TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

I’ve sat at both sides of the table as a founder and a VC, and I understand how difficult it is to get them on the same page. I’ve participated in a number of accelerators, including Disney and Techstars, and these programs gave me a noticeable advantage when I stepped into VC. Accelerators are hubs for diversity.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

How to Think About Accelerators and Incubators: Founders often hear they should get involved with an incubator or accelerator, but when is the “right” time for early-stage founders to apply to these types of startup support ecosystems, and how can they best engage if accepted? So how do you raise outside the Valley bubble?

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. Right here.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Earth Venture Capital (Earth VC), a global climate tech venture fund with Southeast Asia focus, led the recently concluded funding round that was also participated by KSL Maritime Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Kuok Maritime Group, and existing Ampotech investors like Silicon Solution Ventures and SEEDS Capital.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In 2016, the VC firm launched its current 12J offering with Knife Capital Fund II. There are currently hardly any South African VC funds, perhaps other than Naspers Foundry, that can write checks of $5 million or more and are willing to deploy them to finance the externalization of South African companies into larger markets.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

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. psychedelics or construction).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

How to Think About Accelerators and Incubators: Founders often hear they should get involved with an incubator or accelerator, but when is the “right” time for early-stage founders to apply to these types of startup support ecosystems, and how can they best engage if accepted? So how do you raise outside the Valley bubble?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Uncovered Fund , a VC firm targeting early-stage startups in Africa, announced today that it has launched its $15 million fund which is expected to close at the end of June this year. Together with Japanese startup incubator, Samurai Incubate, they launched Samurai Incubate Fund ; a fund focused on early-stage African startups.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC. I was starting Senior year at Northwestern, only had a few classes left, and decided to find a program where I could formally learn the ins and outs of VC. How did you break into tech investing? Great question.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 9, 2018

The traditional answer of most VCs to the question of “edge” is a combination of the said and the unsaid. What VCs most typically talk about are: – Industry expertise. Many VCs focus on specific verticals, usually based on the sector in which a VC initially made her reputation. This model certainly makes sense.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Toni Eliasz is the program manager of the Disruptive Technologies for Development Program (DT4D) that supports the innovation and adoption of technology-driven solutions in World Bank Group operations. So, how did Singapore’s startup ecosystem come to be?

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Entrepreneurs are drawn to Singapore’s comprehensive support system, which has business-incubating infrastructure, tax incentives, substantial government subsidies, and strong international connections. In this guide, we’ll explore the diverse startup programs available in Singapore.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. But, we normally have a clear ceiling on how high we can grow AUM, before hitting practical limits to deploying capital within the traditional VC model. . I suggest there are a number of ways to scale a VC fund.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It seems that every internet company and their dog have at least one venture capital (VC) arm under their wing, with the likes of Google Ventures (now GV), Microsoft Ventures (now M12), Salesforce Ventures , Twilio Ventures , and Zoom Ventures all serving their corporate namesakes potential cash cows via hundreds of equity investments.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

For a very long time, startups in New Zealand had been crying out for capital,” said Imche Fourie, co-founder and CEO of Outset Ventures, a deep tech incubator in Auckland that invests in seed and pre-seed science and engineering companies. In 2020, VC investments totaled NZD $127.2 or Australian) VCs or the government.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Africa’s largest innovation hub Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), is launching a $15 million accelerator program, dubbed The Edtech Fellowship Program, to back and support 72 startups across Nigeria and Kenya over the next three years, TechCrunch has learned. We’re not only looking at VCs but development finance institutions and telcos.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

This is in addition to the €350M WorldFund which Ecosia recently incubated and launched last year to back climate-focused startups. “At the moment, we’re supporting renewable energy projects across Germany. World Fund is a new €350M climate VC fund incubated by green search engine Ecosia.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Startups and VC Good Meat, the cultivated meat unit of Eat Just, completed the U.S. Early-stage founders need mentorship and support to build a successful startup, and conventional wisdom says, “Get thee to an incubator or an accelerator!” Ivan has more. Come join us !

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

Goodwell Investments, which will manage the fund’s operations, and help develop its portfolio, told TechCrunch that part of the support to startups will include ensuring that they have the right ‘structures and systems’ in place, to help them prepare and raise their first rounds.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. The fund will invest between $250,000 and $1 million in startups at the seed stage to help them achieve the milestones needed on the path to raising a Series A.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

All the participants are running some type of program or space to support startup entrepreneurs or build the startup community in their region, from running accelerators and co-working spaces, to startup meetup groups, student entrepreneurship groups, and maker spaces, as well as University faculty and Government policy makers. Who we took.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. The most active African investors were involved in 15-20 deals, according to a report on African VC activity in 2022.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

The capital was raised by limited partners, traditional VC funds, family offices, and angel investors both inside and outside the crypto ecosystem, with global gaming platform WEMIX leading the investment, Zhang noted. We believe web3 will be the very first step to revolutionize [our] own identities and asset management.”.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 18, 2019

Libra has been incubated by Facebook. At the time of that investment, we wrote : “There is much that must be built on top of of these digital currencies to make them work well enough to support real business at scale”. A new blockchain & cryptocurrency project, Libra , was announced today. This has proven to be true.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

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. Other startup support players include the new Science Creates VC fund , set up by entrepreneur Harry Destecroix, and TechSPARK Engine Shed. What’s their focus?

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Don Dodge

AUGUST 16, 2012

Bill started IdeaLabs in 1996 , long before the idea of startup incubators was popular. So, he started a lab, hired all the support people necessary to build companies, and hired entrepreneurs to build out his ideas. . At this point IdeaLabs may bring in VC investors, or they may decide to fund it themselves.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Now that seemingly every VC has turned their attention to the category he told TechCrunch he’s glad he’s been in it for so long and therefore will not make some of the mistakes newer entrants will. Seattle-based Ascend is one of them. “It’s so easy to throw together a vertical AI demo,” Winfield told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Vale do Dendê coordinates with local startups, investors and government agencies to support entrepreneurship and innovation and runs startup acceleration programs specifically focusing on supporting Afro-Brazilian founders. BLCK VC launches educational initiative to bring more Black entrepreneurs into investing ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. But over 90% of Ukrainian startups say they need financial support to survive the war.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 1, 2021

The VC industry, and everyone else who benefits from entrepreneurial job creation–that would be all of us — are missing out on a cadre of talent with great ideas and deep understanding of market and revenue opportunities that are not part of the typical VC landscape. Reach out if you would like to add your support.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

Air Force and National Security Administration intelligence officer, was angel investing, co-running a tech incubator and had co-founded a company called CrossChx to link fingerprints to electronic medical records. A chance encounter with Kvamme, a Silicon Valley VC who had moved to Columbus, would change everything.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

The Mumbai-based startup announced today that it has raised $36 million in equity and debt led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, DMI Sparkle Fund, along with returning investors Chiratae Ventures and Dream Incubator Japan. Varanium Capital partner Aparajit Bhandarkar will join GetVantage’s board.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

On its platform, Kwara supported $40 million in transactions between credit unions and their members. Wandia said that Kwara is helping them to run a modern banking business since with the right support they are banks waiting to happen. This is as the startup continues to perfect its app in readiness for a full launch next year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Today, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators, VCs and angel groups proliferate. The country’s Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation (KTI) supports CTI-Startup and CTI-Invest, providing startups with investment and support. Olaf Hannemann, partner, CV VC AG. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Plus, it’s understood that Tech Nation is intending to carry on “as is”, even without the government subsidy, supported by fundraising from sponsors, subscriptions and partners. Barclays had applied for the contract through its network of Eagle Labs incubators , some of which have physical locations, but most do not.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

16k+ Twitter followers, 5500+ e-mail subs a week, 6th most read VC blog, appearences on Bloomberg and CNBC and I can't use any of it to market any kind of financial product--but if I wanted to sell you a watch or build a video game, I'd be set. Want to know why there aren't more female partners at VC funds? scratches bald head].

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

of GDP, while revenue from VC-backed companies accounts for 21%. Businesses that partner with schools can incubate the next talent generation. In response, governments should push bilingual policies in both schools and businesses, offering greater funding and hiring support for courses like English for IT professionals.

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