TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. With venture investors committing to funding Black and minority founders, alongside the growing availability of government-backed proposals, such as New Jersey allocating $10 million to a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups , can we expect to see fundamental change?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In 2020, Jiko made headlines by being the first fintech to acquire a nationally regulated U.S. The company also was unique in another way: Rather than hold customer deposits, it used the funds to buy short-term Treasury bills (T-bills). . government debt obligation backed by the Treasury Department with a maturity of one year or less.”

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

This is a step forward for the Good Law—which has already helped Brazil a lot—but private business and government need to start doing more to truly help launch Brazil’s mobile potential. The government needs to take a holistic approach to invigorating mobile technology in Brazil. Enact more tax breaks and funds for startups.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. The epic carnage surrounding the Chinese government’s clamping down on its tech sector (more here , and here from TechCrunch). Lalamove raised $515 million in a Series E.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 18, 2020

What’s more, every 501(c)(3) nonprofit – other than hospitals, schools, and government organizations – is eligible for the Google Grant. Promoting donation and sponsorship opportunities to generate funds. You cannot be a hospital, school, or government agency . If you apply and you are eligible, you will be approved.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. The UK government is putting together a venture fund of sorts ? Will its market prove large enough, quickly enough for the company to stay VC-ready? That’s mostly cool.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. And what the Indian government is doing to its own technology industry is not encouraging. You can follow the show on Twitter here. It’s a great way to start Monday, frankly. raised a $52.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. In India, news is out that a new law could ban Bitcoin (whatever that means), and this morning India forced Twitter to take down some accounts that had been critical of government policy.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Despite African governments’ inconsistent stance on cryptocurrencies, these countries house most of the continent’s crypto and blockchain startups. The company says its Changera virtual crypto debit cards, funded with stablecoins, have over $10,000 in monthly spending limits and “can work anywhere in the world for online transactions.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Platforms for dentists are booming right now as many governments gradually make it harder to access dentistry via social care, especially in the U.K. Current investors already include co-founders of Funding Circle James Meekings and Andrew Mullinger, as well as an angel syndicate from the USA. Toothfairy headlines.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. And the Chinese government thinks that its country has too many EV companies. And Babyscripts and Commercetools raised rounds, while Jungle Ventures raised a fund. The Apple v. Got all that?

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. At the same time, Twitter is pushing back against the Indian government bullying , which is good. Alex and Grace are back to cover the biggest, boldest and baddest technology news.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

One such company is BlockFi , which today announced it has closed on a massive $350 million Series D funding that values it at $3 billion. million in a seed round of funding that closed in 2018 and was led by ConsenSys Ventures and included participation from SoFi. . Over the past week, BlockFi was making headlines for other reasons.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

His current startup, Captain, advances money to contractors for home repairs following natural disasters, then gets reimbursed by insurance companies or the government. Eventually, you’ll find an investor or a fund that loves what you do. We perfected the pitch [with] smaller funds and lesser-known VCs,” he says.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. As government, and insurance money can take ages to arrive, the startup could be onto something. and Perimeter wants to take data, and help folks actually know where to go when there is am emergency.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Grip Security , a Tel Aviv-based startup that helps enterprises protect their data in SaaS applications, today announced that it has raised a $19 million Series A funding round led by Intel Capital. But in reality, employees often route around these tools, making data governance hard or even impossible.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Here’s what we got into: Stocks are off around the world, partially due to government action, partially due to the complex web of negative factors that we’ve discussed for months now.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. And the gaming news underscores that the Chinese state is not too bothered about directly undercutting its private sector to meet government goals. You can follow the show on Twitter here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

While instant delivery companies generate a ton of headlines from their big funding rounds, Gopuff thinks it isn’t successful because it has raised a lot of money. In addition to heated competition, some local governments have been working on strict new regulations against instant delivery services.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

The popular news app News Break is announcing that it has raised $115 million in new funding. government’s current attempts to ban Chinese companies. News Break previously raised $36 million in funding. Capitol ), but you’ll also see plenty stories that are highlighted specifically based on your location.

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The Verge

JANUARY 7, 2021

The Chinese government has spent years focusing its biggest companies on developing green technology in an attempt to beat other world powers to the punch. Alibaba funded XPeng, an electric vehicle startup that first made headlines by copying Tesla’s designs. At first, they simply placed bets.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2023

In other words, the government is stepping up to protect the economy. “We In particular, Circle became the subject of headlines as people discovered that it is one of the most important clients for SVB because of USDC, a popular stablecoin managed by Circle. But at least customers will be able to access their funds on Monday.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2022

China’s government decided that such companies had too much influence, and thus needed to be cut down to size. Some recent headlines for flavor: December 2021: A year into China’s tech crackdown, the sky is no longer the limit for China’s Big Tech. And yet it appears that the Chinese government is, at least to some degree!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Here’s more: Now north of $200 million in revenue, [ Nextiva ] is a quiet giant and, notably, has not taken venture capital funding along its path to scale. So why does TechCrunch cover so many early-stage funding rounds, anyway? We have funding rounds big and small, IPOs, first-day extravaganza and more.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Danny and Alex got together late Friday on a Twitter Space to discuss Microsoft’s decision to pull LinkedIn from the Chinese market , a move that lit up headlines around the world.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

In 2017, when the billionaire hedge fund manager “Stevie” Cohen decided to build out a venture practice — Point72 Ventures — he poached Gwak, and Gwak has remained active since, including leading a 50-person team that has invested more than $1 billion into roughly 130 companies on Cohen’s behalf. How does that work?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As Fast Company notes , Bitwise made headlines in 2019 when it raised $27 million — one of the largest Series A rounds ever secured by a company with a female Latinx founder. Historically, female founders have received just 12% of venture capital investment for their businesses.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Every Monday, Grace and Alex scour the news and record notes on what’s going on to kick off the week. This week was Big Tech heavy, as the startup market had a slow start to the week. billion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2013

That headline isn’t a lawyer joke. That headline isn’t a lawyer joke. Flicker Photo By Mike Willis. And let me say upfront, I respect lawyers and legal issues that nonprofits and foundations have to navigate around social media. Legal Issues and Social Media. Social Media Work Flow for your Social Media Policy.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Investor interest in African fintech continues to grab headlines with large fundraises. Private equity fund AfricInvest FIVE co-led the Series C round with existing investors Goodwell Investments and LUN Partners Group. Today, Africa’s largest digital payments network MFS Africa joins the fray.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 28, 2022

This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. Rowe Price reduced the value of its stake in Stripe, part of its Global Technology Fund, the latest reduction in its worth is not unique. However, while it is true that T.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last week, Paul reported that the European Commission threw the kibosh on having TikTok on work devices , and today, Amanda reported that Canada followed suit for its government devices. billion across two funds , one for seed for growth-stage startups that hovers around $1.4 million, writes Kyle.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. The Chinese government’s crackdown on its tech giants continues. You can follow the show on Twitter here and myself here. Our own Ron Miller dug into some rival cloud metrics here.).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 10, 2022

Essentially all 501(c)(3) organizations qualify to take part unless they are hospitals, schools, or government organizations. You can pay for the paid Google Ads account with some of the funds raised by your Google Grants account and use it as an investment to expend your reach even farther.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

I’d say it is the philanthropic sector, businesses and our government officials,” as targets of the data, Gianoni said. Gianoni sees individuals within the philanthropic sector, businesses and government officials as benefitting from reading the report. The report is targeted at a wide swath of America. “

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2023

This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. We also wrote about Tellus, a startup that raised $16 million in an Andreessen Horowitz–led seed round of funding last year that is now being scrutinized by the U.S. government.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2003

If you read, in succession, headlines about how the harsh economy is impacting the arts around the country, it is extremely depressing news. HARD TIMES TAKES CENTER STAGE. One wonders what is happening with the very small artist-driven organizations in SF, if the big guys are reeling. The arts have become a victim of the sour economy.

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