Gust

JULY 8, 2012

A while back I heard a talk by Dave McClure, a long-time angel investor, who also proclaims to be one of the “new breed” of venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, as CEO of 500Startups , which is either a micro-VC seed fund, or a startup incubator, or both. The hard part for entrepreneurs is figuring out what it takes to play.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We had a conversation about the role of incubators and accelerators (or the moniker of your choice) within the startup ecosystem. Given the volume of first time entrepreneurs and the broad growth of interest in entrepreneurship, I think these programs are invaluable. Yesterday, I spoke at Columbia Business School.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

attracting a bevy of tech entrepreneurs. Its proximity to London has meant that it is a good alternative for founders looking for a more affordable stay while letting them tap the capital’s financial resources. Pete Read , CEO and founder, Persona Education. Mathieu Johnsson , CEO and co-founder, Marble. innovation.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program. FFA is an extension of the Founders Factory organisation that has invested in more than 130 companies globally.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

A recurring theme: Serial founders. Muforo points out that aside from startups building fintech infrastructure, the caliber of founders was another reason pre-seed funding peaked last year. He told TechCrunch that trust between the VCs and founders involved played a major role in most pre-seed rounds last year. . ” . .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With a focus on designing, building and growing mobile and web apps, Appetiser’s co-founders Jamie Shostak and Michael MacRae were endorsed by several clients who worked with them from the earliest days of their projects. TradeNow, an Australian pay-later financing option for trade businesses and their customers, is one such customer.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Hollywood powerhouse, comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart makes the world laugh both onstage and on camera. But behind the scenes, he’s a serious entrepreneur building a multiplatform media empire. He is also the founder and managing partner of HartBeat Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on lifestyle, media and technology.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Together with Japanese startup incubator, Samurai Incubate, they launched Samurai Incubate Fund ; a fund focused on early-stage African startups. It also financed over 10 startups with checks similar to Uncovered Fund’s ($50,000 to $500,000). Terakubo doesn’t say why he left Samurai Incubate Fund.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 4, 2023

Starting a business is a big challenge, but one of the biggest hurdles for most entrepreneurs is funding. While some business owners use personal savings or loans to get started, many others turn to investors to help finance their dreams. Consider alternative funding sources such as grants, crowdfunding, loans, and incubators.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 8, 2023

Register Antler , a business incubator and startup accelerator based in Singapore, has successfully raised $285 million for its emerging growth fund, Antler Elevate. By empowering thousands of founders to launch and scale companies that tackle pressing global challenges, we move society forward and ensure a better future,” added Magnus.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

AI4Health Asia offers entrepreneurs tailored support, seed funding of up to USD 6250, peer learning and coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, investment readiness, and follow-on funding. “At This 10-month regional accelerator program is designed to promote and nurture innovations in Responsible AI in South and Southeast Asia.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Entrepreneurs are drawn to Singapore’s comprehensive support system, which has business-incubating infrastructure, tax incentives, substantial government subsidies, and strong international connections. This article serves as a resource for aspiring entrepreneurs eyeing Singapore as their business launchpad.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 6, 2021

Women entrepreneurs in West Africa are leading the way in creating sustainable businesses, growing their respective economies and generating lasting change. While entrepreneurs face all kinds of challenges starting up businesses anywhere in the world, women often have to deal with additional hurdles to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

More recently, Jim and Vinny the founders of Yipit taught themselves how to code to get their service up and running, after working in investment banking. There are incubators to help you out on the financing side, too. The success of YCombinator and Techstars has spawned countless new incubators.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The two entrepreneurs first met as students at the Maastricht University in Holland. Opara, who had practiced as a doctor for about six years, before switching careers to economics and finance, matched Yehia’s need for an advisor with experience in Nigeria’s healthcare sector.

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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. But wait, does that make Launchpad LA an incubator now? There are at least 6 incubators now being set up in LA. For the past 2.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

I began comparing my personal experience as an entrepreneur starting my business 50 years ago to the entrepreneurial ecosystem today. Unfortunately, we have created a widening opportunity gap for most Americans to become entrepreneurs. We start half as many new businesses in this country today as we did 30 years ago.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Turtlemint, an Indian startup that is helping consumers identify and purchase the most appropriate insurance policies for them, has raised $30 million in a new financing round as it looks to reach more users in small cities and towns in the world’s second largest internet market. Only a fraction of India’s 1.3 million customers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

After attending TechCrunch Early Stage last week, I was cheered to meet so many first-time founders and experienced investors who are looking for opportunities. Specifically, we are spending time developing our theses around and seeking founders building the next generation of cloud/computing infrastructure, industry 4.0

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

“Our goal with Formwork Labs is to help the best and brightest construction tech founders get started on the right foot, set up for success and in front of the right investors, partners and early customers.”. So a big portion of the Formwork Labs program is going to provide these entrepreneurs with access.”. trillion-dollar industry.

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Don Dodge

AUGUST 16, 2012

Bill started IdeaLabs in 1996 , long before the idea of startup incubators was popular. So, he started a lab, hired all the support people necessary to build companies, and hired entrepreneurs to build out his ideas. . The limiting factor is finding entrepreneurs who want to join the team and build companies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

Priyanka Srinivas is the co-founder and CEO of Live Green Co , a Chilean food tech startup that uses artificial intelligence to suggest plant-based alternatives for meat and artificial additives in food. This slump is a particularly unpleasant setback for entrepreneurs hoping to advance climate-focused principles and social change.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

They''re new to the gig, super excited about all its potential, and getting out there selling founders hope for that one big gamechanging deal. That''s really all I have to give to the founders I back. Here are a bunch of things I don''t do: I won''t do office hours anymore at incubators and accelerators.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The lucrative startup landscape has been particularly exclusive and inaccessible for non-white male and female entrepreneurs, whether intentionally or not. For ambitious entrepreneurs who don’t benefit from a privileged background, it’s important to understand the challenges you may face when seeking funding. Find your people.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 28, 2022

This year we’ll have a Decentraland platform set up so users can go in and dress in the digital wearables we’ll create for them,” said Joanna Lim, founder of metaverse fashion, Made In Real Life (MIRL). They can take our original designs like clothes, helmets, etc. and ‘wear’ it on social media like Instagram and TikTok.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

But to build one, founders must first define clear goals and create value for participants. 2021 was a year like no other when it came to venture investment, and this year is poised to tread a similar path, writes 500 Global’s CEO and co-founder, Christine Tsai. ” Thanks very much for reading TechCrunch+ this week.

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Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

But to make sure that the startup idea can result in a profitable business, an entrepreneur needs to validate it. Pre-seed capital is required to set the base for the business operations to start and ensure that the founders’ business is a viable one. A pre-seed stage is when the founder sets the base to sow the seed.

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Haystack

OCTOBER 2, 2019

And one of the sources of that flow are the new accelerators (I’m lumping incubators, accelerators, etc. all together) combined with the culture of “demo days,” in-person gatherings where angels and professional investors collide with entrepreneurs. Ultimately, the buck stops with the founder.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

That’s the problem that attracted three entrepreneurs — two of whom worked at Zomato previously and one as an investor at Bessemer. Their startup, five-month-old SourceWiz, said on Thursday it has raised $3 million in a round led by Blume Ventures and Falcon Edge Capital’s Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI). (A

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 14, 2023

My name is Jonathan Levy, I am the co-founder of AccountsPro which provides accounting services, Finance Director support and Financial Outsourcing solutions to Startups, SMEs, charities and not for profit organisations. Entrepreneurs and start-ups work with us because we speak their language. In addition to startups.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

Being a female entrepreneur is looking better each and every day. According to Entrepreneur , “Women are also raising smaller rounds than men -- averages of $5 million and $12 million, respectively. But, women entrepreneurs are taking the economy by storm. Bank financing. There are more than 11.6 In 2017, just 2.2%

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

” It helps founders build complementary co-founding teams, provides support with deep business model validation and a global platform for scaling their businesses. Of these companies, 40% have at least one female co-founder, and the founders represent more than 70 nationalities. Turning professionals to founders.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Paulo is the co-founder of Vale do Dendê (Dende Valley) and AFAR Ventures , a global diversity and inclusion creative and consulting agency that identifies opportunities for multinational brands, corporations and investors in emerging markets. Paulo Rogério Nunes. Contributor. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor. Like counterparts in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

The global economy happens indoors,” said Fifth Wall co-founder Brendan Wallace, in a statement. We can’t undo the last five years… but we can make smart, massive investments in the climate infrastructure of the future,” wrote Donnel Baird, the chief executive and founder of BlocPower. Water and power infrastructure

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

hundreds of incubators and accelerators, giving the impact start-up ecosystem the much-needed. Amit Bhatia, Founder of Aspire Impact and Aspire Circle, spoke about the ‘much-needed’. incubators and accelerators, connecting them with a global peer network in 100+ cities across 60+. programs, across 60 countries to India.”

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

She is an experienced entrepreneur, having founded a company and served as its legal/compliance/financial director as well as holding a position on its board of directors. Dr. Sarah Biber, OSHU Invent-a-thon Founder and Team Lead Dr. Biber leads the Surgical Innovation Program at Oregon Health and Science University.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In 2014 Niesh co-founder, Jae Yoo, now 26, had $10 in his bank account, and had to choose between printing past papers for exam study, or feeding himself. With talent in sales, marketing, and technology, Niesh was still missing some critical processes and systems – including elements of finance and human resources – to support their growth.

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