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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

I did not disclose either pregnancy to my investors during the fundraising process either time. No one would think twice about a male founder who declined to share the details of his health or family status with investors during an initial fundraising meeting. And almost all of the investors were men who typically funded men.

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MARCH 18, 2021

Don’t worry about the SPAC bit: If you want a rundown of the deal itself, Mary Ann has you covered. We’re going into the eToro investor deck, first asking ourselves what we think of its numbers and financial health and valuation. If we want to better understand Robinhood, perhaps eToro can provide some clarity.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To find out how the industry is reacting to this decision, TechCrunch+ spoke with one founder and four fund managers at venture firms that back women or founders of color.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Investors, executives and teams from the bottom-up must see — and demand — that companies get research right. Are researchers given the freedom to learn more about the hacks that consumers are implementing in today’s unusual reality? Billions of dollars ride on it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

The announcement comes a day after Uber told its investors it was seeing recovery in certain transactions, including ride-hailing and delivery. This morning, let’s talk through several key points from Grab’s SPAC investor deck. The American ride-hailing giant did a surprising amount of work clearing brush for the Grab deal.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

According to an SEC filing, Musk has raised about $135 million so far from four unnamed investors, with the first sale … In other words, the man behind Tesla, SpaceX and X is seeking $1 billion in funding for his next venture.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2023

MoveinSync, an Indian startup offering mobility solutions to blue-chip companies for workplace commute, is engaging with investors to raise a growth round, according to people familiar with the deliberations.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2023

Traditional venture capital dollars are harder to come by these days, but institutional investors are still looking for smart investments, and industry watchers are hungry for the good news a new round of financing suggests. Fortunately, that isn’t true.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

ZestMoney, a buy now pay later startup whose ability to underwrite small ticket loans to first-time internet customers attracted many high-profile investors including Goldman Sachs, is shutting down following unsuccessful efforts to find a buyer. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2023

ShareChat is in final stages of deliberations to secure about $50 million in new funding that trims the startup’s valuation to below $1.5 Existing backers including Temasek and Tencent are among the investors in advanced stages of talks to invest in the new round, the sources […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Some investors are more optimistic about M&A in 2024, while others think we will see a rebound in the IPO market. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Something happens in the process when you collaboratively have the right people and objectives in place as an angel investor. It’s not just about money for most. Experienced angel investors realize the importance of a good network, diversification of their portfolio, quick and thoughtful due diligence, and getting to know the team.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2023

There was a lot to talk about this year, and investors and founders sure did share their thoughts freely with us in our surveys. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

It’s reasonable to ask what role ethics plays in the building of this technology and, perhaps more importantly, where investors fit in as they rush to fund it. A founder recently told TechCrunch+ that it’s hard to think about ethics when innovation is so rapid: People build systems, then break them, and then edit.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

If you’ve read anything about pitching your company, you’ve probably come across advice that says that you need a warm introduction to an investor. Without a doubt, a good, friendly introduction — ideally from a founder they’ve already invested in — is the best way to get on the radar of an investor.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Rocket Lab is waiting until Neutron is more technically mature before signing launch contracts with customers, CEO Peter Beck told investors on Wednesday.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Investors think a great deal about a great number of things when considering an investment: How big is the market? It’s natural for founders to live and breathe for their customers and product, but the dirty little secret of fundraising is that your investors are extraordinarily unlikely to care about your product.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For founders winding down from a challenging year and planning for the new year, this is an excellent time to reevaluate your relationships with the investors you work with. I am fortunate to be able to work with almost a dozen early-stage startups directly and get to observe the interactions between several dozen investors and founders.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

To that end, over the past few weeks, thousands of founders have applied to land capital through a common app, but instead of hoping to land into a university, they’re hoping to land capital from top investors. Since applying to Seed Checks, he’s started conversations with four of the investors from the cohort.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Building an investor network from scratch sounds daunting. This is true particularly if, like many founders, you don’t happen to be part of a social or economic circle where striking up early conversations with potential investors is a no-brainer. Getting to angel investors can be easier.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Some of the biggest Indian startups are taking a haircut in their valuations, at least in the eyes of their investors, as some backers adjust their estimates amid the weakening global economy. Indian news outlet The Arc first reported about the valuation cut. billion, according to filings seen by TechCrunch. fund seen by TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

After attending TechCrunch Early Stage last week, I was cheered to meet so many first-time founders and experienced investors who are looking for opportunities. But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

That’s about 1%, a slight drop from the 1.3% “When the macroeconomic environment tumbled, the investors that were preaching D&I disappeared, and their implicit bias became more apparent.” ” De’Havia Stewart, an investor at BLCK VC. Black founders raised an estimated $2.254 billion out of the $215.9

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sure, due diligence matters in the investment process, but lying about your capabilities can undercut the founder-investor relationship — and in extreme cases, to the detriment of the larger, global startup market. The implication here is that Holmes’ rich investors deserved to lose their money.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

If you look at the stock market, the view isn’t very good: the charts are all down and in the red, and all you can see are psychedelics companies tottering by, doing their best to impress cynical investors. If you’re an investor and would like to participate in future surveys, fill out this form. Will they take the lead?”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Silicon Valley’s full of people from all walks of life, but very little of its wealth is distributed evenly, especially when we’re talking about the LGBTQ+ community. There are no numbers on how much of that capital goes specifically to trans founders or how many investors identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In 2014, Prayank Swaroop made a pitch to the storied venture firm Accel, where he worked as an associate, about future marketplaces in India. About half a dozen consumer tech Indian startups have gone public in the past year and a half and all of them are performing poorly on the local stock exchanges. Image credits: Accel).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2023

All while raising over tens of millions in venture capital from elite Silicon Valley investors and eyeing a big mission: become the brand families can turn to when they think about a child’s education. We’ll talk about opportunity in the sector in a post-pandemic landscape — and how he landed investor patience.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Fundraising is challenging, especially for deep tech founders who need to get investors excited about a complex technology, a complex sales cycle and a complex risk profile. As a former investor and current angel investor, I have met thousands of founders, many in the deep tech space. Highlight your big vision.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For the first time, the sector attracted over 1,100 unique investors in 2022, which in turn resulted in a record fundraising haul of $6.5 To find out, we polled a few investors who had the highest volume of deals in Africa last year. Having 1,000 active investors is not enough,” said Stephen Deng, founder and partner of DFS Lab. “We

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

Nathan Beckord is CEO of Foundersuite.com , a software platform for raising capital and managing investors. He believes that when startup founders know how to raise money, they can find the freedom to approach investors with confidence and raise the capital they need to grow their company. Nathan Beckord. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

A lot of my work as a consultant involves helping founders come up with a good fundraising story, but a surprising number of founders seem to get stuck on the next step: Finding the right investors and landing a meeting to pitch their companies. So here it is: A sure-fire way to get in front of the right investors, at the right time.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Jeremy Abelson is the founder and lead portfolio manager of Irving Investors. Combining his experience as an operator and institutional investor, Abelson runs Irving as a multistrategy platform making long-term durable investments in both the public and private markets. a16z in May raised about $4.5 Jeremy Abelson. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Investors are spending 24% less time looking at pitch decks in 2022, compared to 2021. In fact, for decks that fail to raise funding, investors give up in just 2 minutes and 13 seconds. We go deep into what the data tells us about what makes a pitch deck successful, and indicators for what works less well.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

Prysm led that first tranche as well, which was the company’s first round of funding raised from outside investors. Those clients include roughly 200 institutional sized investors and hundreds of smaller active trading entities, according to COO Andy Volz, who declined to provide names, saying that those clients “prefer anonymity.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2022

While every investor is looking for something different, there are ways founders can improve their chances of getting noticed. Case said that it’s incredibly helpful when founders help investors prepare for their pitch meeting. Of course, this could mean a lot of things. Sheel Mohnot, co-founder, Better Tomorrow Ventures.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Nathan Beckord Contributor Share on Twitter Nathan Beckord is CEO of Foundersuite.com , a software platform for raising capital and managing investors. The idea has resonated with investors: Using the methods outlined below, Gray was able to raise $100 million in venture debt and $7.3 million so far, but he’s no first-timer.

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