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New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders

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billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019. Over the past several months — in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement — we’ve seen an increasing number of venture funds announce initiatives toward funding a broader group of founders. billion of the total $276.7

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

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The Centech is one of Canada’s most successful business incubators, dedicated to deeptech companies with high growth potential. academic, and student founders building businesses out of university innovation.” G Ventures is “France’s First Student-Run Venture Capital Fund.”

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The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know

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Corporate venture capital investments (CVCs) now represent more than a fifth of global venture. The bigger slice of the funding pie comes as founders have to navigate a more uncertain capital landscape. At Wayra, we’ve adapted our strategy a number of times to ensure that we evolve as the startup ecosystem does.

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The latest list of YC-backed companies worth over $150M is the most geographically diverse yet

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In 2018, Y Combinator released its first mega list of the top companies valued at $150 million or more that have gone through the accelerator. There were 141 companies from 24 countries in the winter 2018 batch , compared with 377 companies across 47 countries in the summer 2021 group. have joined this desirable list.

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Israel’s startup ecosystem powers ahead, amid a year of change

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It wasn’t long before venture capital firms started up and major tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Samsung had R&D centers and accelerators located in the country. In December 2018 that figure was $230 million, in 2019 it was just under $200 million. This came decades ahead of most western governments.

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Alto raises $40 million to help individuals make tax-savvy investments in assets like crypto and artwork

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Using self-directed IRA companies to make such investments was costing Satz over $500 a year in fees, a problem he aimed to solve for others by launching Alto in 2018. Retirement accounts are particularly suited to making early-stage investments in private companies because of their long duration and risk-return profile, Satz said.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

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The city also has the famed Queen’s University and low living costs to count in its favor, and gentrification is starting to take place, which shows things are looking up for Northern Ireland’s capital. And as far as the local startup scene goes, the U.K.’s

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