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Innovation, Investment, and Impact: A Journey with Dr Dan Swan in the Techstars Era

AsiaTechDaily

Techstars, established in 2006, stands as one of the most active pre-seed investors, having extended support to over 3,800 companies. The company aims to facilitate a broader flow of capital to entrepreneurs worldwide, ensuring remarkable returns for investors. On average, an impressive 74.5%

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Greycroft closes on over $1 billion across new funds

TechCrunch

— Greycroft (@greycroftvc) April 26, 2023 Co-founded by Settle, Ian Sigalow and Alan Patricof in 2006, Greycroft manages more than $2 billion in capital with stakes in companies including Bird, Bumble, HuffPost, Goop, The RealReal and Venmo.

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Techstars Launches Accelerator Program in Japan with Mitsui Fudosan and JETRO

AsiaTechDaily

Established in 2006, the organization operates with a fundamental belief that entrepreneurs play a pivotal role in shaping a better future for everyone, and innovative ideas can emerge from any corner of the world. Applications for the upcoming program will be accepted until March 6, 2024.

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Half Of All VCs Beat The Stock Market

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

The Gotham Gal and I have been investing in the VC funds of managers we know well and have worked with closely on boards of startups for about fifteen years now. These are the gross return multiples of all of the funds that are “mature” meaning the returns are pretty clear now: Multiple Year Of Initial Investment 8.66

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Bob Lee, creator of Cash App and former CTO of Square, stabbed to death

TechCrunch

I first met him in summer 2006 — he didn’t care that I was only 14 and we talked tech / geeked out about programming. Bob was instrumental to Square and Cash App. STL guy,” Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Block, wrote on nostr. “So So sad to hear of @crazybob’s untimely passing.

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Why Has Seed Investing Declined? And What Does this Mean for the Future?

Both Sides of the Table

As you can see below the number of seed funds shot up dramatically between 2006 and 2014. With seed up massively between 2006–2014 and A and B rounds relatively flat what you see is a widening of the funnel going into traditional venture. So What Impact Did the Drop in Tech Founding Costs Have on VC?

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East Ventures and SV Investment Inject $100m Fund to Supercharge Tech Startups in Southeast Asia

AsiaTechDaily

On the other hand, SV Investment, founded in 2006, has an extensive portfolio of over 220 companies and a strong presence in South Korea and on the global stage. Melisa Irene, a Partner at East Ventures, shared that the company currently has an Asset Under Management (AUM) valued at $1 billion.