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

TechCrunch

Holberton , the education startup that started out as a coding school in San Francisco and today works with partners to run schools in the U.S., Today’s announcement comes after a messy 2020 for Holberton, and not only because the pandemic put a stop to in-person learning. It opened campuses in Mexico and Peru, for example.

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Funding Friday: NextMaker Box

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan and funder of teaching kids to code. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Sep 24, 2020 Fear is the Mind-Killer Nick Grossman — Sep 23, 2020 No Wasted Footsteps Rebecca Kaden — Sep 18, 2020 Outschool’s Series B.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from all ACA member groups.

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

TechCrunch

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. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.

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5 questions emerging managers should ask before selecting LPs

TechCrunch

In order to make those investments, venture firms must first have the money, which means they’re not only just the funders, they’re fundraisers, too. In 2020, now-defunct video platform Quibi alone raised almost 8% of the total funding that female founders got that year. But that image is only one part of venture capital.

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15 Underrepresented Founders Share $170K in Startup302 Grant Prizes

American Entrepreneurship

Startup302 launched in 2020 and is coordinated by DPP and partners from the local, regional and national innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems with an aim to foster diverse perspectives, promote inclusive and equitable consideration and attract diverse communities of founders to the region. Morgan Chase & Co. ,

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

and abroad between February and September 2020. We strive to educate our community that success takes commitment, strategy, discipline, and patience to sustain the journey and see long-term growth. Dealing with resistive funders, however, is our biggest challenge. Carina Boston Pinales. The biggest challenge we see is burn-out.