TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

TC Sessions: Mobility, which takes place on June 9, features the top minds and makers, draws thousands of attendees, fosters collaborative community and creates a networking environment ripe with opportunities. You can highlight your pitch deck, run a video loop and/or host live demos. Show us your extraordinary tech and talent!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

The venture capital market is slowing down, which means early-stage founders are chasing a smaller pool of money. “Oftentimes, investors have a sense of whether a pitch is going to go somewhere within the first 15-20 minutes of a conversation.” How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

It’s too early to determine whether SVB’s downfall heralds a new era for venture capital, but based on anecdotal evidence, off-the-record discussions and chats with co-workers, it seems like we’re back to business as usual as far as pre-revenue startup fundraising is concerned. There’s plenty of tactical advice here, and much more to come.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

But the rules are different in startup-land: although there are basic best practices for putting together a pitch deck or term sheet, there are no hard rules for approaching potential investors. Mike Ghaffary, general partner, Canvas Ventures. What kind of opportunities are you looking for in Q1 2022?

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

She was pitching for a pre-seed round of $400k. Founders hit the street with their pitch deck, some make it, and some don’t, but nearly all of them ascribe a lot more human influence over the process than there probably is. Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

It was during his tenure at Capital Factory that Triet discovered his passion for startups and venture capital, eventually leading him into the world of venture capital. He then transitioned to MicroVentures as a Venture Deal Flow Associate before joining Render Capital in March 2023. How did you break into tech investing?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

billion networked devices projected to be in use by 2023 and the growth rate currently at around 10%. and United Emirates; and existing backers Bessemer Venture Partners, Pitango, D1 Capital, Atreides Management, and Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services are also participating.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 14, 2024

If you wanted to interview me somewhere for an open audience, I’d say yes to just about every opportunity. It’s easy for a VC to just stick within your own networks and filter bubbles—and hard to scale being “open” without opening the floodgates.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 9, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Karen Sheffield, the Founder & Managing Partner of Pachamama Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in US early-stage climate tech companies. Number two: develop an investment thesis of your own that is best suited to your skills, experience, and/or network. This was very insightful.

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David Teten VC

MAY 26, 2021

How do you raise money for your venture capital or private equity fund from family offices and high net worths? . The obvious solution is to get in touch with your friends who have earlier raised or pitched to the family offices. Angelist has popularized a rolling fund structure, using their Rolling Venture Funds.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 28, 2023

Finalists competed in five primary categories and represented multiple industries in the final pitching round, which took place in person for the first time in Startup302’s three-year history. Steering committee members include representatives from Big Idea Ventures, First Founders Inc.,

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

The MaC Venture Capital founding managing partner hadn’t actually seen Wonderschool’s original pitch deck before investing in the remote education startup. Their partnership was a bit of Silicon Valley luck, good timing and some old fashioned networking. “He Fittingly, the startup’s origin also has its roots in SV networking. “I

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

I probably get around a dozen e-mails a week asking me how to get into venture capital. On top of that, anytime I talk to anyone who wants to get involved in startups but isn''t sure what they want to do, inevitably, I hear, "And then I was thinking maybe I should look into venture capital, too.". 2) People pitch you.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

In an excerpt from her new book “Breaking into Venture,” SemperVirens General Partner Allison Baum Gates revisits her early days as an investor, when establishing deal flow and networking were skills she’d yet to acquire. “I want to tell a compelling thing at my own pace. ” Do you need a deck to raise from VCs?

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

They learn how to assess startups’ products, management, market opportunities and business models; how to perform due diligence, evaluate an investment pitch, and make informed investment decisions. It’s inspiring,” says Luckhurst.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Now, she wants to invest in those who show that same scrappiness with her next, and literal, venture: Phenomenal Ventures. Vice President Kamala Harris, is starting the venture firm with partner Helen Min , a former head of marketing at AngelList, Plaid and beyond. The entrepreneur, who is the niece of U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The venture capital market is on a tear , pumping capital into a host of startups around the world. While the venture capital boom of the last few years has helped a great number of founders, the capital is not landing equally. Black Ops Ventures wants to shake up the norm and invest in Black founders as its focus.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Phylicia Koh, vice president at early-stage gaming venture capital firm Play Ventures , said effective fundraising is not only essential for securing necessary capital but also for demonstrating the commitment and resilience of the founding team. The Singapore-based venture capital firm raised $135 million for its Fund 2.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 14, 2021

But then I came across the video game Minecraft where, from nothing more than my tenacious passion, I built my first venture: a Minecraft community that I converted into a business. I imagine that other competitors discover the competition by a referral, or maybe they are motivated by their mentors or network to join. I thought, “Meh.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Among several improvements, we’re thrilled to ramp up the Pitch Deck Teardown. In short, folks can submit their pitch decks to get feedback from investors and founders alike. The importance of the pitch deck can’t be underestimated. But we’re popping the lid off of that black box with the Pitch Deck Teardown.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5 Many universities (e.g.,

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It would be months before Foursquare's first round touched off a NYC venture frenzy. While my company may not have lasted, and even though I swore to myself that I wouldn't do another startup--this recently launched new venture is moving forward with the help of some fantastic partners. VCs pitch for money, too.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The latest fundraise was led by Bain Capital Ventures, and follows 46% year-on-year growth for GoCardless as it benefits from an increase in e-commerce and online payments generally during the pandemic. By adding bank-to-bank payments to its stack, GoCardless is continuing to push up against the card network duopoly of Visa and Mastercard. “We

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. Fong’s Capitale Ventures is an investment and advisory group with expertise in complex, cross-border transactions.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. All content is developed and delivered by the Real Ventures partners.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

At the end of the program, they’ll pitch their business concepts to a panel of judges for a chance to take home up to $15,000 to officially launch their idea. The eight entrepreneurial teams chosen for the 2024 Erie program represent an exciting mix of products & ideas: Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

cnp.benfranklin.org About the TechCelerator: The Erie TechCelerator program is a 10-week virtual business “boot camp” designed to assist inventors and early-stage entrepreneurs in converting their business ideas into operating ventures. cnp.benfranklin.org/techcelerator.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

But we’re talking science fact, not fiction, and TC Sessions: Space 2020 provides real opportunity to connect with the people, information and funding you need to boldly build the future of space technology. Here’s a classic “but wait, there’s more” moment, because we’re not done adding opportunity. Go boldly, yes.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In fact, you could make the argument that, because of their lack of advantages in other areas, the ones who make it to a venture pitch actually have more of these raw ingredients because they’ve had to in order to make it to the same destination as their straight white male counterparts. We all know the answer to that.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking, and investment discovery, specifically tailored to empower the black entrepreneurial ecosystem. This platform not only facilitates networking with potential investors but also offers invaluable feedback and validation from experienced industry experts.

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JUNE 9, 2020

If you’re a white professional in venture, you might feel uncomfortable tweeting or blogging about race. Besides, if you’re not comfortable with making mistakes and learning from them—what are you even doing in venture? Until that changes, I need to be taking these really tiny risks at a bare minimum.

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StartupNation

MAY 24, 2021

While the pandemic has certainly had an impact on the startup space, speculations were off about one thing: venture capital. It didn’t dry up: Venture investors poured $150 billion into North American companies in 2020, up about 7% from 2019 levels. Part of this could be the result of the pitch. Work your network like crazy.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2023

Go meet and talk with them, get a product demo, and watch them fast-pitch from the Pitch Showcase Stage. It’s yet another great opportunity to meet and connect with new colleagues and expand your network. Raising in a New Climate — with Arvind Gupta (Mayfield) and Libby Wayman (Breakthrough Energy Ventures).

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . Like Salesforce, HubSpot also has a significant (albeit smaller) network of integration partners. Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal. Hootsuite).

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Seung-jin Park, CEO of AGMO/Cindy Jin, Managing Director of Softbank Ventures Asia/Jae-wook Park, Chairman of the Korea Startup Forum/Young Lee, Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups/Sungjin Choi, CEO of the Korea Startup Forum/Ha-yeon Kim, CEO of NanumVitamin/Josh Choi, Executive Director of COMEUP What Awaits You at COMEUP 2023?

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’m surprised at how many funding pitches I get which lack some of the basic information which investors require before funding. 50% of these meetings led to pitches to individual partners. About 30% of partner pitches led to full partnership pitches. I suggest use the Founder Institute Mad Libs elevator pitch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Opportunities for students at TechCrunch Early Stage TC Early Stage is the perfect place for students to supercharge their startup dreams. Learn the best way to build from seasoned founders, top VCs and subject-matter experts in all phases of the startup life cycle — from ideation and product market fit to funding, pitching, growth and more.

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