This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It would be months before Foursquare's first round touched off a NYC venture frenzy. I was out trying to save my startup by talking to as many investors as I could. I'm ecstatic to announce that Brooklyn Bridge Ventures has just completed a first close of $3.5

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The strategic location aims to facilitate collaboration with local entities such as companies, venture capital firms, and research institutions. With a focus on industry-academia-government collaboration, the base will play a key role in supporting Japanese startups’ overseas expansion efforts.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. Venture capitalists often come from an operating background. Venture Capital. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Boston has long been one of the most important startup ecosystems in the United States. With major universities and a legacy of innovation, the city is a great place to start up and run a venture-backed business. Cait Brumme runs MassChallenge, the long-running, zero-equity startup accelerator based in Boston.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With an impressive 60% of startups hailing from outside South Korea, COMEUP 2023 , embraces its 2023 theme, “We Move the World,” underlining its commitment to continuous innovation and nurturing the global startup ecosystem.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . Linkedin : Versatile Venture Capital / David Teten personal. Tim Friedman, Founder, PEStack , and a Venture Partner with Versatile Venture Capital , said, . “We

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

It’s best known for its fellowship program that provides education grants, networking opportunities and business advice to women entrepreneurs. billion in venture capital allocated to U.S. Regarding the landscape for women overall within the startup ecosystem, she said she hopes it will get better.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

If you’ve read anything about pitching your company, you’ve probably come across advice that says that you need a warm introduction to an investor. But if you don’t regularly attend barbecues at the Sonoma mansions of venture capitalists, don’t worry — access isn’t the only way to raise money.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 5, 2015

Ten years ago, in 2005, I started working for Union Square Ventures as their first analyst. I reiterated the notion of risk taking when giving career advice the other day and how when I joined Union Square Ventures, it wasn''t the USV it was now. When I took the job, the New York startup ecosystem was nascent.

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Revolution

JUNE 21, 2022

Second, the gathering came on the heels of a pivotal year in venture capital. One in which the proportion of seed and early-stage capital invested in Bay Area startups fell below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. The soundbite: “ Underfunded founders don’t need advice; they need capital.”?—?Samara

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Register The intersection of science and venture capital can do wonders and uncover a champion in a city like Silicon Valley. In the epicenter of tech, where innovation thrives, Alex Luce bridges materials science and venture capital, carving a niche as a Partner at Creative Ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Early Q3 indications show India’s startup ecosystem is going gangbusters. One more great quarter from India and a modest decline in China could see the former dethrone the latter for second place in the global startup market fundraising ranks.”. Early Q3 indications show India’s startup ecosystem is going gangbusters.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

Our pitch competition in the Space Coast featured startups from the Space Coast region and other rising cities from across the country whose core focus relates to space, drone, aviation technologies, or adjacent focus areas. What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in Orlando? What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in your city?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

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. How has your investment strategy changed?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. In 2020, the venture industry continued to invest in startups, despite the COVID-19 crisis. Nick Kalliagkopoulos , partner, Prime Ventures. •

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For Entrepreneurs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

There is much hand wringing in the startup ecosystem about various forms of signaling between the seed and A rounds. Conventional wisdom, and advice, abounds: entrepreneurs should never include a venture firm in their seed round because it’ll scare other VCs off from pursuing the A.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

When they return, young people like Morrison are finding that Atlantic Canadians have quietly built a robust startup ecosystem that has resulted in a dozen acquisitions to companies like IBM and Salesforce, the sum of which likely surpasses $5 million in cash and stock. venture capital.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

While 80% of startups fail within their first 2-5 years, over 95% of startups on Tech Nation’s accelerator programs have gone on to scale, it claims. Whatever you think of them, good or bad, the death of Tech Nation is the end of an era for the startup ecosystem in the UK.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

With more venture funding flowing into the startup ecosystem than ever before, there’s never been a better time to be a growth expert. His advice spanned hiring, structure and analysis, with plenty of recommendations for where growth teams should be focusing their attention and resources. How to define growth.

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

“You have to consider three metrics: gross churn rate, the magic number and gross margin ,” says Tae Hea Nahm, co-founder and managing director of Storm Ventures. For perspective, they analyzed data from Dealroom and spoke to four VCs about the continent’s investment climate: Diana Koziarska, SMOK Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Whether a founder wants to make their way to the United States – or if they’re already here and want to start a venture of their own – we discussed the details. visa or green card.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Also, check out all our Pitch Deck Teardowns and other pitching advice, all collected in one handy place for you! Z5 Capital, a venture firm focused on enterprise startups based in the United States, is planning to raise a $25 million fund, according to SEC filings. She’s amazing. Image Credits: salihkilic / Getty Images Etc.,

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

” Joyce Sidopoulos is a co-founder of MassRobotics, a community and advocacy group for the sector’s startup ecosystem. It’s not exactly advice, but it does show that it pays to strike while the iron is hot. “And he brought all that operational experience into what we were doing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s a decent metaphor for our startup ecosystem: Just as there aren’t enough sandbags in San Francisco to keep everyone’s house dry, rising interest rates, skittish investors and looming economic uncertainty are poised to bring valuations down even further in 2023.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This article contains strategic, actionable advice for implementing a GSDD program alongside the lessons the team learned as they identified problems with the experiment. China’s changing regulatory environment isn’t stopping a venture capital frenzy. That is something we value a lot.”. It’s a classic TechCrunch+ “how-to.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

In the fourth industrial revolution era, having succeeded as an economic powerhouse with a technological edge in manufacturing and industries led by large corporations, South Korea is now fostering disruptive innovation through startups. The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Weirdly, this seems underrated in the startup ecosystem. For instance, it is now possible to find online advice from leading venture funds on how to raise your first dollars or to get pitch feedback from one of their partners, when a few years ago it would mostly happen behind closed doors within top accelerators.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

When investors spend time at an accelerator, they listen to brainstorming sessions, pitches and mentorship advice that includes a broad range of perspectives and opinions. Accelerators pre-screen all their startups, too, meaning investors don’t have to perform the same level of due diligence as when meeting a founder cold.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation? 1:10:00 Niche services and when they have a place in the startup ecosystem. 32:30 Question from the chat: What did Steve learn the most from E.piphany?

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

From Box to Glossier, and Comms to Venture Capital, Ashley Mayer Is Carving a Pretty Unique Path. Hunter Walk: Ok, so we first met when you were leading comms at enterprise software company Box, a startup you joined when they were still pretty early and stayed at until post-IPO. What She’s Learned, And What You Can Learn From Her.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. Main investors include TMT Investments, TLF Ventures, Flyer One and others. It has raised $14.7

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

.” When early stage equity markets “behave,” angels and venture capitalists are attracted to businesses with the potential to solve huge problems and disrupt markets. They provide mentoring, advice, and board of directors participation. That is the way healthy startup ecosystems function.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 13, 2023

Register The Malaysian Economy Minister, Rafizi Ramli, has announced that the government plans to reform the country’s startup ecosystem. Rafizi expressed his ambition for Malaysia to go beyond being just a gateway into the startup ecosystem in the region.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? While the State is not known as a hub for venture capital, we have frequently been recognized by national sources as a great place to start a new business. Increasing the diversity in our start-up ecosystem also requires a strategic focus.

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