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The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know

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Corporate venture capital investments (CVCs) now represent more than a fifth of global venture. The bigger slice of the funding pie comes as founders have to navigate a more uncertain capital landscape. At Wayra, we’ve adapted our strategy a number of times to ensure that we evolve as the startup ecosystem does.

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New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders

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It’s a known fact that the number of venture dollars flowing to Black and Latinx founders is dismally low. billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019. Venture firms rush to find ways to support Black founders and investors. As one evidence of that, last year Crunchbase found that as of Aug. of the total $87.3

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

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The Baylor New Venture Competition is a business plan and elevator pitch competition for college students from around the globe. The CMU Venture Challenge is an international startup competition open to undergraduates from across the United States. Participants have a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and other support.

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The latest list of YC-backed companies worth over $150M is the most geographically diverse yet

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In 2018, Y Combinator released its first mega list of the top companies valued at $150 million or more that have gone through the accelerator. There were 141 companies from 24 countries in the winter 2018 batch , compared with 377 companies across 47 countries in the summer 2021 group. have joined this desirable list.

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Alto raises $40 million to help individuals make tax-savvy investments in assets like crypto and artwork

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Using self-directed IRA companies to make such investments was costing Satz over $500 a year in fees, a problem he aimed to solve for others by launching Alto in 2018. Alto announced today that it has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by Advance Venture Partners , whose founder and managing partner David T.

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

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The city also has the famed Queen’s University and low living costs to count in its favor, and gentrification is starting to take place, which shows things are looking up for Northern Ireland’s capital. Mark Dowds: Venture partner at Anthemis, co-founder at Ormeau Baths (in my opinion it’s the city’s best co-working space).

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TechCrunch+ roundup: The Kindbody TC-1, Glossier’s mistakes, calculating startup runway

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A 2020 UCLA study found that approximately 15% of couples will have trouble getting pregnant, but Kindbody, which has spun up a network of fertility clinics since its founding in 2018 , has taken a holistic approach to the issue.

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