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Karakalpakstan Empowers Startups and Entrepreneurs with $200 Million Soft Loan Initiative and Youth Center

AsiaTechDaily

The city unveiled its plans to support local startups and nurture entrepreneurship with a series of new initiatives under the guidance of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. ” The financing framework for the projects includes offering loans for investment endeavors at a low-interest rate of 5% p.a. in foreign currency and 12% p.a.

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Betaworks’ new ‘camp’ aims to fund transformative early-stage AI startups

TechCrunch

In a sign that the seed-stage AI segment is still alive and kicking, Betaworks, the startup studio and VC firm, is launching a new program that’ll award around ten companies working on AI $500,000 in funding. “Some laws and frameworks that we have today will apply and others will need to be made,” Borthwick added.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Build a founding team, choose a VC and recruit your board

TechCrunch

Assembling a startup team is harder than assembling 10 IKEA dressers, and the stakes are much, much higher. Starting with the assumption that 90% of startups will fail and the most successful ones take an average of six years to IPO, founders must make careful decisions about whom they invite to join the core team. Enterprise AI 2.0:

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5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in VC

Entrepreneur's Handbook

What can we do to attract more women investors, and to change the types of startups, products, and services that are funded? As Hunchak puts it, the key to making women feel at ease in the venture capital field is to provide them with access to capital, mentorship, and industry networks. let alone being in the VC role.”

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Ureeka taps Kevin O’Leary (AKA Mr. Wonderful) to launch SMB curriculum

TechCrunch

Ureeka , an SMB mentorship platform for next-wave entrepreneurs, has today announced the Kevin O’Leary Bootcamp , which will offer members access to an exclusive curriculum of his knowledge and advice. The startup, which raised $8.6 “He’s been there, and he’s done that. .”

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At Last – An Asset Class Achieving High Ownership at Low Cost

Angel Capital Association

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. As the Global Startup Studio Network (GSSN) researched last year, the early signs of studio data are just the beginning for the growing expectations.

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Mentoring is at the Heart of Entrepreneurship

StartupNation

Let’s start by understanding the four levels of teaching, how it applies to business and then a framework for how we can take action. Related: Serial Entrepreneur Ryan Blair on Investing in and Mentoring Aspiring Startups. It’s at this point where we’ll need to dive deep into the lives of others in ongoing mentorship.