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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

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On top of that, they tend to be the locus of innovation networks. It's no accident that the people who give out money have the largest networks of people floating around them. Techstars and other accelerators have also become major network hubs in the NYC ecosystem, bringing investors together from all across the country.

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‘Co-warehouse’ company Saltbox closes $35M Series B

TechCrunch

Coworking and warehouse space company Saltbox announced today the closing of a $35 million Series B led by Cox Enterprises and Pendulum Holdings. TechCrunch previously reported that Black founders raised just 0.43% — or $187 million — of the nearly $43 billion in venture capital allocated this Q3.

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Startup Investing: The New Trend in Alternative Assets

Onevest

This is something that we have experience at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. Just 2% of startup financing actually comes from venture capital firms. A savvy angel network invested on the ground floor significantly elevates the potential of a startup too.

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Colabs gets $3 million seed to expand across Pakistan, launch back-office SaaS solution

TechCrunch

Lahore-based coworking space startup, Colabs , is set to roll-out a SaaS product to enable businesses meet back-office needs including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll processing and legal and tax compliance.

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Draper Startup House launches first accelerator program, choosing Austin as its home

TechCrunch

As founder of the famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm known as Draper Fisher Jurvetson, or DFJ, Draper in 2018 introduced the Startup House concept. The vision was to create a landing pad for entrepreneurs and startups traveling to Austin to get familiar with the local startup scene as well as the greater Draper network.

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Brazilian workspace-on-demand marketplace BeerOrCoffee snags $10M

TechCrunch

It is an office subscription that gives employees access to a distributed network of office spaces, where the employer only pays for the actual use of the space through a payment as a service (PaaS) model. The co-working networks are partners and BeerOrCoffee is an asset light company,” he said. “As

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

At TAU Ventures, we have 1,000 sq. meter coworking office space where majority of our portfolio companies and accelerator program companies sit on a daily basis. Through our coworking space, we are directly investing in our local ecosystem both supporting entrepreneurs and identifying rising entrepreneurs. meter coworking space.

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