TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“This shows that Africa’s investment landscape is still very promising because it continues to grow, and there’s increasing interest in multiple startup ecosystems, including nascent ecosystems. These are all indications of a growing ecosystem,” he added. How does this affect the investment landscape?

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

For those engaged in the highly competitive and fast-paced startup ecosystem resilience is more than a soft skill—it’s a strategic advantage. This is because founders can better manage pressure, adapt quickly, persevere and lead their teams through crises to achieve growth. Resilient founders don’t treat failure as the end.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. Syndicate leads are often experienced angel investors or successful startup founders. The nitty-gritty details.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

What is your strategy for hiring the ideal team amid post-pandemic Quiet Quitting ? Establishing a network: Language barriers, cultural differences, and a disorganized startup ecosystem can make networking in Vietnam seem impossible. Talent shortage: Skilled employees are hard to find. In the Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This September, the metro area convened for DC Startup Week — a five-day, 180+program occasion hosting more than 11,000 entrepreneurs. The event showcased just how robust DC’s tech community has grown — but that wasn’t always the case. Just ask our Chairman and CEO, Steve Case, who built AOL in Northern Virginia in the 1990s.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. We don’t seem to get credit as a community for SpaceX or recognition as one of the fastest growing communities for commerce: Honest Company & JustFab.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

The company leveraged this platform to highlight the immense potential of the Korean startup ecosystem and share insights into its investment strategy to promote and nurture global startups. On the other hand, James Jung brings over 10 years of experience in the startup ecosystem.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Why women entrepreneurs need more support Despite Romanias growing startup ecosystem, theres a glaring gender gap in entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Kara Penn is the mother of four daughters and owner of Mission Spark, a management and strategy consulting company. I’ve enjoyed being in a supportive community with differing levels of expertise, but where every question is welcomed.”. That’s why we’re investing in a lot of founders from all walks of life.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

, it’s time to map out strategies to transform your early-stage startup dream into reality. If there’s one thing every early founder needs it’s information, and you’ll find it in abundance at TechCrunch Early Stage 2021. Listen to what these early-stage founders said about TC Early Stage 2020. “I

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

AHG Lab has cultivated an environment characterized by agility and a strong sense of community among founders and leaders. Previously, AHG Lab was under the leadership of co-founder Bjorn Pardo, who not only played a pivotal role in establishing the venture builder but also founded the logistics firm Xend.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 15, 2019

In early 2008 we announced the formation of Founders’ Co-op. million it wasn’t much of one, just some of our own money and some from a few local friends who knew how hard it was to be a founder up in this remote corner of the world. Where does the time go? We called it a fund, but at $2.7 Somehow, all of a sudden, it’s ten years later.

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Startup Catalyst

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startup Community cohort (2017). Female Founders cohort (2017). …to Connecting the Queensland ecosystem with the world is critical for our future growth as a state. Startup Catalyst has helped open up new possibilities for innovators and startups and is an important part of our strategy for Advance Queensland. —?Paul

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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. For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In the scuffle, VCs are turning to scouts to do the legwork, but that has meant being yet another step removed from their founders. I’ve sat at both sides of the table as a founder and a VC, and I understand how difficult it is to get them on the same page. Techstars Equitech Accelerator ) and women founders (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Africa’s largest innovation hub Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), is launching a $15 million accelerator program, dubbed The Edtech Fellowship Program, to back and support 72 startups across Nigeria and Kenya over the next three years, TechCrunch has learned. More edtech solutions must be built and backed for that to happen.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

With larger funds also come more rules and structures around the investment thesis and strategy. This unprecedented growth provides a wealth of new opportunity for the investment community. There are a few differences between these; the first and main difference between the two is the stage of the startup.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

We are encouraged to see so much support for this strategically important investment that improves access to capital for under-represented founders and entrepreneurs.” One of the key capital allocation strategies of the MSP Equity Fund will be investments into top diverse-asset-management firms both locally and nationally.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The startup’s initial raise, a $1.5 million pre-seed party round, includes Udemy and Maven co-founder Gagan Biyani, Better Capital founder Vaibhav Domkundwar, Teachable co-founder Ankur Nagpal, NotBoring Media founder Packy McCormick, Dunce Capital investor John Danner and Zivame co-founder Richa Kar.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. We discuss below all of the different ways you can work with the investment community. Startup board meetings template presentation.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. The summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking, and investment discovery, specifically tailored to empower the black entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Founders Coop

AUGUST 7, 2018

It has been 10 years since we created Founders’ Co-op to provide first-check support to the best founding teams in the Pacific Northwest, and this month I started recruiting for the 10th Techstars Seattle class (that program will kick off in 1Q19). It’s incredible to look back at how far our startup ecosystem has come in that time.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

“This couldn’t be further from the truth, and both startups and SMBs can, and should, invest in ABM strategies,” advises Jonas van de Poel, head of content marketing at Unmuted, an Amsterdam-based growth agency. Smart growth tactics can put account-based marketing within reach for startups and SMBs.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Co-founded by Hong Kwon Ahn and Charlie Rhee, the platform’s strategies and offerings have culminated in their approval as recognized data providers on platforms like AWS Data Exchange and Snowflake. UwUFUFU attributes its exceptional success to a robust community of quiz creators and distributors.

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Feedough

APRIL 14, 2021

You’re not alone if you’ve ever wondered why a tech-savvy company would bother to buy a startup with no profit and a product in a completely different field. Acqui-hiring is one such strategy that changes the game and has gained popularity in recent years. Provides safe exit strategy: Entrepreneurs see acqui-hiring as a secure escape.

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

THE ORIGIN I was the Founder & CEO of InboxDollars from 2000 to 2019. Ultimately, we chose not to pursue this model as part of our corporate strategy. My angel investing hobby was making me a better Founder, CEO, and business leader. I’m active in the MN tech and start-up community as a mentor, advisor, and angel investor.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 25, 2021

People often believe that YC’s raison d’etre is Demo Day and fundraising — and that founders’ singular goal in applying to YC and completing our program is to increase their probability of executing a successful fundraise. Is it because YC is an effective filter: choosing only the best founders and companies?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Part 2: There’s nothing Automattic about balancing commercial growth with an open source developer community (open source development). acquisitions and future strategy). Rad Power Bikes founder Mike Radenbaugh on fueling the e-bike revolution. Rad Power Bikes founder Mike Radenbaugh on fueling the e-bike revolution.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

I run PEVCTech , a community focused on this area. Investors [and founders] will follow a power-curve, like any other data set. Ideally, we wanted to pull in data from outside databases , including data about limited partners and more broadly the startup ecosystem (e.g., from AngelList , Gust , or Kite ).

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Fauscette Founder, CEO and Chief Analyst at Arion Research. He is a thought leader and published author on emerging trends in business software, digital transformation, digital first and customer experience strategies and technology. and five VC-backed technology startups.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? Revenue-Based Flexible VCs.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

Listen up, all you budget-conscious early-stage founders. We’ve packed this two-day virtual event with more than a dozen (and counting) presentations by leading startup experts holding forth on a range of topics every startup founder needs to master — or at least understand enough to outsource wisely.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 19, 2021

The Technical University of Eindhoven, High Tech Campus Eindhoven, and locally based corporates like ASML and Philips have been eyeing initiatives across Europe and applying what they’ve learned to the region’s strategy. Han Dirkx , CEO and co-founder, AlphaBeats. Daniel den Boer , CEO and co-founder, Vaulut. What’s their focus?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? Revenue-Based Flexible VCs.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

If you’re an aspiring or newly minted founder, you’ll find invaluable information, guidance and support — at an early-bird price you can afford — during TechCrunch Early Stage , a one-day founder summit on April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts. Actionable advice and strategies you can implement now. Early Bird Pricing On Sale Now.

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