TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC. Deus Robotics Ukrainian Startup Deus Robotics secured a $1.5M

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

And given the current emphasis on achieving cost efficiency to extend runways in the broader startup ecosystem, it appears investors are open to insurtech startups that can build a sustainable business model, regardless of it including embedded insurance.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Committing to enabling startups When Kickstart was established in 2012, the Philippine startup ecosystem was at its nascent stage. Ambitious and promising startups abound, but none managed to scale as fast or as large as those in neighboring countries. on its first year.

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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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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Our survey respondents said the city was strong across a broad range of tech industries, particularly those with practical applications: cybersecurity, energy and sustainability, fintech, health care and medtech, edtech and silver tech among others. What industry sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in? What are you most excited by?

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

His advocacy for reshoring battery manufacturing to the United States echoed the national drive toward sustainability. As a General Partner, my energy is spent sourcing, investing in, and supporting amazing entrepreneurs and startups bringing breakthrough technologies to market,” he adds as he speaks of his present venture.

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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. Apply now to Signal Advisors.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Investing industry bible PitchBook has crowned OurCrowd as “the most active venture capital investor in Israel this year as record amounts of capital flood into the country’s startup ecosystem.” Despite the Jewish New Year and other holidays, Israeli startups raised over $2.2B in September 2021.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 20, 2013

That''s not really positive or sustainable for building a startup ecosystem. It''s exciting for me to be running the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn and to be a part of this ecosystem so early--not just as a Brooklyn resident but as a Brooklyn native.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

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. It has never been easier to start a company, but it has never been harder to build a sustainable business. They got their initial funding of $1.2M

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Michael, Co-founder and General Partner at Aleph VC, was my partner for over a decade at Israel Seed, one of Israel’s pioneering venture capital firms. The 2022 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit , the biggest investor event in the Middle East, will take place in Jerusalem on May 25, once again bringing the entire startup ecosystem together.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

When they return, young people like Morrison are finding that Atlantic Canadians have quietly built a robust startup ecosystem that has resulted in a dozen acquisitions to companies like IBM and Salesforce, the sum of which likely surpasses $5 million in cash and stock.

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Revolution

APRIL 24, 2023

While many think achieving that goal is unlikely, as investors with capital to put to work, we have to have a ‘challenge accepted’ mindset.” — Kristin “I look for tech opportunities that enable sustainable B2B change versus small lifestyle changes. What industries are ripe for transformation from a sustainability standpoint?

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The 2022 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit , the biggest investor event in the Middle East, will take place in Jerusalem on May 25, once again bringing the entire startup ecosystem together. ByondXR’s technology also answers the growing calls for sustainability by eliminating almost all the waste produced by brick-and-mortar stores.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? I think the most common ethical issue in VC is when I’m talking with another possible investor in a portfolio company. Are you politically active? Why is that?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? I think the most common ethical issue in VC is when I’m talking with another possible investor in a portfolio company. Are you politically active? Why is that?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Which areas are either oversaturated or would be too hard to compete in at this point for a new startup? In Norway, sustainability-focused companies. Yes, the acceptance of working remotely will democratize the startup ecosystem globally.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

That deal is quite different from what most VC funds will take on, but we believed it to be critical to the advancement of a better food system, and we pursued it. I am proud to say that most companies in the portfolio are working towards at least one UN sustainable development goal. That $63 million sale took place in 2018.)

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Funding sources for tech startups in Ukraine have gone off a cliff this year, with investors (and their LPs) wary of taking on the risk of backing potentially promising ideas and people who have stayed in the country amid the sustained, persistent and increasingly ugly onslaught from Russia.

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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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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

39:40 – What’s a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he’s changed since running Meesho? 41:10 – How has the Indian startup ecosystem evolved? 43:30 – Can foreigners come to India and start a startup? 45:45 – After Meesho, what’s the most exciting startup in India?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

The head VC guy seems a little bit… weird. In this stage, startups can choose to raise their seed round from early-stage VCs and angel investors. Business #3 (Scale): The only job is to create a growing but sustainable business. In this stage, startups raise their series A, B, C, …. to grow their business.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2021

Eniac founding partner Hadley Harris applied this dynamic to the current market boom in a recent tweet: A lot of people are misunderstanding this VC funding market. It’s still very hard for most to raise a VC. 6 VCs talk the future of Austin’s exploding startup ecosystem. Dear Sophie: Help! My H-1B wasn’t chosen!

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Pitchbook estimates that there is about $290 billion of VC “overhang” (money waiting to be deployed into tech startups) in the US alone and that’s up more than 4x in just the past decade.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Africa seemed to defy the global venture funding decline in the first half of 2022 after its startups raised $3 billion, double the amount secured over a similar period the previous year. Africa predicted to experience sustained funding slowdown in 2023 by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Startups and VC It’s been a pretty slow day on the news front today — I think everyone has a case of the Fridays today. Here’s a few of the stories worth taking a closer look at, though: Ka-ching : Catherine reports that Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia backs cross-border payments startup Tazapay. Becca and Ron wonder.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Investors participating include Lever VC, Blue Horizon Ventures, Hatch, Good Startup and Alwyn Capital. New School Foods also has grants from Canadian government agencies, including Sustainable Development Technology Canada and Protein Industries Canada. The company has now raised $13 million in total.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Click the links below to see the top founders, VCs, builders, researchers and policy makers who will share their insights on the hot topics, current trends, future technology and more across seven breakthrough sectors on seven stages. AI Stage Fintech Stage Hardware Stage SaaS Stage Security Stage Space Stage Sustainability Stage 3.

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HPA

APRIL 7, 2020

Built In Chicago: Online community hub for Chicago startups and tech. Built In Chicago is an online community that provides information on job openings, tech news and events for the startup ecosystem in Chicago. Chicago Inno: Chicago Startups that are Hiring Right Now. Learn more via webinars, articles, videos and more.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

She serves on the boards of several AI startups and nonprofits, including the KQED Public Media Network and her own organization, Democracy 3.0. SPV-driven funds like Candou face competition from traditional venture capital firms, angel investors, equity crowdfunding platforms, and micro-VC funds. David Teten: What’s your background?

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