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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. Internally, we’ve begun using the term “founder-market-geography fit” to describe this idea. Let’s get into it. Plastomics: St.

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AWS launches new $30M accelerator program aimed at minority founders

TechCrunch

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today launched a new program, AWS Impact Accelerator , that will give up to $30 million to early-stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+ and women founders. But critics contend that AWS Impact Accelerator doesn’t go far enough in supporting historically marginalized entrepreneurs.

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Techstars Launches Accelerator Program in Japan with Mitsui Fudosan and JETRO

AsiaTechDaily

Register Techstars , the world’s largest pre-seed investor, has teamed up with Mitsui Fudosan, a prominent global real estate developer based in Tokyo, and the Japan External Trade Organization ( JETRO ). The trio will introduce a new accelerator program in Japan.

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EnCharge AI emerges from stealth with $21.7M to develop AI accelerator hardware

TechCrunch

EnCharge AI , a company building hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge , today emerged from stealth with $21.7 Speaking to TechCrunch via email, co-founder and CEO Naveen Verma said that the proceeds will be put toward hardware and software development as well as supporting new customer engagements.

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

TechCrunch

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. There is an unprecedented amount of information or knowledge that is now freely available to guide founders (e.g., Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g.,

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DEA earns $10M to accelerate market expansion, development of PlayMining

AsiaTechDaily

The funding will be spent to further accelerate its business and market expansion and to help optimize the development of PlayMining. DEA is very pleased to receive funding from LDA Capital, especially in the current bear market conditions,” Naohito Yoshida, DEA’s co-founder and co-CEO said.

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Startup accelerator A-Labs launches $10M Web3 fund in PH

AsiaTechDaily

Register Startup accelerator Archipelago Labs (A-Labs) has launched a $10 million Web3 fund to invest and accelerate the growth of the most promising startups and talents in the Philippines ’ Web3 ecosystem. Since its founding in 2022, A-Labs has been led by founders with crypto and business backgrounds. Remember Me.