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

TechCrunch

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. In November 2021, Ammar announced on LinkedIn that he was moving on and leaving The Family. “On

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

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the free YC Startup School courses). Network effects have evolved, moving away from the traditional physical spaces to digital ones. growth from 2020 to 2021. The number of accelerators has more than doubled since 2014 , while the number of accelerator-backed startups in the U.S. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x

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Last day to join K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022

AsiaTechDaily

The program, which is also supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), is organised by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA). The startup accelerator program, launched in 2016, supports foreign startups that want to enter the Korean market and further explore the international markets.

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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 In 2021, KSGC got 2,568 applications from 129 countries, with 54 startup teams finally selected to participate.

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Formwork Labs aims to build ‘the YC of construction tech’

TechCrunch

To help them along, one construction tech-focused venture capital firm is eager to fund a new generation of startups in the space. For starters, Formwork Labs will select five pre-seed companies to participate as a cohort in its immersive, 10-week startup accelerator program.

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

AsiaTechDaily

According to the Startup Genome Report 2021, Seoul jumped to 16th from 20th in the world startup ecosystem ranking, with an ecosystem valued at US$47.2 Venture capital investments have also poured into Korean startups and grew 78% year-on-year in 2021, surpassing 7.7 trillion won (US$6.4

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How to find a Technical Co-Founder for your Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A quick glance into founder dating sites or startup accelerator applicant pools you will see that in most cases the tech founders are outweighed by at least 10 to 1. This could be a friend or an introduction through your network or a more dedicated CTO for hire. But there will be many more.

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