StartupNation

JANUARY 20, 2022

In fact, VC-based funding has boomed within the last decade, reaching a whopping $753B worth of investments since 2009. million, business leaders are able to put some of this money aside to collaborate with their VC funders and come up with new, unique product development ideas. . Image Source: CB Insights ). Developing new products .

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Rapid Finance is a small business marketplace funder that specializes in helping small businesses achieve their growth potential through financed capital. But just as most of the global economy was rocked by the Great Recession in 2008-2009, the restaurant industry — including Marita’s Cantina — felt the crunch.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 14, 2013

It was a happy accident when I got back into NYC VC in 2009 that I just happened to find the Ace Hotel--a space that was really conducive to meetings and founders working on projects. These folks could become clients, funders, or good places to connect and work over the long term. How can they be helped?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

According to a recent Crunchbase study , the number of companies founded by women doubled from 10 percent of global startups in 2009 to 20 percent in 2019. What are the first names that come to mind when thinking about startup founders? Mark Zuckerberg? Steve Jobs? Bill Gates?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

According to a recent Crunchbase study , the number of companies founded by women doubled from 10 percent of global startups in 2009 to 20 percent in 2019. What are the first names that come to mind when thinking about startup founders? Mark Zuckerberg? Steve Jobs? Bill Gates?

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Surdna Foundation

MARCH 24, 2021

percent in 2002 and 2009. The top five funders accounted for nearly 40 percent of all philanthropic support for AAPI communities. As a percentage of overall grantmaking, funding designated specifically for AAPI communities has declined since peaking at 0.60 The funding is also heavily concentrated among a handful of foundations.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Just two years later, in 2009, we worked out a deal to create the Techstars Seattle program, with our first program running in 2010. By making corporate funders, and not startup founders, their primary customer, Techstars built a centrally-controlled sales- and operations-driven culture that made startups the product, not the customer.

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