TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

TripActions , a corporate travel and expenses company, has raised a combination of equity and debt at a post-money valuation of $9.2 TripActions didn’t comment on any public listing plans, but its not unique to see a company raise ahead of a financial event of that scale. The upcoming TripActions IPO has us hype.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2021

The round is being led by Valar Ventures — the fund backed by Peter Thiel — with participation also from unnamed partners from DST Global (Yuri Milner’s fund). You’ll hear firsthand how some of the most successful founders and VCs build their businesses, raise money and manage their portfolios.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

It seems we’re entering yet another interesting and tumultuous year: The crypto market is hanging on by a thread; everyone is watching with popcorn in hand to see which unicorn will be the next to tumble; and the hype around AI continues to swell. Investors say web3 and hype are in for 2023, high valuations are out — maybe?

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

.” We’ve also seen this play out with angel investors who have become prominent solo venture capitalists like Olumide Soyombo of Voltron Capital — and globally, Elad Gil and Lachy Groom. Last year, rali_cap raised $2 million, money it has since deployed. That’s one way we position ourselves.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

raises funding to allow us to monitor and affect our rate of aging. It has now raised yet another seed funding round, this time totalling $2.5 million, from 65 health-tech and consumer-tech investors, taking its total raised to $5 million. Humanity Inc. More on the app in a moment. Meanwhile, the U.K.-based

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

For example, Helping Rhinos links to registration information for their 2021 Global Gala for Rhinos in their bio and asks people to register by visiting “the link in their bio.” According to the Global Trends in Giving Report , 10% of online donors have made a donation through Instagram Charitable Tools.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

The company has now raised $121 million. . Most of the language learning in the system right now is based around English and several other popular global languages such as Spanish and French. Some of the funding will be used to help expand its reach and global coverage, including into a wider set of tongues.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Given the platforms young user base, about 25% of TikTok’s global users are between the ages of 10 and 19, this raises clear concerns. With their mostly PG Instagram and TikTok videos, the Bop House has built a following on social media to funnel viewers toward their OnlyFans content.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The latest to show its hand is Berlin-based Flink , which today is announcing that it has raised a hefty $52 million in seed financing. The round is led by Target Global and existing investors Northzone, Cherry Ventures, and Silicon Valley-based debt provider TriplePoint Capital. unicorn goPuff.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The sector exploded last year, seeing record investment — $132 billion globally, according to CB Insights — with many startups reaching lofty valuations, including Stripe at $95 billion, Klarna at $45 billion and Plaid at $13 billion. In July, Swedish buy now, pay later startup Klarna raised $800 million at a new $6.7

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

Buzzy “social audio” app Clubhouse has raised a Series C funding round, reportedly valuing the company at $4 billion. Clubhouse said the new round of financing was led by Andrew Chen of Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from DST Global, Tiger Global and Elad Gil.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2023

In 2021, web3 startups globally raised a record $29.2 It created an opportunity to exit the hype cycle, clearing the way for development that will ensure the growth of the ecosystem in a sustainable way, adding value.” Black web3 founders raised $60 million (out of the $11.9 In 2017, they raised $11 million out of $1.03

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

PubNub is not disclosing its valuation, but for some context, it has raised more than $130 million, and it was estimated by PitchBook to be valued at around $220 million in its last equity round in 2019. .” The funding is being led by Raine Group with others including Sapphire Ventures, Scale Ventures, HPE and Bosch also participating.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

In a sign of the market’s — and Cribl’s — robustness against headwinds , Cribl today closed a $150 million Series D funding round led by Tiger Global Management with participation from CRV, IVP, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia, and Greylock Partners. billion post-money, according to a source.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Did the awareness raising and engagement around the importance of giving to charity push the needle on charitable giving? The interview also discusses a concerned that has been raised by nonprofits that #GivingTuesday will just increase giving on a “over hyped” day of giving and not increase giving overall.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

At first glance, one might think that the WeWork rival, which had raised about $560 million since its 2016 inception, was another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. . Anytime a company that has raised more than half a billion dollars basically implodes, it’s worth taking a look at the roller coaster ride it was on before it got to that point.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

” A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype A Black YC alum explains how he raised $107M Image Credits: Andrew T. People see the headline, ‘$107 million raised.’ In an interview, he broke down his fundraising strategy and shared several tactics for connecting with investors.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“Soil carbon sequestration is finally emerging as a globally relevant strategy for drawing down excess atmospheric carbon dioxide. Shortcuts, misconceptions and over-hyping have the potential to stunt the tremendous potential of soil carbon,” Salas said in a statement.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Audio startup Syng has been building on quite a bit more hype than the average fresh hardware startup, largely because of the team behind it. The company has now raised $50 million to date to build out an audio hardware startup with a hefty focus on design and advanced tech. Syng has closed a $48.75

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

The Slovakia-based startup previously raised a $1.6 We suspected that CloudTalk probably had a pretty good year in 2020 thanks to global growth in remote work. As is Zolve , a globally themed neobank with a focus on helping expats have a working financial world. Public also raised several hundred million dollars.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

The company behind Axie Infinity, a popular crypto play-to-earn game, raised $150 million in funding this week to help reimburse users who lost funds worth about $625 million in a hack last week. It was a bad look not only for Sky Mavis, but also for investors like a16z that had hyped Axie as the future of crypto.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Zurich/Zug’s “Crypto Valley” is a global blockchain hotspot and is home to, among others, the Ethereum Foundation. Swiss companies, like almost all European companies, tend to raise lower early-stage rounds than U.S. I also think that femtech is a hyped category but funding as well as renown exits are still missing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2023

A long-promised treadmill arrives: Startup Virtuix — which has long been promising a mass-market omnidirectional treadmill, raising more than $1.1 SpaceX hype machine: More and more hype is building for the first orbital flight test of Starship, SpaceX’s ultra-heavy launch system.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

No one can accuse the category of being a hype bubble. It hasn’t entered the hype cycle the way things like crypto and generative AI have. Robotics innovation had somewhat plateaued: Capability to innovate was heavily based on a startup’s ability to raise capital. And there’s not a lot of gray area here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

The global inequity in venture backing is staggering. According to Dauda Barry, CEO of Adaplay Esports, African startups have raised $500 million so far in 2021. billion they raised in 2020. ” The global inequity in venture financing is staggering. Can it outlive the hype? One thing that points to?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2021

How StockX became the stock market of hype. In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about Tiger Global, IPOs and a few exciting upcoming events. Tiger Global has a spending problem. This week on Equity , we talked about Tiger Global’s aggressive investment approach and what it could mean for early-stage firms and founders.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

For years, Amadeus managed its own infrastructure, but as the pandemic slowed global travel to a trickle, its executive team realized that mounting technical debt was holding the company back. . “In short, it covers just about every aspect of travel IT imaginable,” writes enterprise reporter Ron Miller.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

We have a packed newsletter today, so get hype for a news digest. Despite rising costs, VCs continue to invest in BNPL startups : TechCrunch recently reported on Tabby raising a $54 million extension round , with Sequoia Capital India and STV leading the round. PST, subscribe here. million seed round.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Global NGO Technology Report states 33% of nonprofits are using a P2P platform to raise funds for their organizations. Peer-to-peer relies on members and organization stakeholders to raise funds and spread awareness. Peer-to-peer also helps raise awareness for your upcoming association events.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

Constrafor raises new capital to make that better, Christine reports. 10 years of fintech failure: 3 more ideas that failed to live up to the initial hype Image Credits: TommL (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Do you remember P2P lending and on-demand insurance?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Hello, it’s more funding calling : In PhonePe’s quest to raise $1 billion, an investor group that included Tiger Global and Ribbit Capital invested another $100 million into “India’s most valuable fintech startup,” which is valued at $12 billion, Manish writes. Take a deposit, leave a deposit : Andreessen Horowitz led a $4.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Obasi explains that he wanted Prospa to have organic traction void of the growth driven by hype and media noise. In Africa, only Egyptian fintech Telda has raised a larger round. The investors in the round include VCs like Global Founders Capital and Liquid 2 Ventures. “We like to think a really long-term game.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Whether it’s your first year participating in this wildly successful global day of giving or your ninth year, follow these tips to spread awareness about your organization and maximize those donations. And remember, hashtag #GivingTuesday in your posts to get in on the hype! How to get the most out of this year’s #GivingTuesday.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

” In a hardware landscape that is dominated by big tech companies — particularly in VR hardware — Varjo is notable for being an independent player, and not one that’s prone to gobbling lots of cash to stay that way: it’s only raised around $150 million since being founded in 2016. Image Credits: Varjo.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Mitiga today announced that it raised $45 million in a Series A round led by ClearSky Security with participation from Samsung Next, Blackstone, Atlantic Bridge and DNX. ” It’s not strictly hype, necessarily. Cloud security startup Wiz raised $300 million at a $10 billion valuation just in February. billion in 2028.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

We're still in the early stages of social media as in the early days of the web and online fundraising , so, we are in the "it's hype, and not going to last" phase. These blogs raised $350,000 to pay rangers salaries and help save mountain gorillas in the Virunga National Park.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Digital identity startup Passbase , which offers SDKs for running remote identity checks, has raised $10 million in Series A funding as it dials up attention on crypto compliance — touting tools to help fintechs with rapidly evolving regulatory requirements. million in seed funding that Passbase raised back in 2019.

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