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Pittsburgh’s AI expertise may give rise to an already growing startup market

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Having local expertise in the category every VC wants to invest in right now doesn’t hurt, either. Plus, it has seen a homegrown success story in language learning app Duolingo , which went public at a nearly $4 billion valuation in 2021. “The ecosystem is on a tremendous upward trajectory,” he added.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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growth from 2020 to 2021. Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 is accepting applications from global startups till May 31

AsiaTechDaily

In 2022, the government plans to implement a startup support project worth US$3 billion to create a regional startup infrastructure and allow innovative talents with technical skills to flow into Korea’s startup ecosystem and develop their capabilities to succeed. trillion won (US$6.4

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Why Techstars is doubling down on Europe

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As we get into our dive into Q3 2021 venture capital numbers, one region in particular has our attention: Europe. While venture capital gains in markets like India, Latin America and the larger African startup ecosystem have proved impressive, Europe has posted strong results of its own.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022: The world’s most tech-savvy country South Korea invites startups to grow their businesses

AsiaTechDaily

The biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will be held for 3.5 billion) invested by the South Korean government. months at the sprawling 661,928m campus of Pangyo Techno Valley.

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