jumpcut has hosted three incubator programs. .” At Wharton, Hosanagar is the Faculty Lead for the AI for Business program.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

This is in addition to the €350M WorldFund which Ecosia recently incubated and launched last year to back climate-focused startups. Further investment into renewable energy will be likely as Ecosia evaluates community energy projects and pitches from founders and these may take place in other countries,” a spokesperson told us.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2024

Through the Innovation Challenge, CharmHealth provides a platform for innovators, entrepreneurs, students, nonprofits and philanthropists to share groundbreaking ideas with the investors, incubators and partners who can bring them to market and effectively advance care. 23-25, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

The company’s story started in an Atomic incubator. You can apply for TCL Pitch Practice by completing this application. It’s free, and attendees have the opportunity to ask guests questions, participate in Pitch Practice and network with other attendees. Register here for free! Join the event here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2022

QED incubated this auto financing company in 2016 and Kevin Bennett became CEO in 2018 and soon after raised its first seed round. Hear how Bennett pitched early investors, and what investors like Holt can provide to mobility companies. The interview begins at 12 pm PT followed by the TCL Pitch Practice at 12:30 pm PT.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In Africa, incubators, accelerators, angels and seed investors easily outnumber larger funds — simply because it’s much harder to raise a large fund here. Read on to find out what these prolific investors have to say about hot startup sectors in Africa, investment trends, their predictions for 2023, how to pitch them and more.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The accelerator also operates other government-supported programs like TIPS , a tech incubator program for startups in South Korea, and manages later-stage investment funds, Kim noted. . Not all teams end up pitching at demo day. South Korea, which attracts the third largest amount of venture capital funding in Asia — about $6.45

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Nine months after its launch last December, the latter has completed a seed sale token round of $3.2 million at a $30M fully diluted valuation. . MVM’s seed sale token ensures opportunities for millions of gamers in these emerging markets.”.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2022

To help, the firm developed the Fox Launchpad , a virtual incubator and resource center developed to nurture early stage companies through flexible services, accessible attorneys and a variety of other exclusive offerings. Free Early Stage Consult - Fox will hire an outside consultant to provide advice on pitch decks or executive summaries.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Here are a bunch of things I don''t do: I won''t do office hours anymore at incubators and accelerators. Takes an hour or an hour and a half at most and everyone gets the benefit of a public conversation--versus three or four hours of pitches. Venture Capital & Technology' I just don''t think those are good for anyone.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We have an outstanding cohort of VCs ready to hear their pitches and follow up with tough Q&As — and we’re thrilled to add three more to the slate. The seed-stage venture capital firm holds more than $565 million assets under management and investments in over 150 startups. Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Business Incubators and Accelerators : Incubators offer entrepreneurs and startups workspaces that are typically below market rates. As part of the registration process, some states offer programs and training specifically focusing on those just starting a business. Full list of U.S. Accelerators found h ere.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

How to Turn Research into a Business Pae Wu (SOSV) A lot of startups are incubated in the lab, but how exactly do they make the leap from research project to commercialized business? Pitch Practice Ginny Miller (1Sharpe Ventures) and Heather Widman (Building Ventures) So you think you can pitch?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures. We really like a good storyline.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

This is besides its more grandiose plan of venturing outside Nigeria into other markets within Africa. Other investors include Chicago-based venture firm Vested World, the German Development Bank (DEG) and high-net worth individuals with a keen interest in tech-health. “We We are very excited to be part of the DrugStoc journey.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

There are incubators to help you out on the financing side, too. The success of YCombinator and Techstars has spawned countless new incubators. New York will feature five this summer alone--Techstars, DreamIt, Startl and the NYC Seed/EDC Media and Finance incubators.

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Feedough

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Of these, only 70,000 get angel investment, and less than 5,000 get venture capital. But fret not, we’ve listed down the eight biggest fundraising mistakes that you need to be wary of while approaching the investors, pitching to them, and signing contracts. Substandard Pitch Decks. That is, the remaining 5.92

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TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

And after a long period of incubation, we’ve seen neo-insurance players from the U.S. So from the perspective of venture capital activity, startup growth, and exits, insurtech is proving itself in the States. Venture capitalists and startup founders get paid when they generate an exit. like Root and MetroMile go public.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Now that you have said subscription, head on over to Haje ’s story about your pitch deck needing an operating plan. Rising tides and all : Sustainable Ocean Alliance, an ocean-focused, early-stage startup incubator, got itself $18 million in new funding from sources, most notably Marc and Lynne Benioff, Devin writes. Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

2021 was a year like no other when it came to venture investment, and this year is poised to tread a similar path, writes 500 Global’s CEO and co-founder, Christine Tsai. Investment has kept pace with growth: last year, fintech accounted for more than 20% of all venture investments. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Venture capitalists have raised increasing amounts of money from their investors (LPs) every year. We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. Since 2009 we’ve been in an unequivocal bull market.

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Feedough

JANUARY 20, 2021

However, in other cases, it requires aid from external investors who pitch in money in return for something. Venture Capital Firms: A venture capital firm is a fund including investments by various professional investors, that is used to provide seed money to a startup in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 8, 2021

ACT Tulsa is a joint venture between i2E and ACT House. Taleya went through TU undergrad with Malachi Blankenship, the i2E venture advisor who has carried the torch for getting ACT Tulsa implemented. Each company works from space at 36 Degrees North Incubator. One of a kind. Taleya Mayberry is the program manager for ACT Tulsa.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Try searching online for angel investors , early seed investors, or incubator/accelerator programs that could help your business get funding. Typically, entrepreneurs found success after their third, fourth or even fifth business venture. 6 Tips for Entrepreneurs to Successfully Pitch to Women Angel Investors. Find your people.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Since then, many of the key trends and themes we surfaced have come to pass: Airtable clinched an $11 billion valuation in December 2021 after raising a $735 million Series F with help from Salesforce Ventures and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital. Renato Valente, general partner, Iporanga Ventures. Mo Islam, partner, Threshold Ventures.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 13, 2019

If you read eBoys or Done Deals or Creative Capital, you’ll get a sense of the early days of the venture industry. It started out with six men at a famous restaurant in San Francisco hearing pitches over lunch. Founders can go it alone or partner with incubators and accelerators for almost every type of business.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

“It’s hard to pin down where Shein is from,” answered Richard Xu from Grand View Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. Investor Marlon Nichols and Wonderschool’s Chris Bennett on getting to the point with a pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Today, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators, VCs and angel groups proliferate. Venture Kick was launched in 2007 with the vision to double the number of spin-offs from Swiss universities and draws from a jury of more than 150 leading startup experts in Switzerland. Philipp Stauffer, partner, FYRFLY Venture Partners.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

You’ve got to pitch investors, target the right customer, hone your business model and raise critical funding just in time. The founder revised his pitch and business plan, and quickly raised $3 million. The biggest challenge for a startup founder is knowing where to focus. Your team is lean, the margin of error narrow.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

We’ve gone from just having Howard’s office at Partsearch, with Chris parking himself at Niles close to Penn Station, with Phin living on Amtrak and Josh squeezing pitches in between board meetings, to a real office right in Union Square—in my opinion one of the best in the city. Chris Fralic is now based out of NYC.

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