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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

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When they return, young people like Morrison are finding that Atlantic Canadians have quietly built a robust startup ecosystem that has resulted in a dozen acquisitions to companies like IBM and Salesforce, the sum of which likely surpasses $5 million in cash and stock. venture capital.

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Insider’s Perspective: Golden Gate Ventures’ Jeffrey Paine Shares Advice for New Investors – Part 1

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Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital firm established in 2011, has carved an indelible mark on Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem. With its headquarters in Singapore and offices in Indonesia and Vietnam, Golden Gate Ventures […]

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

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tech startup scene. Tech City UK, its predecessor, was launched in 2011 by former prime minister David Cameron and concentrated largely on the London ecosystem until 2018 when it merged with Tech North (based in Manchester). The idea of Government as a provider of startup advice to founders backed by Tier 1 VCs is finished.

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“If I never again have to read a bunch of entitled tech bros mansplaining on twitter about their way of working is the only way, I will die a happy man.” Canadian Investor Chris Neumann on Venture Vibes, Who Helped Him Along the Way, and the Qualities of a Founder Who Could Fail But He’d Back Again

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Chris Neumann (of Canada’s Panache Ventures ) checks these boxes so I asked him to come on my blog (currently less consistent, hopefully still the other two) for Five Questions. Hunter Walk: So why venture capital, why early stage, and why Canada? CN: Thanks so much – that means a lot coming from you.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x growth from 2020 to 2021.

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Carta’s startup liquidity service CartaX conducts first transactions on its own cap table

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As startups have stayed private longer and liquidity has become harder to secure for early employees and investors, more and more shareholders have looked for ways to unload their shares to others. Meanwhile, revenues are looking good at Carta these days.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

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Released in 2011, “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” was a book that laid claim to the idea that Israel was an unusual type of country. It had produced, and was poised to produce, an enormous number of technology startups, given its relatively small size. This came decades ahead of most western governments.