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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. Any VC will tell you that the ones they said yes to, they mostly got there right away—and that there are very few “maybe” deals that get tipped over the fence. Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? What are the characteristics of this product?

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2023

Register Equatorial Space Systems, a Singapore-based rocket propulsion and space launch startup, has raised US$1.5 The round was also joined by SEEDS Capital and Masik Enterprises. The company’s aim is to enable space access at greatly reduced risk, cost, and environmental impact compared to incumbent solutions.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

produces more new startups and unicorns each year than any other country in the world, but 90% of startups fail , with cash flow often being a major challenge. We mainly see two kinds of startups today: Those that want to try something new, and the ones that focus on making things faster, cheaper or simpler.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The insurtech market has been through a rough time this past year, so we reached out to eight active investors in the space to get a read of what’s been cooking as the markets aggressively recalibrated what an insurtech startup is worth. 8 investors weigh in on the state of insurtech in Q3 2022. .”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

fintech startup that promises consumers commission-free trading on U.S. venture capital firm Lightspeed, with participation from other notable backers including Virgin Group , which counts Richard Branson as its sole shareholder. . Lightyear , a U.K. and European stocks, is officially extending into Europe from today.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2022

I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm , Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! billion last year — up 153% year-over-year in terms of global VC deal value. But they do at least provide some metrics.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In a sign that national security tech is a safe bet even during troubled economic times, defense- and security-focused VC firm Razor’s Edge Ventures today announced the closing of its third startup investment fund at just under $340 million. In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

But despite my privilege, I’m also confident that my Black heritage made it more difficult for me to raise venture capital. Today — and the data proves this — if you are a white male, you have an unfair advantage when looking to raise venture capital. And really, this was where my race became an obstacle.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Also participating in the round were Tribe Capital, Altos Ventures, Blank Ventures, Gaingels, Maple VC and Knollwood Advisory. Maple VC’s Andre Charoo told TechCrunch that the startup has returned (unrealized) one-third of the firm’s second fund so far.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Today, Akeyless is thriving, Angel tells me — despite fierce competition from incumbents like Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager and Google Cloud’s Secret Manager. Akeyless’s co-founders attribute the startup’s success in part to the comprehensiveness of its product offerings. billion in 2020.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Recently, there’s been rapid digitization of this market , with several startups upending incumbents such as classifieds and hoping to define the new era of used-car-sale platforms. Saudi-based early-stage venture capital firm RAED Ventures led the round. Some include U.K.’s Image Credits: Sylndr.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2021

The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors. Last year brought a flurry of record-breaking venture capital to the sector. PitchBook data shows that edtech startups around the world raised $10.76

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Early Q3 indications show India’s startup ecosystem is going gangbusters. One more great quarter from India and a modest decline in China could see the former dethrone the latter for second place in the global startup market fundraising ranks.”. Early Q3 indications show India’s startup ecosystem is going gangbusters.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Much of this can trickle down into the startup ecosystem. There are many reasons for that, such as private equity and crossover investors investing earlier, or the fact that LPs in VC funds are affected by public market swings and could, theoretically, hit some VC firms to feel the pinch. I am expecting a downturn at some point.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Despite a roughly 30% draw-down in the last months of 2021, the Matrix Fintech Index continued to beat the broader market as well as incumbent financial service companies. VC funding into private fintech companies crossed $134 billion in 2021, rising by 177% from a year earlier, according to Crunchbase.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

This is a large Series B by any standards, but particularly so for a Latin American startup. million Series A round — led by Silicon Valley VC firm Ribbit Capital — in early April. The startup has now raised a total of $152.7 Today, the startup has more than 120,000 customers.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Super.mx , an insurtech startup based in Mexico City, has raised $7.2 Better Tomorrow Ventures led Super.mx’s $2.4 million seed round, which also saw capital from 500 Startups Mexico, Village Global, Anthemis and Broadhaven Ventures, among others. million in a Series A round led by ALLVP.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

Hi all, it was a roller coaster of a week in the world of fintech as I published two separate articles on startup layoffs and a nine-figure funding round in the span of a few hours. with $488 billion in assets, acquired a 12-person startup called Long Game in an effort to attract more GenZ and millennial customers.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Marco was backed last September by a small seed round from Struck Capital and Antler and over $20 million in a credit facility underwritten by Arcadia Funds. This is where venture capital firms should be putting their dollars — in companies where technology and talent unleash a lot of value.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

“Like a pressure cooker, COVID blew the lid off what was a simmering mental health crisis for over a decade,” VC Tim Schlidt told TechCrunch. ” A more favorable regulatory and social landscape is helping psychedelic startups gain a foothold, but they still have to walk a tightrope that’s susceptible to the vagaries of market sentiment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Startups and VC While most established automotive players call the shots from sprawling, corporate palaces, Scout bases much of its operations — at least for now — out of a WeWork near Washington, D.C., Jagmeet reports that Indian startup Yes Madam exposed sensitive data of customers and gig workers. Tim Stevens reports.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

The startup, which is out to give brands and tech companies a way to launch custom co-branded credit cards, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Activant Capital. Other investors include the owners and management of the Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and existing backers such as Accomplice and Pear VC.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Each story is based on an interview with a founder or investor who addressed some of the most common startup dilemmas. Chinese startups rush to bring alternative protein to people’s plates. More than 10 startups raised capital to make plant-based protein for a country with increasing meat demand.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

When robotic process automation company UiPath filed to go public in March 2021, the startup had just closed a $750 million round that helped it clinch a $35 billion valuation. What most startup founders get wrong about financial projections. ” What most startup founders get wrong about financial projections. per share.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Today we have a few angles on the startup market. Risk-on, risk-off : The startup fundraising game is in flux at the moment, with some investors putting capital to work in companies that have yet to fully form, as the public market takes body blows and earnings disappoint. Startups/VC. PST, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Vareto , a startup aiming to help companies conduct more forward-looking financial planning and analysis, is coming out of stealth today with $24 million in total funding. GV (formerly Google Ventures) led its $20 million Series A this year, and Menlo Ventures led its $4.2 million seed financing in the summer of 2020.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Morgan Stanley has meanwhile been beefing up its stock plan administration business, acquiring Solium Capital early last year and more recently purchasing Barclay’s stock plan business. What can Pulley offer startups that Carta cannot? YW: We offer startups a better product compared to our competitors.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories. Startup Lessons'

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Haystack

JUNE 29, 2018

This success reminds me of a famous Paul Graham post, Schlep Blindness , where Graham argues while incredible startup ideas lie around us, this specific work can feel to many to be both tedious and boring. One analyst estimated $15b+ of incumbent market value was wiped out.

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Haystack

JANUARY 24, 2019

I do not have much experience with evaluating Venture Growth deals — but as the larger VC platforms have scaled, their funds have matured to the point where they have multiples bites at the apple. One successful VC told me, paraphrased “Take more shots on goal. You want to be in companies that people recognize.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

Startups and VC. In drug-related news, a startup called Wondermed raised $4.6 Elsewhere in tech: Delivering the goods — for a price: Offering evidence that the instant delivery market isn’t toast just yet, Zomato this week acquired Blinkit, a struggling 10-minute grocery delivery startup, in a $568.1 million deal.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

One of these is Snipd , a Swiss startup building a podcast app that uses AI to transcribe content and synchronize with note-taking apps; automatically generate book-style “chapters”; and, as of this week, deliver podcast highlights in a TikTok-style personalized feed. Amazon also recently rolled out podcast transcriptions.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Notably, Metromile saw its valuation decline over 85% and was subsequently acquired by peer Lemonade , and it hasn’t been alone in losing a lot of value and being eyed by peers and incumbents. This leaves us with questions: What seals the fate of private insurtech startups these days? Which avenues enjoy new tailwinds?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sindhya Valloppillil is the founder and CEO of Skin Dossier, a venture partner at Next Gen Ventures, a freelance writer and formerly a beauty industry executive and marketing professor. Last week, Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced that it was terminating plans to acquire razor startup Billie following a U.S.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2021

Lower is also something that is kind of rare these days in the startup world: profitable. In fact, Galileo founder Clay Wilkes introduced the VC firm to Dan Snyder, Lower’s founder and CEO. “For For most consumers, getting a mortgage through these banks continues to be an overly complex, slow-moving process,” Locke told TechCrunch. “We

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2022

At TechCrunch Early Stage this month, we sat down with Felicis Ventures partners Viviana Faga and Niki Pezeshki to talk about scaling, product-market fit, and why it’s crucial to be “10x better” than the incumbents. Startups must be able to demonstrate that they have users that love their product.

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