Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This is the task I set out to answer with the master of analysis at Upfront Ventures Glenn Poppe who deserves the bulk of the credit for our work. 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. LA By The Numbers.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Venture-backed: 42 years.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 10, 2016

For all the talk about late stage rounds, megarounds and unicorns, early stage startups are benefitting disproportionately from near-record years of venture capital investment. Of the $42B invested in startups in 2015, 34% or about $14B was raised in series A and seed rounds. That figure is up from 18% in 2005.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

From Box to Glossier, and Comms to Venture Capital, Ashley Mayer Is Carving a Pretty Unique Path. Hunter Walk: Ok, so we first met when you were leading comms at enterprise software company Box, a startup you joined when they were still pretty early and stayed at until post-IPO. It was also one of the hardest.

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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. Another startup, Ensibuuko , raised $1 million in seed funding last year from FCA Investments.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

TechCrunch spoke to Francisco Polo, Spain’s high commissioner overseeing delivery of the entrepreneurial strategy, to get the inside track on the plan to grow the startup ecosystem and find out which bits entrepreneurs are likely to see in action first. Meaning that the political administration, it’s more agile.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Syndicate leads are often experienced angel investors or successful startup founders. They have a wealth of knowledge from playing different roles in the building of a startup ecosystem. The plan is to reduce venture flight which has become prevalent in the ecosystem in recent times. The nitty-gritty details.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Long before that, the company engaged in anti-competitive practices and antagonized critics, especially female journalists like Sarah Lacy, who called out years of the company’s toxic issues as early 2014. It makes me want to quit venture capital entirely. It’s an embarrassment to the ecosystem. Also, it pisses me off.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In 2014, then-House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) began to pursue updates to the tax code that would streamline the code and better reflect the majority’s priorities. Back to top Meet the Team Clay Rankin North Coast Ventures Founder and ACA member Pat Gouhin CEO, Angel Capital Association Chris McCannell D.C.

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