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The Value of the 500 Seed Accelerator in 2019

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It’s been a crazy journey for us from a small first batch of startups in our Silicon Valley Accelerator to running accelerators across the globe and investing in founders from over 76 countries. What previously defined a “seed” stage is no longer the case, as the average seed investment has gone from $0.5M

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Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments

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When Female Invest launched in 2019, it did so with the goal of creating a community where women who wanted to invest in the stock market, but weren’t sure where to start, could gain the knowledge and confidence to take the plunge. Now, its users will be able to do so all within the Female Invest platform.

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Vietnamese Ed-Tech Startup Vuihoc Secures US$6 M Investment Led by TNB Aura

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Register Vuihoc , an ed-tech platform catering to K-12 Vietnamese students, recently secured a significant US$6 million investment in a Series A funding round led by TNB Aura. Amidst the fluctuations in the world economy, Vietnam’s EdTech sector remains an attractive destination for solid investments.

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Startup Guide: 4 Tax Deductions to Watch for in 2019

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Under no circumstances should any of the below content be construed as legal, tax or investment advice from 500 Startups or any of its affiliates. They’re a constant presence for any startup. The post Startup Guide: 4 Tax Deductions to Watch for in 2019 appeared first on 500 Startups. In fact, Read More.

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Jungle Ventures’s New Funding Program Commits $2 M Minimum Investment to Pre-Seed and Seed Stage Startups

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Register Singapore’s Jungle Ventures has announced the launch of First Cheque@Jungle , a new program aimed at investing in startups during their pre-seed and seed stages. The First Cheque program plans to leverage the expertise of experienced founders from Jungle Ventures’ current and former portfolio startups.

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How African startups raised investments in 2020

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To understand how much growth has occurred, African startups raised a meagre $400 million in 2015 compared to the $2 billion that came into the continent in 2019, according to Africa-focused fund Partech Africa. Did African startups raise $496M, $1B or $2B in 2019? billion in 2019. billion in 2019.

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Cloud optimization startup ProsperOps lands $72M investment

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Incredibly, prior to the investment, ProsperOps had only raised around $800,000. “This investment allows us to expand the scope of the work we perform for our customers and continue growing our engineering and sales teams.” Growth Partners with participation from Active Capital and other unnamed investors. a few months).