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

TechCrunch

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. Network effects have evolved, moving away from the traditional physical spaces to digital ones. growth from 2020 to 2021.

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

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Dreamit works with top healthcare, cybersecurity, and urban technology startups, providing access to extensive customer, industry, and investor networks during its 14-week program. pic.twitter.com/oNozwB4OF3 — Dreamit Ventures (@dreamit) March 19, 2020. Since 2008, Dreamit has worked with over 350 companies.

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Governor Murphy Announces Proposed Fintech Accelerator in Hoboken

American Entrepreneurship

The two entities will oversee NJ FAST’s accelerator program with an opportunity to make equity investments into select participating companies. million in the fintech accelerator. From 2020 to 2022, Plug and Play was the most active startup accelerator in the world, according to CB Insights.

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AWS launches new $30M accelerator program aimed at minority founders

TechCrunch

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today launched a new program, AWS Impact Accelerator , that will give up to $30 million to early-stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+ and women founders. But critics contend that AWS Impact Accelerator doesn’t go far enough in supporting historically marginalized entrepreneurs. based startups.

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TC Sessions: Space 2020 launches next week

TechCrunch

TC Sessions: Space 2020 , our first conference dedicated to galactic endeavors, launches in just one week (December 16-17). We even offer a super budget-friendly, expo-only pass for $25 ( Note: this does not include networking, access to the main stage programming or the free Extra Crunch membership).

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Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and others

TechCrunch

The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring , and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California.

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5 reasons you don’t want to miss out on TC Sessions: Space 2020

TechCrunch

We’re just about two weeks away from launching TC Sessions: Space 2020 , our first focused foray into early-stage space startups and the essential satellite industries that support them. Here are five stellar reasons to attend TC Sessions: Space 2020. Out-of-this-world networking. We’ll go you four better.