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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence. University entrepreneurship competitions and events are a great way to fund yourself and build relationships with potential partners, mentors, and investors. academic, and student founders building businesses out of university innovation.”

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

Finally for startups there’s a $31 billion available for programs that give small businesses access to credit, venture capital, and R&D dollars. “Across the country, pipes and treatment plants are aging and polluted drinking water is endangering public health. ” Climate resiliency .

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The latest list of YC-backed companies worth over $150M is the most geographically diverse yet

TechCrunch

The second is that companies YC backed four to five years ago, after raising a series of venture capital rounds, are now commanding huge valuations that they didn’t have in 2018. There were 141 companies from 24 countries in the winter 2018 batch , compared with 377 companies across 47 countries in the summer 2021 group.

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The Rise of the Rest Class of 2019

Revolution

I had the good fortune of providing leadership in an acquired business located in Orlando, FL while being an executive at a MedTech Fortune 500. and yet I always had the desire in my heart to start my own health technology company that would improve people’s lives. My family and I relocated several times to various parts of the U.S.

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8 factors to consider when fundraising during a downturn

TechCrunch

Early-stage investments are also tightening, as investors focus on lower valuations that accommodate revised paths to an exit, and on business health, which is now becoming more important than growing at any cost. We recommend that companies secure 24+ months of runway with any fundraise today.

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Prime Movers Lab raises $245 million for second fund to invest in early stage science startups

TechCrunch

After revealing its first fund just last year, a $100 million pool of investment capital dedicated to early stage startups focusing on sustainable food development, clean energy, health innovation and new space technologies, Prime Movers Lab is back with a second fund.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: The Kindbody TC-1, Glossier’s mistakes, calculating startup runway

TechCrunch

Historically, people who have difficulty conceiving children have been stigmatized. A 2020 UCLA study found that approximately 15% of couples will have trouble getting pregnant, but Kindbody, which has spun up a network of fertility clinics since its founding in 2018 , has taken a holistic approach to the issue.

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