How 2 startups scaled to $50M ARR and beyond
Today, we're discussing OwnBackup and Assembly, two middle-late startups that are entering unicorn territory. The current list of venture-backed private companies we expect to go public — and the number of companies that might say yes to.....»»
Sam Altman"s Worldcoin Wants To Scan Eyeballs in Exchange for Crypto
As investors race to capitalize on surging interest in cryptocurrencies, startups are getting creative in how they onboard a generation of crypto users to their first wallets. From a report: Worldcoin is perhaps one of the most audacious efforts to b.....»»
Indonesian and Singaporean startups most popular in SE Asia in 1H21
The number of deals in Southeast Asia tech startup scene in the first half of this year hit a record high, according to Cento Ventures, a Singaporean venture capital......»»
Why a Former Netflix Exec Facing 7 Years in Prison for Bribery is a Cautionary Tale for Startups
A contract with a tech giant can put a startup on the map with venture capitalists and the market at large. That's what happened for Netskope, a cloud-based data security provider. Founded in 2012, the company was able to quickly scale up and secure.....»»
The 5 most successful Hispanic tech startups in the world
The Hispanic startup scene might not get as much press as that of Silicon Valley, but it's absolutely booming nonetheless. Here are the biggest of the bunch......»»
Top investment opportunities in Asia: Q&A with Christine Tsai CEO and founding partner at 500 Global
Having co-founded 500 Startups (later rebranded to 500 Global) in 2010, Christine Tsai (CT) started out with a very different strategy from other venture capital firms in the Silicon Valley which were predominantly focused on the US market. She built.....»»
Women indirectly hurt more by noncompete pacts
Nine out of 10 startups fail, and even among venture-backed fledgling companies, the success rate is only about 25%. It's even tougher for women entrepreneurs, who face challenges their male counterparts don't, according to new Cornell University res.....»»
India roundup: Startups are new force behind India economic growth
Startups are the growing force of India's economy. One of India's unicorn startups launched Ola Cars online car-shopping platform, while electric vehicles (EV), especially two-wheelers, are seeing increasing sales in India......»»
Google To Invest $1 Billion in Africa Over Five Years
Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and will back startups to support the continent's digital transformation, it said on Wednesday. From a report: The unit of U.S. tech co.....»»
Blue Bear Capital raises $150M to fund climate, energy and infrastructure tech
Blue Bear Capital has raised a new $150 million fund that will be used to find and invest in startups developing technology aimed at speeding up the adoption and industrialization of renewable energy. This is the venture firm’s second fund, whi.....»»
Near Space Labs closes $13M Series A to send more Earth-imaging robots to the stratosphere
The decreasing cost of launch and a slew of other tech innovations have brought about a renaissance in geospatial intelligence, with multiple startups aiming to capture higher-quality and more frequent images of Earth than have ever before been avail.....»»
Australian growth marketing agency Ammo helps startups calibrate their efforts
Australian growth marketing agency Ammo encourages startups to develop a minimum viable brand and provides services to make sure that their marketing efforts are correctly calibrated. When you are the founder of a young startup, it is alway.....»»
Cartona gets $4.5M pre-Series A to connect retailers with suppliers in Egypt
Year-old startup Capiter announced last week that it raised a $33 million Series A to digitize Egypt’s traditional offline retail market. It’s looking to take a large pie in the budding e-commerce and retail play, where multiple startups.....»»
The most successful startups mix friendships and business to build teams, research finds
Finding the right team is critical for a startup's success and most aren't taking the right approach, finds new Maryland Smith research. With the right strategy—a mix that has founders both liking each other due to shared values and experiences, an.....»»
Big tech companies snap up smaller rivals at record pace
"Pac-Man" buying spree comes as US regulators look to clamp down on some acquisitions. Enlarge / An FTC study showed how big Silicon Valley companies bought startups to eliminate future competitors. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The w.....»»
India’s Cars24, a used-vehicle sales platform, raises $450M at a $1.84B valuation
The used car market is getting another major infusion of venture capital today, with one of the faster scaling startups out of India picking up a major round of financing to double down on growth: Cars24 — a site and app that sells users cars a.....»»
What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe
Unlike their neighbors in fintech, it’s assumed that edtech companies need to expand to a number of big markets in order to reach a scale that makes them attractive to VCs. Rhys Spence Contributor.....»»
Divining the real value of my favorite fintech sub-niche
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by what the weekday Exchange column digs into, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly.....»»
Asia Venturing III: Startups may add value to traditional industries by ESG innovations
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are becoming parts of important criteria to evaluate a company's value. ESG is crucial for a company not only because it brings positive changes to society, but also because it provides another indicator fo.....»»
SOSV is building a New Jersey HAX facility for industrial, healthcare and climate startups
SOSV this morning announced work on a $50 million HAX facility in Newark, New Jersey focused on growing industrial, healthcare and climate startups. The five-year development plan utilizes $25 million from the New Jersey Economic Development Authorit.....»»
SoftBank deepens commitment to LatAm with two new partners focused on early-stage investing
In March 2019, SoftBank Group International made headlines when it announced the SoftBank Innovation Fund, which started out with a $2 billion commitment to invest in tech startups in Latin America. A lot has changed since then. SoftBank changed the.....»»