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K-Startup Grand Challenge: The South Korea accelerator program that is ‘a gateway’ to doing business in Asia

AsiaTechDaily

In July 2021, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) upgraded Korea’s status to a developed economy. South Korea is now at a critical stage of development. The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem.

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YC and a16z back virtual reality basketball app Gym Class

TechCrunch

spending billions of dollars on virtual reality tech every fiscal quarter, the wider VR startup ecosystem has been having a tough few years coming down from the highs of 2016, when investors dumped money into the sector expecting Oculus-sized returns only to see most of their investments slowly wilt away. ”

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

TechCrunch

A new foreign investment bill will impact venture capital and the US startup ecosystem. The startup community must defend merit-based immigration. The increased emphasis on DEI is also a broader ecosystem trend. Encouraging signs in talent recruitment and development. Assessing inclusion remains a challenge.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 is accepting applications from global startups till May 31

AsiaTechDaily

World’s best ICT Infrastructure: Korea has a highly developed ICT infrastructure, with 100% of its territory covered by LTE, and offers the world’s fastest internet speed. Furthermore, the government plans to find 200 promising startups through 2022 and 1,000 promising startups, and 700 pre-unicorn startups by 2025.

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The Four Cities Every Startup Should Invest in Visiting

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Held this past spring in Las Vegas, the speed dating-style event connects companies with promising developers. Zappos also offers opportunities to learn about its company culture, which you can apply to your business. Sin City is bursting with resources and conferences — one of which is HackerX. Boulder, Colorado.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022: The world’s most tech-savvy country South Korea invites startups to grow their businesses

AsiaTechDaily

The startup accelerator program, launched in 2016, supports foreign startups that want to enter the Korean market and further explore the international markets. COMEUP is a global flagship startup event attended by startup founders, investors, VCs, entrepreneurs, and media.

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6 Miami-based investors share their views on the region’s startup scene

TechCrunch

Who are key startup people you see creating success locally, whether investors, founders or even other types of startup ecosystem roles like lawyers, designers, growth experts, etc. Where do you see Miami’s startup scene five years from now? David Goldberg, general partner, Alpaca. That’s still missing here.

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