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Hear Startup Alley companies pitch expert VC judges on the next episode of Extra Crunch Live
We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. Who doesn’t? It combines the thrill of live, high-stakes entertainment with learning about the hottest new thing. Plus, you get to hear feedback f
Calendly CEO Tope Awotona is joining us at Disrupt 2021
Early Bird Tickets to Disrupt end today, Friday, July 30. Book your tickets now!
Design expert Scott Tong outlines 4 concepts founders should consider when designing products
At Early Stage 2021, design expert Scott Tong walked us through some of the ways founders should think about design, what design means and the steps that come before focusing on the pixels.
Hear Startup Alley companies pitch expert VC judges in upcoming episodes of Extra Crunch Live
We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. Who doesn’t? It combines the thrill of live, high-stakes entertainment with learning about the hottest new thing. Plus, you get to hear feedba
Relief looks to negotiate on behalf of users struggling with debt
Jason Saltzman is a serial entrepreneur. He first co-founded SeamlessDocs and then went on to found The Alley, a coworking space based out of New York City. Following Alley’s joint venture partn
iAngels raises $55 million, anchored by the European Investment Fund, for first institutional fund
iAngels, the private investment platform founded and helmed by Mor Assia and Shelly Hod Moyal, has today announced the close of its first institutional fund. The firm has raised $55.5 million, which w
Sequoia’s Mike Vernal outlines how to design feedback loops in the search for product-market fit
"Finding product-market fit is not a deterministic process. Most of the time, it requires iteration. It requires constant adaptation."
Check out the all-star speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in August
Extra Crunch Live has taught us a lot. From how Retail Zipline’s Series A pitch deck ticked every box for Emergence Capital to how Coda perfected the growth fly wheel, much to the delight of Mad
Loop Returns locks in $65 million Series B led by CRV
Loop Returns, a software company looking to handle the costly and inefficient process of retail/e-commerce returns, has announced the close of a $65 million Series B financing round. The round was led
Recapped lands $6 million for collaborative sales software that gets the customer in the mix
Recapped, a startup building collaborative sales software, announced the close of a $6.3 million seed round today. The deal was led by CRV. Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, CoFound, AirAngels, Pr
Construct Capital’s Dayna Grayson will be a Startup Battlefield Judge at Disrupt 2021
Dayna Grayson has been in venture capital for more than a decade and was one of the first VCs to build a portfolio around the transformation of industrial sectors of our economy. At NEA, where she was
Announcing the agenda for the Disrupt Stage this September
Disrupt 2021 stands to be the best Disrupt yet. We have an incredible lineup of speakers both on the Disrupt Stage and the Extra Crunch Stage. And, of course, we can’t forget the Startup Battlef
Tusk Ventures’ Jordan Nof and Wheel’s Michelle Davey to talk fundraising tips on Extra Crunch Live
The Tusk Ventures portfolio is impressive, if not intimidating. It includes Lemonade, FanDuel, Coinbase, Latch, Bird and many, many more. We’re lucky to be joined by Tusk co-founder and general
Acelerate raises $14.44M Series A to add cloud kitchens to existing restaurants
Acelerate, a software company looking to help restaurants make the most out of their infrastructure, is today announcing the close of a $14.44 million Series A financing led by Sequoia Capital. The st
How Retail Zipline’s Series A pitch deck ticked every box for Emergence Capital
"She pointed to the screen projected behind her to help us stay on the most relevant piece of information. The way she did it really made us stay with her. Like, we couldn't break eye contact."
Wagmo raises $12.5M to offer pet insurance (and a lot more)
The pet care industry has boomed over the past several years. From Chewy’s IPO to the various veterinarian startups that have sprung up, VC money (and consumer cash) is flowing into the space. W
Beeflow raises $8.3 million to save the bees AND put them to work
Bees are absolutely critical to the health of our agricultural system, ecosystem, and overall wellbeing as a species here on Earth. And yet bee populations are decreasing and extinction concerns are g
Check out the expert speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in July
What are the most important factors when you’re pitching your startup for fundraising? What questions come to the minds of the VCs you’re pitching? How do you get the deal across the finis
Product design expert Scott Tong will join us at TC Early Stage in July
Thoughtful and high-quality product design is no longer optional. Gone are the days that a startup could launch with a bare-bones app or website. The demand side of the design equation has only grown
Emergence’s Lotti Siniscalco and Retail Zipline’s Melissa Wong will join us on Extra Crunch Live
For all that’s said about fundraising and working alongside investors, rarely do we get to see founders and their investors in candid conversation with one another. Extra Crunch Live is changing