TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

This year, investors pumped a record amount of venture capital into the world’s startups: In Q2 2021, VCs invested $156 billion, upping that to $158 billion in Q3. VCs say there are more startup opportunities to chase in Latin America. VCs say there are more startup opportunities to chase in Latin America.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This February, Africa and emerging market-focused Nestcoin raised a pre-seed round to build, operate and invest in its web3 applications, including crypto content platform Breach Club and gaming guild Metaverse Magna (MVM). MVM’s seed sale token ensures opportunities for millions of gamers in these emerging markets.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard is a 16-inch square touchscreen device with a custom OS and a sophisticated method of tracking game pieces and hand movements. ” 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

A bunch of cohort-based learning platforms has also been successful in attracting recent investment — by, similarly, seeking to bridge the gap between edtech and the creator economy. The Kodland team focuses precisely on the practical knowledge and opportunities for children to learn relevant professions in an interactive manner.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

They saw me as an American that could bring them business opportunities and that was it, I felt that I was judged more on the merits of the value that I could bring than I would in the U.S. — Spurred by opportunities, I started a successful import and export business in China, and after a few years I had over 30 employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m no dummy on businesses that are in the financial services sector, but my 3 partners have been investing in the space for 20 years so I’m clearly on a different level. In our current portfolio 3 or his 4 investments are in the Fin Svcs space. 30% of our last fund went into deals in this sector. Sometimes that works.

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