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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation identifies entrepreneurs that display characteristics of “exceptional social leadership through discretion, influence, vision, ambition, intelligence, and follow-through.”. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Requires Columbia affiliation.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

From the beginning, we were deeply committed to Techstars’ “give first” ethos and mentorship-driven approach to startup investing. As Techstars’ track record fell further and further behind YC, their investor sales pitch of “buying an index of the global startup ecosystem” fell flat.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation identifies entrepreneurs that display characteristics of “exceptional social leadership through discretion, influence, vision, ambition, intelligence, and follow-through.”. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. Requires Columbia affiliation.

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