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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

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Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community. Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders.

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Holberton raises $20M as it pivots to become an edtech SaaS company

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Today’s announcement comes after a messy 2020 for Holberton, and not only because the pandemic put a stop to in-person learning. Indeed, it doubled the number of schools in its system from nine to 18 in 2020. But on December 17, 2020, Holberton voluntarily surrendered its operating license in California.

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Korean legaltech startup Law&Good scores fresh $6m in funding

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In the near future, they also target to accelerate the growth of litigation finance in Asia. Law&Good, that was founded in 2020, enables consumers to receive and compare legal proposals and to hire lawyers online. Just last year, the company also became the first litigation funder in Korea.

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

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Chattanooga, TN-based Capacity Capital was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the southeastern U.S. Jonathan Bragdon , its CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50,000-$300,000 in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2x revenues in 12-24 months.

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

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Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Chris McClelland, MD of Ignite NI: He’s a mentor on the city’s top accelerator program. Great incubator and accelerator in Ignite, but needs expansion to the Northwest where deprivation and poor infrastructure need to be addressed. What does it lack?

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 1

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I asked them to treat me like a funder. I’m about to participate in the Startup Champion Network’s Ecosystem Health Challenge from April through June 2020. The InBIA has commissioned The Fluency Score for a large-scale program offering the data for free for over two dozen qualifying startup accelerators.

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Marco Financial raises $82M in debt, equity seed round to support small Latin American exporters

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Additional investors in the newest seed round and expanded credit facility include Village Global VC, Flexport Ventures, Tresalia Capital, 342 Capital, Struck Capital, Antler LLC, Antler Elevate, Florida Funders and Fox Ventures. Miami-based Marco Financial is launching a revenue-based lending service for Latin American SMEs.

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