AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Aligned with the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (RA 11904) provisions, the Marikina Creative and Innovation Hub is a crucial and integrated resource center, serving as a nurturing environment for startups and businesses. brought together over a hundred stakeholders from both the creative and innovation sectors. .”

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2023

We spent the good part of the past three months doing our favorite part of the job: meeting the startups we seed (and the communities that rally around them) on their home turf. What we did: Rise of the Rest VP, James Barlia , touched down in Motor City to get the latest on the startups innovating in mobility at the Fontinalis Summit.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Juan Carlos Hernández is the executive director at parallel18 , a top-level, performance-driven international startup program with a social mission, part of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust. Startup markets around the world are heating up, and more investors are competing against each other for the best deals.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Before you raise money as a cash-strapped fledgling startup, it can feel like every problem you are experiencing would go away if you just had some money in the bank. At TechCrunch, it often seems as if every other startup story is about yet another fun company raising satchels full of venture capital. Where VCs get their money.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

And while this May’s economic backdrop was markedly different from last’s , enthusiasm was high and outlooks remained positive for the startup momentum building between the coasts. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. Infrastructure touches everything.

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Revolution

AUGUST 2, 2022

Rise of the Rest also hosted a Northwest Arkansas Startup Community Roundtable to help connect individuals within the regional innovation ecosystem with those visiting for the Heartland Summit to share experiences, challenges, and best practices for supporting entrepreneurs. with more than a few Foxtrot pit stops in between.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X , Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups. This is why corporate investment is making a comeback — and what startups should look for in the return. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Register Startup founders are often too focused on the amount of money they can get from an investor that they mostly fail to see the value that other investors have to offer to grow their businesses further. Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

A new foreign investment bill will impact venture capital and the US startup ecosystem. The startup community must defend merit-based immigration. Firms with dedicated DEI staff, strategies and programs achieve greater gender and racial diversity on investment teams and among investment partners.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Africa’s largest innovation hub Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), is launching a $15 million accelerator program, dubbed The Edtech Fellowship Program, to back and support 72 startups across Nigeria and Kenya over the next three years, TechCrunch has learned. One, the edtech space is highly regulated, more than the casual tech observer might think.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The Netherlands’ ecosystem has been flourishing; more than $85 million was invested in regional startups in 2019 alone. Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. Janneke Niessen, partner, CapitalT VC.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem. As of October, climate-tech startups had raised over $32 billion in 2021 and, according to Dealroom and London & Co., VCs invested nearly $50 billion in climate-tech companies between 2020 and 2021. More posts by this contributor. Abrar Chaudhury. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Perhaps an exception to this oft-repeated phrase, in my experience, is Entrepreneur First out of London/Europe (but now also in Asia), and even then that entity is slightly closer to a pre-accelerator in the way it assembles talent before it assembles the startups (although it does also fund its startups).

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. They’ll tell you all about their strategy, the order of operations of who and how they pitched, the magic slides, the timing of the raise itself, etc. In fact, just quoting the math is a really lazy way of diagnosing the problems in the ecosystem.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

Andres, an Industrial Engineer by training, was previously investing in the B2B vSaaS space and comes from a background of strategy consulting. When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC. He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Today, there’s a wall of new exciting things to look at…including, among other things, an opportunity Neesha has for you if you’re running a space startup: Apply to pitch onstage at TC Sessions: Space 2022 ! Startups and VC. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Yeah, baby, we are ready to jump right into a jam-packed day dedicated to the growth and success of the entire early-stage startup ecosystem. Head to the expo hall each day to check out early-stage Startup Battlefield 200 exhibitors and sponsor booths. Billionaire Marc Lore sold his startup to an everything store, twice.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Kara Penn is the mother of four daughters and owner of Mission Spark, a management and strategy consulting company. So far, Penn has invested in five startups across a range of sectors including real estate, food, apparel and finance. . And now, thanks to Hustle Fund, she is also an angel investor. It recently closed on $33.6

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Besides, these five should be tempting enough for anyone interested in building a bigger, better startup — in less time. Networking at Disrupt also includes plenty of organic ways to meet, greet and create startup magic in a variety of settings: Deal Flow Café, our brand-new investor-to-founder networking area.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

How our startup boosted productivity with ‘get s done’ day. acquisitions and future strategy). Deep tech startups in need of funding should consider federal grants. Deep tech startups in need of funding should consider federal grants. It’s a classic TechCrunch+ “how-to.”. Thanks very much for reading!

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TechCrunch

JULY 23, 2021

Early-stage startups tend to claim that their go-to-market strategy is fully operational. Finding GTM fit is a milestone for any startup that includes everything from expanding the engineering team to launching your first media buy. These simple metrics will tell you if your startup is ready to scale. yourprotagonist.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Being in the proximity of Silicon Valley, he recognized the potential of venture-backed startups as catalysts for this transformation. “I came to believe that startups are one of the most effective vehicles we have for bringing science and technology out of the lab and into the market.”

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

On the flip side, athletes, entertainers, and C-level executives also ask what they should expect when investing in technology startups and working with founders looking to build the next big thing. He went on to build a network across the industry: shadowing VCs, meeting with founders, and honing his own investment thesis.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. Thank you to my co-author for this essay, Paulina Symala, a Consultant at Oliver Wyman and a past intern of Versatile VC. connects startups to experts in building new businesses. Expert Networks.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

He is a thought leader and published author on emerging trends in business software, digital transformation, digital first and customer experience strategies and technology. and five VC-backed technology startups. What motivated you to launch your startup? I’ve also been an executive at 5 venture backed startups.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

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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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

We’ve packed this two-day virtual event with more than a dozen (and counting) presentations by leading startup experts holding forth on a range of topics every startup founder needs to master — or at least understand enough to outsource wisely. Nail the Narrative: Storytelling is a critical skill for startups.

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Haystack

JANUARY 16, 2019

The more I discover about going beyond just writing checks into startups — concepts like portfolio construction, cross-fund management, and new fund formation — the more I realize how critical the parlay is. And naturally, I started to see patterns in the startup ecosystem. Let’s focus on the noun first. .

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

Our Leadership Team started noticing something interesting around 2010: many of our customers were VC-backed startups. It made sense because a common playbook for consumer-facing startups was to build the product, prove PMF, raise capital from investors, and then deploy some/much/most of that capital in paid media to grow quickly.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A fintech startup, Prospa wants to change that and has begun to tap into this market. In March, the company was one of the 10 African startups participating in Y Combinator’s winter batch. This past year, African VC has seen incredible numbers from all corners of the continent at different stages of investment.

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HPA

APRIL 7, 2020

Wipfli : Features resources tied to business topics, including a section focused on talent and strategy. Built In Chicago: Online community hub for Chicago startups and tech. ChicagoInno: Chicago Startups that are Hiring Right Now. Silver Lining: Free resource for Employees and Startups. Switch: Talent List for Startups.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

For the latest entry in a series of longform articles that explore the inner workings of notable startups, we looked at NS1 , an internet infrastructure company best known for its software-defined DNS. Startups have never had it so good. Startups have never had it so good. What I learned the hard way from naming 30+ startups.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

My previous startup was bootstrapped, easy, fast, and 100% control. The head VC guy seems a little bit… weird. Fundraising is different for each startup, and it’s also very different in each stage of that startup. Still no new email. This is so frustrating, they promised to get back today. Refresh again. Still nothing.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Minneapolis is quickly solidifying itself as one of the Midwest’s most important startup ecosystems. Next week, on Wednesday, September 7, our crew is set to interview some of the best startups and investors, and speak on the area’s recent fundings, best practices and strategies.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. But to answer the actual question “Is there something going on in LA?”

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