Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Startups are key to economic dynamism and strong economic growth. The key ingredient to increasing the rate of economic dynamism is startups. The best way to revitalize a city’s economy is through entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem building. Ecosystems need to intentionally build and nurture a startup community.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Most people who are familiar with Revolution , have heard of our Rise of the Rest Bus Tours where we visit five startup ecosystems in five days, once a year, to shine a spotlight on a city’s startups and the groups and individuals who champion them. But many people may not know what happens after that.

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Startup Catalyst

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startup Community cohort (2017). Israel cohort (2017). Investor cohort (2017). Female Founders cohort (2017). …to Each organisation came to Startup Catalyst in a different way. Nicholas McCarthy (Brisbane), Future Founders 2017. This post is a reflection on those 4 years and that evening.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register The tally of recognized startups and acquisitions, burgeoning to 84,012 in 2022 from a mere 452 in 2016, is a testament to the positive impact of investment incentives and simplified business regulations, as highlighted by the Economic Survey 2022-23.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 29, 2019

So in 2017, we launched the Rise of the Rest Seed Fund , a $150M fund backed by an extraordinary group of entrepreneurs, investors, and executives that are publicly standing behind the idea that great companies can start and scale anywhere. (A: In fact, most of our investing activity happens outside of the bus tours. and Puerto Rico.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The Netherlands’ ecosystem has been flourishing; more than $85 million was invested in regional startups in 2019 alone. Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. What’s your latest, most exciting investment?

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

The 2017 Startup Catalyst Europe Mission cohort?—?Will There’s an entire ecosystem that I would say sits within the broader startup ecosystem: the scaleups. You would call a business a startup when they’re getting to be cash flow positive or at least getting some decent monthly recurring revenue.

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OnStartups

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Today the State of Remote Work 2017 report revealed that 63% of people in product and engineering roles work remotely at least once per week, which is 21% more than the average. As a startup, every penny counts. Leaders need to make smart investments and keep a close look on the impact of their investments.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

When they return, young people like Morrison are finding that Atlantic Canadians have quietly built a robust startup ecosystem that has resulted in a dozen acquisitions to companies like IBM and Salesforce, the sum of which likely surpasses $5 million in cash and stock.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Put off by high taxes and paperwork in their home country, many Italian entrepreneurs moved to places like London in years past to startup. Indeed, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Trade & Investment Agency in London have even been known to fund Italian entrepreneurs abroad to help them gain more experience.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

David Buchan-Swanson (2017) joined this number as a software engineer). Tex Andersen (2015) became CTO of Talentvine , a Brisbane tech startup that makes outsourced recruitment affordable, transparent and simple. It’s not all startups! Jessie Hughes (2017) continues her work as a VR filmmaker.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem. The tech investment scene was characterized as being strong in software and life sciences, but sometimes too conservative or risk-averse. What’s their focus?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

The concept made sense; who wouldn’t want to be invested in ‘Google’ in the early days, but the idea of an industry that did precisely that was foreign to me until about 16 years old. What is your firm’s investment thesis? In 2021, we invested more than we did in 2017-2020 combined. Louis well.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

We’ve visited Detroit numerous times in recent years (Revolution now has a half dozen investments there), but this was my first visit to the new Shinola Hotel, where we had a great dinner. It was also great to be back in Ann Arbor, MI, where we had lunch at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, where we kicked off our Rise of the Rest visit in 2017.

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Hunter Walk

JUNE 26, 2023

500 Startups was looking to add someone with an enterprise background to their investing team, so I made the leap into venture at the start of 2017. I’ve spent a lot of time in international ecosystems over the years (I’ve invested in startups in more than 20 countries and helped run accelerators on 5 continents).

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

Related: Detroit’s Monica Wheat Strengthens Startup Ecosystem with Equality and Inclusion. Soon, Tincher was named the project lead of the Quicken Loans-led effort to bring a headquarters for Amazon to Detroit in 2017 (Quicken Loans became Rockets Cos. Sign Up: Receive the StartupNation newsletter!

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. For the pitch competitions in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Puerto Rico, innovative startups based within a 100-mile radius of a tour stop were invited to apply.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That only changed in 2019, when it decided to incur losses in favor of investing millions trying to conquer the U.S. Siemiatkowski also shares what’s next for the company as it ventures further into the world of retail banking after gaining a bank license in 2017. market, choosing New York and L.A. Siemiatkowski left undeterred.

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HPA

JULY 18, 2019

The unicorns in Michigan demonstrate a fertile startup ecosystem with unlimited opportunities. A couple weeks ago, StockX became the state’s newest in a quickly-growing cohort of unicorns, which includes two other startups that also earned the elite status this year. Acquired by Cisco last year for $2.35

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Founders Coop

AUGUST 7, 2018

It’s incredible to look back at how far our startup ecosystem has come in that time. As I mentioned in my talk, we had made just 40 investments at Founders’ Co-op then, and those companies had raised a relatively modest $140 million in follow-on capital. Seattle in 2013 was a different place. Fast forward five years. BILLION).

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

We received three term sheets and were able to put together an all-star investment group.” Archer and co-founder Garrett Ozar launched Eterneva in the first quarter of 2017 after working together at BigCommerce. Cuban took a 9% stake in the company in exchange for a $600,000 investment.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Prime minister Pedro Sanchez took a turn on Web Summit’s stage in December to announce the introduction of the forthcoming Startup Act — and to trumpet a new role, a high commissioner, tasked with bringing off a nationwide entrepreneurial economic transformation by working with all the relevant government ministries.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Despite the pandemic’s economic impact, Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem has proven to be very resilient. While tech fared well compare to many other industries, one downside was that the COVID-19 pandemic caused overall global venture capital investment to decline. Investments are also continuing to flow into Southeast Asia.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

In 2017, South Korea established the Ministry of SMEs and Startups to systematically oversee various startup support projects to reinforce momentum. Furthermore, the government plans to find 200 promising startups through 2022 and 1,000 promising startups, and 700 pre-unicorn startups by 2025.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

VCs invested over $5.5 billion across 412 deals in 2021, more than double the amount of capital invested in 2020, according to PitchBook data. While they are not primarily focused on Texas, they are starting to invest locally, as well.”. Notably, S3’s investment thesis is focused on Texas. Comparisons to Silicon Valley.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Early Q3 indications show India’s startup ecosystem is going gangbusters. Early Q3 indications show India’s startup ecosystem is going gangbusters. It’s hard to find actionable, proven advice for scaling startups. Thanks very much for reading, Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Account-based marketing makes it easier to engage with key customers at the right moment, but for many early-stage startups desperate to reach takeoff velocity, ABM isn’t viewed as something they can do. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window). Image Credits: Carol Yepes (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

In the fourth industrial revolution era, having succeeded as an economic powerhouse with a technological edge in manufacturing and industries led by large corporations, South Korea is now fostering disruptive innovation through startups. The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

So, in keeping with our mission, we present to you today a list of Ukrainian tech companies and initiatives you can support, the products you can use, and the startups which you – if you’re an investor – can look at funding. Main investors include TMT Investments, TLF Ventures, Flyer One and others. It has raised $14.7

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. Now many Detroit startups are on the fast track to growth. Whether it’s new funding, expansions or IPOs, it’s been an eventful year in Detroit startups. Here are the top Detroit startups and tech companies to watch in 2022. InvestNext.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. Salyer was inducted into the Oklahoma Woman’s Hall of Fame in 2017. Oklahoma’s startup ecosystem is disproportionately male, how can we improve the number of women-led startups in our region?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

That only changed in 2019, when it decided to incur losses in favor of investing millions trying to conquer the U.S. Siemiatkowski also shares what’s next for the company as it ventures further into the world of retail banking after gaining a bank license in 2017. market, choosing New York and L.A. Siemiatkowski left undeterred.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA also became part of the innovation ecosystem in Washington, DC, partnering with other organizations and joining White House and other Obama administration initiatives to shine a light on entrepreneurship. Working with the Eris (now GrayRobinson) team, ACA worked to protect early stage tax-treatment in 2017’s Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA).

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue code allows individuals to invest in small businesses. This stock must be held for at least five years to exclude the gains and is designed to incentivize small business investments. This letter emphasizes how vital immigrants are the to the US economy, the startup ecosystem and the Angel community.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2017

The results are in ( full deck is published here ) but a summary would be: VCs are significantly more optimistic about the startup ecosystem and their likelihood of funding than they were just a year ago While a year ago many VCs were planning to cut their pace of investments now very few are.

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