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

Both Sides of the Table

” It’s the most common refrain I hear from investors and even entrepreneurs these days. 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. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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Introducing Revolution’s Second Rise of the Rest Seed Fund

Revolution

When Revolution first started the Rise of the Rest Road Trip in 2014, our goal was simply to provide greater visibility for entrepreneurs?—?and Indeed, our tour is a key part of our investment strategy, as it provides us with the opportunity to really understand the dynamics of a particular startup ecosystem.

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Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds

TechCrunch

It’s a similar model employed by AngelList , the company founded by Indian-American entrepreneur Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi as a fundraising platform for startups to raise money from angel investors. Syndicate leads are often experienced angel investors or successful startup founders.

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Four Years of Catalyst

Startup Catalyst

Connecting the Queensland ecosystem with the world is critical for our future growth as a state. Startup Catalyst has helped open up new possibilities for innovators and startups and is an important part of our strategy for Advance Queensland. —?Paul Paul Martyn. Paul speaks at the 4th birthday. Rowena Barrett.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

Prime minister Pedro Sanchez took a turn on Web Summit’s stage in December to announce the introduction of the forthcoming Startup Act — and to trumpet a new role, a high commissioner, tasked with bringing off a nationwide entrepreneurial economic transformation by working with all the relevant government ministries.

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Startups should focus on value add rather than amount of investment, says Sharon Lou, partner, Indelible Ventures

AsiaTechDaily

I have also been involved in developing the startup ecosystem in Malaysia at the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Center (MaGIC). MaGIC had a memorandum of understanding with Stanford University and UP Global to foster and develop a vibrant startup ecosystem in the South East Asian region. (It

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Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

Top Detroit startup Guardhat raised nearly $42 million in funding in early 2021 to create innovative safety solutions for industrial IoT. Revenue has tripled year over year since the company’s 2014 founding. EXPLORE DETROIT STARTUP JOBS. In 2020, TIME listed Guardhat’s smart hat as one of the best inventions of the year.

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