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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. The main startups hubs in the country have traditionally been São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, but now a new wave of cities are building their own thriving local startup ecosystems, including Recife with Porto Digital hub and Florianópolis with Acate.

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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors

TechCrunch

The country is quickly catching up to China on the tech investment front, with VC investments reaching a record of $15 billion in 2020, according to TechNation. Bristol is also home to an important startup accelerator, SETsquared. Which sectors is Bristol’s tech ecosystem strong in? What’s their focus?

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 is accepting applications from global startups till May 31

AsiaTechDaily

In 2022, the government plans to implement a startup support project worth US$3 billion to create a regional startup infrastructure and allow innovative talents with technical skills to flow into Korea’s startup ecosystem and develop their capabilities to succeed. trillion won (US$6.4 billion).

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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Ycombinator is the largest and most successful startup incubator in history, and it was started right here in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Startup incubators and accelerators are everywhere today, but were relatively unknown when Ycombinator started 10 years ago. None of the local VC firms invested.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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Engaging with the startup community: in conversation with Reece Walker and William McCullough

Startup Catalyst

There’s an entire ecosystem that I would say sits within the broader startup ecosystem: the scaleups. You would call a business a startup when they’re getting to be cash flow positive or at least getting some decent monthly recurring revenue. The Startup Catalyst effect. Tweet this quote ).