TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

Having local expertise in the category every VC wants to invest in right now doesn’t hurt, either. I talked about Pittsburgh’s startup ecosystem on the City Cast Pittsburgh podcast recently in the context of two high-profile startup failures there, Ford- and VW-backed Argo AI and robotic vertical farming outfit Fifth Season.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

startup market, has been on a tear in recent quarters and years. Akin to many startup markets around the world, Europe has seen its venture capital totals rise, its unicorn ranks swell, and even a few major public exits. How hot is the market for European startups this year? But all that’s the past.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. The venture capitalists who run these firms decide which startups today will develop the new platforms and technologies that will shape our lives tomorrow.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

If a bank doesn’t believe in your idea, the startup community might — and there’s a good chance they’ll give you a lot of money if they do. Accelerators. Startup accelerators provide seed money, counseling, networking and other services to launch your business. Angel investing and venture capital (VC).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Startups and VC. After being bootstrapped for seven years, Ngrok today announced that it raised $50 million in a Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Coatue. This drink makes you feel things : Poppi raises a can to fresh capital to support its functional beverage growth , Christine reports.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. Investors are hungry for startups to throw their money at, but VC funding isn’t always the right option at all times or for every startup. Use alternative financing to fuel VC-level growth without diluting ownership. @yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

As startups and venture capital grow in tandem, fundraising has gone from a formal affair on Sand Hill Road to a process that can happen anywhere from Twitter to Zoom. Dear Sophie, I do recruitment for tech startups. With a surge of VC investing, many startups are urgently hiring.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

He is now co-founder and chairman of 22 Ventures. Startup accelerators are increasingly putting the brakes on demo days. The often flashy events reserved for founders to connect with investors have long been part of the likes of Y Combinator’s program, seen as the “graduation” of startups’ journey.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Startups and VC. Harri reports that Google is spinning up a new, online-only startup accelerator centered around the elusive circular economy. The effort is Google’s latest to help environmentally focused startups grow while potentially hooking them on its cloud products in the process. It’s here, it’s here! :

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

However, what is often direly needed is how to appeal to investors and raise smart money — knowledge that is essential for fundraising and a master key to building, accelerating and scaling your new venture. Related: How Angel and Venture Capital Funding Shape the Future of Innovation. Be the learn-it-all. Keep it short.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Its startup ecosystem is active and well designed, attracting the attention of investors, accelerators, and incubators worldwide. According to the Startup Genome Report 2021, Seoul jumped to 16th from 20th in the world startup ecosystem ranking, with an ecosystem valued at US$47.2 trillion won (US$6.4

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

How to get into a startup accelerator. Should you try to get your company into an accelerator? Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital. Being a successful early-stage investor is about a lot more than simply identifying trends; a successful VC needs to think several steps ahead. Image Credits: Techstars.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Salvador (Bahia’s capital) is the natural birthplace of Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley, which largely centers around a local ecosystem hub, Vale do Dendê. Vale do Dendê is keen to build partnerships to make Brazil and Latin America a more representative startup and creative economy ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

The country is quickly catching up to China on the tech investment front, with VC investments reaching a record of $15 billion in 2020, according to TechNation. Bristol is also home to an important startup accelerator, SETsquared. is gaining in popularity as a great place to start a tech firm.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Even more, a slowdown from all-time records doesn’t indicate a correction, let alone a startup recession. There’s still money flowing, and funds that raised huge capital pools still have to allocate it, slowdown or not. Startups and VC. Lantum got a $15 million injection to help ease that particular pain.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

VC Lab , an accelerator for venture capital firms, wants to create investors who will back the rest of the world. Today, VC Lab is providing a set of freely available boilerplate documents intended to streamline the process, save everyone time and money and make fund governance structures more accessible.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 18, 2023

Venture capital (VC) is a type of financing that provides funding to early-stage companies with high growth potential. VC firms invest in these companies in exchange for equity and help them grow by providing strategic guidance, access to their network, and expertise. Y Combinator :(seed stage?

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

I remember the Demo Day in 2007 where DropBox presented to about 30 Boston area Angels and Venture Capital investors. None of the local VC firms invested. from Sequoia Capital and have gone on to raise over $1 Billion from VC investors. Classic VC funding is a well-understood model. This must change!

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. But it also created two big problems for Techstars as a business: cash flow and brand identity.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. 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.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. 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.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

What I wish I’d known about venture capital when I was a founder. Andy Areitio, a partner at early-stage fund TheVentureCity, wrote What I wish I’d known about venture capital when I was a founder , a reflection on the “classic mistakes” founders tend to make when it’s time to fundraise.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

According to Mike Asem , a partner at the Midwest-focused M25 venture capital shop, the new terms help Y Combinator, but come with “tradeoffs” for the group and founders themselves. But early-stage investors are paying attention. We asked investors and founders to weigh in on the matter.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The deal doubles the value of the startup to more than $4 billion, and indicates that SoftBank is still a risk-on operation. Startups/VC. Speaking of huge venture rounds at high prices, OneCard is in talks to raise what we’ve heard is nine-figures worth of capital at a unicorn valuation.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Startups and VC. Asset management firm Stone Ridge has launched a startup accelerator, Wolf, that will be dedicated to growing Bitcoin-focused applications. On a clear day, you can see forever : Frederic reports on LatticeFlow’s latest funding round, $12 million, that it will use to eliminate computer vision blind spots.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

.” You may have spotted Barrera’s cowboy hat at one of the many startup conferences he is involved with as a mentor, judge, host or speaker — and he does wear many hats. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. So you need to regulate your initial message and also be prepared to adapt quickly.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

” — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Accelerating generative AI : Amazon is jumping into startup accelerators with both feet again and will boost generative AI startups around the globe with a 10-week program, Natasha M writes. Becca tells you how.

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