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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

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Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. Side Benefits Ideally, a small fund could get you the following, but you have to ask to make sure it’s available: Co-investing opportunities. The question is why you would get tapped for this opportunity. Access to the partner.

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Need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally generated funds. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner.

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Gorgias’ valuation rises to $710M with $30M Series C for e-commerce customer support

TechCrunch

At the time of the Series B, it was supporting more than 4,500 stores with its technology that brings all of the channels that shoppers use to contact online stores into one feed for each company. The company was valued at $680 million prior to this round, Gorgias co-founder and CEO Romain Lapeyre told TechCrunch via email.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade. However, in June 2020, the Italian government sponsored a €1 billion investment program aimed at the native startup ecosystem, creating a new venture arm: CDP Venture Capital.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase. Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital.

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QED Investors hires Gbenga Ajayi as partner to focus on investments in Africa

TechCrunch

Last September, the fintech-focused venture capital firm announced closing $1.05 TechCrunch reported that Fund VII, made up of a $550 million early-stage fund and a $500 million growth-stage fund, will be used to back “fintech companies primarily in the U.S., Today’s announcement adds Africa to the mix.