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Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19

500

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. The post Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19 appeared first on 500 Startups.

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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

One is “tentpole company,” or a category-defining startup that helps put their hometown on the map, both for investors and future generations of founders. Internally, we’ve begun using the term “founder-market-geography fit” to describe this idea. What is Founder-Market-Geography Fit? Let’s get into it.

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3 key ingredients for successful remote work

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Richard Walton and Heléne Smuts say yes—provided you have the right framework in place. Walton is an member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and founder of Avirtual , a company that supplies virtual employees. Smuts is currently enrolled in EO’s Accelerator program and the founder of Credo Growth.

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Indonesian Startup BintanGo Raises $2.2M to Accelerate Live Commerce Expansion

AsiaTechDaily

BintanGo’s operational framework centers around a platform that leverages creator-powered marketing and user-generated content. BintanGo’s CEO and co-founder, Jason Lee , expressed plans to expand the company’s services to encompass live commerce platforms. million in funding support.

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The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest (Part II): Does your City have a Moat?

Revolution

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest (Part II): Does your City have a Moat? Let’s use Morningstar’s 5 Factors as a framework. This framework can offer a helpful shared language for community stakeholders who want to explain why their cities has a competitive advantage. What makes up a moat?

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Meet the newest crypto builders from web3 accelerator Alliance DAO’s demo day

TechCrunch

But today we’re highlighting the demo day for a new wave of crypto projects and teams who participated in the latest cohort for Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community. Founders: Daniel Garay, Jesse Brauner. Founders: Oliver Tang, Robin Ji. Founders: Chris Tam, Shuguo Yang, Wallace Wong. Stage: Seed round.

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FSD Africa expands insurtech accelerator program to Ghana and Nigeria

TechCrunch

But the market might soon change as innovative products that run on micropayment or pay-per-use frameworks emerge under the support of institutions like the U.K.-funded We are planning to launch the BimaLab Insurtech Accelerator Program in Ghana and Nigeria.” funded Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa.