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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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself.

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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. Startup board meetings template presentation. Expert Networks. Here’s How .

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Marikina Creative and Innovation Hub, guided by the principles of RA 11904, aims to be an inclusive and comprehensive center that not only creates opportunities for collaboration, entrepreneurship, and innovation but also serves as a bridge between ambitious ideas and successful enterprises.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

“Founders should also evaluate which VC is able to add-value to their growth, rather than just focusing on the amount of money the investor has to offer,” Lou told AsiaTechDaily. Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Amid the Ukrainian conflict and rising inflation — with many investors being more cautious with their dollars — startups are welcoming the longer-term stability that corporates can offer. Corporate knowledge, R&D resources, M&A opportunities and networks are invaluable for early-stage companies.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Kara Penn is the mother of four daughters and owner of Mission Spark, a management and strategy consulting company. ” For some context, Hustle Fund is a venture firm founded by Elizabeth Yin and Eric Bahn, two former 500 Startups partners, with the goal of investing in pre-seed software startups. million for a new fund.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. They’ll tell you all about their strategy, the order of operations of who and how they pitched, the magic slides, the timing of the raise itself, etc. In fact, just quoting the math is a really lazy way of diagnosing the problems in the ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Syndicate leads are often experienced angel investors or successful startup founders. They have a wealth of knowledge from playing different roles in the building of a startup ecosystem. Bosun Tijani talks strategy as CEO of Africa’s new largest tech hub. Investzilla is focused on unlocking that opportunity for them.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This has allowed s everal edtech startups to develop digital platforms that have, in some way, seen thousands of Africans receive better learning and work opportunities. These value-adds will also complement the initial $100,000 funding startups get to access during the program. in the coming months to raise the fund.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Yeah, baby, we are ready to jump right into a jam-packed day dedicated to the growth and success of the entire early-stage startup ecosystem. Start your day off right — join Mary Ann Azevedo, Natasha Mascarenhas and Alex Wilhelm at the TechCrunch+ stage for a live recording of Equity, the podcast about the business of startups.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

In the 5+ years since CLF was founded, we’ve seen firsthand that these partnerships can produce new ideas, new opportunities, and new shifts in culture faster than operating in silos. All of these things affect how much, when, and to what extent they are open to learning more about available opportunities.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. Now many Detroit startups are on the fast track to growth. Whether it’s new funding, expansions or IPOs, it’s been an eventful year in Detroit startups. Here are the top Detroit startups and tech companies to watch in 2022. EXPLORE DETROIT STARTUP JOBS.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

However, while many startups exist in cities like Turin, Bologna, Naples and Rome, Milan is generally seen as a bigger ecosystem because of its mercantile culture and a significant share of VC funds. The good news: VC funding in Italy has grown. It has an estimated 67 VC funds, with 18 of them started since 2015.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Still, new opportunities are popping up in remote work, psychedelics and wellness. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? Which areas are either oversaturated or would be too hard to compete in at this point for a new startup? Lukáš Kone?ný

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? Would be happy to add proptech and agritech startups to our portfolio.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

We will be working over the next 6-12 months on starting to implement our strategy to build some traction in the US with OEM partners over there.” That’s all about to change with the Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle revolution – and it’s making its way into the startup ecosystem. Learn More.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? Which areas are either oversaturated or would be too hard to compete in at this point for a new startup? E-commerce.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

A hallmark of that spirit is quite visible these days in the country’s flourishing startup ecosystem, which has expanded rapidly in the past few years, to say the least. However, the global slowdown has impacted startups’ growth in the country, just like everywhere else in the world. How has your investment strategy changed?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

A new foreign investment bill will impact venture capital and the US startup ecosystem. The startup community must defend merit-based immigration. Firms with dedicated DEI staff, strategies and programs achieve greater gender and racial diversity on investment teams and among investment partners.

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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. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. It is unclear if VCs will agree to these terms, but LPs believe they now have more leverage. Smaller VC fundraises?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

The head VC guy seems a little bit… weird. Early-stage VCs and investors have one objective, finding hero startups in the sea of zero ones, the ones that will eventually turn into a zero-dollar valuation sooner or later. That one hero startup will cover all the losses of all other investments that will fail.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

They care less about providing them with insights and growth opportunities around their customers and products. A fintech startup, Prospa wants to change that and has begun to tap into this market. In March, the company was one of the 10 African startups participating in Y Combinator’s winter batch. 3,000 (~$6) and ?5,000

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

You’ll find innumerable opportunities within your own sector, plus the rare chance to explore collaboration across different industries — all under one roof. Here are a couple of examples of what you can expect: Breaking into the Healthcare Monolith : Strategies for Working with Payors and Providers: Presented by InterSystems.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

Want loads of opportunity for less money? We’ve packed this two-day virtual event with more than a dozen (and counting) presentations by leading startup experts holding forth on a range of topics every startup founder needs to master — or at least understand enough to outsource wisely. But this isn’t a one-way situation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Today, there’s a wall of new exciting things to look at…including, among other things, an opportunity Neesha has for you if you’re running a space startup: Apply to pitch onstage at TC Sessions: Space 2022 ! Startups and VC. Whoops — we updated the headline. Sorry, Finland, we love you, honestly. That was yesterday.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Minneapolis is quickly solidifying itself as one of the Midwest’s most important startup ecosystems. Next week, on Wednesday, September 7, our crew is set to interview some of the best startups and investors, and speak on the area’s recent fundings, best practices and strategies.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Most of this discussion is about ‘playing offense’ — working towards being a good steward of LP capital and the risk/reward associated with VC. But especially over the last decade, the opportunities to sell ahead of an outcome for the company multiplied dramatically.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

. “For people working at those startups, that means some (in some cases, all) of their employee stock options spent 2022 underwater,” writes Secfi CEO Frederik Mijnhardt. Here’s some candid advice for late-stage startup workers: Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Image Credits: Getty Images.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

SPV-driven funds like Candou face competition from traditional venture capital firms, angel investors, equity crowdfunding platforms, and micro-VC funds. Traditional VCs typically manage large capital pools and invest across a spectrum of startups. This speed allows startups to seize opportunities promptly.

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