Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What holds them back in their work (scarcity, silos, unrealistic expectations and an unwillingness to collaborate). The most challenging aspect in working with different ecosystem partners has been trying to get them to collaborate, or at least stop seeing each other as competitors. The frustrating reality of non-collaboration.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The association boasts a membership of more than 15,000 angels, providing ample opportunity for attendees to connect, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations with angels worldwide. Additionally, the ACA’s Angel University pre-summit seminars offer deep dives into crucial topics like angel exit strategies and startup board management.

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Surdna Foundation

APRIL 11, 2022

As a racial justice funder, we also know that shifting power and building equity, mutual accountability, and authentic, trusting relationships are vital to our grantmaking. We are also proactively sharing our data with Candid and signing on to data-sharing initiatives, such as the Climate Funders Justice Pledge.

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Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2023

Even though Burning Man is a closed container, this experiment in the desert brought out the best in people: they became collaborative, helpful and the collective was more important than the individual. Our ESG-centric strategy prioritizes clients that are using tech to build a better world. I am proud to say that Alphaa.io

communities 52

communities funders education frameworks 52

Impact Hub

MARCH 25, 2024

With its commitment to diversity and social impact, they have become a key player in the city’s economic strategy. This national collaborative partnership, born out of the COVID-19 pandemic, addresses structural inequalities faced by Black and racially minoritized communities in accessing grant funding in the UK.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

If one company takes off, all the angels benefit: in order to promote collaboration, we have allocated some carry per investment to an ‘Angel Pool’, from which all the angels share. We bring them onto our platform, provide more capital for them to deploy on our behalf, and share economics with them on investment on which we collaborate.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

For the entrepreneurship support organizations, we’re continuing our quarterly meetups where we come together to learn from each other and build community and collaborate. Denisse’s has a different approach for engaging the entrepreneurship support organizations community. These were viewed and attended by over 500 ventures globally.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We ha d several folks from my team, several of our longest-tenured PMs, all the co funders, most of the exec team. But yeah, it was collaborative writing, talking about customers, saying like, “does this fit what these 4 customers are doing with us?” We had zoomed way out. And not being afraid to do it is the other thing.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

DV Hacks , led by BCG Digital Ventures: “A 48-hour hackathon to improve how we live, work, collaborate, and learn.”. Oliver Libby, Managing Partner, H/L Ventures , notes, “it is important to remember that impact funders occupy the same spectrum of returns as regular investors. From 100% loss capital (e.g.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

Because you have a unitary focus on financing your company or you die you seem not to miss a beat in thinking about the last meeting and the funder has been whipsawed in 20 directions. In fact, my personal fund raising strategy is to attend the first meeting by myself. That way when my partners in are in ….

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

Funds need funders too, however, and the lack of traditional LPs willing to write checks for this industry can be problematic even though investments are trending upward. The silver lining is that we get creative, collaborative and deepen a sense of community. That said, the fundamental business opportunity remains intact.

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Forward Cities

MAY 13, 2024

The CEO will also initiate and maintain strategic relationships with funders, stakeholders, and partners to further the organization’s ability to carry out its mission.

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