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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

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Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.

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5 questions emerging managers should ask before selecting LPs

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In order to make those investments, venture firms must first have the money, which means they’re not only just the funders, they’re fundraisers, too. But that image is only one part of venture capital. After launching Avestria in 2019, we found that family offices and high-net-worth individuals were the best targets for us.

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Brazil’s Monkey nabs $6M Series A for financial marketplace

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The São Paulo-based startup was founded in 2016 by a trio that includes former Citi investment banker Gustavo Müller, Bruno Oliveira (who worked in strategic planning for Telefonica) and Felipe Adorno, an ex-senior developer for Netshoes and Infracommerce. Quona Capital and Kinea Ventures co-led the round.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

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Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The Innovation Prize seeks out innovators who are spearheading transformative early-stage projects in the fields of the environment, heritage conservation, and social justice. Kairos Fellows. “The Notley Ventures. Skoll Foundation.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

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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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Free money for your impact tech startup

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Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. The Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy is inviting applications to its one-year fellowship program, open to lawyers, technologists, artists, policymakers, academics, and innovators of all kinds. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The Kairos Fellows. “The

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

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Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. Their 2016 Fund was the first and largest fund so far using this structure, with $25M AUM. According to Indie.VC