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Keiretsu Forum Exploration Could Bring New Investors and New Funding To Texas Startups

American Entrepreneurship

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – (February 7, 2023) Keiretsu Forum, a global network of angel investors, is exploring an expansion into the Texas startup ecosystem. Its 2,000+ members have invested over $1 billion in 2.400+ companies since its founding in 2000. Keiretsu Forum was founded in 2000 by Randy Williams.

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Just How Troubled is the Bay Area Startup Scene?

Tomasz Tunguz

There’s a prevailing narrative that the health of the Bay Area startup ecosystem faces challenges. San Francisco’s share of startup rounds by count has fallen from its perch ten years ago. In 2021, San Francisco Bay Area startups raised $126b. In 2019, US startups raised $126.4b.

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Keiretsu Forum Exploration Could Bring New Investors and New Funding To Texas Startups

American Entrepreneurship

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – (February 7, 2023) Keiretsu Forum, a global network of angel investors, is exploring an expansion into the Texas startup ecosystem. Its 2,000+ members have invested over $1 billion in 2.400+ companies since its founding in 2000. Keiretsu Forum was founded in 2000 by Randy Williams.

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Boulevard Named to GGV Capital’s 2023 SMBTech 50

American Entrepreneurship

We’re honored to again be recognized by the venture capital community and are incredibly grateful for the support it provides not only to Boulevard but the entire startup ecosystem,” said Matt Danna, co-founder and CEO, Boulevard. “We This is Boulevard’s second consecutive appearance on the prestigious list.

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Why I Angel Invest

Angel Capital Association

THE ORIGIN I was the Founder & CEO of InboxDollars from 2000 to 2019. When I started angel investing, I knew my objective was two-fold: I wanted to support the startup ecosystem in MN and I wanted to (eventually) have a good financial return on my investments. MY 2013 ANSWER TO “WHY?”

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 4: Startup founders are white.

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The Screwy Logic of Crowdfunding and Venture Fund Regulation

This is going to be BIG.

Personally, I think it would be pretty awesome if all of the people who subscribe to my weekly newsletter could put $2000 towards supporting the early stage tech ecosystem in NYC. Good luck doing it if you're not already tied into that world--which is a different world than just the startup ecosystem.

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