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

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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. They accounted for more than 70% of the 1,100+ investors that participated in at least one deal on the continent last year.

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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

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So to find out what the startup scene in Wroclaw looks like, we spoke with local six investors, executives and founders. In short, the city appears to be strong in areas such as B2B, SaaS, marketplace, B2C, gaming and medtech. Which sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in? Which sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in?

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Should SaaS companies trade at a 24x Enterprise Value (EV) to Next Twelve Month (NTM) Revenue multiple as they did in November 2021? We also focus heavily on geographies.

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Five, count ’em, five reasons you need to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

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AI Stage Fintech Stage Hardware Stage SaaS Stage Security Stage Space Stage Sustainability Stage 3. World-class speakers The startup ecosystem is packed with brilliant minds, and you’ll always find the best and brightest leaders across the startup spectrum speaking on the stages at Disrupt.

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4 Indian investors explain how their investment strategy has changed since 2021

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A hallmark of that spirit is quite visible these days in the country’s flourishing startup ecosystem, which has expanded rapidly in the past few years, to say the least. However, the global slowdown has impacted startups’ growth in the country, just like everywhere else in the world.

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Let’s move beyond 2020 and start thinking about the 2020s

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Over on EC, I’ve written a deep dive into five broad “clusters” of change that have the potential to transform our world in the 2020s, in areas like “wellness,” “climate,” “data society,” “creativity,” and “fundamentals” that each hold so many startups ideas that I truly am excited about what’s about to be unleashed this decade.

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Startups are evolving to manage growth alongside profitability

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As more tech companies go public, the necessary disclosure has meant that with access to more information on the financial condition of many startups, mainstream investors have begun questioning just how profitable and sustainable these startups are.

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