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Fintech outperformed the market in 2021, and it’s set to do even better

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The former commercial chief (Product, Sales and Marketing) at PayPal, he now leads fintech investing at Matrix Partners, where he also invests in consumer marketplaces and enterprise software. Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity in 2021. Fintech continued to outperform the market by 3x. More posts by this contributor.

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5 companies doing growth marketing right

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Mark Spera is the head of growth marketing at Minted. He's the co-founder of growth marketing blog Growth Marketing Pro and content generation tool GrowthBar. What do all companies, regardless of industry, say they want? In 2021, you’d be hard-pressed to find a company without a formal referral program.

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Delhivery hits all-time low, market cap falls below 2021 private valuation

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Shares of Delhivery hit an all-time low of 317 Indian rupees ($3.88) Wednesday, cutting its market cap to $2.8 billion, falling below the valuation at which it raised capital from private investors in 2021, as the Indian logistics firm grapples with the aftermath of a bulk deal sale and muted growth report. The firm has raised over $2.3

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5 questions about 2021’s startup market

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Welcome to 2021, a year that could extend 2020’s startup market disruptions and excesses — or change patterns that previously performed well for early-stage tech companies and their investors. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. How long can that pace keep up? billion in the July-September period.

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Online grocery company Misfits Market to acquire Imperfect Foods

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Misfits Market is acquiring Imperfect Foods in an all-stock deal, Misfits Market founder and CEO Abhi Ramesh told TechCrunch. Both online grocery platforms, Misfits Market raised nearly $530 million since being founded in 2018, most recently a $200 million Series C round in 2021 that put its valuation at over $1 billion.

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield companies pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

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Selected from the most competitive batch in TC history, selected founders from across the globe will pitch on the virtual stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. TC aims to pick companies from a range of industries. A unique highlight of this batch are more companies in both the health tech/medtech space and clean tech/sustainability space.

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Five excellent reasons to attend TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing & Fundraising

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But, thanks to TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising on July 8-9, you don’t have to reinvent the freakin’ wheel. They’ll host a series of interactive Q&A sessions focused on essential topics, like pitch development, fundraising, brand building, growth marketing and more. Take a peek at the agenda. Register today !

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