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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated.

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5 areas where VCs can play an outsized role in addressing climate change

TechCrunch

Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem. As of October, climate-tech startups had raised over $32 billion in 2021 and, according to Dealroom and London & Co.,

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Blnk, a fintech that provides instant consumer credit in Egypt, raises $32M in debt and equity

TechCrunch

The digital lending platform partners with Egyptian merchants, allowing them to underwrite customers at the point of sale and provide them with finance to purchase items such as electronics, furniture and automotive services via 6-36 month installments. million debt financing and $8.3 million debt financing and $8.3

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

TechCrunch

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor. She is a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University where she teaches and writes about impact investing, diversity and equity.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. How did you get into the accounting and finance staffing industry? Increasing the diversity in our start-up ecosystem also requires a strategic focus.

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WJR Business Beat: Hispanic Entrepreneurs Creating Record Number of Startups (Episode 352)

StartupNation

Now Marlene Orozco, lead research analyst for the study, indicates that not only are we seeing this torrid pace of growth in Latino startups, it’s broad based across industry sectors in geography. small business ecosystem, Latinos continue to struggle because they have trouble securing capital from the national banks.