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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. Now in 2018, there’s been significant rounds they’ve led or participated in — Pitchbook here recaps some of the biggest. That will take a long time to settle.

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How a Fashion Brand in Honduras Is Preserving the Country’s Traditional Culture

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rafael, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and an entrepreneur in Honduras, saw years later a need for his skills in the country’s cultural heritage sector. “My Detail of the handbag Rafael designed using Lenca patterns. “It We are a mix of Spanish, Indian, black and Mayan culture.”. It was a guide for fabrics and patterns like I’d never seen.

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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

In fact, according to the 2018 year-end report by CREtech , funding for “proptech” startups has surged with over $20 billion invested across early and late stage venture rounds in the last two years?—?quickly The connective thread here is the use of technology. It is about building and recreating communities.

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. For 2018 we are planning for 300-plus attendees. They came from eight countries in four continents.

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

“We will benefit from their unique experience and ability to create amazing experiences that help organizations use virtual spaces to drive impact. ” Mozilla launched Hubs in 2018, which it pitched at the time as an “experiment” in “immersive social experiences.”

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Epic Games acquires Sketchfab, a 3D-model sharing platform

TechCrunch

More recently, Unreal Engine has been used for different use cases beyond video games, such as special effects, 3D explorations of virtual worlds, mixed reality projects and more. In 2018, the company shared some metrics — 1 billion views, 2 million members and 3 million 3D models.

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Extra Crunch’s top 10 stories of 2020

TechCrunch

But, speaking as someone who’s worked at several startups, Extra Crunch stories contain actionable information you can use to build a company and/or look smart in meetings — and that’s worth something. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. ” The VCs who founders love the most.