AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Register TradeDog Group, the parent company of TD VC that is based in Dubai in the UAE, has announced the launch of their $100M Web3 “special situation” fund that will be allocated in projects with good products and businesses with struggling token markets. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Remember Me.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Q: What is CISA and how does it compare to other alternative VC models? Oftentimes our investments are in companies with little revenue or traction, making them more difficult to finance from a traditional VC/angel perspective. These may indicate room for Versatile VC to build or invest in a startup addressing that need.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

The second Startup Community Leaders Mission to the USA took place from 11-18 March 2018, with 20 participants taking part, including 14 from 11 different regional towns in Queensland, 3 from Brisbane, one from Sydney, one from Adelaide, and one from New York (assisting the Beach City film crew). Why we run this particular mission.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The investors behind virtual hack.summit() , the world’s largest blockchain programmer event, have launched a $200 million crypto seed fund under the Hack VC umbrella, fund partner Alex Pack told TechCrunch in an interview. Hack VC partner Alex Pack. Image Credits: Courtesy of Hack VC. We have to be more than capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

If you’re an entrepreneur who would like to see this clause in more startups please ask your VC to include it in future term sheets and link to it from their home page. “We MovingForward is an open-source directory that pools diversity, inclusion, and anti-harassment commitments from VCs. Ours is: upfront.com/inclusion.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Portal Innovations , a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully beyond. It continues to grow there, but Flavin saw the need to encourage and support growth elsewhere. where do you travel to in your mind?

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

This will be the post where I dangerously attempt to walk the minefield of a white male VC opining on the topic. Move on, keep looking and find people who are truly supportive, on your terms. Ok, second--most VCs are just looking to make money for their investors. That pitch has never excited any VC in the history of VC funding.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

When women have more money, not only is there gender equality and economic growth, but there’s also stronger and healthier communities for our children and generations to come. The best advice she ever gave me, though, was to join the EO to build my leadership skills and my support network.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 14, 2024

It’s an approach to the community that I’ve tried to emulate—to make myself available to founders wherever I can, but it’s not easy to scale. It’s easy for a VC to just stick within your own networks and filter bubbles—and hard to scale being “open” without opening the floodgates.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Monique Villa is an investor at Mucker Capital , an early-stage VC fund investing in startups across the U.S. She is also the co-founder of Build In SE , a community of founders, funders and ecosystem partners committed to company building in the Southeast (#BuildInSE). Getting a seat at the VC table. and Canada.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Is it community, or is it capitalism? It’s a question atop my mind everytime I see a community-focused startup launch with a parade of party rounds, twitter threads and links to a free Discord you can join with other like-minded fintech lovers. Community is the new AI. “As And he, respectfully, disagrees.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

million in a seed funding round as it works to support underbanked communities in the country. The Karachi-based startup targets communities across sectors including agriculture, MSMEs, e-commerce, logistics, healthcare and others. Pakistan’s embedded finance platform Neem has raised $2.5

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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. I’ve participated in a number of accelerators, including Disney and Techstars, and these programs gave me a noticeable advantage when I stepped into VC. Accelerators are hubs for diversity.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. To provide an opportunity for VCs and senior executives to engage with the community by giving back rather than just attending more cocktail parties.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

That all being said, new VC markets are emerging—and during the pandemic, lots of New Yorkers and folks from the Valley decamped to Miami or Austin. What if it turns out she feels most herself in the LGBTQ+ community? I’m supposed to participate in a tech and startup community under these conditions? Plenty of bros.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Many things have accelerated in the world of fintech over the past year, not the least of which is the trend of digital banks aimed at specific communities in the U.S. In the past few months alone, a number of neobanks targeting the Black and Latinx communities have emerged. He will serve as Cheese’s chief community ambassador.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Today I’d like to talk about what startup communities outside of Silicon Valley look like, how they emerge and what makes them take hold. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate. Think Fred Wilson, Tony Hsieh or Brad Feld.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

At the time, restaurants and food tech were on the margins of most investors’ minds and there was skepticism around VC-backed food concepts. Specifically, here’s what the founders brought to the table: Passion and Purpose: Fundamental to Sweetgreen’s reimagination of the fast-food system was a vision to build healthier communities?—?a

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

million seed round led by Singaporean VC firm TNB Aura, with participation from AgFunder, Trihill Capital and B.I.G. In the agritech industry, we believe that the entire community should come together to support and encourage the Indonesian agricultural industry. The startup announced today it has raised an oversubscribed $3.8

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 6, 2023

Boost VC and Brayton Williams, Co-Founder of Boost VC, are returning investors who led Ecosapiens’ pre-seed in May of 2022. ” Ecosapiens was founded to build a widespread community of eco-conscious individuals and provide them with access to affect positive environmental impact.

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Revolution

AUGUST 2, 2022

miles to visit founders, college campuses, co-investors, ecosystem builders, and communities in rising cities. The panel took place at The Ion, a 266K-sqft space designed to bring together Houston’s entrepreneurial, corporate, and academic communities. While we may not show up on a big red bus every time, showing up?—?figuratively

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 16, 2014

Fifth , as I intend to be a long term participant in the innovation ecosystem, I have a role to support and champion the community at large. This means that it''s important to me to be supportive of everyone''s success, not just those I back, since it''s not a zero sum game.

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Revolution

MAY 23, 2023

Unpacking Proptech: A data-driven series on advancing built world innovation As mentioned in Part 1 , an outsized portion of the proptech investor base comes from the real estate community — a reality I would argue is complicating the industry’s growth. VC firms are not blameless — over 1.8K

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

I hope you’ll consider clicking that link and making even a small KickStarter contribution to support arts & innovation. His imagination of what is wrong with VC has captured perfectly in satirical format what ails our industry. It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. He knew me then.

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

We talked about how startups have changed over the last few years, what support has meant to them, Startup Catalyst missions and their impact, as well as ways to get involved in the startup community. He has been a supporter of the startup community since before the word startup was in general conversation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription “Starting a tech company today costs 99% less than it did 18 years ago when Y Combinator was started,” says Brett Calhoun, managing director and general partner at Redbud VC.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g.,

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. He penned a great piece on the LA tech community here in Forbes. 10:15 Do you the LPs are more open-minded to single VC funds today? 12:00 It seems like there’s a shift in the VC world to more ex-entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2020

As Kobie says, he didn’t have a “magical database” of great Black talent, so he set out to build a solution not just for himself, but also for the community. Being diverse in the VC industry is a VERY LOW bar and a clear differentiator. So what exactly is Valence and why does it matter? yes, THE John Legend?—?in

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

At Versatile Venture Capital , we are proud to be part of VCs For Repro – a coalition of VCs united to support access to abortion. And, it’s clear that most of our community agrees. We recognize that reproductive rights are crucial to championing innovation, the backbone of our economy.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As a women-led venture capital firm, SoGal Ventures’s investment philosophy revolves around identifying and supporting world-class women and diverse entrepreneurs to build billion-dollar businesses. She created the SoGal community in LA, one of the largest global networks for women entrepreneurs and investors.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

With new funding, Brightly is seeking to take a Glossier-style approach to become the next big brand in commerce: gather a community by recommending great products, then turn the strategy on its head and make your superfans buy in-house products under the same brand. “We Brightly built that community with matchsticks and tape.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Evaluate investors thoroughly, not just based on the size of their check, but whether they can provide strategic advice and introductions that support your vision. By keeping your investors engaged and informed, you build crucial trust and support for when you eventually need to raise capital again.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? – SignUp.com is an organizing platform to quickly mobilize and coordinate people in their community, school, religious organization, or other social networks. How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Estreich says that it was always their plan to start with a private fundraise, and — after getting early traction — switch to a raise that would allow accredited investors outside of their community to invest. We really think of marketing as a strategic lever and in some ways it is under-utilized and under-supported.”

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