Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

In 2010, Ravi founded IndiVillage , the first information technology (IT) and information technology enabled services (ITeS) company in India to become certified as a B Corporation. The program’s name reflects its focus on five pillars for startup success: Customer, Achievement, Recognition, Education and Social. Learn more today. .

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Creating opportunities for women and minorities to grow. This passion was one that I would foster and come to utilize within the VC space in order to support women from diverse and underserved backgrounds and communities so that they wouldn’t hesitate in the face of opportunities out of fear of not feeling like they belonged.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We also learn how, under his watch and as the company began to scale, Klarna missed the next big opportunity in fintech, instead being usurped by Adyen and Stripe. But whatever the intent, it would be another two years before the firm eventually had the opportunity to invest in Klarna at what was almost certainly a much higher valuation.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

The Institute for Corporate Directors in Canada helps its members “ perform their director role effectively and make an appropriate contribution in the boardroom (…) [by offering] professional development programs that provide value-added director education and learning opportunities.”. There are two approaches to doing so.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Concurrently, the number of funds raised in the eight-year period up to 2022 was 2,700 , up from 883 in 2010. The most notable example was allegations of fraud at Newchip , a popular virtual startup accelerator. Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x growth from 2020 to 2021. Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 20, 2020

Startup Nation and beyond. Exits inked throughout the 2010-2019 decade amount to $111 billion. Startup nation: Israeli high-tech sector notes record 2019, outstanding decade. Participate in a unique learning opportunity which will take place during the week of the 2020 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit. Events & more.

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