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Packback Announces Strategic Investment from PSG Equity

HPA

Since HPA led Packback’s Seed Round in 2015 , the company has empowered over 1.5M Packback has been a foundational startup in building Chicago’s startup ecosystem. “We’re grateful to have found a partner with a shared passion for education and deep empathy for the experience of the educators we support.”

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Japanese Regulator Plans to Double Crowdfunding Investment Cap for Retail Investors

AsiaTechDaily

Japan initiated its startup crowdfunding framework in 2015 through revisions to the financial instruments regulation. The Financial Services Agency is taking steps to introduce financial products in 2024, following discussions held within a working group of the Financial Services Council, an advisory body to the Prime Minister.

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Tiger Global says India returns have ‘sucked historically’ but remains bullish

TechCrunch

“We were able to purchase 10% of [business-to-business commerce startup] InfraMarket for $8 million. But the country’s burgeoning startup ecosystem has seen very few exits and many consumer internet startups that listed in the past two years are trading significantly below their listing prices.

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Turns at Albuquerque: How I Measure My Career

This is going to be BIG.

It''s my favorite thing to teach as well--and I''ll be giving a class at Startup Institute this Tuesday night about it. They''re a career accelerator, which is a pretty neat concept--doing what YC and Techstars do for startups, but for your career. Anyway, 2015 marks a couple of big career anniversaries for me.

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Dear Sophie: How can I get my startup off the ground and visit the US?

TechCrunch

Once my startup gets off the ground — and as COVID-19 gets under control — I’d like to visit the United States to test the market and meet with investors. Dear Noteworthy, Congratulations on founding your startup! startup ecosystem, and you can start now, even before you physically come to the United States.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

The number of accelerators has more than doubled since 2014 , while the number of accelerator-backed startups in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled in the same time period (investments from 2005 to 2015 and total investments through 2021 ). Moreover, rumors of deeply unethical behavior at accelerators are starting to surface frequently.

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How Detroit’s Cory Tincher is Facilitating the Growth of Startups in Our Region

StartupNation

Related: Detroit’s Monica Wheat Strengthens Startup Ecosystem with Equality and Inclusion. In one such effort, which began in January 2015, Gilbert shared an idea with Tincher that had been sparked as a result of a passion of one of Gilbert’s sons: buying and selling collectible sneakers. .

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