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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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‘High conviction, low volume’: Playfair launches $70M pre-seed fund for European startups

TechCrunch

And this is something that London-based generalist VC firm Playfair Capital knows all about, given its focus on backing super young startups that have yet to make much of a ripple in their respective industries. So founders need more to be able to live comfortably while they build their company.”

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