Dream It

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

MPOWER students hail from 120 countries and are considerably more geographically diverse than the general international student mix in the U.S. No-Cosigner Loans Drive Campus Diversity and Gender Equity The report demonstrates that MPOWER’s unique fixed-rate, no-cosigner loans: Build a more geographically diverse student body. and Canada.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

A spin-off from LanzaTech , one of the last surviving climate tech startups from the first cleantech boom that’s still privately held, LanzaJet is taking a phased investment approach with its corporate backers, enabling them to invest additional capital as the company scales to larger production facilities.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

VC has been invested over the past decade according to race, gender and educational background makes for grim reading — with all-ethnic teams and female entrepreneurs receiving just a fraction of available funding versus all-white teams and male founders. New research looking into how U.K. population.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

I regularly get updates on investment opportunities from the likes of Ivana Kirkbride & Jane Hu – both of whom originally encouraged me to meet with MiTú (along with my dear friend and fellow Jewtino Gerardo Broussi who has been telling me about MiTú for ages). This was a marked change from the previous leadership of YouTube.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Six months after announcing $30 million in equity and debt, Boopos , a Miami-based lending platform for business acquisitions and growth, is back with an even bigger round, a $58 million Series A, again in a mix of equity and debt. Boopos charges interest on the loans.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

He will focus on Africa investments as part of QED’s international team. TechCrunch reported that Fund VII, made up of a $550 million early-stage fund and a $500 million growth-stage fund, will be used to back “fintech companies primarily in the U.S., Today’s announcement adds Africa to the mix.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Fund investing, like adulting, is boring. That’s the first thing anyone trying to raise a fund needs to understand, as well as anyone thinking about investing in one. Fund investing can be additive to your angel investing and there are two main arguments for it: Getting indirect benefits from being invested in one or more funds.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

What emerges is a generally growing venture capital scene, but one that had mixed results in 2020 compared to 2019. However, if we control for an outsized investment or two, things smooth out rather nicely. This is a win. So, what does the data say?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 3, 2021

One marketing trend you’ve likely heard of is the use of animated videos—and videos in general. And its use and effectiveness are likely going to increase with time. The use of animated videos in marketing hit an all-time high in 2021. This combination is a rarity, seldom used and not even known by many people.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2021

A commission-based model is used and Odiggo charges the car suppliers 20% commission on every transaction. Over 50,000 car owners across three markets — Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — use Odiggo. Odiggo will use part of the funding to continue developing its tech and dashboard software, he said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

The startup has received €50 million (just under $57 million at today’s rates) from the European Investment Bank, the funding arm of the European Union. Starship Technologies is describing this as a “quasi-equity facility”, meaning there is a venture loan involved in the mix. It has now made more than 2.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Launching a podcast will require an investment from your business. Investing in a podcast can be worthwhile, but your organization needs to answer this question before you start: Does a podcast make sense within the whole of your marketing strategy? Your investment likely won’t yield a return right away. A mix of the above.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 23, 2021

This is our model: 1/ We are loyal to our LPs and offer them the opportunity to invest with us fund after fund after fund unless something has materially altered the relationship. These used to be in-person meetings in our office featuring several (3-5) presentations from a representative mix of portfolio CEOs.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. I believe that Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

It’s been a hot minute since TechCrunch checked in on the brand — almost three years, actually — which is carving out a unique niche in the $10 billion functional drink mix market that founder and CEO Lauren Picasso told TechCrunch has “exploded” in the past 12 months. but we are using much better ingredients.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

He started by expanding the company’s online greeting card business, which until that point had been a small part of the revenue mix. Finally, he invested in a couple of apps designed to draw new parents to the service early in their children’s lives. That all culminated in a slew of announcements today.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Their idea was to shrink their business’ real estate to make it easier to control the location, enable them to have multiple locations in one neighborhood versus one and save money to invest in other places, like lower product prices. Blank Street’s co-founders Vinay Menda and Issam Freiha. and King David Tacos.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 4, 2023

While some business owners use personal savings or loans to get started, many others turn to investors to help finance their dreams. Know your target investors Investors come in different forms, and each investor has a different investment criteria, goals, and preferences.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Since InMotion Ventures , the independent investment and incubation initiative set up by Jaguar Land Rover , launched in 2016 the firm has focused on backing companies across the mobility space broadly. As the mobility market moves to embrace electrification, InMotion wants to make sure its portfolio is in the mix.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

To create its product, Rebundle uses banana fiber as the core material in extensions that it sells in a variety of colors. Manufacturing brings us back to the funding round, which the CEO said will be used to invest both in her team, and her supply chain. It likely won’t need to.

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Revolution

JUNE 10, 2019

We have witnessed the likes of WeWork, Convene, and Airbnb reimagine working and living, all while catalyzing momentum for further investments across the real estate technology landscape. Modern consumers have increasingly begun to accept, and often prefer, reducing both human and invested capital with technology and third-party services.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Investing in mental health resources, such as counselors or stress-relief programs, can offer valuable support. Using advanced tools like social listening software, you can monitor brand mentions and detect potential issues before they escalate. Designate Communication Channels Mixed signals and messaging can exacerbate the situation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Immad Akhund is the co-founder and CEO of Mercury and an angel investor with more than 250 investments. The boom of the past decade, and especially the bubble of 2021, has pretty much faded away, and that means startups looking for investment need to adjust their approach and unlearn what they learned during the bubble. Immad Akhund.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 10, 2023

Existing investor WFC, along with iAngels Network, Sateeq Invest, and Impactful Pitch structured syndicates, and marquee industry mix global HNIs, also participated in the round.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

As Stein, CEO, worked with clients, she saw the need for specialized foods, like gluten-free, and what started as a side project — a blueberry muffin mix — was the catalyst for Purely Elizabeth and became her first product before moving into granola, which is what the company is known for today.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Applications in the metaverse often feel like more of a marketing gimmick than something that a critical mass of consumers would use, let alone pay for. To meet these expectations, both technology that is easy to use and accurate as well as high-quality software and content are needed. Image Credits: Varjo.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally generated funds.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In 2023, business social media platform LinkedIn celebrated its 20th birthday signifying at least two decades since social media has been available for businesses to use as part of their marketing and communications mix. What are some common mistakes new businesses make when trying to use social media to grow their brand?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Respondents in the first group were “not exploring or investing” — in other words, “we don’t care about this right now.” Augmented reality/mixed reality. Technologies in the third group, “investing or piloting,” may represent the sweet spot for startups. Virtual reality. AI/machine learning.

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TechCrunch

JULY 3, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission, including Reg CF and Reg A , from a mix of investors that don’t have to be accredited. Over the past few years, equity crowdfunding has shed much of the stigma that used to imply that only companies that weren’t good enough for VC raised this way. Save 50% on an annual subscription here.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Lest there be any doubt some startups are riding high even amid the macroeconomic uncertainty, process mining software vendor Celonis today announced that it secured a whopping $1 billion in additional capital at a $13 billion post-money valuation, a mix of equity ($400 million) and debt (a five-year $600 million credit line).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. The Dubai-based VUZ says that this round which has seen it onboard a mix of U.S.- Seven existing investors participated as well. Asia, and Europe.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The MOPE investment will help the company accelerate its plans across brand, product and distribution,” said VT Bharadwaj, partner, A91 Partners. Their prior experience of investing and working with category leaders within the food and beverages segment will add significant value,” said Vikas Nahar, Promoter and CEO, Happilo.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

The success of Chinese edtech was used to predict the surge of U.S.-based Owl Ventures, which has one of the largest edtech-focused funds at $585 million, has been actively investing globally over the past few years. When I first started reporting on edtech over a year ago, U.S.-based per share on Monday, down nearly 80% from $20.52

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

The investment round was led by Vulcan Capital, with participation from Prosus, Caldecott Music Group and K3 Ventures. The company says that over 40 million creators currently use BandLab. The app’s tools for creating music include a Mix Editor, royalty-free sounds, Mastering and SongStarter, or royalty-free compositions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

GGV, a venture capital firm that invests across sectors, stages and geographies, compiled an index of what it considers API-first companies that it launched last year. The answer is mixed. On one hand, venture capital investment in the startup business model is slowing, but there is good news to be found as well.

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