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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

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Why every VC should spend a month with an accelerator

TechCrunch

In the scuffle, VCs are turning to scouts to do the legwork, but that has meant being yet another step removed from their founders. I’ve sat at both sides of the table as a founder and a VC, and I understand how difficult it is to get them on the same page. Accelerators are hubs for diversity.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

TechCrunch

With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Here’s who we spoke to: Cormac Quinn , founder & CEO, loyalBe.

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Antler Elevate Fund Raises $285M to Propel Growth-Stage Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Register Antler , a business incubator and startup accelerator based in Singapore, has successfully raised $285 million for its emerging growth fund, Antler Elevate. This demonstrates the high level of trust in Antler’s ability to identify and nurture promising startups.

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The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know

TechCrunch

Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X , Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups. The bigger slice of the funding pie comes as founders have to navigate a more uncertain capital landscape.

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The Rise of the Rest Class of 2019

Revolution

Meet the five winning founders from Rise of the Rest 8.0 At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. Tampa is a city of talented individuals focused on building out this startup ecosystem.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

TechCrunch

It wasn’t long before venture capital firms started up and major tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Samsung had R&D centers and accelerators located in the country. At the start of 2020, Israeli startups and technology companies were looking back on a good 2019. This came decades ahead of most western governments.