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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.

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Investments of time and money are critical for startups’ success

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Our mentoring covers a wide range of topics and situations based on the leadership team’s experience, the stage of the startup, and the market the company is working to serve. High-growth startups have two basic sources of investment capital — angel investors (individuals, groups, or funds) and institutional investors like i2E.

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All Raise’s interim CEO is now full-time

TechCrunch

Hendrix Buckner joined the organization, which supports women founders and funders, as chief of staff in early 2022 and stepped in as interim CEO in January following the resignation of former CEO Mandela S.H. All Raise ’s interim CEO Paige Hendrix Buckner has now dropped the “interim,” according to the nonprofit’s blog post.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten VC

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Funder Category. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. of startups raise VC. Of the Inc.

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten VC

More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone. Funder Category. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. of startups raise VC. Of the Inc.

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. The founders, LPs and venture partners have a long history in local startup ecosystems in the Southeast including LaunchTN , The Company Lab , CO.STARTERS and several other regional funds and resources.