TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Sequoia is one of the most sought-after VC firms in the world, and predictably, it sees plenty of startups competing for its attention. We even took a look at Rec Room’s earliest pitch deck, the seed that ultimately grew into a business that has raised nearly $150 million. Love is the answer.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

No one’s going to tell you when your startup has reached product-market fit — there are no flashing lights, no siren, no balloons falling from the ceiling. Global startups raise $158B in Q3, an all-time record. Global startups raise $158B in Q3, an all-time record. Udemy files to go public on back of growing B2B incomes.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In a statement, MVM said the funding will expand its efforts to build “Africa’s largest gaming DAO and provide gamers with access to world-class opportunities.”. Meanwhile, MVM said it is building a soon-to-launch social gaming app, Hyper.

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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. I was mostly pitching white male VCs. Image Credits: Supplied.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. note: there is one rare exception – in 2006 Sevin Rosen declared that Venture Capital was broken and actually returned money to their LPs !

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. I’ve experienced this in many sales meetings I’ve made and unfortunately in many VC pitches I made. Congratulations. Sometimes that works.

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