TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Additional investors in the newest seed round and expanded credit facility include Village Global VC, Flexport Ventures, Tresalia Capital, 342 Capital, Struck Capital, Antler LLC, Antler Elevate, Florida Funders and Fox Ventures. Miami-based Marco Financial is launching a revenue-based lending service for Latin American SMEs.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

One of the best business models ever is creating a marketplace between investors and investment opportunities. I’ve been meeting lately with more and more family offices interested in investing directly into companies, in lieu of via funds. Investors there are outsourcing the decision-making about individual investments to the GPs.).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

A recent speech by the chancellor saw him imploring entrepreneurs to move to the UK: “If anyone is thinking of starting or investing in an innovation or technology-centred business, I want them to do it here. In the EU, states like France are actually ramping up support for tech entrepreneurship.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 22, 2023

FPV Ventures’ Co-founders Wesley Chan, founder of Google Analytics, and Pegah Ebrahimi , former COO of Morgan Stanley’s Technology Investment Banking Establishing credit is a major challenge facing millions of Americans, both those in low-income jobs or those just entering the workforce, among others.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

How can we better support acceleration and incubation efforts to push for the transition from the linear to the circular economy? Talking about key numbers from the Accelerate2030 Circular Economy program pilots: At the national level, 64 entrepreneurs were selected to take part in the program among more than 450 applicants; .

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. The tech investment scene was characterized as being strong in software and life sciences, but sometimes too conservative or risk-averse. If you’re raising investment north of £1 million, you would likely need to look outside the jurisdiction.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , its CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50,000-$300,000 in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2x revenues in 12-24 months.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Impact Hub: Our policy approach At Impact Hub, we are committed to accelerating global impact through collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity. We advocate for policies that support these conditions and encourage cross-sector collaborations to address the complex social and environmental challenges we all face.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 14, 2013

There was no strategic goal to build venture backed startup companies, but yet at least three companies in her community got VC investment last year. and figure out how to support them. What kind of support do they need? These folks could become clients, funders, or good places to connect and work over the long term.

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Surdna Foundation

APRIL 11, 2022

As a racial justice funder, we also know that shifting power and building equity, mutual accountability, and authentic, trusting relationships are vital to our grantmaking. We are also proactively sharing our data with Candid and signing on to data-sharing initiatives, such as the Climate Funders Justice Pledge.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? We asked the 40+ Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building which skills they would invest in to become even better at what they do. This can be done by creating ecosystems that support micro-enterprise businesses.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Congratulations! You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact!

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 26, 2020

These are the projections for a royalty-based investment fund. As you want their funding/support, don’t make the audience work that hard! Entrepreneurs tend to explain to funders how they will spend money. Here is the normal way (BAD!!!!). This brings up lots of uncomfortable questions. Are these multiples attractive?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

I wish the small business ecosystem had something equivalent to the angel investor networks that support technology startups. Imagine what the diversity of ownership and in the workforce would look like if people with the means to invest would care as much about social and human return on investment as they do about potential profit.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Laura González-Estéfani. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 1, 2021

Jordan, 1 June, 2021 – The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE) and its mandated Advisory Committee and Sub-Committees, supported by the United Nations Development Programme Jordan (UNDP Jordan) and Impact Hub gathered to advance policy development work in support of social entrepreneurs in Jordan.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

I asked them to treat me like a funder. The traditional economic development approach uses static and reactive metrics – the number of jobs created, capital investment dollars, and companies recruited – on an annual basis. They described social improvement and positive outcomes – but nothing that was tangible.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Congratulations! You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact!

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We ha d several folks from my team, several of our longest-tenured PMs, all the co funders, most of the exec team. And then the third thing was multi-region support. And without it, without multi-region support, all the people I had hired and all the investments we had made in EMEA and APAC, we would just have to let those people go.

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