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Women entrepreneurs find success despite lack of access to investment capital

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Despite the growth in women-owned businesses, venture capital is still funneled to mostly male-owned businesses. of venture capital funds went to women-owned businesses in the U.S. in 2019 , and even less makes its way to minority women. Since 2007, the number of businesses owned by Black women has grown by 163%.

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The Value of the 500 Seed Accelerator in 2019

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It’s been a crazy journey for us from a small first batch of startups in our Silicon Valley Accelerator to running accelerators across the globe and investing in founders from over 76 countries. Over the past nine years, the venture capital landscape has dramatically changed. We’ve also seen an ever-expanding set of options for.

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SoftBank-backed Volpe Capital raises $80M to invest in LatAm

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They’re also investing in funds. Today, Volpe Capital announced the $80 million first close of its fund targeting high growth technology investments in Latin America. Volpe also received a “large anchor investment” from its management team. He launched Volpe in 2019 primarily with SoftBank’s backing.

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Temasek’s Pavilion Capital backs South Korean AI chip maker Rebellions with $50M investment

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Global venture capital firms are pouring money into the semiconductor startups developing the next generation of chips. The startup will use the capital to mass-produce its second AI chip prototype, called ATOM, which will be used in enterprise servers, Park said. billion invested across 170 deals, per PitchBook. .

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Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital leads $20M investment in Brazilian healthcare startup Pipo Saude

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Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital led the round, marking the first time the New York-based venture firm has led an investment in a Brazilian startup. It plans to use the new funds to continue investing heavily in technology and data with the goal of launching its first digital product that will be “100% focused” on its members.

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Interswitch receives $110M investment from LeapFrog and Tana Africa Capital

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African payments company Interswitch has secured a $110 million joint investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital to scale its digital payment services across the continent , the two private investment firms said in a statement Wednesday. Nigeria’s Interswitch confirms $1B valuation after Visa investment.

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WJR Business Beat: Capital Investment Surges Into Women-Led Companies (Episode 318)

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On the Business Beat, Jeff talks about an influx of venture capital funding into businesses run by women. We’re talking about the venture capital community, the critical source of funding that fuels America’s and the world’s startups with that much needed funding. for the WJR Business Beat. Why the positive change?

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