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Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem

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Ricardo Sangion previously launched operations for Facebook and Pinterest in Latin America, before joining operator-led global investors TheVentureCity as partner for first-ticket investments in the region. There has been significant hype around Latin America’s startup success. For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3

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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

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Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas. VCs invested over $5.5

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“We are going to create the best environment for startups in Europe”

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Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. The process of debating and agreeing the details of this startup ecosystem support framework is expected to take between six and nine months. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year.

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Extra Crunch roundup: 2 VC surveys, Tesla’s melt up, The Roblox Gambit, more

TechCrunch

Despite many distractions in our first full week of the new year, we published a full slate of stories exploring different aspects of entrepreneurship, fundraising and investing. Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. Thanks very much for reading Extra Crunch this week.

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