TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

Coalition, a San Francisco-based startup that combines cyber insurance and proactive cybersecurity tools, is preparing to expand outside of the U.S. for the first time following a mega $250 million Series F investment that takes its valuation to $5 billion. Until now, its services have been available only in the U.S. and Canada.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Moving Toward A More Collaborative Sector There is increased opportunity for international collaboration and engagement across civil society. Advancements in AI translation and community moderation tools will facilitate increased global collaboration. People around the globe shared tens of thousands of words.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Two of these are being announced today to coincide with the funding news: Remote has launched a Global Employee API that HR platforms that focus on domestic payroll can integrate to provide their own international offering powered by Remote. Remote raises $35M to help orgs with global workforce payroll, benefits and more.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Laura González-Estéfani. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2023

Y Combinator’s winter 2023 batch has 282 startups – and 86% of the founders lived in San Francisco for the duration of the batch. The accelerator says it is still remote-friendly – for example, it still only has a virtual demo day – but the return to the Bay Area also means a step back from international investments.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Shortly, the highway was repaved, and the company poured slabs and foundations at San Francisco International Airport. Photo: courtesy C-Crete Technologies] Producing cement, the glue that holds concrete together, is a major source of global emissionsaround 8% to 9%, or three times as much as the aviation industry.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. 11% are enrolled in a monthly giving program. ?

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The Next Web

MAY 2, 2013

He amusingly says SoundCloud is thus ‘European by choice’, although he admittedly spends half his time in the company’s offices in San Francisco. Be that as it may, Ljung and Wahlforss picked up the first Europioneer award for ‘European Entrepreneur of the Year’ the day before this panel.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

The challenge that Remote is addressing is longstanding in the world of work, one that has been exacerbated with globalization. There are a number of tech startups in the market today that are tackling different aspects of remote employment, including the likes of Papaya Global, Oyster, Deel, HackerRank, and Turing. .

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

He is co-founder of international start-up community event organisation 3beards and founder and director of Albion Drive , a fully integrated communicaitons agency for entrepreneurs and challenger brands. The teams are now based in both Melbourne and San Francisco. Bryce Keane is an Australian expat now living in London.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

The main hub for starting a tech business is currently San Francisco. Jason Evanish wrote a great post about 25 Things I wish I knew before moving to San Francisco. If you are a first-time entrepreneur, San Francisco is most likely not the best city for you to start your company.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on May 12, 2020. Until the COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights en masse this year, aviation was one of the world’s fastest growing sources of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

hedge fund and investment firm Tiger Global led the Series C round. New and existing investors who participated include DST Global, Early Capital Berrywood, Green Visor Capital, Greycroft Capital, Insight Ventures, PayPal, Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Management, Worldpay FIS 9yards Capital. . Launched in 2016 as a Nigerian and U.S.-based

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Founders who apply for the TC Early Stage Pitch Deck Teardown will automatically be considered for the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt , this September, in San Francisco. Neesha studied international security and sustainability from Georgetown University and De Anza College.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

San Francisco-based Postman, which operates a collaborative platform for developers to help them build, design, test and iterate their APIs, said on Wednesday it has raised $225 million in a new financing round that values it at $5.6 billion, up from $2 billion a year ago. API platform Postman delivers $150M Series C on $2B valuation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 25, 2021

Materials distributed in San Francisco Chinatown on how to report Asian hate crimes, written in English and Chinese. Currently living in San Francisco and unable to travel due to COVID precautions, I feel trapped, unable to be with them during these particularly scary times. Photo Credit: Aaron Molo.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In March 2021, the San Francisco-headquartered and Lagos-based startup raised $170 million in a Series C round from Tiger Global and Avenir at a valuation of $1 billion. Some of its international clients include Booking.com, Flywire and Uber. The number of businesses using its platform has also increased. Most of its U.S.-affiliated

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2018

BoxWorks 2018 is just over three months away on Aug 29-30 in San Francisco and the nonprofit sessions are a great place for learning about digital transformation (and networking too.). Is your nonprofit grappling with digital transformation of its programs and operations? The simple application to request a scholarship is here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In August, the company told me that it was operating over 1 million square feet across 60 locations in New York, London, San Francisco and Berlin, and that it was on track to reach 2.5 and international markets.”. million square feet and $100 million in revenue by year’s end.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has received an additional $2.1 The startup, which provides multiple products for the cross-border commerce space in Africa, raised this new financing from a group of international investors co-led by American Express (AMEX) Ventures, the strategic investment group of American Express.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2021

Over the past 18 months, while instituting a remote work model, our turnover rate at Insightly was the lowest in company history and an internal survey found happiness levels to be twice as high from the previous year. Overhead costs, especially in large cities such as San Francisco, are the largest operating expense for most companies.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

And in October, the company opened its first global quantum data center outside the U.S., TSMC is the worldsleading dedicated semiconductor foundry and manufacturer of logic semiconductors, accounting for 28% of global semiconductor output value (excluding memory) as of 2023. in Ehningen, Germany.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This week in San Francisco, technologists and human rights advocates are meeting at the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference (or RightsCon )to grapple with the realities of how we better manage the human rights implications of new technologies. What are legitimate constraints on free speech under international human rights law?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

Looking ahead, project44 plans to use its new capital in part to continue its global expansion. The company also aims to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and data science capabilities and broaden sales and marketing reach globally. COVID-19 revealed the fragility of supply chains.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

According to a recent letter sent to its investors, Tiger Global Management , the New York-based investing powerhouse, is raising a new $3.75 Lee Fixel is leaving Tiger Global. A year ago, Tiger Global, which employs 100 people altogether, was reportedly managing $36.2 billion in capital commitments. billion in assets.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The simple answer is “Silicon Valley,” a term that now generally means the San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland area of California. Where is the heart of the technology industry ? There are other options: The two largest public cloud providers, Microsoft and Amazon, are based in the state of Washington.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

It has offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Beijing, Tokyo, São Paulo, and now Paris. Thanks to e.ventures’ distributed team, the VC firm hopes it can spot good investment opportunities in Europe and help them scale globally. which should help French entrepreneurs when it comes to signing new deals and international expansion.

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

But first, let’s level-set on this international day of action’s importance. The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. million metric tons of electronic waste was produced globally in 2019 alone, but only 11.4 Around 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production, while the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2012

I organized and moderated a panel called “ Women Who Tech Globally.” ” Using a webinar and conference call platform, we were able to bring in participants from San Francisco, Rwanda, Kenya, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

GoCardless , the London fintech that aims to become the one-stop shop globally for businesses that want to let customers pay via recurring bank payments, has raised $95 million in Series F funding. GoCardless launches US debit payments solution and opens San Francisco office.

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Tech Soup

MAY 3, 2017

Upwardly Global, also known as "UpGlo," is working to combat this disparity. Currently operating in Chicago, New York, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Silver Spring, Maryland, Upwardly Global also supports clients across the U.S. It provides skilled immigrants to the U.S. through its Job Seeker Services Program.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Reddit currently has around 700 employees globally. Over 600 are based in the US, according to CNBC , where it has offices in San Francisco, New York, LA, and Chicago. The company says it plans to use the money to invest in video, advertising, consumer products, and international expansion.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2010

One of TechSoup Global's key endeavors in becoming a global organization for social change, was in establishing a new office in Warsaw, Poland two years ago. In addition, Rebecca Masisak , a TechSoup Global CEO wanted to share her words of condolence on behalf of all in our global network: read more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It is currently available at restaurants in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Napa, New York and Philadelphia, with more planned, including Miami and Austin. It is also available through FoodServiceDirect.com and Cheetah for restaurants located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Starting today, U.S. and beyond.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Enter Workvivo , a Cork, Ireland-based employee experience startup that is backed by Zoom founder Eric Yuan and Tiger Global that has steadily grown over 200% over the past year. Customers include Telus International, Kentech, A+E Networks and Seneca Gaming Corp., among others. Workvivo is Europe-based and operates in 82 countries.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 17, 2010

What’s the point in using “global” tools (social media) for local organizing? From @amoration: I find we’re always both global & local, so many of us travel frequently that virtual organizing tools are essential even for “local&# endeavors. Social media used to engage local supporters to act globally.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

And second, international expansion: It is setting up a European HQ in Dublin, Ireland to complement its main office in San Francisco. “Their platform includes a global marketplace of curated vendors, seamless integration with existing tools, global logistics, and deep analytics.

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