Tag: venture capital
Josh Kopelman on how to start and run an early-stage fund in a hypercompetitive market
Last week at the Upfront Summit in Pasadena, there was no shortage of glitz, from the venue (the Rose Bowl) to the catering (Wolfgang Puck) to the guest list (Ice Cube, Paris Hilton and John Legend, to name just a few). Still, there were also plenty of sessions that provided…
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Venture investing in elder tech
Will Robbins Contributor Senior citizens are not early adopters of new technology; many of our 65+ friends and family might not use much tech in the first place. That said, two-thirds of America’s 50 million seniors use the internet and more than 40% own a smartphone, according to a 2017…
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Nigeria is becoming Africa’s unofficial tech capital
Africa has one of the world’s fastest growing tech markets and Nigeria is becoming its unofficial capital. While the West African nation is commonly associated with negative cliches around corruption and terrorism — which persist as serious problems, and influenced the Trump administration’s recent restrictions on Nigerian immigration to the…
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How to blow through capital at an incredible rate
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. It was yet another jam-packed week full of big news, IPO happenings, and venture activity. As always we’ve done our best to deliver the gist on what’s been going on. We had…
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Being a child actress prepared me for a career in venture capital
A great investor needs to be comfortable operating independent of the pack Crystal McKellar 9 hours Crystal McKellar Contributor Crystal is the founder and managing partner of Anathem Ventures, and is passionate about finding and funding great teams that have developed breakthrough technology that they are pragmatically leveraging to win…
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With $30 million in fresh funds, The Bouqs plans to plant its flower delivery business in Japan
The Bouqs plans to take a slice of Japan’s $6 billion flower market this year with a $30 million strategic growth round from Japanese enterprise business investor Yamasa. While The Bouqs still must compete with bigger contenders like 1-800-Flowers and FTD in the U.S., it will now have to take…
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