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New Zealand’s startup ecosystem poised to grow more ‘tall poppies’

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Now, investors see New Zealand as a country with a track record of building companies with global exits in SaaS, health tech and deep tech. Technology startups are the pinnacle of that strategy.

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

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So to find out what the startup scene in Wroclaw looks like, we spoke with local six investors, executives and founders. In short, the city appears to be strong in areas such as B2B, SaaS, marketplace, B2C, gaming and medtech. Most of our VCs, in my opinion, are focused on B2B, SaaS or marketplace-like startups.

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Philippine VC Firm Kaya Founders Raises $12M to Support Southeast Asian Startups

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Since its inception, Kaya Founders has supported over 30 startups operating in diverse fields, including digital health, fintech, B2B SaaS, agritech, and proptech. According to Paulo Campos, the managing general partner of Kaya Founders, the Philippines is currently experiencing a great window of opportunity for startups.

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Tory Burch Foundation launches tool to help women founders find capital

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It’s best known for its fellowship program that provides education grants, networking opportunities and business advice to women entrepreneurs. We see ourselves here just as an educator and a navigator.” Regarding the landscape for women overall within the startup ecosystem, she said she hopes it will get better.

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Meet with Samsung Next and other pivotal partners at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

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It draws founders, venture partners, CEOs, engineers, scientists, policy makers, researchers and entrepreneurs, product managers, CMOs, corporate M&A directors, MBA candidates and business developers who form the entire backbone of the startup ecosystem. The basic gist: It’s where startups go to grow.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. The median seed round is $500,000 (above the global average of $494,000) and a median Series A round for a startup is $2.4 Digital health, education, B2B SaaS.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Beyond the Turing test, 3 VCs on SVB, usage-based pricing tactics

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history is going to reshape the startup ecosystem for years to come. “While assessing prospective investments, I ensure it’s a product or service that I care deeply about and educate myself about the company’s market,” she says. But that’s just one street corner. The second-largest bank failure in U.S.