Gust

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The most comprehensive and best known is the Power of Angel Investing seminar series developed by the Angel Resource Institute (formerly known as the Angel Capital Education Foundation, and prior to that part of the Angel Capital Association).

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 2, 2010

Getting key strategy advice early on, or getting introduced to a new market can make or break a company in ways that no amount of angel capital can help. That’s what makes venture capital such a risky investment. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. You’d also be incredibly shortsighted.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Would you stay on the venture capital side? Run an accelerator/incubator? While I wouldn't want to be a recruiter, but the human capital issue in NYC is something that I'd love to tackle. The positive is that you gain much more prominence and sway when you can back things up with a check. See recruiting. All of the above?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

From navigating complex regulations and securing funding to connecting with and growing a network, entrepreneurs in Vietnam face a unique set of challenges as they build their businesses: Access to capital: Securing funding for a new business can be elusive, particularly for startups.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

The company announced today it has raised $10 million in Series A funding co-led by Alpha Wave Incubation and edtech-focused GSV Ventures. The round also included participation from returning investors Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and AC Ventures. This marks the first time both have made an investment in Indonesia.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. I think this makes no sense.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

based incubator focused on nonprofit startups that are addressing climate-related challenges through open-source data initiatives has announced the six startups which will be put through its 2022 program. The incubator was founded by Baroness Bryony Worthington, who was the lead author of the U.K.’s

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies. On a per resident, annualized bases, that's tops for any kind of co-working or incubation space in the city--but, unlike in similar setups, that's not even the goal of the space.

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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 Capital. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial). Private Equity. Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2016

As someone who’s dedicated her career to helping small-scale entrepreneurs grow their businesses, I’ve heard many skeptics say a business accelerator program is just a cover for startups looking to increase capital. Steer clear of any accelerator and incubator programs that invest in their participant businesses but also take ownership.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Due to this environment, funds can no longer be just a source of capital for startups. Giving founders capital is great, but it’s also necessary to give them all the tools they need to build their companies, funds or careers successfully. The types of infrastructure VCs are building range from networking and education to operations.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

These can be policy makers, entrepreneurs, students, incubator managers and staff, universities, professors, educators and researchers, or just citizens. I am a professor in entrepreneurship and educate students to this reflection and contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture and mindset. Theodoraki, C.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

This has been especially true for angels or seed investors as there is a new thesis that less capital is needed to start Internet companies so more money is being spent at this phase of the funding lifecycle. In California the primary school education system has cut 10 days from the school year to save jobs. In the end.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The more funds contribute to GDP, the greater potential there is to fuel a new era of development, where more people have access to employment, wealth and education. Businesses that partner with schools can incubate the next talent generation. Tech infrastructure can build innovation hubs beyond capital cities.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

According to a statement shared by the firm, the accelerator program will support and amplify the impact of edtech startups across Africa, as well as support founders offering tech solutions that will address learning innovation in an educational sector riddled with a plethora of issues.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With the fresh capital from Genesia Ventures , ThinkZone Venture, and BK Fund, Rootopia will now be able to grow its early user base to reach product-market fit. It also plans to improve its technology platform to serve more students and help uplift their future through better education.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

. “I had done all this work in policy, ease of doing business, free trade agreement, and I was advising some people in tech who would say, ‘listen, I just raised new capital to enter new markets, I dont know how I’m supposed to navigate it,'” the chief executive told TechCrunch on a call.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

New Zealand, a country of just under 5 million people, has historically flown under the radar of venture capitalism. That’s changed so much the last couple of years partly because the government’s been putting more initiatives into attracting international capital. A geographically isolated country with a “no worries!”

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Astra Incubator is “the first Italian incubation program designed to connect aspiring innovators and build multidisciplinary teams.” Next Canada’s programs offer a world-class education, exclusive events, an expansive network, and more. G Ventures is “France’s First Student-Run Venture Capital Fund.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

The Jakarta-based startup was created to give everyone involved in the educational process—school administrators, teachers, parents, guardians and students—apps that let them keep track of everything and communicate with one another. Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

Launches Fellowship Grant Opportunity for Early Career Entrepreneurs Altitude Lab today announced that its incubating startups raised over $120M in early-stage funding since commencing operations in 2020. Recursion also has offices in Toronto, Montréal and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. How to find a job as a VC scout. A few funds (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

According to the National Center for Education Statistics , Black, Latina, and Native American women represent approximately 16 percent of the total US population, but make up only 4 percent of students obtaining bachelor’s degrees in computing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ancient8 partners with P2E games to produce educational content for local communities in Vietnam and educate people about both blockchain and P2E games, Xu said. It helps more than 10,000 blockchain game players by providing scholarship and educational opportunities, community, blockchain and software products.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

Aforza , developing cloud and mobile apps for consumer goods companies, announced a $22 million Series A round led by DN Capital. However, from his time at Salesforce he feels he got an education like going to “Marc Benioff’s School of SaaS.” Joining DN Capital in the round were Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital and Next47.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education. Note that this doesn’t necessarily reflect lower activity in the ecosystem — it simply means that more early deals are being done by angels and via involvement with incubators and accelerators, which are not comprehensively covered in the data.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

The equity-free and capital-free program has chosen five early-stage fintech startups out of 100 applications to join its cohort, working on issues central to the financial services industry such as simplifying payments and access to credit. Plaid launches FinRise, an incubator for underrepresented fintech founders.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

FirstCheck Africa, Samata Capital, Future Africa, IgniteXL participated in the round, in addition angel investors ex-SokoWatch COO, Kwenhui Tawah, and ex-L’Oreal executive and current WPP Scangroup CEO, Patricia Ithau. Uncover was launched after incubation at Antler. Lee is an economist turned filmmaker.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We are members of numerous chambers of commerce and associations from across the state that work with small businesses (such as the Detroit Regional Chamber, Grand Rapids Chamber, Dearborn Chamber, The Right Place, MI Chamber, Automation Alley, Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance, MI Business Incubator Assoc.).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While finance and media are typically concentrated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, a city of three million in the state of Bahia, is considered one of Brazil’s cultural capitals. As with counterparts in the United States, Brazil’s Black founders have less access to capital. Like counterparts in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Nagpal thinks he can nail early adoption through smart education material and outreach, referring to personal finance trends on TikTok as an example of consumer demand for more information. He says that 40% of the Ocho staff is working on marketing or education, and that the balance will be retained even as the company scales.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

In prior roles, he was an associate at a LatAm-focused venture capital firm and worked in corporate venture with regional banks and the Brazilian stock exchange. Matheus Tavares Dos Santos Contributor Share on Twitter Matheus is a hedge funds investment analyst for a major global investment manager and technology provider.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Bademosi was the Director of Binance Labs in Africa, overseeing the incubation and development of blockchain projects when he decided to start Bundle as CEO in 2019. With Bundle incubated within the ecosystem of the largest crypto exchange platform, Bademosi had lofty ambitions for the company.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

So how does a country evolve from a position of relative uncertainty, with comparatively few resources, to one that leads the ASEAN region in venture capital investment and has been home to 10 unicorns? The education sector is also prominent in Singapore’s ecosystem.

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