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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

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The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. In 2012 Upfront Ventures raised its 4th venture capital fund – this one was $200 million. I spoke publicly about Silicon Silliness and how to brand a local startup community here.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

Our team has been involved and invested in crypto since 2012, so we’ve been excited about the industry for a long time. Do you expect to see a surge in more founders coming from geographies outside major cities in the years to come, with startup hubs losing people due to the pandemic and lingering concerns, plus the attraction of remote work?