Founders Coop

AUGUST 7, 2018

It’s incredible to look back at how far our startup ecosystem has come in that time. In 2015 we closed our third and largest fund to date , allowing us to double-down on our strategy of filling the seed-stage financing gap in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle in 2013 was a different place.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. We discuss below all of the different ways you can work with the investment community. annually between 2015 and 2020, its market size topping $1.3B

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Source: DocSend At DocSend, we studied the fundraising process of 175 startups at the seed stage in 2019 and analyzed data to understand which seed startups were successful in fundraising and why. Data shows that white, younger male founder teams from the West coast tend to raise more money, more easily.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community. ACA continues to foster good lines of communication with the SEC and good relationships at the SBA. House and Senate staff turned to ACA to understand the impact of changing the definition on the angel community.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. Details here.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

But for the first time since abandoning my law school plan A, my mandate was clear: I needed to work at a startup. When I learned they were hiring a community manager, I threw everything I had at the interview process. We originally filed to go public in March of 2014, and didn’t actually become a public company until January of 2015.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

39:40 – What’s a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he’s changed since running Meesho? 41:10 – How has the Indian startup ecosystem evolved? 43:30 – Can foreigners come to India and start a startup? 45:45 – After Meesho, what’s the most exciting startup in India?

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Dropbox is expected to IPO in 2015 at a valuation exceeding $10 Billion. TechStars Boston and MassChallenge are doing a great job accelerating local startups. Bolt, Blade, UMass Venture Development Center, and several others are also supporting the Boston startup ecosystem. They got their initial funding of $1.2M

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

In total, Aqua Security has now raised $265 million since it was founded in 2015. “We are probably the best security open-source player there is because not only do we secure from vulnerable open source, we are also very active in the open-source community,” Davidoff said (with maybe a bit of hyperbole).

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This letter emphasizes how vital immigrants are the to the US economy, the startup ecosystem and the Angel community. This rule focuses on helping those in underserved communities who are highly entrepreneurial but still face barriers in accessing capital needed to start or grow their business.

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