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Back to news homeHow to pitch me: 15 investors talk about what they’re looking for in August 2023
Summer 2023 has been the hottest one on record since 1880, but while early-stage founders were sweating over the order of the slides in their pitch decks, the investors they […]
Can Europe’s cannabis market avoid the US’ mistakes? Investors chime in
When it comes to Europe’s cannabis market, the biggest piece of news this year is what didn’t happen. Contrary to what a lot of people expected, Germany isn’t on the […]
15 investors talk about their investment cadence in H1 2023
As part of our ongoing coverage of VC performance in the first half of 2023, TechCrunch+ surveyed 15 investors about their investment cadence and their plans for the second half […]
11 VCs reveal how hard it was for their startups to fundraise in H1 2023
Everyone knows that raising venture capital has been harder for startups lately — unless you are building an AI startup, of course. But instead of only talking to founders, we’re […]
With $10T on the line, 6 fusion investors explain why they’re all in
Fusion power could be considered the quintessential venture capital bet: It’s expensive and risky, but the potential rewards are enormous. The world paid $10 trillion for energy last year, according […]
VCs remain confident alternative protein has a real future despite public-market woes
How well have alternative-protein companies done in the past year? It depends on who you ask. The industry has had an interesting go of it between the U.S. getting comfortable […]
For startups, how many clouds to use may be the wrong question to ask
Should early-stage startups pursue a single-cloud, multicloud or on-prem strategy when just starting out? Well, the simple answer to that question is just one cloud, but in the wake of […]
3 investors presage the future of startups and VC following SVB’s downfall
To put it mildly, the meteoric collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has been a historic time of confusion for everyone the startup ecosystem touches. VCs are wringing their hands (or […]
The best TechCrunch+ investor surveys of 2022
In horse racing, the most reliable tips about which horse will likely win often come from the stable boys, since they’re the ones closest to the source. So when we […]