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Japanese Regulator Plans to Double Crowdfunding Investment Cap for Retail Investors

AsiaTechDaily

Crowdfunding activities at Japanese startups have experienced consistent growth over the years. of startups have secured at least 100 million yen in funding, marking nearly double the 25.7% recorded in 2014, according to research by the Beginning analytics firm. In the first half of the current year, approximately 48.8%

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How To Grow Your Economy. Build It, Don’t Buy It!

Ecosystem Builder Hub

The 2014 Kauffman Foundation report, The Importance of Young Firms for Economic Growth, found that “New businesses account for nearly all net new job creation and almost 20 percent of gross job creation.” The best way to revitalize a city’s economy is through entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem building.

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New York City’s enterprise tech startups could be heading for a superheated exit wave

TechCrunch

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Gone are the days when the New York startup ecosystem, perennially in Silicon Valley’s shadow, was more hype than substance. (In CB Insights data paints a clear picture: In the first half of 2020, New York-based startups raised $7.6 A venture bonanza. billion was raised.

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Dispatch from Bangalore, end of 2022 edition

TechCrunch

In 2014, Prayank Swaroop made a pitch to the storied venture firm Accel, where he worked as an associate, about future marketplaces in India. At the time, Flipkart and Snapdeal were the only two e-commerce startups in India that had shown a semblance of scale. Swaroop’s presentation from 2014. Image credits: Accel).

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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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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. A: Tell us more!).”

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Mayor Bill Peduto will be speaking at TechCrunch City Spotlight: Pittsburgh on June 29

TechCrunch

An alumni of both Carnegie Mellon University and Pennsylvania State University, Peduto served on Pittsburgh’s City Council for a dozen years before being elected mayor in 2014. You can register here for free to listen to our conversations with Mayor Peduto and Jahanian, among others.