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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years. Not just Y Combinator and TechStars but a host of other accelerators across the country. By 2011 the market had started to change dramatically. Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). We announced Fund I in 2011.

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Startup Business Funding: 5 Business-Breaking Misconceptions

Dream It

NOT spending time on the accelerator building the product. The most valuable resource the accelerator provides is the network, so use all my time to navigate that network. Being self-sustainable has given us a new perspective on startup funding, especially compared to what I experienced on my first accelerator run.

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Top Grand Rapids Startups to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

The CertifID tool is used by real estate companies to insure and accelerate transactions with financial institutions for real estate purchases. Treatments aim to create precision diagnostics and solutions for diseases and accelerate treatment onset. Building Catalyst is also a Conquer Accelerator Grand Rapids pick. FirstIgnite.

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Bangladesh-based Maya, a startup focused on accessible healthcare, raises $2.2 million seed round

TechCrunch

Founder and chief executive officer Ivy Huq Russell, who grew up in Chittagong and Dhaka before moving to the United Kingdom for university, started Maya as a blog with healthcare information in 2011. These are topics users are often hesitant seeking in-person consultations for. At the time, Russell worked in finance.

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Tech Nation looks for new home as UK Gov hands tech ecosystem contract to Barclays

TechCrunch

We have exhaustively explored whether Tech Nation could continue without core government grant funding, but have concluded after extensive consultation that this is not an option.” While 80% of startups fail within their first 2-5 years, over 95% of startups on Tech Nation’s accelerator programs have gone on to scale, it claims.

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GoCardless raises another $95M as it bets on open banking alongside its recurring payments network

TechCrunch

However, I understand the round values GoCardless at just over $970 million, meaning that the 2011-founded fintech is perhaps best described as a soonicorn (presuming these things are important to you). According to The Telegraph newspaper , this gives the company much coveted unicorn status.

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Behind the Scenes: Building an Angel Experience You Will Never Forget

Angel Capital Association

She co-founded the Portland Seed Fund in 2011, but also serves as the Director of Portland State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and manager of the Portland State University Business Accelerator, allowing her to monitor prospective and existing portfolio companies that originate from the university. He received his Ph.D.