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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Or will we have to repeat the same conversations about representation failings within VC funds? It is all possible, but patience is key.

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Practical Ways that Canadian Startups Can Go Global (Without Leaving Home)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Manny Padda an entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist who won the 2016 Canadian Angel of the Year Award. How do you compete against those VC-backed behemoths in Silicon Valley? As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. .

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Equal access to capital and entrepreneurship is the final civil rights movement

TechCrunch

By 2016, without capital, I had bootstrapped the company to eight digits in revenue. I started off with several introductions that one of my friends from college and a former VC made for me to several of his previous colleagues. I was mostly pitching white male VCs. Image Credits: Supplied. ” Read that again.

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5 questions emerging managers should ask before selecting LPs

TechCrunch

But when you’re running a VC firm, especially as an emerging manager, how do you know which investors and limited partners (LPs) to target? Each step up the decision-making ladder increases the risk of dismissal, lost information or miscommunication, which can be mitigated if you can get in front of the decision-makers early on.

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How Pariti is connecting founders with capital, resources and talent in emerging markets

TechCrunch

There, they share pitch materials and information about their business. The founder gets a detailed assessment with feedback on their pitch materials, the underlying metrics that they can use to develop their business and, their ability to raise capital down the line. The company has made significant strides since launching in 2016.

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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten VC

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. In addition, their portfolios look far more diverse than VC industry norms. Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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