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Startup accelerators’ definition of ‘value add’ is due for a refresh

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Even to outsiders, the inner workings of startup accelerators has become familiar: pumped up on camaraderie and energy drinks, scrappy founders do product demos onstage before a room full of buzzy journalists and investors.

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What if all startup accelerators promote circularity?

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Here’s what we have learned so far: As of 2020, only 8.6% The post What if all startup accelerators promote circularity? How will this look like and how will it impact ventures going through these programs? At Impact Hub, we have been exploring these questions over the past 12 months. of the global economy is circular.

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As startups accelerate in record Q3, Europe and Asia rack up huge VC results

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Data compiled by CB Insights shows a global acceleration in the number of dollars venture capitalists are putting to work around the globe as 2020 chews through its second half. Read it every morning on Extra Crunch , or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. A strong Q3. Asia: $24 billion. Europe: $9 billion.

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Google to offer 40,000 developer scholarships in Africa; continues accelerator program

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.” In addition to the opportunities presented to developers, Google announced the continuation of its accelerator program for African startups. Going into this year, the Google for Startups Accelerator program will be hosting its sixth cohort.

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US seed-stage investing flourished during pandemic

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Then we’ll hear from Eniac Ventures ’ Nihal Mehta , Freestyle’s Jenny Lefcourt , Pear VC’s Mar Hershenson and Contrary Capital’s Eric Tarczynski about what they saw in 2020 while writing a chunk of the checks that our data encompasses. The American seed market in 2020. If you didn’t think much about seed in 2020, you’re not alone.

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Paris-based accelerator The Family sues co-founder Oussama Ammar

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The Family co-founder and CEO Alice Zagury announced in a blog post that the French startup accelerator is suing Oussama Ammar for multiple claims — breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery. Since 2020, we have been trying to find an amicable solution. Yesterday, Ammar has reacted to Capital’s report in another LinkedIn post.

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5 things you may have missed in Atomico’s 2021 Europe report

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The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. The Exchange has been tracking Europe’s startup acceleration for years now. For reference, that figure was below $10 billion in Q2 2019, Q3 2019, Q4 2019 and Q2 2020. That’s a hair more than the full-year 2020 number of $54.8