TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

The latest Crunchbase data shows that Black startup founders in the United States raised around $264 million out of the total $33.6 That’s an uptick from the $178 million — or 0.43% — the group raised in Q3. Black founders raised an estimated $2.254 billion out of the $215.9 raised in 2021. In total, U.S.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Louis, announced that it has raised $1.4 Prior to its pre-seed round, Rebundle had raised what CEO and co-founder Ciara Imani May described as six-figures worth of grant, and other non-dilutive capital in an interview with TechCrunch. This morning Rebundle , a hair-focused startup based in St. million in a pre-seed round.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 25, 2022

Sony is raising the retail price of its PlayStation 5 console in several regions. The company announced the move earlier today, citing a difficult global economic environment and soaring inflation. While the tech giant is increasing PlayStation 5 prices across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and even North.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Anysphere, a startup building what it describes as an “AI-native” software development environment, called Cursor, today announced that it raised $8 million in seed funding led by OpenAI’s Startup Fund with participation from former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi and other angel investors.

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Candid

JANUARY 14, 2025

billion raised in the United States. Environment 5. Your Candid nonprofit profile is a great tool for raising your organizations visibility with donor-advised funds, institutional funders, and individual donors and volunteers. We saw significant spikes in overall traffic, nonprofit profile views, and searches. Human services 3.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

One year after raising $16 million , construction technology company Buildots is back to claim another $30 million, this time in Series B funding. Buildots also creates a collaborative environment and trust by having a single source telling everyone what is going on.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

But here’s the challenge: While both systems tend to work well when users make transactions within their unique environment, there’s no interoperability for transactions between them. Today, the unified payments app is announcing that it has raised $32.8 million in an oversubscribed seed round.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

Its Democratic sponsors say the bill will raise awareness among consumers that combusting gas in their vehicles creates pollutants that harm their health and trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to more intense and extreme weather, wildfires, and drought. Yet the state is woefully behind in its compliance with federal air quality standards.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

After years of bootstrapping, the company has raised $1.6 Despite raising just ? Having done this much with so little, why is the company raising a seed round now? The Techstars-backed company is actively fueling its expansion across Nigeria and Ghana having raised more than $1.5 Image Credits: Shuttlers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 26, 2017

Raised by predominantly by Gen Xers who were pummeled by the Great Recession, early research about those belonging to Gen Z indicates that they are cautious about spending money, are bargain shoppers, and more likely to save than to spend. 26% have raised money for a cause and 32% have donated their own money (or allowances).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

When raising money online (or offline) you must be able to succinctly answer this question for your potential donors: Why this? Think of how we operate in a consumer environment. The Summit offers actionable and practical insights on how to best use social media to raise awareness and raise funds even during turbulent times.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Google matched employee donations and the campaign raised over $800,000. As the need for philanthropic support continues to grow, companies can embrace and live out their values in an era where employees increasingly seek purpose-driven work environments.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By facilitating greater information exchange and joint training initiatives, it promises to enable humanitarian, aid, and development organizations and the ecosystem of stakeholders they engage with to operate more securely in complex environments.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Oligo Security , a Tel Aviv-based startup that focuses on runtime application security and observability to detect and prevent open-source vulnerabilities, is coming out of stealth today and announcing that it has raised a total of $28 million in seed and Series A funding. This, ideally, cuts down on unnecessary alerts.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Japanese space startup Gitai has raised a $17.1 million funding round, a Series B financing for the robotics startup. Nakanose told me that he actually got started with Gitai after the loss of his mother – an unfortunate passing he said he firmly believes could have been avoided with the aid of robotic intervention.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Verve Motion, a startup building a robotic “exosuit” designed to help workers complete physically demanding tasks in factories and other like environments, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B round led by Cybernetix Ventures with participation from Construct Capital, Pillar VC, OUP and angel investors including Okta (..)

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising changed drastically in 2020 with a shift toward virtual galas and a need to raise money online. This can be challenging, but with the right support structure, nonprofits can thrive in this environment. Since people have more time to raise their bids, silent auctions can also be very lucrative for nonprofits.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

And Haiku has developed virtual twins of real-world digital networks to help train students and experts on cybersecurity operations and respond to diverse attacks through a game-like environment. Xreal announced in January 2024 it had raised an additional $60 million in funding for further development of its AR glasses.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Wiz today announced that it raised $300 million in a Series D round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Greenoaks Capital Partners and angel investors including Starbucks owner Howard Schultz and French business magnate Bernard Arnault, valuing Wiz at around $10 billion post-money. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

SoleSavy, a community built around buying hot sneakers and related items that are increasingly hard to acquire at retail, raised $2 million in a round that closed late last year. That’s an environment that SoleSavy wanted to stay away from, says Pralica. Crypto-driven marketplace Zora raises $2M to build a sustainable creator economy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

In 2021, the company raised €356 million ($385 million at today’s exchange rate). In the current funding environment, raising at the same valuation is already quite impressive. And the company is adding another €100 million ($108 million) in new funding. billion ($1.41 billion at today’s exchange rate).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“In our current economic environment, companies can’t afford to ignore back-end risks and slow processes.” To date, the startup has raised a total of $165 million. Denim, a fintech platform for freight brokers, raises $126M in equity and debt by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

One of them was Singapore-based Endowus , which raised two rounds in rapid succession: a Series A in June 2021 followed just seven months later by $25.6 Now two years later, despite a much different funding environment, especially for fintech startups , Endowus is announcing another round. million in follow-on funding.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Juno, a startup that provides checking accounts to crypto enthusiasts and allows them to take their paychecks in digital tokens, has raised a new funding round as it expands its offerings to include a tokenized loyalty program. On Saturday, Juno announced it has raised $18 million in a Series A financing round.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Many of these virtual events were born from a spirit of innovation and resiliency from organizations that were forced to evolve in a matter of days and raise much-needed funds in new ways. millions followers on Twitch to raise over $2.3 We learned in 2020 that the fundraising environment can change at any time, and it can change fast.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

AeroCloud , a cloud-native airport management software startup used by dozens of airports across the world, has raised $12.6 This is problematic in an airport environment that often needs to act quickly to support any number of fluid scenarios. AeroCloud, a cloud-native airport management platform, raises $12.6M

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

French startup Kate has raised a $7.6 It isn’t designed for big cities either as public transportation, bikes and shared vehicles work better in this environment. million (€7 million) funding round from a bunch of business angels. It isn’t designed for your long-distance trips. In that case, you’re better off renting a normal car.

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Candid

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Historically, fundraising has been grounded in a competitive environment that creates a mindset of scarcity and cutthroat nonprofit survival. As a movement, CCF raises awareness about the power dynamics and challenges created and perpetuated by current practices in the nonprofit sector. What is Community-Centric Fundraising?

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Singularity Hub

APRIL 11, 2025

After learning a model of its environment, it could imagine future scenarios to improve its decision making at each step and ultimately was able to collect that elusive diamond. Learning From Experience Children naturally soak up their environment. In the limited world of Minecraft , Dreamer seemed to have that flexibility.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Ditto offers different versions of its cloud database, from a tenant in a shared environment to dedicated environments that are managed in a customer’s own cloud account. “While the company was not in need of funding, we decided to raise so we could invest across customer-facing roles in sales and support,” Fish said.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

If fundraising via events, instead find creative ways to continue to raise funds virtually.”. “We We solicited sponsors for our biggest event and were able to raise almost as much as we netted in the past.”. “We Follow these tips to connect with donors and gain the confidence to fundraise in today’s environment.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Since then, the environment just got a whole lot more fraught. For every single federal dollar we get, local stations raise an additional seven. I think that the overall environment right now is that people really want to do the work. Subscribe to Rapid Response wherever you get your podcasts to ensure you never miss an episode.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

To some degree, that hasn’t changed, but employee expectations have — and so has the work environment, especially as the pandemic has made work-from-home and hybrid work the default at many companies. The company today announced that it has raised a $4.5 ” Cleary raises $4.5M

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Whole Whale

JULY 17, 2024

No matter your nonprofit’s size, scale, or mission, you’ll find useful tips and tricks in this article that will have you raising money in no time. Get companies involved, have people come out to the course, and raise money for your organization. Embarrass the Boss Add fun to team challenges by raising the stakes!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. On the bright side, founding teams counting both women and men as members raised 17% of VC investments in Africa in 2021. Women-founded startups in Africa to have raised $100 million or more are led mainly by white CEOs. Women-founded companies in the U.S.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The intention wont just be to raise a few extra dollars, but to cultivate values that are at risk of being lost amid our hyper-digital, attention-fragmented culture. The current environment has hardened each of us in some way, and it will take time to reintroduce a sense of community-wide compassion. Lets be realistic.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

One San Francisco-based startup has emerged that wants to not only give travelers more options, but make traveling more affordable, and it’s just raised $15 million toward that goal. This creates an environment of mutual trust and accountability.” To date, the startup has raised a total of $26.75

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