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

TechCrunch

This shows that Africa’s investment landscape is still very promising because it continues to grow, and there’s increasing interest in multiple startup ecosystems, including nascent ecosystems. We definitely noticed deals were happening slower,” said Karima El Hakim, country director of Plug and Play Egypt. “A

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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

This is going to be BIG.

She was pitching for a pre-seed round of $400k. The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. Founders hit the street with their pitch deck, some make it, and some don’t, but nearly all of them ascribe a lot more human influence over the process than there probably is. I’m a female founder.

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500 Founders: Janelle Fenwick, Jack Coleman, Lane Litz & Frayne Cooke

NZ Entrepreneur

. “Surround yourself with the right people to help support you on your startup journey.”. I have definitely made the mistake in the past by choosing the wrong people to do business with and when I started Teulo, it was really important to me to find a team and investors who share a similar vision and purpose.

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Editorial: We owe a duty of care to founder mental health and it requires a collaborative solution

NZ Entrepreneur

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health.

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How to Get Started Mapping Your Entrepreneurial Ecosystem [Updated]

Ecosystem Builder Hub

In my ecosystem mapping experience, I made the mistake of jumping in on my own and collecting data. I now realize a better approach is to take the time to set the scope as well as some parameters and definitions. Define what the ecosystem is and isn’t – geographically, industry, etc. Ecosystem Mapping Recommendations.

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Spain’s Glovo picks up $528M as Europe’s food delivery market continues to heat up

TechCrunch

Michaud would only confirm to me that it was “definitely an up-round,” which would put it at at least $1.7 ” He believes the more traditional rush of people doing in-person shopping is “definitely not gong to come back,” with groceries to be in the same position as restaurants in a couple of years.

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What is the Best CRM and Marketing Tech Platform for a New Private Equity/Venture Capital Fund?

David Teten VC

Price was definitely a consideration. Ideally, we wanted to pull in data from outside databases , including data about limited partners and more broadly the startup ecosystem (e.g., And I definitely want to hear from those companies when they’re raising capital! But to quote my wife, “we’re not rich enough to buy cheap.”.