AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 14, 2023

According to Paulo Campos, the managing general partner of Kaya Founders, the Philippines is currently experiencing a great window of opportunity for startups. The post Philippine VC Firm Kaya Founders Raises $12M to Support Southeast Asian Startups first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

He has worked with several startups, invested in companies like Mayvenn, Gimlet Media, Blavity, Airspace Technologies, Codeverse, and many others Pitch your startup for a chance to meet with Cross Culture VC Q&A: What is your / your fund's mission? What are 3 top qualities of every great leader? A balance of confidence and humility 2.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

However, while many startups exist in cities like Turin, Bologna, Naples and Rome, Milan is generally seen as a bigger ecosystem because of its mercantile culture and a significant share of VC funds. The good news: VC funding in Italy has grown. It has an estimated 67 VC funds, with 18 of them started since 2015. More than 50%?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Luis Daniel Arbulú, partner at Salkantay, told TechCrunch via email that the fund is “the country’s largest VC fund” as per PitchBook and Crunchbase data. The pool is significantly larger than before because we think the opportunity is in Europe and the East Coast in the U.S. VC fundraising gets weird as autumn nears.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Portal Innovations , a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully beyond. You’ve got the CDC there, and a growing population of talent that’s being educated there or going there.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. To provide an opportunity for VCs and senior executives to engage with the community by giving back rather than just attending more cocktail parties.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For us as a company, this means not cutting back where it might impact growth, but definitely being conservative and foregoing costly opportunities or hiring roles that won’t yield the highest impact or returns in the first two quarters or more of 2023,” she said. “Still, the plan is not to just float through next year; we want to fly.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

He did say that LPs wanted to know how the firm would navigate investment in that market, which required the firm to do a bit of educating on why Pakistan needed a focused fund. Rebecca Szkutak covered Conscience VC , interviewing Ariana Thacker about her firm that invested in consumer companies with a science edge. and in the U.K.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Because if you’re truly that early / novel there’s a good chance that you’re too early and will spend lots of time / money educating the market. With VCs my strong suggestion is that you be open & realistic. Leaving your real competitors off of you presentation to a VC is not recommended.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Still, new opportunities are popping up in remote work, psychedelics and wellness. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? elíková , partner, Nation1.vc.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2016

He is now a VC a Mithril Capital , which was co-founded by Peter Thiel. His mom graduates high school as a salutatorian destined for college but falls pregnant as a teenager and begins a life of single-motherhood and squandered opportunities. Mamaw isn’t educated and, in fact, scorns “elites” but knows that if J.D.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? E-commerce. or even in Sweden.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

It is the highlight of the annual Computer Science Education Week which is the first week of December, which is this week. Many AVC readers know that getting computer science education into every building in the NYC public schools has been a long standing passion project of mine. The Chancellor calls it his “north star.”

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

It means flipping over every single rock looking to be first to the opportunity that no one else has figured out yet--because anything else is just laziness. I've been running a group of people who are new to the VC ecosystem or who aspire to join it. Running something educational tom (Fri) from 10-11:30AM ET I'd like to invite you to.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” For funds with an overall return of 3-5x, which is what VC funds aim for, the overall return was 4.6x

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

Historically VC has been an apprenticeship business. That said, I’ve identified quite a few microcredentials, conferences, and other learning opportunities which will help train you to be a better investor. VC ASSOCIATIONS. VentureForward (NVCA), includes list of all VC organizations focused on diversity. Confluence.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Here’s another idea endowments should consider: Invest in educational opportunities to give more people pathways to careers in venture. In the venture world, far too few internship or fellowship opportunities exist for prospective VC investors to get hands-on experience learning the ins and outs of working in venture.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It was an opportunity to generate significant returns, momentum for rising startup markets, and innovation that would strengthen America’s dynamism and competitiveness. Louis AgriBusiness Club : The organization offers networking opportunities that bring together various stakeholders in the AgTech sector.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. There are untold impacts of climate change many of us don’t see.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Register Hailing from Singapore, Jeshua Soh is a young and dynamic angel investor who has woven a narrative that curves through unconventional education, accidental entrepreneurship, and a globetrotting escapade to over 55 countries across five continents.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 1, 2021

When I look at all of the opportunities we are currently considering plus all of the investments we have made this year to date, what stands out most to me is the location of the founders and teams. I believe the pandemic changed that equation dramatically and USV’s “deal log” is a great example of that.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2021

Contributed by Hao Lam, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Seattle, Washington, and founder and CEO of Best in Class Education. MyEO Education. The MyEO Education group is championed by Joyce Lasecke of EO Minnesota, with support and encouragement from Peter Fan of EO Dallas. MyEO Angels.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I am a very big believer in education and especially higher education.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Sara Mauskopf is the CEO and co-founder of Winnie , a child care and education marketplace helping millions of parents across the United States. If you include school-age care and education for all children under 18, that number grows to $212 billion. In 2020, only $171 million was invested in care and early childhood education.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

If our ultimate objective is to understand the current state of opportunity and its expansion over time, we need to, in the words of John Doerr , measure what matters : representation in early-stage financing. We still have work to do on the matter, but we’re not pushing a boulder up a hill — we’re halfway there.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

Now we’re very excited to reveal one of the fine people who will be judging Startup Battlefield at this year’s all-virtual event in September: Shauntel Garvey, a general partner at Reach Capital, a VC specializing in the world of education technology. Startups: You can apply to be a part of the action here.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Why are all of the VC home runs from white men, or Asian men in Asia, plus a few Asian men in the U.S.?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2021

While reporting delays could change this total, VC dollars have more than doubled since the pandemic began. Given the sudden extinction of snow days and yeast shortages brought on by student bakers in the early days of the pandemic, it’s easy to see how remote education extends beyond traditional school hours. billion in 2019.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 16, 2013

Still, I'd guess that only around 5-10% of any VC's dealflow is from females. No matter how many female engineers get educated, or female founders get backed, when dudes write the checks, dude behavior rules the roost. You go in on a diversified pool that has the opportunity to throw off co-investment opportunities.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

StudyFree — which connects students with international educational opportunities via a community-driven B2C SaaS model — has raised a $3 million seed investment round led by I2BF Global Ventures, TMT Investments and Techstars. We estimate the international overseas education market is 15 million students per year.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

VC has been invested over the past decade according to race, gender and educational background makes for grim reading — with all-ethnic teams and female entrepreneurs receiving just a fraction of available funding versus all-white teams and male founders. female entrepreneurs face in accessing VC funding versus male counterparts.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 23, 2014

When I turn down the opportunity to invest in a startup, I really turn it down. If I don''t have clarity on something, it means that I don''t think the space and the opportunity size is big enough to get clarity. You''d rather know exactly why I didn''t do a deal than scratch your head over some opaque "VC speak".

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Soon enough, we’ll be coming straight atcha with a host of speakers, workshops, roundtables, and networking opportunities that are sure to accelerate your dream. Our partners will deliver their expertise and relevant content and will provide resources that educate, engage, and support early-stage founders. No, not that green.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

I co-wrote this essay with Prabhat Gusain , currently the Chief of Staff at Caffeinated Capital; formerly an intern with Versatile VC ; and a 2021 MBA from UVA Darden. VC firms looking for fundable founders. In a very small number of geographies, there is no shortage of VC funds (NY, CA, Boston, Israel, Beijing). Brain gain.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. When deal-making slows, VC dollars typically favor the perceived market leader, starving other venture-backed businesses in the same space of capital. This is your opportunity to establish the narrative.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. My passion for startups and VC was ignited during my time at Capital Factory, where I sought guidance from a network of accomplished mentors. At its core, venture capital involves making educated bets.

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