TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

It is clear that Black, women, Latinx and LGBTQ+ startup founders face an uphill battle when it comes to getting a share of the VC investment pie in Silicon Valley. It’s working with another Indy based VC firm, Allos Ventures , and Paul Ehlinger from Allos will be a venture partner at Sixty8.

VC 90

VC capital founder incubation 90

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

This was the first episode where Jason wasn’t on the show, which gave me the chance to have another VC on the show to discuss deals. Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. VC Financings: 1. I keep meaning to get him drunk to spill the stories.

venture capital 270

venture capital capital ventures VC 270

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Levin joined Heartcore Capital in 2019 from Global Founders Capital, the billion-dollar VC arm of Rocket Internet, where he was responsible for investments in Canva, Heyjobs, Instarem, Anyfin and others. Adopt a “hire slow, fire fast” mentality for your expansion strategy. billion market cap), Zalando ($21.2

incubation 127

incubation strategy frameworks VC 127

TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. In this seven-step guide, you’ll find strategies and tactics for identifying key members and influencers, streamlining the communication process, and creating “a little FOMO.”

VC 80

VC incubation angel investing investing 80

David Teten VC

JANUARY 9, 2018

The traditional answer of most VCs to the question of “edge” is a combination of the said and the unsaid. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. This model certainly makes sense.

VC 68

VC venture capital accelerator investing 68

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’ve sat at both sides of the table as a founder and a VC, and I understand how difficult it is to get them on the same page. I’ve participated in a number of accelerators, including Disney and Techstars, and these programs gave me a noticeable advantage when I stepped into VC. Accelerators are hubs for diversity.

accelerator 86

accelerator VC mentorship pitching 86

AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

During the launch event on December 4, 2023, the DTI revealed the Incubation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Assistance (IDEA) Program and the Accelerating Development, Valuation, and Corporate Entrepreneurship (ADVanCE) Program. Both initiatives are specifically tailored to push the creative sector. .”

collaboration 98

collaboration innovation incubation creativity 98

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

For a very long time, startups in New Zealand had been crying out for capital,” said Imche Fourie, co-founder and CEO of Outset Ventures, a deep tech incubator in Auckland that invests in seed and pre-seed science and engineering companies. In 2020, VC investments totaled NZD $127.2 or Australian) VCs or the government.

startup ecosystem 117

startup ecosystem startup culture incubation 117

TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Thus, for Black Coffee , who backed Andela, a tech talent incubator and unicorn launched from Lagos in 2015, his win meant Africa’s tech scene could, for the first time, brag about having a homegrown Grammy Award-winning artist as an investor in its startups. Europe and globally. . Mr. Eazi (founder of Empawa Africa and investor in PawaPay).

startup 122

startup incubation VC angel investing 122

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies. The company was part of the W22 batch of Y Combinator and the incubator participated in the round, in addition to a flurry of other investors from its native Switzerland and the U.S., This inspired me to start SmartHelio,” he added.

energy 98

energy incubation VC accelerator 98

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

He is also the founder and managing partner of HartBeat Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on lifestyle, media and technology. Forbes reports that while companies with white founders receive 77% of VC dollars, less than 10% go to women founders and less than 1% to Black founders. Venture funding inequity remains a big issue.

disruption 89

disruption incubation media VC 89

David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. Ten Networking Strategies to a Seat on the Board. Expert Networks. Here’s How .

consulting 128

consulting venture capital board capital 128

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Today, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators, VCs and angel groups proliferate. Olaf Hannemann, partner, CV VC AG. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? Ten years ago startups were unusual. Philipp Stauffer, partner, FYRFLY Venture Partners. Claude Donzé , partner, Tomahawk.VC.

startup 144

startup ecology education ventures 144

TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

He will also address common challenges that nontechnical founders may encounter when building their founding team and offer practical strategies for overcoming them. TechCrunch hosts Darrell Etherington and Becca Szkutak will interview serial-founder-turned-VC Russ Wilcox. Currently he’s a partner at Pillar VC.

real estate 80

real estate incubation VC construction 80

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. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges? Lo Toney incubated and spun out Plexo Capital from GV with a strategy to increase access to early-stage deal flow.

capital 92

capital disruption startup incubation 92

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. The most active African investors were involved in 15-20 deals, according to a report on African VC activity in 2022.

startup ecosystem 96

startup ecosystem startup incubation VC 96

TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

CB Insights forecasts a roughly 20% drop in total VC investments from Q1 to Q2, leaving ambitious young companies scrambling to fight for scraps. Here are five things green founders should remember when seeking VC funding at this moment. When it becomes repeatable, you can scale it.

funders 101

funders startup VC venture capital 101

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

” Malik got the idea for the strategy back when he was in college. But the real key to Malik’s strategy, he said, is that he is filling a funding void in a sector that larger firms have proven to be pretty excited about down the line. “The stuff that he invests in, most VCs shy away,” Lopas told TechCrunch.

capital 97

capital incubation strategy energy 97

NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round. In 2022-23, we started having a lot of demand for our programs so our premier program Founder Catalyst, that incubation program, started accepting more and more companies from outside the region.

startup ecosystem 52

startup ecosystem mix-use advice incubation 52

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

And CcHUB, which has run several edtech initiatives (one of which I have volunteered for ) and backed successful and failed edtech startups in the past via other incubator and accelerator programs, is hopeful of discovering such solutions addressing challenges across K-12, tertiary, and skills-to-jobs markets. “ Our thinking is quite broad.

accelerator 99

accelerator startup education incubation 99

Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

Last year, the largest VC deal cut by a team of female founders was Moda Operandi’s $165 million Series G, contrasting starkly with the largest round of their male counterparts: WeWork’s Series G at $3 billion.”. In 2017, just 2.2% of all venture capital in the US went to companies founded solely by women.

venture capital 95

venture capital capital ventures peer-to-peer 95

TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Now that seemingly every VC has turned their attention to the category he told TechCrunch he’s glad he’s been in it for so long and therefore will not make some of the mistakes newer entrants will. This continues the firm’s strategy from its first fund which raised $15 million and started deploying in 2019.

startup 97

startup incubation strategy SaaS 97

TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

Similarly, one VC may encourage newly minted CEOs to eat ramen and ride the bus, while another might suggest a salary in the low six-figures, depending on geography. With that in mind, I have never issued a term sheet without a presentation of some form outside of an incubation.

pitching 98

pitching incubation board opportunity 98

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Rather than reinvent the wheel, I would point readers to Martin Kleppmann’s useful blog post with graphs illustrating the effects of a valuation cap on entrepreneurs, seed investors and later-round (typically VC) investors. Valuation caps can come into play in settings other than seed-stage convertible note financing rounds.

incubation 98

incubation finance financing mix-use 98

AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Entrepreneurs are drawn to Singapore’s comprehensive support system, which has business-incubating infrastructure, tax incentives, substantial government subsidies, and strong international connections. This intricate strategy amplifies opportunities for startups, providing not just capital but also expert guidance.

startup ecosystem 98

startup ecosystem startup mentorship innovation 98

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. What is your current strategy for investing in DeFi protocols and projects? How has that changed from past quarters?

frameworks 89

frameworks finance financing pitching 89

Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

Andres, an Industrial Engineer by training, was previously investing in the B2B vSaaS space and comes from a background of strategy consulting. When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC. He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur.

entrepreneurs 52

entrepreneurs consulting VC incubation 52

TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

While few corporates used to offer startup investment (and the ones that did were primarily concerned with software, practically every corporate is involved in VC today and covers a range of niche sectors. At Wayra, we’ve adapted our strategy a number of times to ensure that we evolve as the startup ecosystem does.

ventures 81

ventures startup venture capital startup ecosystem 81

TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

I think the public markets would be great for a company like Yieldstreet, purely because that gives you the visibility to expand your consumer growth but also gives you access to equity to pursue growth strategies such as potential acquisitions and other things.”. So it’s even more compelling to them to tap into U.S.

real estate 98

real estate finance financing investing 98

TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Although that component of the España Nación Emprendedora strategy is, inevitably, going to be a slower burn, hence the decade-long lens. In the near term, the startup law will be one of the first major deliverables of the strategy. We should not mix up the goal of the startup law with the broad vision of the strategy.

startup ecosystem 85

startup ecosystem startup strategy frameworks 85

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 15, 2022

Here, he shares 14 short strategies he uses, including, Two teachers are better than one ?—?if Learn the strategies you need to create online courses From Crashing To Zero To Investing $100m In Snap and Lyft Nabil Borhanu has a crazy story. Now, he’s launched seven best-selling courses on Teachable.

investing 52

investing investment incubation venture capital 52

OurCrowd

JULY 31, 2019

Israel has the highest concentration of startups (one company for every 1,400 people), the highest percentage of R&D spending per GDP at 4.5%, and the highest level of VC investments per capita at $674. The numbers speak for themselves. This is an excerpt from OurCrowd’s Q2 Innovation Insider, download it here. About the Author.

innovation 11

innovation incubation venture capital accelerator 11

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. Some specific accelerators: 17 Incubators For Impact Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprise.

startup 40

startup mentorship sustainability accelerator 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

&# Surprisinly, this strategy works well with many entrepreneurs. It’s as though we forgot the management mantra of the 90′s about “core competencies&# or the most common VC advice to entrepreneurs: Focus. So VCs spent a couple of years experimenting with earlier-stage investing, which is OK.

venture capital 296

venture capital capital ventures VC 296

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

An impressive number of new VCs have been created – most of them with new seed funds. We’ve had an explosion of alternate sources of financing from crowd-sourcing, angels, accelerators, incubators, corporates, corporate incubators. And importantly we’ve had revenue. It’s when the game slows.

incubation 354

incubation board VC innovation 354

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. But this isn’t likely to be a VC-backable business (which to be clear is totally ok). You can enter either but your strategy must be very different and I can tell you that fragmented markets are easier to disrupt.

incumbents 277

incumbents startup peer-to-peer incubation 277

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Rome has more than 20 incubators/accelerators and many established VCs; because of its lower costs compared to other European cities, it’s become a major base for startups. The good news: VC funding in Italy has grown. It has an estimated 67 VC funds, with 18 of them started since 2015. I think the wave has passed.

VC 122

VC venture capital mix-use accelerator 122