TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

SparkLabs Korea , a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. Not all teams end up pitching at demo day.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Register Web3-focused accelerators have emerged to offer specialized programs and resources, aiding startups in navigating the unique hurdles of this domain. The accelerators aim to address the recent decline in funding for Web3 startups in the past year, leading to challenges for emerging projects during their early stages.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Asia is a significant market for startups due to its large and diverse population, as well as its rapidly growing economies. South Korea’s largest accelerator program– the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is the unique opportunity for global startups to enter the flourishing market of Asia.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2023

Register The K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , the most prominent global startup acceleration program of South Korea, is garnering a positive response from global startups as the deadline for the application stage approaches on May 18, 2023,16:00 (GMT+9).

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

Participants will receive mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals and will have the opportunity to participate in the Singapore FinTech Festival. The XRPL Accelerator program is designed to assist early-stage startups in building innovative products and use cases for blockchain and crypto technology on the XRPL.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Note we are not including here most of the freebies offered by corporates for founders in general (as opposed to students in particular), which we list in Free Money from the Global 500 for Tech Startups. For a more detailed list for founders in general, not just students, see Startup contests and Startup grants.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

I had witnessed a number of early-stage tech startups in LA raise seed capital from the Bay Area and relocate. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. Demo’d to death. We’ve all been demo-day’d to death.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

On the 25th of January, Techstars Seattle announced its 12th class featuring 10 startups from different parts of the world. The accelerator, which has accepted only a handful of African startups, included one from Zimbabwe in this class. As peculiar to most African startups, funding has been hard to come by for the team.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Register K-Startup Grand Challenge(KSGC) 2022 edition has opened its doors for global startups to do business in South Korea. The biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will be held for 3.5

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

In the fourth industrial revolution era, having succeeded as an economic powerhouse with a technological edge in manufacturing and industries led by large corporations, South Korea is now fostering disruptive innovation through startups. The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Startup founders set up hacker homes to recreate Silicon Valley synergy. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, Womxn Ignite sets up mentorship sessions from a revolving-base of female entrepreneurs. So, they started their own program. To do so, teams go through a variety of mentor sessions. A team photo.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

Then you’ll want to refer the top early-stage startups in your portfolio/pipeline Rolodex to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023! TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200 is the world’s preeminent competition for early-stage startups. Refer a founder to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023 by Neesha A.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

We do this by organizing panels on emerging topics in the entrepreneurial ecosystem with academic, business and startup leaders. A Demo Day with a star-studded jury and an investor pitch with international business Angel Investors with our Impact Hub Milan partners. 5 years of impact. We organized a number of events.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

As the early-stage, biology-focused accelerator arm of SOSV, IndieBio gives the companies in its program $250,000+, mentorship and full access to a biology lab to bring their ideas to life. With its Demo Day still a ways out, IndieBio gave us a peek at the teams currently going through the program.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Bringing people together over a shared interest is innate to human nature, and coming out of a lonely, draining pandemic, every startup is looking to cultivate community, conversation and camaraderie. When a startup is removed from the YC community, YC “generally” returns the shares to the company, though it says there are exceptions.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In March, two Nigerian startups, Treepz ( formerly Plentywaka ) and TalentQL got into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program alongside eight other companies. The program , held virtually , provided these startups with funding ($100,000 convertible note and $20,000 stipend), mentorship and access to its network.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

I refuse to go to demo days. Not just TechStars but any demo day, really. So I promised the guys that I would come and hang out with companies well before their demo days. A few years ago I started a mentorship organization in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA now run by the uber talented Sam Teller. We’ll see.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitalists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Justin Bieber is unbelievably entrepreneurial and most of you will never know it because he serves a target demo that doesn’t include you. It’s that sort of mentorship experience that drives many of us hands-on VCs. As you know, Justin’s is 8-15 year-old girls and he built his music & persona around this demo.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

18:15 – When did Vidit and his cofounder know they wanted to start a startup? 20:45 – Their first startup idea and the inspiration for Meesho. 39:40 – What’s a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he’s changed since running Meesho? 11:10 – Most impactful user stories.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Unfortunately, most founders are not in that position: 9 out of 10 startups fail. Especially if your life partner and/or bank account are burnt out on the income volatility of startups? . I’ve been in this situation myself, when I shut down one startup, and when I exited two others. So what should you do? Full-time Initiatives.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 27, 2022

Collaboration will further strengthen ties between startups and corporates in Israel and Singapore. This collaboration includes a series of in-person meeetings and virtual programmes including curated networking sessions and bespoke demo days. June 27, 2022 09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

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