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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round. In 2022-23, we started having a lot of demand for our programs so our premier program Founder Catalyst, that incubation program, started accepting more and more companies from outside the region.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

Blippy (and their competitor Swipely – which was founded by Angus Davis , who has a great track record from both Netscape and TellMe, both aim to capitalize on the era of consumers living more openly ala Twitter, Foursquare and Gowalla. Investors: August Capital (David Hornik) (lead) with existing investors Charles River Ventures.

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Anatomy of an Innovation-friendly School

This is going to be BIG.

Sales and marketing skills and a huge network of customers, capital, and talent are huge value adds--but I know very few students honing that. That means making it easier for meetups and innovation conferences to use your spaces. They don't have to be big, contrived incubators--just a few couches and maybe a plug or two--and open wifi.

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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

Funding of women-founded startups remains significantly lower than those that are gender-mixed While women entrepreneurs are making significant strides in startup formation, they continue to struggle to gain access to funding on par with men. billion of total venture capital. billion) out of approximately $238.3

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Pakistan edtech startup Maqsad gets $2.1M pre-seed to make education more accessible

TechCrunch

The pre-seed round, which was completed in just three weeks via virtual meetings, was led by Indus Valley Capital, with participation from Alter Global, Fatima Gobi Ventures and several angel investors from Pakistan, the Middle East and Europe. Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence. Astra Incubator is “the first Italian incubation program designed to connect aspiring innovators and build multidisciplinary teams.”

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How to get your business funded by a venture capitalist or angel investor

Founder Bounty

While some business owners use personal savings or loans to get started, many others turn to investors to help finance their dreams. Investors can provide the capital needed to start a business, expand an existing one, or take it to the next level. However, getting investors to fund your business is no easy task.