We spoke to two founders and two investors to nail down the top tips for New Zealand founders looking to put their mark on the markets.
Record number of unicorns and IPOs: Indian startups raised $39B in 2021
In late March last year, as the virus started to spread across India, investors began to worry about the impact a potential pandemic could have on their portfolio firms. They exchanged notes, and on April 1, penned a joint open letter to the local startup ecosystem, advising firms to “prepare for the worst.” In the […]
African tech took center stage in 2021
Two years ago, the African tech ecosystem saw newfound attention from global players that translated to the continent’s best year of receiving venture capital. From varying sources, it is estimated up to $2 billion went into African tech startups in 2019. With high-profile visits from the most famous Jacks (Ma and Dorsey), a long-awaited first […]
3 views: How due diligence will change in 2022
TechCrunch’s Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and Mary Ann Azevedo, the trio behind the Equity podcast, dive into what’s in store for startup due diligence.
Founders First Capital Partners brings a different approach to diversity investing
Kim Folsom came up through the engineering ranks in the 80s and 90s before founding the first of six companies, three of which successfully exited. Today, she is the founder and CEO at Founders First Capital Partners, a San Diego startup investment firm that uses a non-traditional approach to funding called revenue-based investment to invest […]
Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win
New Zealand has historically been capital-starved, but recent investments have increased access to early-stage VC funding. Now, certain industries are emerging as areas where New Zealand can win.
スタートアップに多額の資金が流れ込んだ2021年。この動きは“本物”なのか？
この2021年は注目のスタートアップがシリコンヴァレーを中心に次々に誕生し、しかも莫大な資金を調達したことが話題になった。ヘッジファンドやプライヴェートエクイティといった「非従来型」の投資家が参入してきたことが大きな要因だが、これはバブルなのか、それとも今後も定着する“本物”の流れなのか。
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TechCrunch+ roundup: Ahrefs’ homepage, digital health trends, 2022 marketing predictions
As we get closer to the end of the year, we’re running more stories that look back at topics we examined in depth over the last several months, and several that offer well-informed predictions for the year ahead. This week, Bill Taranto, president of Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund, wrote a TechCrunch+ article that explored […]
New Zealand’s startup ecosystem poised to grow more ‘tall poppies’
For a country with limited resources that relies on trade, developing thriving tech exports may not just be a good idea — it may be a necessity to survive.
Capital is a commodity
Capital is a commodity, the VC platform the differentiator, but working with the right people may have the most profound impact.