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Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds

TechCrunch

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide.

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A university’s role in an emerging startup community and other conversations

Startup Catalyst

Tex Andersen (2015) became CTO of Talentvine , a Brisbane tech startup that makes outsourced recruitment affordable, transparent and simple. Adam Hibble (2015) co-founded Popgun with Stephen Mawson (formerly of We Are Hunted) under Mawson Ventures where Meg White (2017) works as an AI engineer as she finishes her studies.

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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?

Both Sides of the Table

We All Know That Dollars into Venture Have Gone Up … As a starting point, we know that the dollars into venture have steadily rebounded to pre great-recession levels, with just under $30 billion committed to US technology venture capital in 2015. That’s money that fuels our startup ecosystems.

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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history. Von Tobel joined the management team of Northwestern Mutual as the company’s first chief digital officer.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

In Latin America, the business of trolling threatens Twitter’s disruptive power. Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” More posts by this contributor. Can Bitcoin find its practical use case as a currency in Latin America?