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

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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. But why keep the door open to investing in other startups that it didn’t help incubate? Why is it so much bigger?

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Indy VC firm Sixty8 Capital launches $20M fund aimed at underrepresented founders

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The fund’s investors include The Indiana Next Level Fund, 50 South Capital, Bank of America, Eli Lilly and Company, First Internet Bank and the Central Indiana Community Foundation. That led to the development of a startup incubator focused on Black founders and later a pitch competition. So that is why we launched Sixty8.

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Newtopia closes first fund of $50M to invest in LatAm startups

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The group has already invested in startups in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, including Aleph (B2B SaaS for e-commerce), Apperto (social commerce), Choiz (healthtech), Exactly (DeFi), Elevva (e-commerce brands), Inipay (fintech), Leef (sustainability), Wibson (e-privacy) and Yerbo (wellness).

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14 Tips on How to Sell to Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

David Teten VC

We are a community for family offices, private equity funds, and VCs focused on using technology and analytics to make better investments in private companies. If you invest, the fund will be evangelizing you to their portfolio and community for the next 5-10 years. Check out the online communities where investors congregate.

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With Benioff backing, Sustainable Ocean Alliance aims to be the rising tide that lifts all ‘ecopreneurs’

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For a few years now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has been a stalwart advocate for the “blue economy,” and an incubator for ocean-focused early stage startups. Previously funded or incubated companies will be added to the network automatically, in case any of you are reading this.).

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

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In Africa, incubators, accelerators, angels and seed investors easily outnumber larger funds — simply because it’s much harder to raise a large fund here. However, the investor community also recognizes that there’s still a long way to go and a slew of opportunities left to tap. “We

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100ms secures $20M to power next generation of live video apps

TechCrunch

This latest round was led by Falcon Edge’s Alpha Wave Incubation, with participation from Matrix Partners India and LocalGlobe, and existing investors Accel and Strive.vc. It brings to $24.5 million the total funding raised by the startup.