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Women entrepreneurs find success despite lack of access to investment capital

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Despite the growth in women-owned businesses, venture capital is still funneled to mostly male-owned businesses. of venture capital funds went to women-owned businesses in the U.S. That’s more than double the percentage in 1997. Since 2007, the number of businesses owned by Black women has grown by 163%. Those numbers come from the 1.1

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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

Sometime in the next few weeks, I’ll complete my next investment. It will also be my last venture capital deal. Venture capital is a pretty opaque industry and if I can shed some light on what it’s like to do this, or to decide to stop doing it, I’m happy to help. For me, I don’t mind sharing how I think about it.

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Sony Network Invests $3.5 Million in Singaporean Startale Labs to Drive Web3 Adoption in Japan

AsiaTechDaily

Register Sony Network Communications, a subsidiary of the renowned Japanese tech and entertainment giant, has invested $3.5 This investment, facilitated through a private placement of new shares, is expected to be utilized to develop crucial infrastructure for the global adoption of web3.

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“Putting adVenture back into Venture Capital!”- Jeshua Soh’s Unique Approach to Investing

AsiaTechDaily

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. This gave me a front-row seat to the world of tech/innovation, and I began making some personal angel investments along the way.”

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Women’s social network Peanut launches microfund StartHER to invest in pre-seed stage startups

TechCrunch

Peanut , the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. “The assumption that founders should have networks able to invest in their businesses creates an unfair starting line for most groups.

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Triet Nguyen: Navigating the World of Tech Investing and Pioneering in Venture Capital

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Triet Nguyen (pronounced like Trent but without the N), Senior Associate at Render Capital. Born in Vietnam and raised in Texas, he recently relocated to Louisville, Kentucky, upon joining Render Capital earlier this year. How did you break into tech investing?

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YLAI Goes Green: Investing in a Sustainable Future

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Investing in a Sustainable Future. When it comes to preserving and protecting the Earth for our communities and the generations to come to have access to green spaces, clean water and air, and health, it’ll take a collective investment far more significant than any individual. Maximizing Human Capital. Maximizing Human Capital.