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Where would I go to invest in startups or emerging companies?

Gust

” If we’re talking about the US and you are NOT at the Accredited level ($1 million in investable assets, or $200,000 annual income), then for the moment you are actually not allowed to invest in privately held startups (emerging public companies, of course, you can buy on the stock market like everyone else.).

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Will the most successful crowdfunding portals be restricted to accredited investors?

Gust

By definition, none of these are operational yet because they won’t be legal until the beginning of 2013, but there sure are a lot of folks throwing their hats into the ring here. But I don’t doubt that there will be a couple of these portals that will do very well, garner significant investment, and pull away from the crowd.

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Are SAFE’s Truly Everywhere? The Role of SAFEs in Angel-Stage Deals

Angel Capital Association

Y Combinator, a leading incubator, invented the original (pre-money) SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) in 2013 to provide an easy, fast and cheap way to fund the dozens of startups comprising a Y/C batch. So, are SAFEs truly dominating early-stage investing? So, what about Seed Stage, the angel’s most frequent investing stage?

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Ghanaian agtech Farmerline raises $1.5M from Dutch investor Oikocredit

TechCrunch

Founded in 2013 by Alloysius Attah and Emmanuel Owusu Addai , Farmerline works through agro-dealers, who are usually the first point of knowledge for farmers, in ensuring access to high-quality supplies, including fertilizer and seeds. With our investment in Farmerline, we are supporting those most affected by the price volatility.

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Jitx wants to change the way engineers design circuit boards using code

TechCrunch

The roots of the idea go back to work that Haldane was doing as a grad student in 2013. The $12 million investment closed last year. It was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Funders Club and Liquid 2. Jitx built this silicon validation board that included 2,0500 pins in a complex 300um grid.

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6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021

TechCrunch

It’s identical to what’s happening in Africa: Less than 1% of all VC dollars went toward startups with one or more women founders last year, according to The Big Deal , which details investments in Africa. On the bright side, founding teams counting both women and men as members raised 17% of VC investments in Africa in 2021.

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Silicon Valley is a surprisingly clubby ecosystem: FC's Alex Mittal

FundersClub

Venture capital investing offers different challenges than those associated with tech entrepreneurship, but Alex Mittal, co-founder and CEO of FundersClub, approached the sphere of venture capital the same way he did as a tech founder previously: is there a better way to do this? So how is Funders Club different than other VCs?

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