TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade. Rome has more than 20 incubators/accelerators and many established VCs; because of its lower costs compared to other European cities, it’s become a major base for startups.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While the University of Michigan has been formally educating students on entrepreneurship for decades, the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has notably ramped up in the last ten years and has effectively used its powerful alumni network to amplify its growth. MIDAS is a convening place for innovative research ideas and researchers.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Israel’s heady mix of questioning culture, tradition of national military service, higher education, the widespread use of English, appetite for risk and team spirit makes for a fertile place for fast-moving companies to appear. Waze’s 100 employees received about $1.2 This came decades ahead of most western governments.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Since then, many of the key trends and themes we surfaced have come to pass: Airtable clinched an $11 billion valuation in December 2021 after raising a $735 million Series F with help from Salesforce Ventures and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Congratulations!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Nova itself is a counterpoint to profit-focused corporate venture capital outfits, and is instead focusing on abilities to collaborate with the LG conglomerate across the board, in a few key verticals: the metaverse, connected healthcare, smart homes, electric vehicles (EV) and the wonderfully fuzzily named tech for good. .

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

That means making it easier for meetups and innovation conferences to use your spaces. They don't have to be big, contrived incubators--just a few couches and maybe a plug or two--and open wifi. I don't mean literally, but I do think students need to mix with their professional communities a lot more. Kick the students out.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Use discount code BELFAST to save 25% off an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership. Great incubator and accelerator in Ignite, but needs expansion to the Northwest where deprivation and poor infrastructure need to be addressed. What are you most excited by?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Platforms that are transforming how people and businesses operate, go about their business or leverage their core assets, using superior products, data and AI. This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two. This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two. This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

Also, utilize our ecosystem and engage support systems available such as our growing network of business accelerators, and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, a support system from which AireHealth has benefited. Venture funding and government funding routes for growth are not mutually exclusive.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Congratulations!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. But the fact that its valuation sits at roughly 15x ARR could be mixed news for startups looking for an exit, wrote Alex Wilhelm in The Exchange. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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OurCrowd

MAY 5, 2019

Finding soy milk used to be a chore and milk alternatives captured less than 1% of the market a decade ago. Aleph Farms , an Israeli startup, is setting its sights on the first steak grown in a lab using animal cells. . Portfolio Management Associate at OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture capital firm.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Rather than reinvent the wheel, I would point readers to Martin Kleppmann’s useful blog post with graphs illustrating the effects of a valuation cap on entrepreneurs, seed investors and later-round (typically VC) investors. The cap is irrelevant if the next equity financing is at a valuation below the cap amount.)

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propel(x)

MARCH 2, 2017

There is still money to be made, but it needs to be used in different and more intelligent ways. Venture investment in the sector has remained pretty flat the last several years. Can they find a niche market to prove out their product and business model hypothesis, all the while minimizing the capital spend?

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