Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Among the LPs supporting this substantial fundraising are sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, corporations, and family offices from Asia and Europe. VVSEAI Fund V has gained support from various Limited Partners (LPs), encompassing existing investors and new entrants.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

At any given time, we would juggle five jobs between us to support the family. Along with founding multiple angel investment networks and venture funds, my experience in the world of VC has allowed me to work with hundreds of global companies to inject millions of dollars of capital into the startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Concurrently, the number of funds raised in the eight-year period up to 2022 was 2,700 , up from 883 in 2010. The most notable example was allegations of fraud at Newchip , a popular virtual startup accelerator. long-term support at the earliest stages). Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x growth from 2020 to 2021.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

In terms of background and function, 17% of new Directors are Active (not retired) CEOs or presidents, as opposed to 26% in 2010. New Directors come increasingly more from financial backgrounds (27% in 2020 vs 21% in 2010) and functional roles (22% in 2020 vs 18% in 2010).

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Founders Coop

APRIL 15, 2019

We asked if they’d be willing to let us try a version of it here in Seattle and they agreed, so we launched the first Techstars Seattle class in the summer of 2010. million, to lean into our strategy of being first to support the most promising founders here in the Pacific Northwest. Somehow, all of a sudden, it’s ten years later.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 20, 2020

Startup Nation and beyond. Exits inked throughout the 2010-2019 decade amount to $111 billion. Startup nation: Israeli high-tech sector notes record 2019, outstanding decade. Incubators… World’s first government supported medical cannabis incubator in Israel , featuring CanNegev. Some 138 deals totaling $21.7

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