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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: CEO pregnancy checklist, decision-tree planning, reassessing valuations

TechCrunch

After the success of startups like Airbnb and smart-home players like Google, Amazon and Samsung, investors are “searching for good ideas and quality execution,” according to Jake Fingert and Lionel Foster of VC firm Camber Creek. VCs shouldn’t confuse risk management with not funding diverse founders. Investors flowed $1.2

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

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. Yet, you can''t just hire me to be your local community VC. These folks could become clients, funders, or good places to connect and work over the long term.

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Marco Financial raises $82M in debt, equity seed round to support small Latin American exporters

TechCrunch

Marco was backed last September by a small seed round from Struck Capital and Antler and over $20 million in a credit facility underwritten by Arcadia Funds. This is where venture capital firms should be putting their dollars — in companies where technology and talent unleash a lot of value.”.

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The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and acquisitions drive positive change across the global ecosystem

TechCrunch

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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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Next, entire accelerator programs were created on behalf of corporate partners, promising them access to cohorts of world-class founders eager to listen to their needs and use their APIs.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control.