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Newtopia closes first fund of $50M to invest in LatAm startups

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Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. There are home-grown venture capital firms doing well, too, citing Kazek’s $1 billion funds. Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year.

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Consumer goods software company Aforza bags $22M to open US headquarters

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However, from his time at Salesforce he feels he got an education like going to “Marc Benioff’s School of SaaS.” The company raised an undisclosed seed round in 2019 from Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital, DN Capital, Next47 and Salesforce Ventures. Joining DN Capital in the round were Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital and Next47.

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Top Grand Rapids Startups to Watch in 2022

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Not only do they work in business development, market placement, and research to help develop solutions for the food service industry, but they also run their own startup incubator! They’re backed by Google for Startups, Connetic Ventures, MassChallenge, ID Ventures of Detroit, and TrendForward Capital, so you know they’re on to something.

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

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In Africa, incubators, accelerators, angels and seed investors easily outnumber larger funds — simply because it’s much harder to raise a large fund here. For global venture capital, 2021 was an outlier. They accounted for more than 70% of the 1,100+ investors that participated in at least one deal on the continent last year.

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Lessons Learned, Experience Gained: Ruminations on Mark Small’s Journey from Salesperson to Sales…

Jason Malki

He assists startups in achieving repeatable growth and scalability, leveraging his extensive background in leading global organizations for renowned SaaS and cybersecurity companies including Oracle, McAfee, Proofpoint, and Cofense. Recently, I relaunched my Strategic Advisory consultancy, MMC Ventures. I’m not a product inventor.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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Around 7,000 tech workers have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces or Territorial Defense Only last month, OneUkraine sprang up from a host of major European tech founders and investors, who plan to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people. Main investors include TMT Investments, TLF Ventures, Flyer One and others.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more

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“It’s hard to pin down where Shein is from,” answered Richard Xu from Grand View Capital, a Chinese venture capital firm. Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital / Wonderschool. Why Amazon should pay attention to Shein.