Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low, new data from Pitchbook shows. All-female founding teams did receive 83% more […]
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Back to news home3 views: How due diligence will change in 2022
A few years ago, VCs were expected to perform extensive due diligence on startups. Investors dove into financials, called customers and vetted founders. But power has now shifted toward the […]
Capital is a commodity
Charlie Graham-Brown Contributor Charlie Graham-Brown is the partner and Chief Investments Officer of Seedstars, a Swiss-based group with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and […]
Khosla’s Adina Tecklu breaks down how to nail your pitch
Pitching is perhaps the single most important skill that any founder needs to hone, so not surprisingly, we kicked off our TechCrunch Early Stage 2021 — Marketing & Fundraising event […]
How much to pay yourself as a SaaS founder
“If you’re the founder of a seed-stage [company and] you’re worried about your electricity staying on this month, then your salary is too low. If you’re saving $10,000/mo, then your […]
Dismantling the myths around raising your first check
As startups and venture capital grow in tandem, fundraising has gone from a formal affair on Sand Hill Road to a process that can happen anywhere from Twitter to Zoom. […]
Why Verification is Important for Crowdfunding | Robert Garland, Michael Laluna
Why Verification is Important for Crowdfunding Robert Garland is the founder & CEO of Fund the First. As an active first responder, Robert has seen firsthand the hardships that the […]
To buy time for a failing startup, recreate the engineering process
Jason Meller Contributor Jason Meller is the founder and CEO of Kolide, an endpoint security solution for teams that value productivity, transparency and employee happiness. In non-aerobatic fixed-wing aviation, spins […]
What the MasterClass effect means for edtech
MasterClass, which sells a subscription to celebrity-taught classes, sits on the cusp of entertainment and education. It offers virtual, yet aspirational learning: an online tennis class with Serena Williams, a […]
Let’s talk about gaslighting and fundraising
“Most of the startups I give advice to about how to raise venture capital shouldn’t be raising venture capital,” an investor recently told me. While the idea that every startup […]