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Dispatches from the Road: Q3 2023

Revolution

What we did: Revolution Ventures VP, Alex Shtarkman , joined fellow proptech investors onstage at Blueprint 2023 to discuss the current landscape for real estate tech founders and funders. Hear his takes on building a strong investor syndicate. Read soundbites from their conversation in Dallas Innovates.

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Angel Capital Association’s Annual Summit is a Goldmine for Black Investors, Founders, and High Growth Startups Raising Capital

Angel Capital Association

For black investors and founders, these sessions are a goldmine of information, offering insights into the latest trends, strategies for successful investing, and guidance on navigating the complexities of the startup ecosystem.

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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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Tech Nation looks for new home as UK Gov hands tech ecosystem contract to Barclays

TechCrunch

“There’s such a gap in equity for Northern funders still. Organisations like Tech Nation are effectively the connective tissue between what is ultimately still a nascent ecosystem on a global scale,” Ben Davies, group marketing director at financial services firm Praetura, told Prolific North.

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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

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Government and academic professionals also seek them out to get connected to the startup ecosystem. It needs to go house to house--founders and employees getting matched through individual e-mail intros, deals happening over handshakes, and startups getting recruited into your ecosystem one at a time.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 4: Startup founders are white.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Normalizing down rounds, 2023 climate trends, term sheet basics

TechCrunch

It’s a decent metaphor for our startup ecosystem: Just as there aren’t enough sandbags in San Francisco to keep everyone’s house dry, rising interest rates, skittish investors and looming economic uncertainty are poised to bring valuations down even further in 2023. Six climate tech trends to watch for in 2023.

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