Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

Out of 14 applicants, eight finalists were selected to participate in Ben Franklin Technology Partner’s TechCelerator Business Bootcamp , a program designed to help entrepreneurs explore the likelihood of success for a startup business idea. Over the past ten years, the program has helped create dozens of new tech startups.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

On Wednesday, the company announced that it snatched up Active Replica , a Vancouver-based startup developing a “web-based metaverse.” “We will benefit from their unique experience and ability to create amazing experiences that help organizations use virtual spaces to drive impact.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Use-cases may include accelerating new drug discoveries, or powering the vast amount of data processing required for AI applications. So, what can Quantum Motion and its upstart brethren bring to the mix that the deep-pocketed behemoths can’t? quantum computing startup Quantum Motion raises $50.5M

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But, speaking as someone who’s worked at several startups, Extra Crunch stories contain actionable information you can use to build a company and/or look smart in meetings — and that’s worth something. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. API startups are so hot right now.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As the movement to support employees better gathers momentum, traditionally consumer-focused edtech startups are taking notice. The platforms, which mix entertainment and education, have an unconventional value proposition. Today, over 100 companies, including Alto Pharmacy, Mursion and Twitter, use Outschool. ”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Does your startup have enough runway? Startups are similar: If the landlord hikes your office rent, a very comfortable 18-month runway could easily shorten to a year. .” ” Does your startup have enough runway? extrabrunch.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. For the pitch competitions in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Puerto Rico, innovative startups based within a 100-mile radius of a tour stop were invited to apply.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 15, 2022

Eight entrepreneurial teams just completed a ten-week, virtual, business startup boot camp. On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of $10,000! Each represented an exciting mix of emerging products and services.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I’m excited to shine the light on Logan and Frank, a software startup focused on worker empowerment. Hunter Walk: Frank , your current startup, is a platform for workers to organize in order to protect or advance their rights. I’m going to assume that your funding conversations here were a bit different than your last startup.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Agtech startup Source.ag The company argues that greenhouse agriculture is a safer, more reliable and more climate-resilient mode of food production, producing up to 15 times higher yields, using a twentieth as much water as traditional agriculture. today announced it harvested a $10 million investment to make greenhouses smarter.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Canada, CIS Region, Malaysia, Indonesia and Argentina — with the startup offering proprietary localized content for each target region (although its users are spread across some 40 countries). The new funding will be used to further expand the reach of its online courses. Ireland, the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Breadfast employed a mix of improved customer experience (from what customers expected from traditional players) and a native supply chain process to gain entry into the market, said Amin. In 2017 when Breadfast launched, the more prominent companies either used marketplace or aggregator models: think Instacart and Postmates.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

An early-stage startup thinks it’s time to give some of that decision-making power back to employees, too. Unit itself is not a labor union, but instead helps worker-organizers set up, affiliate and manage a union with a mix of software and human resources. Janitorial entrepreneurship. A turnkey solution for unions.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

For investors themselves, angel investing is a mix of exhilaration and caution. For those of us in that category, we’re not really in a position to write $50K–$200K checks, and honestly, we don’t want startups to have crazy cap tables loaded with small-volume investors. What is unique about us? Client segments?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. I use WordPress.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Per Crunchbase , the 2019 founded audio startup’s earlier seed and pre-seed investors were Mangrove Capital Partners and Redalpine. So it’s using quasi-brevity as a device to try to cut through. “We raised $3M in late 2020. Like the aural equivalent of a splatter-painting.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“The invoicing company” “When they started, they didn’t position themselves so much as a startup or as a tech company,” recalls Skype founder Niklas Zennström, whose venture capital firm Atomico would eventually become a Klarna investor in 2012. Pitch perfect, you might think.

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Jason Malki

JULY 12, 2024

They are also startup consultants, helping startups scale and become more investable. Jordan has an extensive background with 15 years of experience in wellness, personal training, and mixed martial arts. Can you share your personal journeys from being a startup founder to becoming a venture capitalist?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

San Francisco-based Heyday — which buys up and then grows direct-to-consumer merchants and brands that have found initial traction, leveraging the Amazon marketplace — has raised $555 million, a Series C that it will be using to continue expanding its technology, investing in business development, and to buy up more assets.

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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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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Q: Please give us an overview of Chisos. Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. I’ve worked at a large investment bank and a large single family office before diving into the world of venture and startups to build Chisos Capital.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitalists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

On the flip side, athletes, entertainers, and C-level executives also ask what they should expect when investing in technology startups and working with founders looking to build the next big thing. Being an investor means being prepared for the ebbs and flows of the startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“The invoicing company” “When they started, they didn’t position themselves so much as a startup or as a tech company,” recalls Skype founder Niklas Zennström, whose venture capital firm Atomico would eventually become a Klarna investor in 2012. Pitch perfect, you might think.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

I imagine everyone at this point has used a Zoom Webinar, so we don’t need a full demo, but just so you know, please use the chat to connect with your fellow attendees. This is a program where we invite luminaries from the startup world to share their insights. But we’re so thrilled to have her join with Tomasz.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Let me be sure to use me some Luma Partners. A journalist has a visual chart they can use. They’re different. More strategic.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

These are the most common topics founders have asked us about. In a typical spin-out situation, there are several people who worked on the research, including a mix of students, post docs and faculty. Often, people are unsure of whether they want to risk leaving a stable academic role to pursue a startup. Splitting up Equity.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

They see a huge opportunity for the region to become a major startup hub by utilizing its diverse workforce and wonderful quality of life. SoftBank is just the latest validation for Miami’s booming startup scene. Use discount code MIAMICRUNCH to save 25% off a 1-year Extra Crunch membership.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

The pandemic has just pushed edtech mainstream, but language-learning startup Duolingo had already spent the past decade figuring out how to build a successful edtech app. Amid the IPO gold rush, how should we value fintech startups. As of Q1 2021, the number of fintech startups in the U.S. Thanks for reading! The Duolingo EC-1.

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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. Startups and VC. 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.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Why I’m using a credit facility to grow my startup. With a credit line, early-stage companies can ramp up hiring and product development, using additional resources to validate ideas in the marketplace. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

But one event that we try to catch every year is that of Pear , which is held annually each fall and features (blessedly) just a dozen or so very nascent startups. These were the exact pitches that the teams delivered straight to investors in attendance, so you’ll naturally spot a bit of hyperbole (because, startups).

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 11, 2024

16 Social Media Marketing Tactics That Have Generated Buzz for Startups Discover how startups are creating social media buzz as we dive into successful tactics from Chief Marketing Officers and Marketing Directors. These methods have been super effective for many Indian startups.

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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. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Chinese startups rush to bring alternative protein to people’s plates. LG continued pushing envelopes — albeit to mixed effect.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

That’s why so much of our robotics coverage revolves around startups and venture funding. I’d be lying if I told you that every week was an embarrassment of riches here at Actuator HQ (a one-bedroom in a Queens office managed by a mischievous lionhead rabbit mix), but I’ve thus far been happy with the flow of news. More M&A?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

It’s a fantastic startup that has had a amazing impact on society. It’s not just about people like me who can (and do) turn up in nearly any city in the US and immediately book a ride. The author followed an Uber driver around and used it as evidence of why Uber drivers hate the service. Is Uber evil? I know that.

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