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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

This shows that Africa’s investment landscape is still very promising because it continues to grow, and there’s increasing interest in multiple startup ecosystems, including nascent ecosystems. How do you prefer to receive pitches? What does this say about the current state of Africa’s investment landscape?

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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. I think it is important to remember that you dont have to swing at every pitch. Warren Buffet refers to this idea as your circle of competence Most importantly, I want to find opportunities that align with and reflect my personal values.

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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. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

“The invoicing company” “When they started, they didn’t position themselves so much as a startup or as a tech company,” recalls Skype founder Niklas Zennström, whose venture capital firm Atomico would eventually become a Klarna investor in 2012. People referred to them as the invoicing company.”.

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AI is coming to your Bing and Google searches, Apple’s M2 chip and Super Bowl streaming

TechCrunch

He was referring to the company’s integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 into Bing, its 13-year-old search engine. Africa’s startup ecosystem: Last year saw record investments in African startups. And now, let’s get on with this week in AI — I mean, this week in tech news. But there is still a long way to go.

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How you invest your time is just as important as how you invest your money

TechCrunch

I had a strong personal network and brand in the Hong Kong region, and I had no trouble finding local entrepreneurs who wanted to pitch Fresco Capital for funding. Unfortunately, in my early days of venture capital, nobody told me this story, so I immediately started searching for deal flow where it was easiest: in Hong Kong.

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What is the Best CRM and Marketing Tech Platform for a New Private Equity/Venture Capital Fund?

David Teten VC

Ideally, we wanted to pull in data from outside databases , including data about limited partners and more broadly the startup ecosystem (e.g., We are setting up the following process: every time a company mails us their pitch or further information, we send to a special email, e.g., inbound(@)versatilevc.com.