TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas. It also has a long history of innovation and a rich tech legacy.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 29, 2019

Grant Warner , director of innovation for Howard University’s Graduate School. Chantalle Dumonceaux , co-founder of and adviser to Womena, an angel investment platform focused on women in the Middle East. Incubators / Accelerators. Moderator Jeff Engell , founder of Blue Oceans Group. What is a startup community?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Great incubator and accelerator in Ignite, but needs expansion to the Northwest where deprivation and poor infrastructure need to be addressed. Clarendon, Techstart, various angels, and Catalyst. Invest NI – Government support agency.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. Ycombinator is the largest and most successful startup incubator in history, and it was started right here in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

I wanted someone who was experimenting with computer controlled LEDs as an art form to feel part of the community as well--which is why I started referring to it as the "Innovation Community". Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2011

A lot has been written about whether or not we should be encouraging 1000 startups to bloom and the proliferation of incubators, as well as the growth of angel investing. Here's how you can prevent this NYC renaisannce from being a forest fire: Fail fast.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. You can help local entrepreneurs get their first deal done and the innovation ought to benefit you.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2022

In the UK, the EIS / SEIS tax schemes (where investors can often recoup 30% to 50% of their investment) have provided significant incentives to angel investing, and I believe, have increased the number of individual investors at this stage. Innovate UK is a good example but there are lots more across the globe.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Polo: One of the main things that makes this law pretty solid is that it comes from a dialogue that we held with the different sectors of innovative entrepreneurship. So it’s a very solid law and everything that went in it really reflects the long conversations that we held with innovative entrepreneurship in Spain.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. if you are the first person to refer the company to us and we invest.”. D4 Ventures.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

The way people fund their business has also been evolving and, in 2022, the traditional ways like angel investment and VCs will walk hand in hand with new and emerging blockchain-based options that offer loans outside the traditional banking system. Angel investment. Funding from incubators or accelerators.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

Major innovation hubs have drained the human and capital resources from the communities on the periphery of their network. Eric Parker is one of the leading Innovation Architects in the nation. Originally appeared in the Electrical experimenter magazine in 1919.). What others are saying about Eric. He also founded and leads theClubhou.se

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OurCrowd

JUNE 6, 2021

The UAE is a gateway to the other half of the world, to billions of people who Israel has not been able to reach with our products and services from our startup nation, I told the Global Investment Forum in Dubai this week, sponsored by OurCrowd and hosted by The Jerusalem Post and the Khaleej Times. It’s just sheep and cows!”

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