INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At TechCrunch Disrupt, the original tech startup conference, venture capitalists remain amongst the premier guests.VCs are responsible for
startup ecosystem, ready to deliver insights, anecdotes and advice to our audience of entrepreneurs, investors, operators, managers and
more.In the first half of 2019, VCs spent $66 billion purchasing equity in promising upstarts, according to the latest data from PitchBook
At that pace, VC spending could surpass $100 billion for the second year in a row
We plan to welcome a slew of investors to TechCrunch Disrupt to discuss this major feat and the investing trends that have paved the way for
recording funding.Mega-funds and the promise of unicorn initial public offerings continue to drive investment
SoftBank, of course, began raising its second Vision Fund this year, a vehicle expected to exceed $100 billion
Meanwhile, more traditional VC outfits revisited limited partners to stay competitive with the Japanese telecom giant
Andreessen Horowitz, for example, collected $2.75 billion for two new funds earlier this year
early-stage, the fight for seed deals continued, with larger funds moving downstream to muscle their way into seed and Series A financings
Pre-seed has risen to prominence, with new funds from Afore Capital and Bee Partners helping to legitimize the stage
and seed investor Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures and Redpoint Ventures general partner Annie Kadavy to give founders tips on how to
startups, will join us on the Disrupt Extra Crunch stage ready with tips on how to get accepted to the respected accelerator.Moreover,
activity in high-growth sectors, particularly enterprise SaaS, has permitted a series of outsized rounds across all stages of financing
towards bringing a much needed bout of liquidity to their investors
Uber, Lyft, Pinterest, Zoom, PagerDuty, Slack and several others went public this year and other well-financed companies, including
Peloton, Postmates and WeWork have completed paperwork for upcoming public listings
