economic development innovation VC 
This is going to be BIG.
JULY 14, 2013
What was harder to figure out how to do--and something no one ever really thinks about on the economic development side, is community. There was no strategic goal to build venture backed startup companies, but yet at least three companies in her community got VC investment last year. and figure out how to support them.
Revolution
DECEMBER 20, 2023
While VC dollars still overwhelmingly funnel into places like Silicon Valley, Brookings research shows tech jobs are finally spreading out — movement spurred by the availability of hybrid and remote work, private investment, and federal initiatives.
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Monique Villa is an investor at Mucker Capital , an early-stage VC fund investing in startups across the U.S. Getting a seat at the VC table. My story is that of the average American, and yet feels light years apart from what people perceive as the “innovation economy.” VC deals by region, as of June 2019. and Canada.
Revolution
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. Louis and a major player among the region’s AgTech innovators, cutting the teeth of many talented local industry professionals.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 15, 2020
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. Bahia could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%). My point is that historically the ecosystem in LA has bred innovations in monetization and technologies but to date hasn’t reached the kind of scale of our major NorCal brethren.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Last year, fintech startups accounted for 25% of the VC funding which flowed into Africa, while startups from the Big Four received more than half of the continent’s total funding. This vital industry is the lifeblood of Africa’s cities and powers economic development.
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