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Navigating Singapore’s Startup Ecosystem: Top 5 Funding Initiatives Unveiled

AsiaTechDaily

Startup SG Tech Grant Startup SG Tech, a key initiative for technological firms in Singapore, underwent enhancements in 2017 to facilitate better cash flow for successful applicants. Startups benefit from a matching scheme where NRF invests on par with other investors in the venture capital fund.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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In February of 2017, Susan Fowler’s description of the pervasive cultural issues at Uber, after the company’s abject failure to address her sexual harassment complaints properly, finally broke through in a way that garnered the tech community’s appropriate attention. VC David Sacks tweeted “?? Also, it pisses me off.

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. marking its highest level since 2017.

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

TechCrunch

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. Investors should look for younger markets. investors remain shy.

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Why Felix Williams, who started a VC firm at 19, believes his youth gives him an advantage as an investor

TechCrunch

In 2021, we invested more than we did in 2017-2020 combined. That deal is quite different from what most VC funds will take on, but we believed it to be critical to the advancement of a better food system, and we pursued it. We currently have a presence in St. Unlike some other funds, we do not consider ourselves an Impact or ESG fund.

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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 Janneke Niessen, partner, CapitalT VC.

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Engaging with the startup community: in conversation with Reece Walker and William McCullough

Startup Catalyst

The 2017 Startup Catalyst Europe Mission cohort?—?Will There’s an entire ecosystem that I would say sits within the broader startup ecosystem: the scaleups. You would call a business a startup when they’re getting to be cash flow positive or at least getting some decent monthly recurring revenue.