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Riding Boldly Into New Frontiers: How Kevin Bulger is Blending Adventure, Investment, and Impact…

Jason Malki

startup ecosystem, including a role at Farmers Fridge, a fast-growing food techcompany. The opportunity to grow and expand my network by meeting like-minded individuals is also a huge valueadd. Before moving to Tanzania, he gained valuable experience working in the U.S.

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

David Teten VC

We may as well get compensated for referring them to others. Alpha Partners , Proof VC ) which share the carry earned in their coinvest to the referring party. Certain late-stage VCs have invested in some of my past funds, partly to motivate us to refer future investment opportunities to them. HOW TO GET A SCOUT ROLE.

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

” Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt … so most lenders look at it like equity.

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Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds

TechCrunch

It’s a similar model employed by AngelList , the company founded by Indian-American entrepreneur Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi as a fundraising platform for startups to raise money from angel investors. Syndicate leads are often experienced angel investors or successful startup founders.

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One of Nigeria’s high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups

TechCrunch

As an influential figure in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem, Soyombo has access to almost any important deal in the market. I’ve built that network within the startup ecosystem and reputation as an angel always ready to help. How African startups raised investments in 2020.

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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. I guess this is part of the whole purpose of Startup Catalyst.

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ShareChat valued at $2.1 billion in $502 million fundraise

TechCrunch

ShareChat said on Thursday it has raised a new financing round that values it at over $2 billion, joining four other local startups in attaining the unicorn status this week. The Indian social network said it has raised $502 million in a new financing round — Series E — led by Tiger Global that valued ShareChat at $2.1