Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 16, 2024

Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. The winners in six categories are: Bonterra , Best Overall, used Large Language Models (LLMs) to streamline the grant review process for funders, a major challenge in the grant-making space. UDC Chief Operating Officer David A.

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. Every time I talk to someone about the work we do at Founders’ Co-op , I have to first explain that we don’t really care about technology or business ideas per se. Aviel and I know something about this.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

That includes angel investors, venture capitalists, and institutional funders associated with various stages of a startup’s growth. Investors also place great weight on the founder or founding team. They also want to know if the founder has the skillset to build a great team once funded.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 3, 2024

Chloe Capital, a Movement-driven venture capital firm with a national investment lens, invites the Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania community to join us for our INVEST IN WOMEN x PITTSBURGH FOUNDER SHOWCASE ( InvestInWomenPittsburgh.eventbrite.com ) on Wednesday, May 8 from 5-7:30pm at Google Pittsburgh. Advanced registration is required.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Previously, we introduced the concept of flexible VC : structures that allow founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit and ownership optionality. David Teten. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

Jumpcut founder Kartik Hosanagar is a professor at the Wharton School, but about ten years ago, he spent his summer in an unlikely way: he wrote a screenplay. He was a founder of Yodle, which was acquired by web.com for $340 million in 2016. ” At Wharton, Hosanagar is the Faculty Lead for the AI for Business program.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Tim Friedman, Founder, PEStack , observes that the interest in direct access to alternatives has been so strong that “platforms like Delio have emerged, which provide technology to allow institutions which already have relationships with buy and sell side to quickly launch robust private investment platforms. Didn’t work.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

It’s identical to what’s happening in Africa: Less than 1% of all VC dollars went toward startups with one or more women founders last year, according to The Big Deal , which details investments in Africa. Why aren’t female founders getting a bigger piece of the pie? Tebogo Mokwena , co-founder and CEO, Akiba Digital.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. The summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking, and investment discovery, specifically tailored to empower the black entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. Scouts are typically hired because they are well-networked and credible in an industry, geography, and/or community that a VC is focusing on. Solo GP Training.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. But who’s talking about the power of exits to change the playing field for diverse founders?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Holberton co-founder Sylvain Kalache argued that the school would be best positioned to achieve its mission by “working with amazing local partners who operate the campuses and deeply understand their markets’ unique needs” and not by operating its own campuses. . Europe, LatAm and Africa.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking. In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? Startup Champions Network Virtual Fall Summit, October 20-22 .

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

Being an effective founder means questioning current paradigms, asking ‘Is there a better way to do this—and am I the person to do it?’ That line of questioning led Mittal and co-founder Boris Silver to build FundersClub in the way they did.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Over the two days of the workshop, nine projects were identified to move the EBLP forward from the following prompts: Regarding the Field: Imagine the field of entrepreneurship ecosystem building takes center stage; it is consistently adopted among practitioners, funders, policy makers, and others – locally, regionally, and nationally.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. If you think I’ve missed any, please contact me. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

I wish the small business ecosystem had something equivalent to the angel investor networks that support technology startups. Making our ecosystem more easily navigable and ultimately founder-friendly. To date, less than 1% of founders who are venture backed are Black; and women founders receive just 9% of investment capital.

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Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2023

She is the CEO and co-founder of alphaa.io , a women-led Web3 company that is revolutionizing fan engagement across sports, fashion, CPG, tourism and more. Our plan is to grow our network and revolutionize the back-end. If you had to share, “words of wisdom,” with a Founder who’s about to start their own startup, what would they be?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

We are delighted to provide this complimentary resource courtesy to community ecosystem builders to assist you in the planning and implementation of a new community angel fund or network. Help us create a powerful network of entrepreneurs, investors and community resources so that we can continue to support economic growth.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

These complementary pillars leverage Impact Hub’s extensive network of over 100 communities across the globe to accelerate learning across diverse realities. The global network inspires local ecosystems with the latest innovations while connecting them to a broader international context.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

Active Solution Development: We worked (and are continuing to work) with our partners to develop new approaches to addressing COVID-19 and its repercussions, engaging our funder network to immediately learn the big questions they were grappling with and develop new programming and other solutions. A Pandemic Playbook for 2021.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now the bad news: some venture capitalists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. no-equity stipend + corporate pilot opportunities with our founders.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

Startup 302’s mission to support founders from underrepresented backgrounds is such an important one, and this year’s finalists not only further enhance the wellspring of innovation developing in Delaware but offer technologies and solutions that truly will make the world a better place.” Morgan Chase & Co. ,

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The agenda included a tour of the Ion (the centerpiece of Houston’s innovation corridor), lunch with local investors and founders at Minute Maid Park’s Gallagher Club, watching the Astros take on the Guardians, and seeing Rivalry’s order fulfillment solution in action during happy hour at Margaritaville Lake Conroe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Currently, it’s estimated that less than 1% of venture capital goes to openly LGBTQ+ founders. There are no numbers on how much of that capital goes specifically to trans founders or how many investors identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. The best investors right now are investing in LGBTQ-founded companies,” Tukes added.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2021

As an early-stage reporter, I honestly bet a lot on the potential of a savvy edtech founder or creative marketplace play. All Raise, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the footprint of women founders and funders, has released its annual report for 2020. Founders who don’t properly vet VCs set up both parties for failure.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome three experts in the process to TC Sessions: Robotics on July 21: Pieter Abbeel, co-founder and chief scientist at Covariant; Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder and VP of programs and community at MassRobotics; and Milo Werner, general partner at The Engine. Simply register here for free.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Over the past year, AngelList has grown from a platform that connects angel investors with startups to an end-to-end suite of tools, working on everything from fund operations to founder cap table management. The signal strips out factors like investor bias, the founder’s networks and even buzzy valuations. “I

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Through its network, the company claims that buyers can “find the best receivables in the market, suppliers get the best sales conditions, and sponsors strengthen their businesses and production chains.”. Monkey has developed what it describes as Supply Chain Finance (SCF) programs for small and medium enterprises.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

The country’s only tech-enabled deposit network is leaving behind competitor networks that still use manual processes While fintech funding languished in 2023 , deposit management platform ModernFi is an exception going into 2024, having just closed an $18.7 million Series A funding round. The current round adds to a $4.5

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 3, 2024

As the experience of one leading angel group powerfully illustrates , the difference in returns for portfolio companies having a Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) member on the Board was 7x higher than lacking a CTAN Board member. 2 All data in this note are drawn from the 2022 Angel Funder’s Report database (tracking CY 2022 transactions).

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit.

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