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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. Fueled by a zero-interest landscape in 2020, it has surged, giving rise to an ever-growing array of funds. There is an unprecedented amount of information or knowledge that is now freely available to guide founders (e.g.,

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Dreamit Ventures Announces Spring 2020 Cohort, Kicks Off Its First Fully Virtual Program

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This was the first time we've done a virtual Kickoff Week, and our team at Dreamit is even more excited to get to know these amazing founders in person when things return to normal. ?? pic.twitter.com/oNozwB4OF3 — Dreamit Ventures (@dreamit) March 19, 2020.

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Starburst acquires data lake analytics accelerator Varada to challenge Snowflake

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Likewise, Varada co-founder and VP of R&D Roman Vainbrand notes that the combined companies will be able to “deliver the best performance and cost benefits in the analytics query market, enabling organizations to accelerate the time-to-insight, while optimizing infrastructure operations and investments.”

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Colombia’s Bold raises $55M in Tiger Global-led round to enable digital payments in LatAm

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Bold , a technology company working to enable financial access to electronic payments in Colombia, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management. The startup launched its first product, a credit card reader, in the first quarter of 2020. Image Credits: Bold. The startup must be doing something right.

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Colombian e-commerce enablement startup Melonn raises $20M to help SMBs scale in LatAm

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NFX and existing backers Pear and Mexico-based Wollef (formely known as Jaguar Ventures) doubled down on their investment, which values Melonn “in the neighborhood” of $100 million post-money and brings the Bogota-based startup’s total raised to $24 million since its November 2020 inception.

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Melbourne-based edtech startup Vivi raises $20M to accelerate overseas expansion in race to reach 1M classrooms

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million last year from New-York’s Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC) and a syndicate of Australian investors. The new investment will help the startup to accelerate its overseas expansion across the world with a focus on the United States, the country with the highest percentage of educators using one-to-one computing (1:1) computing.

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Fuel Me Raises $18 Million Series A Round

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“This funding marks a significant milestone, enabling Fuel Me to accelerate the development of advanced technology while continuing to deliver unparalleled service to our customers. and global energy markets,” said Carlo Passacantando, Founder and CEO.