A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Seven other entrants will be recognized as “Founders to Watch” and will participate, along with the three cash award recipients, in a month-long, equity-free mentorship program — dubbed the “NYC Accelerator” — led by Cornell Tech, Google for Startups, and Tech:NYC advisers. . If you and your startup want to apply, you can do so here.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2024

For the 2024 Innovation Challenge, CharmHealth will accept proposals in the following categories: Hardware Accelerated AI, Generative AI, Tech Led Innovations, Mobile Health Apps, Healthcare Accessibility, and Social Change Solutions. CharmHealth goes beyond providing just funding or mentorship to winners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Thousand Faces , a web3 community-based investment group, hosted its demo day on Wednesday with the top 10 startups from its Female Founder Accelerator program. The accelerator program’s first cohort accepted 30 startups from a pool of over 220 applicants across 76 countries. million smartphones charged or 13,800 pounds of coal burned.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

Pitch your business idea at a competition to earn startup funding. Plus, if you don’t win, you’ll still grow your pitching skills, hash out your business plan and potentially meet like-minded entrepreneurs (potential partners) and venture capitalists. Check out this list of pitching competitions. Accelerators.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Startup accelerators are increasingly putting the brakes on demo days. With capital flows surging , founders are more selective about the investors they bring on board — they’re not looking for deep pockets or a fast close; they want mentorship, emotional support and investors’ undivided attention. Olympic team.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 30, 2023

Help is at the ready for growing food and fibre businesses looking for capital to support their growth potential through dedicated support, knowledge, mentorship and investor connections. And we came away with a pretty good pitch deck and well-resourced basis of knowledge to use going forward.”

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This dynamic zone will feature IR pitches for investment attraction, conducted on a dedicated stage, and thought-provoking conferences. This program provides a unique platform for mentorship, networking, and investment opportunities for early-stage startups from South Korea and beyond.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

The Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator, in recognition of the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, aims to bridge the gap in mentorship, networking opportunities, and funding. TThe Incubator aims to cultivate a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem by offering tailored support and resources to women-led startups.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

As the early-stage, biology-focused accelerator arm of SOSV, IndieBio gives the companies in its program $250,000+, mentorship and full access to a biology lab to bring their ideas to life. Accelerators embrace change forced by pandemic. Leaving the $3.2 San Francisco.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

The program also includes mentorship, access to online resources and the opportunity to be considered for even larger grants. Winners will also have access to resources and mentorship to propel their businesses forward. The program is set to reopen in September 2021, so get a head start and find out if your business qualifies here.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. So why is this initiative so important for men, women and other gender identities?

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Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

This validation often requires the startup to pitch in some money. Institutional investors like accelerators, angel capitalists, venture capitalists may invest during seed round. Friends and family usually pitch in during the pre-seed stage as the amount required is relatively low, and they trust the founders more than the idea.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about chief inspiration officers, growing startup accelerators and a rare buzz we’re hearing about one tech company and its public market wishes. In this case, we have no idea how the old or the new attempts at Twitter are going to do, but we do know that this time has never mattered more.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

The biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will be held for 3.5 The top 60 teams selected for the acceleration program will receive US$11,136 per team to cover the living expenses over 3.5

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Feedough

JANUARY 20, 2021

However, in other cases, it requires aid from external investors who pitch in money in return for something. Accelerators: Accelerators are for-profit organisations that help new startups by providing structured guidance, mentorship, access to investors and other support. Sources Of Seed Funding.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

We are dedicated to showcasing new practices and learning from them through our accelerator program, podcast, meetups, blogs, tailor-made member sessions, Friday’s jazz hours, and more. . A Demo Day with a star-studded jury and an investor pitch with international business Angel Investors with our Impact Hub Milan partners.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

2) National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge. The National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge is another great source of funding for minority start-ups. Acceleration Grants. Acceleration Grants. It provides them with education, mentorship, access to resources and so much more.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Community organizations like Shine & Rise provide support and mentorship to women who work at tech companies, and coworking spaces like Cahoots offer dedicated tech entrepreneurial spaces for the community. DaySmart is a software company that’s accelerating small business growth with digital tools. Groundspeed. Ripple Science.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 19, 2021

Organizing this Climathon has been a ride, to be frank – but it has once again shown us that, addressing the challenges of climate change, collective action is not only urgently needed but also accelerates the potential effects and outcomes. 400 People Hacking Solutions For Sustainable Cities.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 24, 2014

Not every VC used to get pitched by VC funds for a living and has seen hundreds and hundreds of VC pitch decks. There are a few programs out there like Kaufmann and InSite that get you exposure to the VC world through mentorship, but you join those programs and go work for other people. How are we supposed to get better?

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Giving the same pitch, sending the same email, and answering the same questions over and over again. Since then, I’ve raised 5 more times for my companies and also advised various VCs and accelerators on tens of deals. Not even at the accelerator stage this is OK. VCs, accelerators, and angel investors are humans as well.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

More institutional capital is flowing into startups at much faster rates and a good deal of credit must go to the virtual pitch meeting. At TechCrunch Early Stage in April , Melissa Bradley will talk us through how to nail your virtual pitch meeting and take questions from the audience.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It is a huge mountain to climb and a full-time job to continuously pitch your vision and yourself to reach the first meeting with a VC fund — and that’s still miles away from a funding discussion. Make serious headway with accelerators. These discussions then bring further biases to the surface. Think of the worst-case scenario.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. I wanted [a term for] something similar (between debt and equity) but on an extremely small scale.”.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. In 3 years since founding the Accelerator, we have worked with 61 startups. Details here.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. In 3 years since founding the Accelerator, we have worked with 61 startups. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. A few years ago I started a mentorship organization in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA now run by the uber talented Sam Teller. We’ll see. TechStars Interactions. I refuse to go to demo days. Yet I love TechStars. Launchpad LA.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For They will also be offered the opportunity to join a customized 6-month Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator program, including guidance from our nonprofit partner, DataKind, to jumpstart their work. Google for Startups Accelerator. See Conveners Impact Accelerator Selection Tool.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For They will also be offered the opportunity to join a customized 6-month Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator program, including guidance from our nonprofit partner, DataKind, to jumpstart their work. Google for Startups Accelerator. Peacetech Accelerator.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The top eleven small business grants for minorities are: Amazon Black Business Accelerator & Grants: providing training and access to capital to black entrepreneurs who are sellers on the Amazon platform. In addition, digital tools to grow their business online and mentorship. Four entry periods throughout the year.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Other investors — Better Ventures, Accelerated Ventures, Diverse Angels, AVG Basecamp and New General Market Partners participated. Remote staffing and remote investing accelerated tremendously. -based Harlem Capital. The pandemic was a Black Swan event because we saw a major jump in activity on our platform.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

In this post, I’ll cover six realistic ways startups and entrepreneurs can fund their business , including: Incubators or accelerators. Funding from incubators or accelerators. A business incubator or accelerator is an organization that provides resources, mentorship, and connections to startups. Angel investment.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Afore Capital runs Zt1 and Human Capital runs Humans in the Wild , both accelerator programs with no equity or cash component. If you love the team and traction, you can pitch them to join them as an advisor or cofounder. . Fast Track is a mentorship program for First Round Capital team members, now open more broadly.

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