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Place, Policy, & Partnership Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

Second, the gathering came on the heels of a pivotal year in venture capital. One in which the proportion of seed and early-stage capital invested in Bay Area startups fell below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. The soundbite: “Democracy is fragile?—?it

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

Revolution Chairman & CEO, Steve Case and Mitch Landrieu The conversation: A fireside chat with White House Infrastructure Coordinator and former Mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu The takeaways: Creating an environment where startups thrive pays off in ways that courting existing corporations doesn’t. Infrastructure touches everything.

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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

This is going to be BIG.

The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? I’ve backed multiple Black founders and entrepreneurs from the LGBTQ community and so I’ve seen a very wide mix of founders pitch, get funded and get passed on. That adds risk.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Automattic TC-1, federal startup grants, ‘getting s done day’

TechCrunch

Part 2: There’s nothing Automattic about balancing commercial growth with an open source developer community (open source development). China’s changing regulatory environment isn’t stopping a venture capital frenzy. Will future regulatory activity by the Chinese government manage to impact startup investing in the future?

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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

TechCrunch

aw’s startup scene as well as global corporations deciding to base their Polish office in the city,” one founder said. We surveyed: Alena Hloba , community manager, RST Ventures for Earth. Alena Hloba, community manager, RST Ventures for Earth. Which sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in?

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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

TechCrunch

They include Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, who said last year he was moving his venture capital firm , 8VC, from Silicon Valley to the city, and Geoff Lewis , founder and managing partner of Bedrock Capital. All that was needed was more capital to support it.”.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. Ahrefs claims to have become a $100 million company in annual revenue without venture capital.

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