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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

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“It is a significant signal for large South Korean corporates participating as limited partners of environmental and climate tech-focused venture capitals like us,” Han said. The early-stage VC had already set up five social impact funds and backed 81 startups since 2020, after Han acquired the firm in December 2019.

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

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We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Why do they invest in venture capital? We raised $280 million.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. 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. Get started!

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Founder factories: Alumni from 344 European and Israeli unicorns have birthed 1,018 startups since 2008

TechCrunch

It reveals that of the 344 VC-backed unicorns since 2008, nearly two-thirds (203) have led to at least one startup being founded by former employees, with 1,018 tech startups emerging in total. Even failure isn’t necessarily a bad thing. ” It seems that this trend isn’t lost on unicorns themselves. Methodology.

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What Drives The University Of Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Success

HPA

The CFE is a unit of the College of Engineering and the Center has helped more than 30,000 researchers and students since 2008. Students selected to participate in this immersive, year-long program will receive support, mentorship, resources, and funding to get their ventures launch-ready.