TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

March 3 is your opportunity to hear from and engage with the people who, through entrepreneurship, venture capital, labor organizing and advocacy, are both using and challenging tech to disrupt the status quo for the betterment of all. We’ll be highlighting the cohorts from the Latinx Startup Alliance and Startout soon, so stay tuned!

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In 2010, Antonio Garcia Martinez, the founder of AdGrok, wrote, “New York will always be a tech backwater, I don’t care what Chris Dixon or Ron Conway or Paul Graham say.” Top founders want to live in a place where employees are serious about working hard. First, you have to ask yourself what the desired outcome is.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. I always tell others to beware of uncoachable founders. Also by Diane Yoo: The Venture Capital Diversity Gap.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How do you determine if corporate venture capital is right for your startup? To help you determine if corporate venture capital is right for your startup, we asked startup founders, investors, and business leaders this question for their best pieces of advice. Matthew Ramirez , Founder, Paraphrase Tool.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In this guide, we’ll explore the diverse startup programs available in Singapore. Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs. Startups qualifying under Startup SG can access cash grants, equity financing, and business loans.

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Most VC's do not have any startup experience yet invest and bet on startups. So if your thinking about finance or startups for your career we have you covered. Just take a look at the index ventures CV's and you will be able to tell how many of them really have startup experience. How is this possible?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Topics range from accessible product design and fighting algorithmic bias to the justice system, workplace organizing and support for underrepresented founders — and that’s just for starters. Don’t miss your chance to meet some founders currently participating in TechCrunch’s Include program. Founded by Denise Umubyeyi.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Techstars Tokyo builds upon the organization’s ecosystem development initiatives, which have historically supported entrepreneurs in their early stages through programs like Founder Catalyst and Startup Weekend. Mitsui Fudosan, through its venture arm 31VENTURES, is actively engaged in promoting startup innovation globally.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Today, in a twist, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a proposal for a $10 million allocation in the state budget to create a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. It’s a known fact that the number of venture dollars flowing to Black and Latinx founders is dismally low.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. The early-stage VC had already set up five social impact funds and backed 81 startups since 2020, after Han acquired the firm in December 2019. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia disclosed 15 early-stage startups it has selected for the seventh cohort of its accelerator program Surge, pushing ahead with new investments even as the deal activity has considerably slowed in the region. Following is the list of startups available in the seventh cohort.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. Sometimes, due to the nature of the startup game, we over index on “the new.” It just made me think about that larger comprehension coupled with the nimbleness of a startup.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. The fund will invest between $250,000 and $1 million in startups at the seed stage to help them achieve the milestones needed on the path to raising a Series A.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We love nothing more than highlighting notable early-stage startups, and you’ll find plenty of them in the spotlight on March 3 at TC Sessions: Justice 2021 , a virtual conference exploring diversity, inclusion and the human labor that powers tech. Each TC Include founder gets a 60-second pitch to a TechCrunch staffer.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The entrepreneur behind First Text , a low-friction service that connects founders to investors, launched Z Fellows last year to test out his take. The accelerator features a one-week sabbatical program that comes with a $10,000 check in optional equity, at a $1 billion cap, to aspiring founders. or Web 3.0.”. RIP Y Combinator.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2021

Accenture Ventures leader Kathryn Ross has advice for black founders that could be initially deemed counter-intuitive. Kathryn is well-placed to shares insights about black founders and how they are faring in the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship. This is the time to reach out,” Kathryn urges black founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Why do they invest in venture capital? We raised $280 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. 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. For the past 2.5

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Not only is it damn hard - you guys have to know what not to waste your time on since your busy founders and what to waste your time on. YC Y Combinator is easily one of the most famous accelerators in the world, thanks to its huge profile and excellent reputation among startups. So here it is.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 10, 2023

Building a startup is not easy. We know what it takes because we have worked for over two decades with more than 760 startup companies to develop a repeatable model of success. Rick Rainey, an i2E Senior Venture Advisor, has worked with pharmaceutical companies on FDA regulatory issues for many years. in neuroscience.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register The South Korea Ministry of SMEs and Startups, in collaboration with the Korea Startup Forum, is set to host the highly anticipated “COMEUP 2023,” set to take place from November 8 to 10 at the renowned Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

TechCrunch Editorial is on the hunt for 200 early-stage founders to feature in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this September. To highlight global innovation across multiple sectors, we expanded the Startup Battlefield program and it was a wild success, last year. Are you ready?

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2024

Call for Proposals Now Open to Digital Health Startups to Compete on the CharmHealth Ecosystem PLEASANTON, Calif. CharmHealth goes beyond providing just funding or mentorship to winners. founder and CEO of HealMed Solutions, a winner of the 2023 Innovation Challenge. The submission period closes on Aug 1, 2024.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

But financing isn’t always easy — especially if you’re the proud founder of a brand new business. Related: This Entrepreneur Shares How She Bootstrapped Her Startup (and How You Can, Too). Startups are always risky, so jeopardizing your personal relationships a risk you should avoid if possible. Startup competitions.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The accelerator has backed more than 270 startups since its inception in 2012, co-founder and partner of SparkLabs Eugene Kim told TechCrunch. . SparkLabs admits 10 to 15 companies per cohort and invests up to $100,000 into each startup in exchange for 6% equity. Not all teams end up pitching at demo day.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Register India’s startup incubator, T-Hub , has introduced the Space Tech Incubation Program as part of the AIC T-Hub Foundation initiative. This collaborative initiative plans to bring about transformative changes in India’s SpaceTech sector by supporting and guiding ten selected Spacetech startups.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The undisclosed investment comes two months after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced the tech giant’s intentions to commit $1 billion over the next five years in “tech-led initiatives”, which includes a $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at early- and growth-stage startups on the continent.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

In an unprecedented work environment defined by distributed teams and virtual-only communication, two co-founders think their 2018 bet reigns truer than ever: mentors need mentorship, too. The San Francisco startup connects anyone from first-time managers to C-suite executives with coaches through a marketplace.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2019, female-led companies received less than 5 percent of the global venture capital. Bringing it to Africa, only 10 percent of the West African startups that cumulatively raised $1 million had at least one female co-founder in the past decade. The work we’re doing is important and necessary, but it will take time.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Access to funding and lack of support systems are some of the greatest challenges faced by startup founders in sub-Saharan Africa. It is these gaps that continue to inspire the development of new programs like Madica by US-based venture capital firm Flourish Ventures , which hopes to lessen the burdens of building startups.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

The Family Fund & Founder Community , which goes by F3C, announced $25 million in new capital commitments and its focus on becoming the largest community of founders that co-invest in the late-seed and Series A stages of consumer brands. Is venture funding already back? We just want to do that really well.”

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Founder Bounty

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Building a business or startup is hard and risky. Courses and mentorship to help start a business. Accelerators like YC can provide real value to any startup or business and we have written a bunch of articles on this so make sure to check them out! Courses and mentorship to help start a business. FounderBounty.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Ximena Aleman is co-founder and chief business development officer at Prometeo , an open banking platform that serves Latin America. Fintech regulations in Latin America could fuel growth or freeze out startups. Year-in, year-out, the gender gap in venture capital investment continues to be a problem women founders face.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Early-stage founders need mentorship and support to build a successful startup, and conventional wisdom says, “Get thee to an incubator or an accelerator!” Which type of startup program do you need, and how do you find the right fit? Save $200 with an early-bird founder ticket — college students pay just $99!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

The Fund , the early-stage investment firm focused on pre-seed and seed startups, is going Down Under for its latest expansion. In addition to participating in first check rounds, The Fund also builds communities of founders and other leaders from successful startups, who not only provide mentorship, but also capital as limited partners.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

The Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator, in recognition of the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, aims to bridge the gap in mentorship, networking opportunities, and funding. TThe Incubator aims to cultivate a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem by offering tailored support and resources to women-led startups.

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