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A conversation with Tunde Kehinde of Lidya on finance and the digital divide
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Small and medium businesses have been some of the hardest hit in the COVID-19 pandemic. And all that has been as true in emerging markets as it has been for SMBs in the developed world. Tunde Kehinde has had a front-row seat witnessing and responding to that crisis. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Lidya, […]
Topics: lidya, finance, kehinde, digital, jumia, startups, conversation, divide, markets, services, tech, lot, vcs, smbs, tunde, techcrunch, continent. -
Chinese sellers on Amazon in hot demand by VCs and e-commerce roll-ups
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Chinese merchants selling on Amazon are having a moment. The scruffy exporters are used to roaming about suburban factory areas and dealing with constant cash flow strain, but suddenly they find themselves having coffee with top Chinese venture capital firms and investment representatives from internet giants, who come with big checks to hunt down the […]
Topics: hot, techcrunch, bbg, china, rollups, ecommerce, europe, brand, demand, amazon, brands, sellers, vc, chinese, selling, vcs. -
Creative adtech is on the cusp of a revolution, and VCs should take note
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Here are five reasons why VCs should consider ratcheting up their investment into adtech startups building the next generation of creative tools:
Topics: revolution, adtech, targeting, funding, ad, techcrunch, digital, vcs, note, cusp, creative, tech, startups, ads. -
Daily Crunch: Alibaba faces antitrust probe
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Chinese authorities investigate an e-commerce giant, Google may be tightening its grip on research and VCs weigh in on the year’s biggest surprises. This is your (briefer than usual) Daily Crunch for December 24, 2020. The big story: Alibaba faces antitrust probe China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said that it’s investigating the e-commerce giant […]
Topics: giant, google, crunch, research, alibaba, grip, company, extra, platforms, vcs, antitrust, daily, faces, probe. -
Despite COVID-19, 5 Chicago VCs say region is poised for success
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Chicago has a long history of creating industry-leading companies and it doesn’t seem COVID-19 is slowing down the city. TechCrunch surveyed Chicago venture capitalists who remain optimistic despite the current crisis. COVID-19 could be good for Chicago, they told TechCrunch throughout their survey responses. It’s clear from the responses below investors in Chicago are interested […]
Topics: techcrunch, vcs, tech, founders, city, success, companies, talent, expect, local, region, poised, despite, startup, say, remote, covid19, chicago. -
Extra Crunch roundup: Antitrust jitters, SPAC odyssey, white-hot IPOs, more
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Some time ago, I gave up on the idea of identifying a thread that could connect each story in this weekly roundup. There are no unified theories for technology news.
Topics: markets, crunch, companies, techcrunch, public, jitters, week, visa, ipo, roundup, antitrust, whitehot, ipos, vc, spac, extra, vcs, plaid, odyssey, alex. -
Six Toronto VCs discuss COVID-19 and the post-pandemic era
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As North America’s fourth-largest city, Toronto is one of the world’s top startup ecosystems. After spawning companies like Eventbrite and Crowdmark, Ontario’s capital has attracted international talent that complements its homegrown population of entrepreneurs and technical talent. Six investors we surveyed who work and live in the area said they believe Toronto will continue to […]
Topics: fintech, shah, toronto, local, postpandemic, founding, torontos, city, startup, discuss, era, ventures, techcrunch, vcs, covid19, teams. -
TechCrunch+ roundup: Psychedelic investor survey, 6 issues VCs look for, hiring on a budget
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If you can envision a solution that solves a customer's problem, it helps to have technical skills if you want to bring it to market. But that's not a requirement.
Topics: budget, youre, rounds, issues, hiring, investors, look, techcrunch, series, seed, evans, founders, survey, roundup, talent, corporate, psychedelic, investor, partner, vcs. -
The savage genius of SoftBank funding competitors
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Venture capitalists aren’t supposed to make their portfolio companies battle to the death. There’s a long-standing but unofficial rule that investors shouldn’t fund multiple competitors in the same space. Conflicts of interest could arise, information about one startup’s strategy could be improperly shared with the other, and the companies could become suspicious of advice provided […]
Topics: willing, vision, techcrunch, savage, fund, multiple, competitors, startups, firm, genius, companies, softbank, investors, venture, vcs, funding. -
VCs are racing to pay more to get smaller pieces of less profitable companies
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While perusing SVB's State of the Market" report, we found an interesting pattern: Venture capital investors are racing to pay more to buy smaller pieces of startups that are less profitable than before.
Topics: charts, pieces, companies, techcrunch, exchange, data, smaller, vcs, startups, profitable, pay, venture, svb, capital, racing. -
What Square’s acquisition of Afterpay means for startups
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The main takeaways? "Buy now, pay later" may be effective at driving retail conversion, but scale matters and long-term margins look slim for BNPL startups.
Topics: billion, acquisition, vcs, square, bnpl, means, afterpay, million, ventures, techcrunch, deal, companies, squares, startups. -
Where these 6 top VCs are investing in cannabis
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The cannabis market was in the midst of a correction when the COVID-19 crisis hit and could emerge stronger than ever. After a breakthrough period of growth, cannabis startups entered 2020 with depressed values and an uncertain future. Now, with millions sheltering in place, many companies are seeing unprecedented demand and growth opportunities as many […]
Topics: market, industry, vcs, essential, growth, opportunities, techcrunch, investors, states, demand, cannabis, investing, startups. -
Will China’s coronavirus-related trends shape the future for American VCs?
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There may be dark horses waiting to break out when this pandemic is over. Paraphrasing "A Tale of Two Cities," this is the worst time, but also maybe the best time.
Topics: future, china, coronavirusrelated, deals, usbased, american, investment, chinas, slowdown, trends, techcrunch, week, vcs, shape, vc, venture. -
With founders hailing from Colombian unicorn Rappi, payments startup Yuno raises $10M from a16z and LatAm VCs
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As the Latin American startup scene has matured, founders and executives of multibillion-dollar companies in the region have started to move on to new ventures. On Wednesday, TechCrunch reported on Mara, a São Paulo-based startup that aims to “reinvent” the grocery shopping experience for the underserved in Latin America, and its $6 million raise. One […]
Topics: startup, raises, vcs, rappi, companies, pain, payments, solution, unicorn, experience, latam, yuno, hailing, payment, latin, techcrunch.