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Gener8tor is the biggest startup accelerator you’ve never heard of…

TechCrunch

For the past decade, Gener8tor has been working to shift that by spinning up accelerators in local communities that have money but are underserved in terms of startup support. We spoke with the Gener8tor founders about why they are passionate about thinking about the startup ecosystem a little differently.

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Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

Investors should bring a local strategy that makes them an asset to Latin America’s startup ecosystem. Most Latin American companies reaching unicorn status and going public now were started around 2012. Remember that the region has a plethora of VC organizations who have worked with local startups over the course of a decade.

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The Venture Capital Diversity Gap and Why It Matters

StartupNation

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. I’ve created 15 funds in the last year alone. .

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Austin’s newest unicorn: The Zebra raises $150M after doubling revenue in 2020

TechCrunch

million since its 2012 inception. 6 VCs talk the future of Austin’s exploding startup ecosystem. It’s more about accelerating growth and some of our product plans. We are accelerating our efforts to make The Zebra a household name,” Melnick said. This new raise wasn’t to fund operations.

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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

Hunter Walk

I’ve spent a lot of time in international ecosystems over the years (I’ve invested in startups in more than 20 countries and helped run accelerators on 5 continents). But also make sure everyone understands that startups are hard and work ethic is important – so keep the bar high. As to “why Canada?”, T/Th work from home.

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

TechCrunch

There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. The country’s startup-friendly regulatory environment, a beautiful medieval town center, over 20 business hubs and accelerators and strong rankings in intellectual property production are most obvious at a high level.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Around $400 billion of imports & exports pass through the LA ports each year, which set the national high-water mark in 2012.