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Founderpath secures $145M in debt and equity to help B2B SaaS startup founders avoid dilution

TechCrunch

In this challenging fundraising environment, more startups than ever are turning to alternative financial solutions such as debt. Despite the negative connotation associated with debt, a startup should not view it as an act of desperation during downturns, as TechCrunch’s Kyle Wiggers and Alex Wilhelm have recently noted.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Deep tech tips for SaaS VCs, toxic fundraising, student visa startup options

TechCrunch

If someone said “startup” while we were playing a word association game, I’d respond with “fundraising.” Asking people for money is a key aspect of every founder’s journey, but Techstars Managing Director Collin Wallace says it can also “accelerate your demise.” ” (I bet you would, too.)

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

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London and Berlin usually top the lists of European startup hubs, but Central and Eastern European countries like the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia and Poland have claimed a growing portion of the startup pie in the past few years. We are excited by environmental and sustainability sector, which we invest in. This city of 1.2

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Startups should focus on value add rather than amount of investment, says Sharon Lou, partner, Indelible Ventures

AsiaTechDaily

Register Startup founders are often too focused on the amount of money they can get from an investor that they mostly fail to see the value that other investors have to offer to grow their businesses further. Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally.

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15 Years of Founders’ Co-op

Founders Coop

Founders’ Co-op turns fifteen this year. But as a “company town” where most engineers come for a well-paying job, not as founders seeking like-minded peers, our region’s entrepreneurial support systems are surprisingly weak. First, the increment of learning in VC is investment decisions managed to maturity.

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Starseed’s Pulitzer AI, An Innovative Global PR SaaS Service based on Generative AI, Redefines Publicity Dynamics

AsiaTechDaily

Lead by Starseed CEO Katie Bomi Son’s ´Pulitzer AI’ Paves the Way to Global Market with Multilingual Translation Capabilities PR or Publicity remains a critical aspect for start-ups, serving as a gateway to attracting investments and expanding user bases.

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Acquisition, retention, expansion: Why SaaS founders must understand GDR and NDR

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Paris Heymann Contributor Share on Twitter Paris Heymann is a partner at Index Ventures , where he invests primarily in B2B SaaS and data.

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