TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

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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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Tsai joined Duolingo in 2012 as one of its first engineers, and firsthand witnessed the growth of the company from a scrappy startup into a 400-person global business. If you’re an early-stage startup founder based in Pittsburgh, you should apply to pitch your startup ( click here to apply ).

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

Our events (aka EXPERIENCES) have connected thousands of people and started even more conversations that have been instrumental in creating KC’s burgeoning startup culture. I’ve had the honor of knowing Adam (aka Dondo) since 2012 when he was a young entrepreneur and the darling child of the then nascent StartupKC community.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

Chris Neumann: I’ve been lucky to have been a part of 5 startups going back to the late-90s, including two that were VC-backed (DataHero and Aster Data). 500 Startups was looking to add someone with an enterprise background to their investing team, so I made the leap into venture at the start of 2017. As to “why Canada?”,

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Despite the pandemic’s economic impact, Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem has proven to be very resilient. Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem was not immune, and had less exits, but it still did relatively well, with $8.2 The roadmap to startup consolidation in Southeast Asia is becoming clearer.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

million since its 2012 inception. 6 VCs talk the future of Austin’s exploding startup ecosystem. ” ‘Startup’ isn’t the right word anymore,” he said in a written statement. Existing backers Weatherford Capital and Accel also participated in the funding event. We’ve just scratched the surface of it.”.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

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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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. Granted most startups will never become another Apple or Google. misses an opportunity.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

Our events (aka EXPERIENCES) have connected thousands of people and started even more conversations that have been instrumental in creating KC’s burgeoning startup culture. I’ve had the honor of knowing Adam (aka Dondo) since 2012 when he was a young entrepreneur and the darling child of the then nascent StartupKC community.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

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. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. But to answer the actual question “Is there something going on in LA?”

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In many countries, startups can receive tax credits for their R&D work and related employee cost, but as with all things bureaucracy, that’s often a slow and onerous task. After working on a few other startup ideas, the co-founders decided to go all-in on Boast. and Canada claim their R&D tax credits.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

The startup ecosystem in Africa has until now been dominated by Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt (‘the Big 4’), countries that continue to receive the bulk of venture capital and other forms of investment. Numida’s star has been shining since last year when it first bagged $2.3 million in seed funding.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Register Kickstart Ventures , one of the most active venture capital firms in the Philippines, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to invest in startups across the Philippines, and in major innovation hubs in Southeast Asia and beyond. on its first year. on its first year.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This was in 2012, and we were based in New York City. And in 2012, if you’ll remember, that was when they kicked all the Zuccotti Park protestors outta Zuccotti Park. The 2012 New York startup community was very small, and it was very tight. So we had this little tiny office about a block off of Union Square.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

. “The invoicing company” “When they started, they didn’t position themselves so much as a startup or as a tech company,” recalls Skype founder Niklas Zennström, whose venture capital firm Atomico would eventually become a Klarna investor in 2012. This is the classic mistake that you do as a startup.”

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This is Part 2 of a two-part examination of the state of the startup capital market during the past two years. From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

. “The invoicing company” “When they started, they didn’t position themselves so much as a startup or as a tech company,” recalls Skype founder Niklas Zennström, whose venture capital firm Atomico would eventually become a Klarna investor in 2012. This is the classic mistake that you do as a startup.”

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

18:15 – When did Vidit and his cofounder know they wanted to start a startup? 20:45 – Their first startup idea and the inspiration for Meesho. 39:40 – What’s a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he’s changed since running Meesho? 11:10 – Most impactful user stories.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 3, 2022

Startup of the Week: 3d Signals: Modernizing the world’s factories. Israeli startup 3d Signals has created an integrated IoT/hardware/software product that can connect these machines to a cloud-based, AI-driven platform in a matter of days. Industry 4.0, Take your OurCrowd investments with you, wherever you go. Download Now.

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Onevest

MARCH 27, 2015

At 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, we have been monitoring closely the new regulatory landscape for startup fundraising. Q&A with Sam Guzik. Photo credit: huffpost.com. Who is Eligible to Use Regulation A+?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Local investors tend to invest 50% to 90% of their fund into local startups, “but we do look at deal flow in all Nordic countries,” said one. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? Which areas are either oversaturated or would be too hard to compete in at this point for a new startup?

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