TechCrunch
MARCH 7, 2023
However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. Private market valuations, at any point in time, are not only a reflection of a team’s hard work and progress, but are also impacted by the financing environment.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
But with the pandemic bringing in utter confusion and panic, companies downsized as investors re-strategized, and due diligence slowed during the first few months of the year. This can be attributed to an increase in seed rounds (up 88% from 2019) and bridge rounds due to shortage of cash amidst a pandemic-induced lockdown.
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TechCrunch
JANUARY 10, 2023
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
We definitely noticed deals were happening slower,” said Karima El Hakim, country director of Plug and Play Egypt. “A A round that would’ve closed in one or two months in 2021 took three or four months in 2022 [ … ] We have definitely seen valuations tighten, and a lot of startups have pivoted into less cash-intensive business models.”
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 15, 2022
“Most of the companies we have seen have an AI component to support the discovery or development processes,” Francisco Dopazo, a general partner at Humboldt Fund told TechCrunch recently. Y Combinator has been a net positive force in driving innovative experimentation at the early stages of company development.
TechCrunch
APRIL 27, 2021
But the foot traffic and location analytics startup saw growth in new categories, including consumer packaged goods (CPG) and hedge funds that use its tech to perform due diligence. The new capital will be used on research and development and expanding Placer.ai’s sales and marketing teams.
TechCrunch
MARCH 23, 2021
The promise of Orca Security is that it can not only cover a company’s entire range of cloud assets but that it is also able to help security teams prioritize the risks they need to focus on. Definitely, they’ve done their own very deep due diligence as part of that.”
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