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Dispatches from the Road: Q2 2022

Revolution

Because there’s no replacement for meeting people where they are and experiencing innovation economies in real life. What we did: Steve Case was a featured panelist at Heartland Forward’s 2022 Heartland Summit?—?an an event showcasing the innovation and economic growth possible in the middle of the country.

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Investing in a More Inclusive Innovation Economy

Revolution

Since the beginning of modern venture capital investing — a relatively nascent asset class — the industry has been biased toward funding what it knows best: founders with familiar demographics (white, male) in familiar geographies (Silicon Valley).

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Alumni Ventures launches Women’s Fund 1

American Entrepreneurship

Women-founded startups show measurable positive results compared to those of men Alumni Ventures (AV), the most active venture firm in the U.S. Serving as America’s largest venture firm for individual investors, AV’s dedicated fund will now make investments in companies founded by highly accomplished women entrepreneurs.

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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

But progress is being made as seen in the rising number of women-led venture funds that focus on funding women entrepreneurs. In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S. venture firms allocated only 22% of their deals to female-founded startups. According to the PitchBook data, in 2022 U.S.-based

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BankTech Ventures’ Fintech Investing focuses on Community Banks

American Entrepreneurship

Funding supports innovative technology companies that are taking community banks into the future. as of December 31, 2022, according to the FDIC. Strategic investment fund BankTech Ventures invests in companies that are developing innovative technologies that enhance the ability of community banks to serve their customers. “Our

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AI-First Company Cosmos Innovation Announces $19.7M in Series A Funding

AsiaTechDaily

Register Cosmos Innovation , a Singapore-based AI-first firm specializing in developing next-gen perovskite silicon tandem (PST) solar cell technology, has successfully secured $19.7 Cosmos Innovation’s Series A round also witnessed participation from various notable investors. million in total funding.

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[Intuition Robotics in Industry Week] Toyota Ventures Calls for Innovation in 2022

OurCrowd

Why did Toyota Ventures, Toyota Motor Corporation’s first dedicated venture capital firm, provide early-stage investments for companies doing these sorts of things? The post [Intuition Robotics in Industry Week] Toyota Ventures Calls for Innovation in 2022 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog. Read more here.