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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. growth from 2020 to 2021. Importantly, the traditional accelerator model has enjoyed the fruits of these potential paradigm shifts. Moreover, rumors of deeply unethical behavior at accelerators are starting to surface frequently.

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Outpost Raises $12.5 Million to Accelerate Growth, Targeting the Nationwide Truck Parking Shortage

American Entrepreneurship

million in Series A funding, led by GreenPoint Partners with support from Speedwagon Capital Partners, to accelerate expansion of its managed properties and technology platform. Million to Accelerate Growth, Targeting the Nationwide Truck Parking Shortage appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®. 512-817-0747 Mark S.

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Indonesian Startup BintanGo Raises $2.2M to Accelerate Live Commerce Expansion

AsiaTechDaily

BintanGo’s prior funding included a pre-seed round of $500,000 conducted in June 2021, just ahead of its launch in September of the same year. The newly introduced features enable brands to showcase their products or services in real-time interactions, adding an interactive layer to marketing strategies.

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

TechCrunch

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. Then in the first quarter of 2021, it began offering a “pay-by-link” service as well. Bold ended 2021 with more than 100,000 merchants using its services.

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Starburst acquires data lake analytics accelerator Varada to challenge Snowflake

TechCrunch

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

TechCrunch

They were brought back together by the pandemic to start the e-commerce enablement company. And in January, fulfillment is up 20% compared to November of 2021. The beauty of Melonn is the potential to both accelerate a business and integrate into platforms that its clients are already using.”.

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Female-led startups dominate Catalyst Fund’s inclusive fintech 2021 cohort

TechCrunch

Catalyst Fund , a global accelerator managed by BFA Global , announced the 8th cohort for its Inclusive Fintech Program today. The accelerator, backed by the JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, runs the flagship program annually. In 2020, all five countries had representatives in the accelerator.

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