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Startups should focus on value add rather than amount of investment, says Sharon Lou, partner, Indelible Ventures

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Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally. The firm targets seed-stage, tech-enabled B2B startups and uses its global experience to help founders expand their businesses across different geographies. The global SAAS market itself is valued at US$215.10

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NZVC creates fund for early-stage New Zealand ventures

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“In meeting and talking to founders, I saw interesting talent coming here, but there was no support, and startups were very undercapitalized and had low valuations,” Pavlyukovskyy said. “We He says when looking at the New Zealand startup ecosystem, it is similar to Israel and Singapore, and has “fountains of talent.”

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. SaaS models and cloud technologies have eliminated some of the barriers for Israeli companies and enable companies to quickly set up and set up a proof of concept. Yes in many areas.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

To unpack this rare gem of Europe’s startup scene, we spoke to eight area investors. Among the trends they identified are startups in B2B, business automation processes, e-commerce, AI, SaaS and COVID-19-related solutions, as well as “smart” everything: factories, cities, offices, etc. Travel and gastro. Vaccination.

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4 Indian investors explain how their investment strategy has changed since 2021

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A hallmark of that spirit is quite visible these days in the country’s flourishing startup ecosystem, which has expanded rapidly in the past few years, to say the least. However, the global slowdown has impacted startups’ growth in the country, just like everywhere else in the world.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Our portfolio is heavy on SaaS, which has weathered things well. In some cases yes, including our e-commerce SaaS companies and my recent Bitcoin exchange investment (MiraiEx). Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t?

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

Italy continues to have structural problems for startups: Credit is based on a company’s financial history, so loans are off-limits. However, in June 2020, the Italian government sponsored a €1 billion investment program aimed at the native startup ecosystem, creating a new venture arm: CDP Venture Capital.

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