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Startups book an expo booth at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 to double down on connection and exposure

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Early-stage startup founders and investors need to keep their fingers on the sector’s very rapid pulse and the best place to do that is, you guessed it, TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9. Buy a Startup Exhibitor Package now , save 35 percent and get ready for TC Sessions Mobility 2021.

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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

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Why does a16z need its own Y Combinator?

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The checks are backed by a $400 million seed fund , which closed in August 2021. The company has invested in solo founders before their companies ever existed, but this program appears to be a more formal effort to bring folks into entrepreneurship. Andreessen Horowitz unveils piloted program for early-stage entrepreneurs.

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Mobilising the Full Potential of the Social Economy in Europe

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At the end of 2021, the EC adopted a new Social Economy Action Plan to support the sector to thrive. They put people and the environment at the centre of their mission and reinvest most of their profit back into the organisation or a specific social cause. They are governed in a participatory and inclusive way.

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The latest list of YC-backed companies worth over $150M is the most geographically diverse yet

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There were 141 companies from 24 countries in the winter 2018 batch , compared with 377 companies across 47 countries in the summer 2021 group. Regions with the most growth from 2021 are India, Latin America and Africa, the accelerator notes. And of the companies that are new to the list, 28% are outside of the U.S.

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4 lessons I learned about getting into Y Combinator (after 13 applications)

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As of January 2021 , the accelerator has helped create 60,000 jobs, has 125 companies valued over $150 million, and has facilitated top exits totaling more than $300 billion. Use Git data to optimize your developers’ annual reviews. If you care about remote employees, start tracking their performance.

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Alto raises $40 million to help individuals make tax-savvy investments in assets like crypto and artwork

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Alto last raised $17 million for its Series A in April 2021. . Existing investors Unusual Ventures , Acrew Capital , Alpha Edison , Foundation Capital , Gaingels and Coinbase Ventures also participated in the round.