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Forge North Coalition Announces First Close of Fund to Invest in Black, Brown and Women Entrepreneurs in Minnesota

American Entrepreneurship

Lead investors include Allianz Life, Allina Health, Xcel Energy, and Abōva. We believe the MSP Equity Fund will provide the necessary capital and support to sustain a growing, inclusive innovation economy in the state,” said Al Cornish. Paul startup ecosystem. The fund is managed by gener8tor partner Al Cornish.

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Dutch startup hub Utrecht emerges from Amsterdam’s shadow

TechCrunch

Area ecosystem wranglers such as StartupUtrecht, UtrechtInc, Holland Startup, Utrecht Community and others bring startups, scaleups, corporates, angels, VCs, local government, banks and universities together to build the local startup ecosystem. What industry sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in?

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. Jooble Venture Lab has also invested in JayJay, a startup in the field of online education.

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

TechCrunch

Our survey respondents said the city was strong across a broad range of tech industries, particularly those with practical applications: cybersecurity, energy and sustainability, fintech, health care and medtech, edtech and silver tech among others. What industry sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in? What is it weak in?

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Investors say Eindhoven poised to become Netherlands’ No. 2 tech hub

TechCrunch

Our survey respondents consider the city strong in areas like photonics, robotics, medical devices, materials science, deep tech, automotive tech, sustainability tech, medtech, Big Data, hardware and precision engineering. They are looking for more mature startups and scaleups focused on AI and hard tech. What are you most excited by?

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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

TechCrunch

Wroclaw has a decent number of startups, according to Startup Wroclaw, across sectors such as e-commerce (Divante, Shoptrotter), digital health (Infermedica, SensDx), software (Tooploox, Droids on Roids), analytics (Piwik Pro), work and HR (Kadromierz, ChallengeRocket) and edtech (Lerni, Flash Robotics). SaaS and health.

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Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

Based in Detroit, Autobooks offers a number of wellness benefits, plus great financial and educational benefits. Floyd is a furniture company based in Detroit that is concerned with longevity, sustainability, and modern design. They are committed to diversity and invest in the education of their employees. Boon Health.

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