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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

TechCrunch

In a deeply researched report for TechCrunch+ , reporter Christine Hall examined the state of the cell-cultured meat industry and identified many of the startups innovating in the sector, along with the challenges they face when it comes to ramping up production and getting regulators and consumers on their side. “We yourprotagonist.

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Japan to Update Startup Visa Policy, Supports Foreign Talent

AsiaTechDaily

However, the upcoming revisions will expand the involvement of private companies in the screening process, creating a more efficient and supportive environment for foreign entrepreneurs entering Japan’s startup market.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 2022 R&D tax prep, social media for founders, managing remote teams

TechCrunch

6 reasons why you shouldn’t join an accelerator. These founders landed early checks by being savvy about social media. (L-R) ” These founders landed early checks by being savvy about social media. ” How our startup made it through 2 recessions without relying on layoffs. Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

While finance and media are typically concentrated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, a city of three million in the state of Bahia, is considered one of Brazil’s cultural capitals. With an 84% Afro-Brazilian population, there are deep, rich and visible roots of Africa in the city’s history, music, cuisine and culture.

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Wrap-up of the Startup Community Leaders Mission USA 2018

Startup Catalyst

San Francisco, and the associated Bay Area, is home to Silicon Valley – the epicentre of startup activity – where an estimated 27,000 startups and 15,000 investors operate in an area roughly equivalent to the the Brisbane-to-Gold Coast region, and with a population of roughly 7 million people. Startups are still generally male domains.

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South Korea’s largest accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 invites applications

AsiaTechDaily

Korean government’s accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), is all set to invite applications from world entrepreneurs for its 2022 chapter.

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LIMBER Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. Lands $513,000 in Seed Funding

American Entrepreneurship

Luca De Vivo and is part of the medical technology accelerator in the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and Rady School of Management, and UC San Diego’s The Basement startup accelerator.