TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

What kind of winter is this — are we seeing a crypto cold snap or crypto permafrost? More social media struggles : Though the subject matter was a downer, Paul wrote a great story about Meta’s confirmed layoffs of 11,000 employees, explaining what happened, why and what it means in the greater context of Meta’s future.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Index Ventures, a London- and San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm that primarily invests in Europe and the U.S., and Europe over the last three years, making more than 50 angel investments in total. and Europe over the last three years, making more than 50 angel investments in total.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Scotland is slowly but surely drawing attention in the UK’s startup space. In 2020, Scottish startups collectively raised £345 million, according to Tech Nation, and with nearly 2,500 startups, it has the highest number of budding tech companies outside London. What are you most excited by? What does it lack?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

Startups may not spring to mind when speaking about the beautiful country of Croatia. But Croatia’s entrepreneurs haven’t been quiet: Startups like Infobip and Rimac are significant local hero businesses now, and the region can boast of high-quality talent in the tech, automotive, manufacturing, and agtech spaces.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. According to official estimates, the number of new Swiss startups has skyrocketed by 700% since 1996. Native startups will need 25,000 Swiss Francs to open an LLC and 50,000 more to incorporate.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

I could spend hours discussing early-stage startup operations and community-based marketing, but deal flow is my blind spot. European and North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021. But when investment banking firm UBS picked up financial robot-advisor Wealthfront for $1.4 Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Semih Korkmaz and Hantz Févry launched Stoovo in 2019 as a way to help gig workers make the best use of their time. After a stint in Europe, Févry moved back to the U.S. “What the platforms are doing is they are optimizing to make sure that they’re responding to demand,” Févry said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

While Madrid and Barcelona tend to attract the buzz when it comes to tech startups in Spain, Valencia is slowly and surely making a name for itself as a growing tech ecosystem. The city also topped the InterNations Expat City Ranking 2020 as one of the best cities for expats to settle in. What are you most excited by?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

To give TechCrunch+ readers a better understanding of what education investors are looking for today, seven leading venture capitalists in the category answered a series of questions about the sector’s future. In retrospect, edtech’s spotlight feels like a fever dream. Then, we slowly saw the spotlight focus and sharpen.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Instant grocery startups sprang up and grew like weeds during COVID-19, fueled by consumers opting to practice social distancing and ready to order their food and sundries at the tap of an app, and VCs seeing an gap in the delivery market that had yet to be definitively filled. Now, perhaps inevitably, comes the consolidation.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Influential entrepreneurs like Paul Graham and Naval Ravikant always preach the need for startups to have founders-turned-investors on their cap table. Olubusi, who had built and exited a couple of startups over the years, also dabbled with angel investing for some time. The interesting bit? Some MAGIC portfolio companies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. Flexing its “20-minute term sheet” the startup uses an algorithm to shift through a startup’s data, and if it has positive ad spend and positive unit economics, they make an investment worth anything from $10,000 to over $10 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In his post he asserts, “You get the VCs you deserve” and the corollary “You get the performance out of your board that you deserve.” Your goal should be to turn your VCs into extended members of your team to get real value from them. What Rob wrote in his post is right. Rob Bailey is the CEO of DataSift.

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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. In my additional role as a mentor, I help these startups get investment-ready in the program. Be the know-it-all.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. The obvious answer is yes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

And as far as the local startup scene goes, the U.K.’s With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. and Europe, and expires on May 31, 2021. Things have been looking up for Belfast since the end of the Troubles.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

For many entrepreneurs, the startup they are trying to get off the ground might be only the second entry on their resume. If you have some startup-related “how” and “why” questions, please browse our Extra Crunch How To stories. 4 ways startups will drive GPT-3 adoption in 2021. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

The startup has raised €70 million ($77 million at today’s rates), at what I understand from a person close to the company to be a $2 billion post-money valuation. From what I understand, it is already raising its Series E, which is expected to close in May of this year at an even higher valuation. Why Will Ferrell?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

above inflation yet in many markets in the US & Europe prices were rising at 10-25% per year. above inflation yet in many markets in the US & Europe prices were rising at 10-25% per year. It’s really hard to zig when the whole world seems to be zagging. It has always stood with me. I have had a low bullshit meter.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

For the latest entry in a series of longform articles that explore the inner workings of notable startups, we looked at NS1 , an internet infrastructure company best known for its software-defined DNS. Startups have never had it so good. Did you see the viral videos of yesterday’s flooding in New York City subways?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Here’s a bit more info about what he’s looking for , and instructions for how you can submit your pitch deck for review! Here’s a bit more info about what he’s looking for , and instructions for how you can submit your pitch deck for review! Startups and VC. Beep boop, here we go again with another exciting week in tech.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. What I enjoyed was that Derek did his homework on me and allowed me to talk about a lot of personal topics, which I rarely have the chance to do. Last month they turned the tables on me.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Pydantic , the popular Python library and open source data-validation framework used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has a new commercial namesake and the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital (VC) firms. ” So what, exactly, do developers use Pydantic for? . Pydantic Services Inc.

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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

JANUARY 11, 2022

Afrikrea , an Ivorian startup founded in 2016, is one of the few platforms facilitating product exports. Afrikrea , an Ivorian startup founded in 2016, is one of the few platforms facilitating product exports. Ivorian startup Afrikrea partners with DHL and Visa to launch SaaS e-commerce platform ANKA. It has raised a $6.2

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

This week, we published a four-part series about how Klaviyo co-founders Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen bootstrapped their startup into an e-commerce marketing automation platform now valued at $4.15 Part 4: Drama and quirk aren’t necessary for startup success. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Walter Thompson.

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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. Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? Private Equity.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. I’m enjoying being a VC. I thought I’d talk a bit about the differences I’ve experienced between being an entrepreneur & a VC – you know, from “both sides of the table.&#. The obvious answer is yes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States. But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I have nothing against the investor class, but sitting in a room with several VCs while I try to sell them on my billion-dollar idea sounds very stressful. “If that’s all you say, you’re in trouble because it can also be interpreted as ‘we don’t have a clue’ or ‘we’ll take what we’re given,'” said Fisher.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

While London, Paris, Berlin and Stockholm feature regularly in tech coverage, the rest of Europe has been busy. To unpack this rare gem of Europe’s startup scene, we spoke to eight area investors. To unpack this rare gem of Europe’s startup scene, we spoke to eight area investors. billion crowns or $59 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

My primary role was “chief psychologist&# and as I’ve learned over the past few years the same has been true as a VC. I finally got around to writing it having read Fred Wilson’s post about what a CEO does. Recruits, hires, and retains the very best talent for the company. Selling the company.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Gates’ call is being met by startups and public companies hailing from everywhere from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, London to Los Angeles, and Berkeley to… um… Chicago. The company aims to have its first product approved by European regulators by 2023 and notching commercial sales by 2025.

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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

MARCH 15, 2022

Thomas Duscha, founder and CEO of Berlin-based battery swapping startup Swobbee , was in Poland visiting family in early March when the reach of the Ukraine crisis galvanized him to action. “I I will drive myself with helpers on the 11th of march to my hometown Tomaszów Lubelski to bring what is urgently needed. “I refugee agency.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

What are they? What does SoftBank think of the changing regulatory winds? VCs fell in love with Europe last year : While the global venture capital market was hectic last year , few regions can boast similar gains as Europe managed during 2021. Startups/VC. Today our cup overflows with news.

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