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🚀 Celebrating Two Years of Innovation with Blocktype! 🚀 Time flies! It's been almost two years since we embarked on our exciting journey with Blocktype, and it's been six months since we launched our MVP. 🌟 We’re proud to have been featured in: The Guardian, The Telegraph, and the BBC. We've built a robust user base comprising innovative developers, community land trusts, prominent PLC house builders, and visionary architects. 🌎 Together, we're revolutionising how we plan for #housing ; and we’ve done all this without #investment or #funding (other than the excellent backing we got from Geovation!) 📈 We are now ready to scale 📈 As we gear up for the next phase of growth, we're on the lookout for dynamic partnerships, forward-thinking investors, and creative collaborators. 🤝 Let's innovate together: If you're as excited about how the future of planning as we are, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch if you would like to work with us! #PropTech #RealEstateInnovation #UrbanPlanning #digitaltransformation #SustainableDevelopment #StartupGrowth #BusinessDevelopment #TechEntrepreneurs #InnovationLeadership #InvestmentOpportunities #SmartCitySolutions

$13M and 3 years later, Superlist hopes to become a decacorn. But will it? | TechCrunch https://buff.ly/49iKaYT After investing $13 million and dedicating 3 years to its growth, Superlist is on the verge of reaching decacorn status. This ambitious goal reflects the company's strong potential for exponential growth and market dominance. However, the path to becoming a decacorn is challenging, requiring sustained innovation, strategic partnerships, and a deep understanding of market trends. Despite the uncertainties ahead, Superlist's journey is a testament to its resilience and determination in the competitive tech landscape. Will Superlist achieve decacorn status? Only time will tell. #TechInnovation #StartupJourney

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another #throwbacktuesday. In light of the recent announcement of CEO Maelle Gavet's sudden departure from Techstars and David Cohen joining back, we recall our conversation with Andrew Hippert regarding… 👉 The closure of accelerators in Boulder and Seattle 👉 Current and future implications on stakeholders 👉 Techstars’ expansion to NYC In uncertain times, hope shines brightest and we wish this change brings new innovation and growth. Link to episode in comments! #techstars #expansion #investing #venturecapital #privateequity #downsizing #preseed

Next Victim: Richie Carchia Welcome back to BreakFast and Move Things where I force founders and VC's to do an all out 100m sprint on a ski erg and then pitch. Thank you to Clerky for teaming up with Tech Breakfast Club. TBC members get $100 off Clerky's already low prices. If you're forming a company, DM me, email me, call me, I'll get you set up. Richie is a VC at IA Capital Group focusing on Insurtech - I have a good feeling about Richie on the Ski Erg. Can he finally kick Will Stringer out of first place? Current Tech Breakfast Club Rankings: 1st Place Will Stringer @ 19.4 seconds 2nd Place Tucker F. Cohen @ 19.9 seconds 3rd Place Abraham Bloom @ 20.0 seconds 4th Place Matthew Schkolnick @ 20.3 seconds Are you athletic? Do you know someone who is? Are they a founder/investor? Nominate a founder or VC in the comments you think could crush this.

AEye, Inc. has lost (-99.63%) valuation since IPO in 2021. It’s sad to see Continental pulling off of their partnership. Just shows again. It’s f**** hard to build sth meaningful in tech! How to get out of this mess? Luis Dussan pushing for reinstating the founding leadership team seems to be a good first move. The energy and enthusiasm - unconditional love those individuals have for the product and company. Is unparalleled for sure. Own company = own baby - literally 😁 They be the best possible individuals to pull through these hard times. I don’t want to be in your shoes - but if I was… I’d… 1) start being very public and transparent about struggles - tell your story 2) get on camera and start „rebuilding in public“ 3) involve your community in next steps, have them vote for strategic moves 4) take your community into live sessions in the lab, on demo drives. - take your daily struggles and successes live online 5) LinkedIn and X(dot)com are your doors to the world - leverage them. One good thing amidst all this craziness… You don’t have to worry not more about your valuation 😁😮💨 No I mean it’s really sth public companies and companies in general tend to overthink radically. How will this look? Will this fall back on us? Where I reality not opening up harms you more. So if you wanted to take my 2 cents.. Open up, be transparent, be approachable, involve your community and shareholders in decisions, take them along the journey of rebuilding ❤️👏

As the festive season approaches, we're excited to invite all D2C founders to explore working capital support from LetsVenture. We understand that having sufficient growth capital is essential for your business to thrive during this vibrant time. We’re offering working capital support to ensure you have the funds to meet demands and seize the full potential of this soaring season. Don't let funding constraints hold you back—let us help you scale your operations and seize this opportunity! Contact us to learn more about how we can support your growth this festive season! #D2CFounders #FestiveGrowth #ScaleWithLetsVenture #WorkingCapitalSupport #startupgrowth Shanti Mohan Pramod Lamba Sabah Mehkeri Vedanshi Sinha

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another #throwbacktuesday. In light of the recent announcement of CEO Maelle Gavet's sudden departure from Techstars and David Cohen joining back, we recall our conversation with Andrew Hippert regarding… 👉 The closure of accelerators in Boulder and Seattle 👉 Current and future implications on stakeholders 👉 Techstars’ expansion to NYC In uncertain times, hope shines brightest and we wish this change brings new innovation and growth. Link to episode in comments! #techstars #expansion #investing #venturecapital #privateequity #downsizing #preseed

Had a fantastic brain date at SaaStr. We discussed the challenges and best practices in pre seed fundraising and had a few takeaways: - Nick Armstrong, rightly said that pre seed fundraising isn't about a pitch deck and a smile anymore 🙂 - Early traction at the pre seed stage should be your design partners who absolutely rave about your product and are referenceable - Founders, set expectations around your timelines with VCs, so you can get back to what you do best, which is a kickass company - Lastly, founders like to partner with VCs, that bring a strong GTM playbook, patient capital and a helpful attitude to the table Nick Armstrong Vinay C. Myra DSouza Zhiwei (Tony) Qin, PhD Karin Yassin Don Dillon thanks for the engaging conversation Raj Shekhar Singh Sudarshan Ravi Jha Shivam Bhotika Shachi Shah Anand Akela Ankit Bhangar