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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history.

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One of Nigeria’s high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups

TechCrunch

Soyombo is one of the few founder-cum-investors on the continent, despite his company not being the traditional VC-backed startup the world has become accustomed to. Non-traditional startup founder to an angel investor. Often, his deal flows are filled with startups seeking six-figure pre-seed to seed investments.

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Vidit Aatrey on Building Meesho, India’s Top Reselling Platform, with Adora Cheung

Y Combinator

39:40 – What’s a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he’s changed since running Meesho? 41:10 – How has the Indian startup ecosystem evolved? 43:30 – Can foreigners come to India and start a startup? 44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders.

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