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Venture capital undermines human rights

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The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. The venture capitalists who run these firms decide which startups today will develop the new platforms and technologies that will shape our lives tomorrow. We all live in a world shaped by venture capital.

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6 reasons why you shouldn’t join an accelerator

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As the head of startup pipeline at Techstars, I’ve been getting on calls with founders, attending events, speaking on stages like TechCrunch’s Disrupt and hosting countless Twitter Spaces. Each time, I’ve been telling founders why they should join an accelerator. If you don’t need any of that, then you don’t need an accelerator.

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Daily Crunch: AWS now accepting applications for its new 10-week generative AI accelerator

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Also, if you want to speak at Disrupt later this summer, you can apply now. Oh, and sustainability is getting a whole stage all to itself at Disrupt. Ten startups will receive $300,000 in AWS credits and will debut their tech at a demo day. Today, there’s a ton of fun events-based updates for you. It’s gonna be rad.

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Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator launches 12 new startups at demo day tomorrow

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The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an incubator based in New York, is introducing 12 new companies at its 20th demo day tomorrow. ERA has thus far had more than 226 companies go through the program that have raised more than $1 billion in capital and collectively share a market cap over $5 billion.

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TechCrunch Live is going to Boston, and you’re invited!

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Investors will speak on the best way to raise capital from local firms, and they’ll talk about what sort of startups are most likely to get funding. This application will allow you to apply for this Boston event and, if you choose, Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023. Register to ask questions. Pitch-off!

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Data wants to disrupt your deal flow (again)

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Money certainly doesn’t solve all woes — the top reason startups fail today is still due to failure to raise new capital. Here’s what to know: The syndicate started a few years ago when business school professors realized that young talent within their classes was looking for activation capital.

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With Benioff backing, Sustainable Ocean Alliance aims to be the rising tide that lifts all ‘ecopreneurs’

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Benioff challenged SOA founder Daniela Fernandez to find and accelerate 100 ocean-focused startups and projects back in 2019, and the organization more than doubled that goal. Resonance Philanthropies, Inclusive Capital Partners Foundation, Maja Kristin, and others also chipped in. . ” he wrote in an email to TechCrunch.