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Dreamit Ventures Announces Spring 2020 Cohort, Kicks Off Its First Fully Virtual Program

Dream It

Since 2008, Dreamit has worked with over 350 companies. This pandemic is accelerating a trend in more and more startups utilizing remote workforces and closing sales with virtual demos,” states Barsh. “As

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. At the dawn of 2022, there were 2,900 active VC firms, marking a 225% increase since 2008. Importantly, the traditional accelerator model has enjoyed the fruits of these potential paradigm shifts.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

Both Sides of the Table

We had Farb Nivi , who is the founder & CEO of Grockit , a website that enables online group learning. Current round: $3mm in Series B by betaworks (lead)(largest investor in company), Ron Conway, Danny Rimer, Accelerator Group, Roger Ehrenberg, Howard Lindzon. Brought in new CEO, Russ Reeder in 2008.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. From this we have seen a commensurate boom in the number of startup companies.

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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

TechCrunch

The company based in Lagos, Nigeria, was founded by Emeka Emetarom , Obi Emetarom and Wale Onawunmi in 2008. One clear differentiator is that the company functions as an enabler (at payment rails and the core infrastructure) within banking and payments. This is where Appzone has found its sweet spot. ” Image Credits: Appzone.

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Thai healthcare, surgery marketplace HD raises $6m in funding

AsiaTechDaily

HD is also one of ten startups recently accepted into the Google for Startups Accelerator: Southeast Asia program. This new funding round will allow the company to solidify its leading position in the healthcare marketplace space while accelerating HDcare, HD’s new innovative elective surgery product.

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Swimming With EO’s Angel-Sharks at the Inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ’s Accelerator program empowers early-stage entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow and master their businesses. How has your participation in EO Accelerator impacted your entrepreneurial journey? Thus Table and Desk was born?a

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