TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Investors across North America and Europe agreed that while insurtech has suffered as investors sought out more profitable sectors, the sector is still alive and thriving. If you’re an investor who’d like to participate in future surveys, fill out this form. “We are simply seeing a reality check happen,” he said. “If

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Investors believe the market correction, which caught up with the continent in the second half of 2022, will spiral into this year. But before that, there was shared optimism that African startups would raise more VC funding last year than in 2021 when the continent, for the first time, passed the $4-5 billion threshold.

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Founder Bounty

MAY 30, 2022

With the prospect of a recession coming up in the next 6-12 months we have put together a few ed-tech startups that could and would be able to weather the storm. Check them out here. We have seen cuts in a ton of companies and layoffs all over the place but a few we think we continue to grow during a downturn and recession in 2022.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

More than $178 million was pumped into alternative seafood in the first half of 2022, and the market’s value is poised to reach $1.6 More than $178 million was pumped into alternative seafood in the first half of 2022, and the market’s value is poised to reach $1.6 billion over the next 10 years. billion over the next 10 years.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

They created the Genesis discovery platform to capture diverse microbes for agricultural applications, like crop protection, and screen the strains for the best assays that would work for insect, disease and nematode control. The company, based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., AgBiome co-CEOs Scott Uknes and Eric Ward.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Sustainable travel at the forefront. When the time comes, I’m genuinely curious to find out how many of my friends will be interested in taking a Blade Runner-style tour of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. From the outside, a startup that makes multiple pivots might look like it lacks direction. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Convincing meat eaters to adopt a climate-friendly diet might get a little easier thanks to Slovenian startup Juicy Marbles , which has come up with a way to create plant-based whole meat cuts, if that doesn’t sound too oxymoronic. The Ljubljana-based startup is announcing a $4.5 The Ljubljana-based startup is announcing a $4.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

“Unless aggregators change how they operate, their future is bleak at best and nonexistent at worst.” “We all know how that turned out.” “Unless aggregators change how they operate, their future is bleak at best and nonexistent at worst.” “We all know how that turned out.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

While younger than the typical investor, Williams believes his youth affords him the ability to offer a fresh perspective on tech and problems that startups are trying to solve. I’d have to say that performing that grunt work was the best thing that has happened to me in my professional life. Since starting the St.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Alex collected the top reads from 2022. Haje’s favorite was “A Deadly Education” (Naomi Novik’s first book in the Scholomance trilogy), which incidentally was recommended by both Alex and Amanda, which was how he found out about the books in the first place. Startups and VC. PDT, subscribe here. Christine and Haje.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

If you’re an investor who’d like to participate in future surveys, fill out this form. I’ll be honest, the diversity of the answers surprised me — ranging from how climate and workforce mobility are edtech’s next opportunities to how the departure of tourist VCs is playing out differently depending on company stages.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This morning marked the kickoff of VC firm 500 Global’s Fall 2022 Demo Day, which saw over a dozen startups give their best pitches to prospective investors — and customers. Participants ran the gamut from fintech and sustainability to edtech and developer tools, and several stood out from the rest of the pack.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

According to one source, generative AI startups raised $1.7 “Together is spearheading AI’s ‘Linux moment’ by providing an open ecosystem across compute and best in class foundation models,” Lux Capital’s Brandon Reeves told TechCrunch via email. billion in Q1 2023, with an additional $10.68

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

The Barcelona-based startup has been on a bit of a shopping spree since the pandemic crisis hit Europe last year, picking up risk management startup Albatross in summer 2020 to bolster resilience to COVID-19’s impacts, before going on to acquire US-based NexTravel in January to expand its presence in the US market.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

In fact, when we asked 10 investors in the sector to share their thoughts on the space, we quickly learned that ocean conservation tech startups are seeing more and more interest from generalist investors now that climate change is hot and people are seeking more ways to mitigate its effects.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

“We think it will be the best place to invest,” said Shleifer of India at his rare appearance. “We were able to purchase 10% of [business-to-business commerce startup] InfraMarket for $8 million. . “We think it will be the best place to invest,” said Shleifer of India at his rare appearance.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

Egypt-born and Dubai-headquartered mobility startup SWVL is planning to lay off 32% of its workforce it said in a statement today. This downsizing from the Dubai-based startup adds to the long list of global cross-stage layoffs in what has been a rough month for tech employees. Over 15,000 tech workers have lost their jobs in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

Even so, investors are backing startups bringing robotics, data management, automation and augmented reality into the construction process. Despite their reluctance, growing numbers of construction tech startups are helping builders with bidding, scheduling, modeling software, and, quite frequently, drones.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We aim to cover a lot of food categories, but by replacing them with sustainable and nutritious ingredients.”. We aim to cover a lot of food categories, but by replacing them with sustainable and nutritious ingredients.”. The result has similar taste, texture, versatility and cost at scale as its animal analogs, Hume told TechCrunch.

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Founder Bounty

MAY 24, 2022

Founderbounty has put together a bunch of upcoming and new sustainable startups that have great potential in 2022 to solve real climate problems and are recession proof. Instagrid One of our favorite startups of 2022. The happy turtle straw A fantastic Swiss-based startup. Need email marketing?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2023

based agtech startup that’s using computer vision AI plus farm-sized proprietary machinery to expand crop yields. Harvesting more broccoli than human laborers can, according to Upp , a Shropshire, U.K.-based This AI-driven approach allows for farmers to “upcycle” the 80% of the broccoli plant (i.e

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2021

What if all startup incubators and accelerators integrated design principles that foster circularity? In the startup and venture world, there are two options for integrating circularity. Mostly, startups that already identify with the concept of circularity join them. of the global economy is circular.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Startups and VC. Kick off the weekend by bopping along to this wildly dark and weirdly threatening EDM track from Rüfüs Du Sol, as you skim the best of the rest: Hi, is that Nothing? Hi, WYD : The race is on, with a number of startups racing to build a crypto-native, consumer-friendly messaging platforms for web3, reports Connie.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

I cover how I met founder Johnny Boufarhat, how the company started in 2019, what the early days were like, what it was like when the pandemic hit, what hyperscaling feels like, and more: What You Learn at a Startup that Grows from $0 to $2 Billion Valuation in 1 Year What You Learn at a Startup that Grows from $0 to $7.75

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

There’s been talk of a slowdown in venture funding recently, with TechCrunch looking at it from different angles, including the fintech sector, a PitchBook report and even earlier on how startups should prepare in case it happens. In just the past two weeks, we reported that firms are sitting on a bunch of money and continue to raise.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Tuesday, March 22, 2022! Christine Hall helped write the Big Tech and Startups sections today, for example. Forge shows IPO market not dead : Forge helps investors in private companies sell shares in startups to others. Startups and VC. PT, subscribe here. Give them a follow!

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It is without doubt that you would want to see how you intend to return your own investment through a well thought-out business plan. And welcome to the entrepreneurial world. Before setting the wheels in motion, discover the various growth stages your business will go through, their associated challenges and how to tackle them.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

What may have seemed like an isolated protest years ago was revived in 2022 by developers sabotaging their own libraries — sometimes to speak out against big corporations, but more recently to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was entirely within his power to do, but it instantly created problems.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2023

You don’t need me to tell you that startups haven’t been doing great since the funding slowdown and valuation reset started back in 2022. The lack of pomp and circumstance from the folks who had potential to make money off the deal is telling; we know better than to assume the best in a market like today’s.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

One leading indicator is your blood sugar level — and weight-loss startup Signos is betting that you’re curious enough about the difference between our respective metabolisms to sign up for real-time glucose monitoring and alerts to keep you in shape. In the current round, Signos raised a $13 million Series A led by GV.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Personalized nutrition startup Zoe — named not for a person but after the Greek word for ‘life’ — has topped up its Series B round with $20M, bringing the total raised to $53M. The latest close of the B round was led by Ahren Innovation Capital, which the startup notes counts two Nobel laureates as science partners.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It also wants the service to be live in seven German cities in 2022. But, for now, the most popular item being ordered in the German capital is Arabic bread, followed by meat, fruit and vegetables, per the startup. million seed round of funding to fuel planned rapid expansion — both within Germany and across Europe.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

Tech startups are, by their nature, high risk. I’ve had to downsize companies myself — it’s excruciating — and I always advise that if you want to work at a startup, make sure you have 3 months worth of wages saved up, because you can lose your job at any time. — Alex Hansford (@alexhansford) June 7, 2022.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

The industry has obviously changed enormously in 2022 but in many ways it feels like a “return to normal” that we have seen many times in our industry. Obviously the funding environment has changed considerably in 2022 but as early-stage investors our daily jobs stay largely unchanged. What do you do with a $650 million platform?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

It’s not limited to any particular size of company, either — everything from fledgling startups and scaleups , to billion-dollar public entities such as Netflix have all “downsized” or put their hiring plans on pause this year. unicorns and public companies revealing inaugural or upsized offices in the U.K.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Hi there, and welcome to another Daily Crunch, this time for Tuesday June 7, 2022. The past 24 hours have had a lot of Apple news in them, and we’ve got comprehensive coverage on that front — but we also have a veritable cornucopia of other news from across the startup-o-sphere, so let’s get right into it! Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

Now, as gas prices surge, the world burns and more people consider traveling to and from work in a way that’s cheap, sustainable and fun, sales of electric scooters are seeing an uptick. from 2022 to 2030, according to one study. The global e-scooter market size, which was at around $20.78 I know what you’re thinking.

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