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Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra’s 5 essential rules for your first fundraise
I am often asked for fundraising advice, and these are the five tips I give out over and over again.
AARP, T. Rowe Price, QED kick off community to target $8.3T 50-plus market
Prior to the global pandemic, technology for older folks was a nice to have, but now is “an absolute necessity to live your best life,” according to AARP’s Andy Miller.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Collecting zero-party data, Airbnb CEO interview, crypto volatility
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ShipBlu bags $2.4M for its e-commerce and fulfilment service in Egypt
African e-commerce fulfilment startups backed by Y Combinator seem to be piquing investors’ interest this year for their niche e-commerce play. Summer batch graduate ShipBlu is the latest on that list and confirmed to TechCrunch that it has raised $2.4 million in seed funding. The company, founded by Ali Nasser, Ahmed ElKawass, Abdelrahman Hosny in […]
TechCrunch+ roundup: Midwest VC boom, advice for CISOs, Facebook’s next chapter
Healthcare spending accounts for almost 18% of U.S. GDP, so it’s no surprise that digital health is attracting record levels of investment. This year, VCs invested $14.7 billion in healthtech startups
Jaguar Ventures roars into its next phase with name change, new fund
The new fund will enable Wollef to finally write the larger checks they weren’t able to with their previous funds.
Biden’s QSBS tax plan would have unintended consequences for startups
Buried in Biden’s 2021 tax plan are new amendments to the U.S. Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) program, which, if passed, will impact early-stage startup employees, founders and investors.
The venture bull market is great for founders, but not in the way they might expect
Venture firms have more dry powder, deal sizes are growing rapidly and valuations are soaring. But a closer look reveals that these trends apply very unequally across the funding continuum.
Seven years after raising $542M at a $2B valuation, Magic Leap raises $500M at a $2B valuation
Magic Leap has had one hell of a journey, and to their credit, it seems investors are still addicted to giving them money. The augmented reality startup announced today that they have raised $500 million at a $2 billion valuation from existing investors. The round echoes the terms of an October 2014 raise where Magic […]