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Navigating Singapore’s Startup Ecosystem: Top 5 Funding Initiatives Unveiled

AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs. The initiative aims to provide Singapore-based startups access to diverse funding sources and mentorship programs, nurturing innovative concepts into prosperous companies.

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Techstars Launches Accelerator Program in Japan with Mitsui Fudosan and JETRO

AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Through a comprehensive 10-week program, participants gain crucial insights into startup fundamentals, mentorship, community building, and access to Techstars’ global network. Additionally, Startup Weekend events in Japan have engaged over 27,000 entrepreneurs and aspiring business leaders, fostering innovation and collaboration.

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Asia’s Premier Global Startup Extravaganza, COMEUP 2023, Set to Ignite Seoul with Record International Participation from Nov 8 to 10

AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With an impressive 60% of startups hailing from outside South Korea, COMEUP 2023 , embraces its 2023 theme, “We Move the World,” underlining its commitment to continuous innovation and nurturing the global startup ecosystem.

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Influence Meets Innovation: How Founders and Cultural Leaders Can Work Together

Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment. Athletes, in their quest to enhance their off-the-field and off-the-court persona, look for investments that offer not just financial returns but opportunities for personal branding, thought leadership, and mentorship.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. How to find a job as a VC scout.

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Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia

TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Co-founder Jenny Fielding, who is also managing director at Techstars New York, said The Fund decides on new areas for expansion based on demand from the local startup ecosystem, and earlier this year, it heard from a group of founders and operators who wanted to launch it in Australia, too.

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Karakalpakstan Empowers Startups and Entrepreneurs with $200 Million Soft Loan Initiative and Youth Center

AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Furthermore, designated “innovation groups” will offer essential guidance and mentorship to budding entrepreneurs, ensuring a nurturing environment for their projects.

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Maryam Haque is the executive director of Venture Forward. Bobby Franklin is the president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association and previously served as an executive vice president for the CTIA – The Wireless Association. A new foreign investment bill will impact venture capital and the US startup ecosystem.

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At Last – An Asset Class Achieving High Ownership at Low Cost

Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Of those startups that make it to the seed round, 72% advance from seed to Series A, compared to only 42% of traditional startups. For those who may be unfamiliar, the term “startup studio” can be used interchangeably with “venture studios,” “venture builders,” or “company builders.”

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. hit nearly $1.8

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[OurCrowd in Business Wire] OurCrowd first Israeli company to partner with the Singapore Economic Development Board in the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) programme

OurCrowd

JUNE 27, 2022

Collaboration will further strengthen ties between startups and corporates in Israel and Singapore. JERUSALEM & SINGAPORE–( BUSINESS WIRE )–OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture firm, today announced its partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), under its Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) programme.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities. —– Indie.vc

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities. —– Indie.vc

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? While the State is not known as a hub for venture capital, we have frequently been recognized by national sources as a great place to start a new business. Increasing the diversity in our start-up ecosystem also requires a strategic focus.

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Why every VC should spend a month with an accelerator

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

When investors spend time at an accelerator, they listen to brainstorming sessions, pitches and mentorship advice that includes a broad range of perspectives and opinions. Accelerators pre-screen all their startups, too, meaning investors don’t have to perform the same level of due diligence as when meeting a founder cold.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing.

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Startup Fundraising Playbook for 2024

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Being active in the startup ecosystem is very important and gives you a chance to connect with like-minded people and brainstorm ideas together. Do you value their mentorship and advice? You should know active members of your industry and try to get connected to them. Are they a visionary mentor?

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability.

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Startup Catalyst Brief

Navigating Singapore’s Startup Ecosystem: Top 5 Funding Initiatives Unveiled

Techstars Launches Accelerator Program in Japan with Mitsui Fudosan and JETRO

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Asia’s Premier Global Startup Extravaganza, COMEUP 2023, Set to Ignite Seoul with Record International Participation from Nov 8 to 10

Influence Meets Innovation: How Founders and Cultural Leaders Can Work Together

How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

Early-stage venture firm The Fund launches in Australia

Karakalpakstan Empowers Startups and Entrepreneurs with $200 Million Soft Loan Initiative and Youth Center

Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

At Last – An Asset Class Achieving High Ownership at Low Cost

What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

[OurCrowd in Business Wire] OurCrowd first Israeli company to partner with the Singapore Economic Development Board in the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) programme

Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

Q&A with Meg Salyer

Why every VC should spend a month with an accelerator

What went wrong at Techstars

Startup Fundraising Playbook for 2024

12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

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