StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

It’s 2022 and already local VCs, angel investors, startup founders, incubators and accelerators, and more are pushing hard to make their startups go. And last but not least, InvestNext launched in 2016, a Detroit-based fintech startup whose mission is to transform the process in which investment firms raise and manage capital.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 6, 2016

The startup fundraising market in 2016 has been difficult to characterize. This posts analyses US headquartered information technology companies which VC-led investment rounds, except for the $793M Series C in Magic Leap , which I excluded as an outlier. VCs invested about $2B in January and February 2016.

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Startup Catalyst

JUNE 21, 2018

We commenced the mission on Sunday afternoon with a briefing ahead of social drinks with the Victorian delegation and local Trade and Investment Queensland and UK DIT officers. That evening we were hosted by Adepto (Catalyst 2016 alumni) for a rooftop social event.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

The city has undergone infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, tourism has boomed thanks to attractions such as the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built and Game of Thrones shooting locations, and employment has risen steadily in the city since 2016, according to Northen Ireland’s Department for the Economy.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

In 2016, the Saudi government announced its Vision 2030 which it said aimed to end the kingdom’s “addiction” to oil and diversify its economy and energy sources. In 2019, venture and private equity investment in cleantech was estimated between $9 and $16 billion, up from less than $500 million in 2013.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2022

. “Our investors recognize the significant opportunity in front of us due to companies’ accelerated spending on SaaS subscriptions, costly renewals and lack of visibility across the enterprise,” Christopher said. The plan going forward is to invest primarily in talent and customer acquisition, Christopher said.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019. And, Detroit-based ID Ventures says it invests in minority and women-led companies “at 4x the national average.” Also in Austin, DivInc is a nonprofit pre-accelerator that holds 12-week programs for underrepresented tech founders. of the total $87.3

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Register South Korea’s leading accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , considered ‘a gateway’ to do business in Asia, invites global startups to participate. Its startup ecosystem is active and well designed, attracting the attention of investors, accelerators, and incubators worldwide.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Google for Startups Accelerator. Congratulations! Skoll Foundation. Summit Fellows.

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Forward Cities

JANUARY 30, 2020

It is extremely vital to me and my team that we ‘even the playing field’ and create even more opportunities and invest in these neglected and underserved areas that are still impacted by past corruption. I hope to see business incubators/accelerators and resources dedicated to these areas specifically east of Troost Ave.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 16, 2022

Built on the results of the 2011 Social Business Initiative and the 2016 Start-up and Scale-up Initiative , and preceded by extensive dialogue with stakeholders and civil society, the Action Plan proposes 38 concrete measures to be implemented in a nine-years horizon, between 2021-2030.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 8, 2019

He made his remarks during the final hours Thursday of the Bio International Conference in Philadelphia as the state’s more than 40 OKBio delegates, which included researchers, foundation and university representatives and bioscience and investment companies, continued to meet in face-to-face meetings with representatives from around the world. “We’re

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Google for Startups Accelerator. Peacetech Accelerator. Congratulations!

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OurCrowd

MAY 23, 2021

Join OurCrowd as we invest in a Series A round with Pico Venture Partners and Pontifax. Nexa3D raises $55M for faster 3D printing OurCrowd increased our investment in Nexa3d , the leader in ultrafast polymer 3D printers, as it raised $55M from investors including Saudi Aramco Ventures. Learn More. Learn more.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 24, 2019

Her company Evrnu took part in Impact Hub Seattle ’s Fledge accelerator back in 2014, and in 2016 partnered with Levi Strauss & Co to create the company’s first eco-friendly jeans, made from recycled cotton T-shirts, showing that even the big players in the fashion world are open to innovation if the right thing comes along.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

billion in investments across 354 deals, up from more than $1.2 The UAE began focusing on its tech and startup hub goal in 2016 by establishing the Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park to incubate companies in a variety of industries, including water management, renewable energy, transportation, manufacturing and agriculture.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

After Trump took office in 2016, Canada’s federal government boosted the tech ecosystems of cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver by creating a program to fast-track immigration. H-1B program has fallen dramatically, accelerating a decade-long trend. Canadian tech leaders climbed aboard with campaigns to tempt more workers north.

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