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Early-stage African VC firm, Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID-19

TechCrunch

” Badamosi, who returned to Nigeria from the UK in 2015, worked as the general manager for Starta Africa, an online community for African tech entrepreneurs. Microtraction-backed ThankUCash and a second unannounced startup have also joined cohorts at 500 Startups.

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SOSV is building a New Jersey HAX facility for industrial, healthcare and climate startups

TechCrunch

SOSV notes that, while HAX’s earliest focus was on wearables, in more recent years, the accelerator has largely shifted to industrial and healthcare, which currently comprise 70% and 20% of its portfolio, respectively. SOSV says the Newark location will effectively operate as a U.S.

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

TechCrunch

the free YC Startup School courses). Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g., The number of accelerators has more than doubled since 2014 , while the number of accelerator-backed startups in the U.S.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. GCVF specializes in providing critical support to founders based in small communities, while connecting them to an unfair network well-beyond their small-town headquarters. . In 2015, they invested $1m (out of OATV Fund III) in 8 companie s as a pilot.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. GCVF specializes in providing critical support to founders based in small communities, while connecting them to an unfair network well-beyond their small-town headquarters. . In 2015, they invested $1m (out of OATV Fund III) in 8 companie s as a pilot.

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Ycombinator - Where unicorns are born

Don Dodge

Dropbox is expected to IPO in 2015 at a valuation exceeding $10 Billion. There are lots of startup accelerators to help get the company off the ground. Some investors are now spending more time prospecting startups in Boston or New York where valuations are more reasonable, and the competition is less intense.