TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. The median seed round is $500,000 (above the global average of $494,000) and a median Series A round for a startup is $2.4 What are some overlooked opportunities right now?
AsiaTechDaily
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The primary goal of this fund is to promote investment opportunities and collaboration between Southeast Asia and South Korea, bridging the gap between the two dynamic tech ecosystems. Roderick Purwana, Managing Partner of East Ventures, expressed his satisfaction with the SV Investment partnership.
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TechCrunch
AUGUST 15, 2023
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. The liquidation of Newchip sent ripples through the startup ecosystem as perceptions of grifting at accelerators gained momentum online.
TechCrunch
MARCH 13, 2021
When they return, young people like Morrison are finding that Atlantic Canadians have quietly built a robust startup ecosystem that has resulted in a dozen acquisitions to companies like IBM and Salesforce, the sum of which likely surpasses $5 million in cash and stock. Soon, the region’s hard-luck narrative stuck.
TechCrunch
APRIL 6, 2022
Krishna Srinivasan of LiveOak Partners, which closed on a $210 million fund last year, said the fact his firm was able to raise the fund in less than four months, “was indicative of the strong LP interest in the local opportunity set and the returns we have put up at LiveOak in the past decade.”
Don Dodge
APRIL 6, 2015
They were part of the Ycombinator Cambridge class of 2007, after being rejected by YC in 2005 and 2006. Seeing little opportunity here, Drew and Arash moved the company to Silicon Valley later that year. TechStars Boston and MassChallenge are doing a great job accelerating local startups. None of the local VC firms invested.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 8, 2020
We also learn how, under his watch and as the company began to scale, Klarna missed the next big opportunity in fintech, instead being usurped by Adyen and Stripe. Between 2006 and 2008, Klarna continued to grow as more people started shopping online. “That was our loss for being too arrogant,” says Zennström.
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