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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

TechCrunch

According to the survey, the city is strong in sectors such as fintech, agritech, hospitality tech, emerging tech, cybersecurity, SaaS and medtech. Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Cybersecurity, SaaS, sportstech. Belfast is a growing hub of fantastic businesses and funding opportunities.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

Developed a SaaS-based white-label web3 platform that opens revenue streams and strengthens community engagement. Sigma Software Sigma Software Group includes a VC fund, business incubator, University, and R&D centers. In 2022 they say they opened 17 new offices in Europe and LATAM and 40+ new clients.

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How Biotech Startup Funding Will Change in the Next 10 Years

Y Combinator

The only model of institutional seed funding was the “business incubator” model, where VC firms would fund well-connected founders they knew and incubate them in their office. The startup is typically incubated out of the VC’s offices. Then, the cost to start a tech company plummeted.

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Has Y Combinator’s new deal changed the early-stage investing game?

TechCrunch

Friehe of SaaS startup Wingback said that the new deal terms are “great news for the whole [Y Combinator Winter 2022] cohort, especially those companies which haven’t previously raised capital yet.”.