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Opportunity Amid Volatility

Haystack

Much of this can trickle down into the startup ecosystem. TechCrunch’s Kate Clark has done a round-up of the largest “private VC” rounds of 2018, and there’s a whole other list for just $100M+ financings led by Softbank’s Vision Fund. Money has been coming into the U.S.

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Next Level Entrepreneurship: Investing in a New Generation of Startups

Entrepreneurs' Organization

With its innovative model for empowering rural women and youth, IndiVillage introduces balance to India’s ecosystem—where cities tend to grow exponentially while rural villages have few economic opportunities. “We It provides participants with opportunities to shadow a CEO, connect with mentors and exchange ideas with EO members.

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GEN New Zealand releases manifesto to encourage greater entrepreneurship

NZ Entrepreneur

Over the last three years, GEN has grown its New Zealand network to more than 200 people representing more than 140 organisations, including entrepreneurs, incubators and accelerators, entrepreneur support organisations, central and local government, academia, investors and NGOs.

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

TechCrunch

Amid the Ukrainian conflict and rising inflation — with many investors being more cautious with their dollars — startups are welcoming the longer-term stability that corporates can offer. Corporate knowledge, R&D resources, M&A opportunities and networks are invaluable for early-stage companies.

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

AsiaTechDaily

The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem. K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) Program is the flagship accelerator program for international startups looking to enter the competitive Asian market.

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9 investors, execs and founders discuss Zagreb’s startup potential

TechCrunch

Startups may not spring to mind when speaking about the beautiful country of Croatia. Indeed, the country is most popular as a tourist destination, and given that tourism accounted for about 20% of its GDP in 2018 , to an extent, its pre-pandemic focus was mostly on growing its share of the international tourism market. Agrivi, Repsly.

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