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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. 1) Your school. 1) Your school. school of engineering). Many universities (e.g.,

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Asset Management Is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption

David Teten VC

Your own investment’s value may change because of a change in the value of the underlying asset and/or market preferences. Even sophisticated investors like Warren Buffett ask questions about the value of active investing. . If investors complained about Wall Street 80 years ago, they’re howling now. The HFRI Index returned 18.3%

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). Throughout 2012 & 2013 we funded many companies and then pulled together a second fund. My good friend Adam Lilling and I started Launchpad more than 5 years ago . We had a specific goal in mind. Yeah, he was LA, baby!

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A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype

TechCrunch

Grant Easterbrook Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Easterbrook is a fintech consultant based in Amsterdam. Algorithm-based buy/sell/hold advice for investment portfolios Fintech must remember that the average consumer doesn’t like thinking about money and often wants someone else to take care of it.

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6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021

TechCrunch

It’s identical to what’s happening in Africa: Less than 1% of all VC dollars went toward startups with one or more women founders last year, according to The Big Deal , which details investments in Africa. On the bright side, founding teams counting both women and men as members raised 17% of VC investments in Africa in 2021.

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