TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2021

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. tapped the equity crowdfunding market, a noodle or two on the a16z media game, Talkspace’s SPAC, VC and founder predictions for 2021, and where’s the right place to found a company. How VCs and founders see 2021 differently. Sound good?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

There’s no question that we are in the middle of a long-running and accelerating venture bull market. It is more like playing an entirely different sport. billion Series H, in 2021. In 2021, that number stands at 126 per month. In 2021, that number stands at 126 per month. Beware of the outliers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Football or soccer, the latter commonly used in the US, is the most popular and watched sport globally with over five billion football fans according to its apex governing body , FIFA. “So we did some research and realised there was a massive market gap for this kind of game [fantasy football] in the Middle East and Africa.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

But before we do, we wanted to note that Anna and I are looking into the AI startup market tomorrow morning. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. . The larger context this morning is that we’re doing legwork ahead of what could be a super active Q3 2021 IPO cycle. The company will sport a lower, $3.6

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

billion in 2021 to $4.5 In the video category, WSC Sports, which uses AI to generate personally tailored video clips for sports fans, landed $100 million in Series D funding nearly a year ago. billion in 2022. Angel and seed deals have grown, as well, with 107 deals and $358.3 million in 2018. billion raised in 2022.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

billion valuation in September 2021, when Whatnot raised $150 million. It took the initial approach of the popular “card break” concept, where users buy unopened boxes of Pokémon or sports cards and others tune in to watch them reveal the contents live. billion, up from the $1.5

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The Hustle

JANUARY 25, 2024

But the sport seems to be entering the modern era, with a surge of women showing interest. Multiple factors are likely contributing to the influx of women into the sport, per The Washington Post : Overall interest in golf surged during the pandemic as people looked for outdoor, socially distant activities.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

We profiled the company in 2021, about seven months after the company first launched to acquire digital brands in the MercadoLibre and Amazon ecosystem. In 2021, the e-commerce roll-up, or aggregator, scene was in full force. The company will also hire additional employees, develop new distribution channels and invest in go-to-market.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

The global medical imaging market was valued at a touch over $28 billion in 2021 , and is only expected to rise with an increase in demand for early-detection services as well as lifestyle and age-related conditions. In the U.S., In the U.S., The situation in the U.K. There is another $75 to $100 billion spent worldwide.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2022

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. From late-2021 highs, the public markets have slashed the value of tech companies large and small, SaaS and otherwise. The changing public market issue is only one theme at play in Instacart’s smaller valuation. The other is human talent. Let’s explore. $24

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

It then added massage, beauty treatments, housekeeping, babysitting and sports coaching. While the company is mostly active in France, it expanded to London in April 2021. Up next, Wecasa expects to launch its service in a couple of new European markets as soon as next year. million (€20 million) in revenue this year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

The business publication’s news follows BuzzFeed’s journey to the public markets through a blank-check company. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. The transaction will close either Q4 2021 or Q1 2022, Forbes estimates. And Forbes announced that it is going public via a SPAC. Something like that.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

In November 2021, Ammar announced on LinkedIn that he was moving on and leaving The Family. “On It has become normal to raise funds long before you have a product/market fit, and this poses challenges to entrepreneurs that are of a very different nature than those the ecosystem has faced in the past years,“ he added back in November 2021.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Despite a wave of optimism through early 2021, private companies that pursued public debuts with the help of blank-check companies have frequently failed to cover themselves in glory in the intervening quarters. . The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. The list of SPAC casualties is lengthy.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

Cryptocurrency and blockchain had a breakout year in 2021. ust look at the numbers: 80 million unique crypto wallets; Bitcoin and Ether grew 60% and 407%, respectively; El Salvador adopted bitcoin as official currency; the NFT market generated $2.5 Rodrigo Vicuna is chief financial officer at Prime Trust. billion in trades.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This publication last covered Metafy in May 2021 , when the company raised a $5.5 Coached activities on the platform include well-known video game titles and things as far afield from Starcraft as poker and sports betting. How the round came together is illustrative of the high-tempo fundraising environment of 2021.

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Trigent

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The number of OTT service users in the United States is expected to reach 198 million by 2021. The UK Streaming Wars report shows that viewers are now increasingly open to ad-supported video options, so the onus is on the digital advertising industry to help marketers meet consumer needs with an enjoyable experience.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

China’s export-oriented e-commerce has been flourishing over the last few years as the world demands its electronics, fast fashion, sporting gear and other everyday goods. The startup plans to tout its marketing tools and payments solutions to retailers in the U.K., The company declined to disclose the exact funding amount.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Toast, after seeing its shares rise sharply after starting to trade yesterday, sports a similar revenue multiple despite far weaker blended gross margins. In the second quarter of 2021, Toast reported revenues of $424.7 Fintech is the new SaaS? million and revenue costs of $336.3

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Gingko’s market debut is one of the largest in biotech history. The imagery is clearly sporting Jurassic Park themes, as MIT Tech Review’s Antonio Regalado pointed out. The decor also sports a company motto: “Grow everything.” Gingko is aiming to increase revenue a significant amount in 2021.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

Wonder Brands co-founders Nicolás Gonzalez Luna and Federico Malek came together to start the company in January 2021 to acquire digital brands in the MercadoLibre and Amazon ecosystem. It focuses on companies in the areas of home and garden, sports and fitness, beauty and personal care. billion in disclosed funding to date.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Scythe first hit our radar when it emerged from stealth in 2021 with a $13.8 52 to autonomously mow large-scale commercial properties like corporate campuses, parks, sports fields, and HOA complexes, all of which can have steep slopes and tough terrain. million Series A. Our customers use M.52

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

In a blog post announcing the news, Instacart doesn’t put specifics on the growth rates of usage over the course of 2020, but it does express its intent to grow headcount by 50% in 2021, and continue to scale and invest in its advertising, marketing and enterprise efforts specifically in a quote.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Since Helbiz’s public debut in August 2021, its earnings reports have shown a company that burns through dwindling cash reserves, doesn’t pull in enough revenue to make up for its high costs of operations and keeps pivoting away from core operations into new, and sometimes strange, business units. Today, at $1.43 The remaining $1.7

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

The early-stage startup market is active and — as formerly late-stage-focused funds look to invest earlier — still awarding attractive valuations to nascent technology upstarts. A closed IPO market and antitrust vibes from U.S. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. One size does not fit all.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

It started out as a food-delivery app and was part of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort. Today, the free super app provides delivery of items — from food to medicine to clothing — ride-sharing, grocery delivery in under 20 minutes and the purchase of experiences like concerts and sporting events. That is poised to be a $9.3

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Kindbody’s desks even sport rounded corners in an effort to remove hierarchy from the care. The company is attacking the fertility market from many angles, but its focus is clear: making the patient feel acknowledged, cared for and comfortable. And that approach has paid off — the company has raised $154.7

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Between 2020 and 2021, Pair grew its revenue 10 times year over year and attracted the attention of investors who pumped $60 million of new Series B funding into the company to give Pair $73.5 Pair Eyewear began 2020 with four people and now has 65 full-time employees, most of whom joined in 2021, Kondamuri said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

A market that used to have little technology is now flush with startups giving attention to this underserved population. Today, Nowsta’s technology manages over 300,000 workers each month across 600 employers, including sports stadiums, hotels, food services vendors and warehouses.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

Cure , a functional hydration brand, is entering a new phase of its growth that includes nearly quadrupling its retail presence from 2021, rounding out its leadership team and closing on $5.6 She also said “legacy players are doing really well as lots of new players have entered the market” in the past few years.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

In December, ShareChat laid off nearly 5% of its workforce of 2300 employees as a result of shutting down its fantasy sports platform Jeet11. The executive also noted that the startup “overestimated the market growth in the highs of 2021 and underestimated the duration and intensity of the global liquidity squeeze.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Yet these companies are building businesses in a tough market plagued by myriad challenges, from banking prohibitions to ever-changing regulations. “About 18 months ago in the California market, regulators kept layering on more regulations…and started asking the brands to put on unique codes.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Somehow the third quarter of 2021 is coming to a close. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. We’re interested in what’s going on with China’s venture capital market in the wake of a host of regulatory changes. What’s going on with China’s venture capital market?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

The investor group includes CAVU Ventures as well as sports and entertainment celebrities like Russell Westbrook, the Chainsmokers, 24kGoldn, Kygo, Halsey, Kevin Love, Ellie Goulding, Olivia Munn, Nicole Scherzinger, Chantel Jeffries, Bryce Hall, Noah Beck, Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson and Blake Gray.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

MasterClass has largely cornered the market in the higher arts, but celebrity fitness is a relatively undiscovered country. Now a new startup — in beta since 2021 — hopes to become that platform where elite athletes can train mere mortals such as myself. Each course is presented in high-quality video.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

The company previously raised a $4 million seed round in 2021. These customers now include the likes of Square, NASA, BuzzFeed, PBS, Ripple, PlanetScale and Barstool Sports and they connect a total of over 10,000 infrastructure accounts to Vantage at this point. “Now it’s: What can you optimize?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

The company had previously piloted its Smart Box with Walmart in 2021 as a way for grocery delivery customers to keep their fresh and frozen items cold while also ensuring their deliveries remained secure until they could retrieve them. The Smart Box is powered by a standard 110-volt outlet and can be anchored to the ground if desired.

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