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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. Now in 2018, there’s been significant rounds they’ve led or participated in — Pitchbook here recaps some of the biggest. That will take a long time to settle.

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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. The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. Right here.

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UK report spotlights the huge investment gap facing diverse founders

TechCrunch

VC has been invested over the past decade according to race, gender and educational background makes for grim reading — with all-ethnic teams and female entrepreneurs receiving just a fraction of available funding versus all-white teams and male founders. A beginner’s guide to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Serial fintech founder raises $20M for Ant Money to make micro-investing even more accessible

TechCrunch

Then in 2018, Walter went live with a new company — Blast. Now as 2021 comes to a close, Cruttenden’s latest fintech, Ant Money, is announcing it has raised $20 million in funding (a mix of previously unannounced seed and Series A capital) and acquired Blast via a stock-for-stock merger. Or is it more like Robinhood?”.

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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

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. RBI structures have been used for many years in natural resource exploration, entertainment, real estate, and pharmaceuticals.

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

TechCrunch

’s Tech Nation found in 2018 that about 26% of Belfast’s workforce was employed in tech, and it is among cities in the country with the highest growth potential for 2021. 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.

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Summer International uses social media data to launch new beauty brands

TechCrunch

NYX founder and Bespoke Beauty Brands CEO Toni Ko will also join Summer International as a strategic investor. Summer International co-founder and CEO Xiaoski Kuik said the company’s goal is to create an ecosystem to help influencers and creators launch and sell beauty brands using consumer data and analytics.

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