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Meet Seoul-based accelerator SparkLabs’ 19th batch of startups 

TechCrunch

SparkLabs Korea , a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. and Asia. .

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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. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. But by 2014 much had started to change.

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Pangyo Techno Valley: Korea’s Prime Innovation Cluster Bolstered by Local Governmental Support

AsiaTechDaily

Robust Support for Scaling Startups: Local Task Forces in Action Seongnam City initiated a task force in 2012, tailoring support schemes that resonate with Pangyo Techno Valley companies’ requirements. Apart from this, they’ve launched a cybersecurity fund, spotlighting fresh investment prospects.

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Announcing our partnership with Coolwater Capital: the “Y Combinator for VC”

David Teten VC

Coolwater is an investor in VC funds and runs an accelerator for emerging VC fund managers. Coolwater has built an investment community of 300+ founder VCs and over 5,000 technology companies. Versatile VC is the first VC focused on backing “investment tech” companies which help investors generate alpha and grow.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. 3) Accelerators. Starting a new business as a student is daunting. Right here.

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Formwork Labs aims to build ‘the YC of construction tech’

TechCrunch

Brick & Mortar Ventures , headed by Darren Bechtel of the Bechtel family, is teaming up with BuiltWorlds , which describes itself as a network of buildings and infrastructure professionals, to launch an early-stage accelerator program called Formwork Labs. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar

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Contentsquare closes a mammoth $600M round as customers clamor for digital analytics

TechCrunch

Since 2012, he’s served as CEO, moving the company’s headquarters from Marseille to New York in 2017. “The pandemic accelerated a massive shift to digital, which highlighted the gaps in online experience and confirmed customer experience as a key differentiator. billion in transactions daily.