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Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

So they’re looking to diversify their investments with high-potential opportunities abroad. Investors should bring a local strategy that makes them an asset to Latin America’s startup ecosystem. The amount of VC capital being funneled into Latin American startups has surged since 2017, with angel investment close behind.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. The median seed round is $500,000 (above the global average of $494,000) and a median Series A round for a startup is $2.4 What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

marking its highest level since 2017. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. There’s a cottage industry of folks figuring out how to stack tax credits from the inflation Reduction Act to accelerate sustainable initiatives.

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

AsiaTechDaily

In the fourth industrial revolution era, having succeeded as an economic powerhouse with a technological edge in manufacturing and industries led by large corporations, South Korea is now fostering disruptive innovation through startups. The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem.

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

AsiaTechDaily

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. Test Bed Korea for the Global Market: Korea provides excellent opportunities to do consumer testing. trillion won (US$6.4

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Introducing Revolution’s Second Rise of the Rest Seed Fund

Revolution

Because the more cities we visited, the more we became convinced that there were amazing companies scaling in these cities led by dedicated and diverse founders who, despite the viability of their ideas, were struggling to raise the necessary capital to accelerate their businesses. A: Tell us more!).” But Rise of the Rest is so much more.

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

TechCrunch

With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Who are the key startup people in your city (e.g. Which sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in?

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