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Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

There has been significant hype around Latin America’s startup success. For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3 billion in just the first half of 2021, almost double the amount in all of 2020, and mega-rounds are a growing trend. However, much of this investment comes from local and regional investors.

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The Venture Capital Diversity Gap and Why It Matters

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Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. I am no stranger to this gender gap within the VC space.

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Hustle Fund wants to help spawn a new generation of angel investors

TechCrunch

Hustle Fund is coming out of stealth today with Angel Squad , a new initiative aimed at making angel investing more accessible to more people. So far, Penn has invested in five startups across a range of sectors including real estate, food, apparel and finance. . We are not looking for passive capital.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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Fueled by a zero-interest landscape in 2020, it has surged, giving rise to an ever-growing array of funds. growth from 2020 to 2021. Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. The most notable example was allegations of fraud at Newchip , a popular virtual startup accelerator.

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Early Stage Investing Critical To Long-Term Growth in US Economy

Angel Capital Association

To understand the importance of that dynamic, this article explores the 100 largest employers in the US today and breaks them into decades since their founding to reveal insights on the long-term impact of losing a generation of startups. That has generated enormous wealth and taxes through capital gains. million jobs across the U.S.

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One of Nigeria’s high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups

TechCrunch

Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital , a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with Abe Choi , a U.S.-based

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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

TechCrunch

VCs invested over $5.5 billion across 412 deals in 2021, more than double the amount of capital invested in 2020, according to PitchBook data. Today, Austin is more than just the capital of Texas. In 2020, Tesla settled into the so-called Silicon Hills district and Oracle moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley.