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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

Both Sides of the Table

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. hours of TV / day.

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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. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

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Fund Investing Versus Fund Management

Haystack

That escalation from $25K back in 2013 took a little over four years. Over the years, that check size grew slowly to $50K, then a few $100Ks, and I followed-on into a few at the $250K level, with two outsized pile-ins at $400K and $600K total exposure, respectively. Fund investing is easy — fund management is not.

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Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s first crypto exchange, raises $200M from SoftBank

TechCrunch

Founded by brothers Gustavo and Mauricio Chamati in 2013, Mercado Bitcoin was the first crypto exchange in Brazil. Between January and May 2021, Mercado Bitcoin says that about 700,000 new customers signed up to use its services, bringing its customer base to 2.8 Today, Mercado Bitcoin has about 500 employees.

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Why Seed Funds Have Scaled

Haystack

Rather, this short blog is filled only with my own observations from being in the middle of the evolving seed market since 2013. Here, I wanted to step back and consider “why” this has happened from my vantage point. 2/ Financial Consideration s – When investment firms grow, so do fees.

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

TechCrunch

But according to data from PitchBook, less than 2% of VC funding went to all-women-founded teams in 2021. 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.

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Extra Crunch roundup: NS1 EC-1, Pakistan’s tech ecosystem, SPACs bonanza

TechCrunch

Since its founding in 2013, NS1 has raised more than $100 million to build an engineering team and robust product portfolio that’s expanded to include DDI, which helps companies manage internal networks. Infrastructure doesn’t attract much attention until it fails. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members.