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The TechCrunch Top 3 How quickly the startup valuations are changing: Sure, the 2021 venture capital market was richer than ever, but 2022 is turning out a little bit different. How much have things changed? Well, we have data on Series A, B, and C rounds in the United States â how big they are, and their valuation marks. Things are getting smaller, and cheaper, but not that much, it appears. SentinelOne buys Attivo Networks: A $616.5 million deal will see the public SentinelOne snapping up Attivo. The smaller firm had raised north of $60 million while private, giving us a little context on the companyâs exit price. Bring on startup deals, I say, as they always teach us something about the market. Billion-dollar links: LinkTree is a company that you are familiar with. Youâve seen its links in Instagram profiles, Twitter accounts, and the like. But did you know that the company is now worth $1.3 billion after closing a $110 million round. Why? Because itâs growing like a weed, and has a subscription product that is, we presume, doing numbers as well. |
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Startups and VC Tiger is investing in Africa, TechCrunch reports, digging into the hyper-active capital disburserâs 2021 results. The group made five investments in Africa last year out of more than 300. A good question is whether that ratio will rise in 2022, and, if so, how much? (And speaking of Tiger, the Equity podcast took a look at the group earlier this week!) Yesterday, TechCrunch noted that Chinese tech stocks had taken a lengthy hammering, leading to their valuations falling sharply. What would the impact of those declines be on the countryâs startup market? Well, we got a little hint of that in early Q1 2022 venture capital data from China. But today, the country looked to calm the market and bring back some investor trust. Is the move too late? Hereâs what it costs to not disclose a breach: Back in 2019, CafePress had a breach, and didnât want to tell folks about it. That is going to cost the on-demand item printing company $500,000. Too low? Thatâs a value call, but itâs good to see penalties applied to such behavior. A digest of legal startups that TechCrunch has its eyes on: Every startup sector is busy these days, it feels. One sector that we should probably spend more attention on is the world of legal tech, or tech products built to support the legal profession in one way or another. Christine Hall has great look at several in the market. Video search is big business: Back when the internet was text, search looked for text. But as the internet â and digital content more generally â becomes increasingly video-first, search is a different challenge. Twelve Labs just raised $5 million for its work on the problem. This robot makes tortilla chips, which is great because tortilla chips are freaking amazing. Today in Tiger: Todayâs round from Tiger Global is a $125 million Series B raised by Wasoko, previously known as Sokowatch. The company is working to make Africaâs informal retail market less fragmented. Weâve seen similar plays in Latin America, for example. Multiplier multiplies its valuation: Building tech to help other companies manage and pay remote workers is a huge task, and one that appears to be set to not have a single winner. So, move over Deel — Multiplier just raised $60 million at a $400 million valuation just three months after it closed its Series A. |
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| Dear Sophie, I live in India and run a startup here, but most of my clients are based in the United States. I also have a Delaware C Corp we established before the pandemic. We have three full-time contractors doing business development and sales in the U.S., and I still have a valid B-1/B-2 visitor visa. As my company continues to grow, Iâm considering coming to the U.S. with my family and purchasing a home. What are my best options? âIntrepid in India (TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. You can sign up here.) Read More |
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