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Playing the Long Game in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

The culture is driven by the 20-something irreverent founder with huge technical chops who in a “David vs. Goliath” mythology take on the titans of industry and wins. But markets have changed and I think investors, founders and experienced executives who want to join later-stage startups can all benefit from playing the long game.

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Tory Burch Foundation launches tool to help women founders find capital

TechCrunch

The Tory Burch Foundation announced Tuesday the launch of its Funding Finder tool, an interactive guide that breaks down capital options and resources for women-owned businesses. It also has a long-running partnership with the Bank of America Capital Program to help provide affordable loans to women founders.

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SaaS-focused Acceleprise rebrands, raises $30M in new capital

TechCrunch

The firm has long focused on business-to-business SaaS startups, helping them get their start in a competitive global software market. Acceleprise announces 26 SaaS startups from its trio of accelerators. Acceleprise announces 26 SaaS startups from its trio of accelerators. Why is it so much bigger? Reasonable.

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Founderpath secures $145M in debt and equity to help B2B SaaS startup founders avoid dilution

TechCrunch

Companies that have high recurring revenue and visibility into future performance — such as SaaS startups — in particular can benefit from debt financings, Alex points out. . The firm has deployed over $60 million in capital to 130 SaaS founders since launching in January 2020, according to Latka.

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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder. billion of total venture capital. Construct Capital , co-founded by Dayna Grayson previously at NEA and Rachel Holt, a past Uber executive.

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Six tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money

TechCrunch

Aytekin Tank is the founder of JotForm , an online form builder. Over the past decade, venture capital has become synonymous with entrepreneurship. Founders from around the world arrive in Silicon Valley with visions of record-setting A rounds and billion-dollar valuations. Share on Twitter. Keep your day job.

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15 Years of Founders’ Co-op

Founders Coop

Founders’ Co-op turns fifteen this year. Our firm’s original premise was – and remains – dead simple: Seattle is a global gravity well for engineering talent, thanks to the sustained excellence and corresponding human capital needs of Amazon and Microsoft. By contrast, venture capital is a craft that defies both speed and scale.

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