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New Zealand’s startup ecosystem poised to grow more ‘tall poppies’

TechCrunch

For a very long time, startups in New Zealand had been crying out for capital,” said Imche Fourie, co-founder and CEO of Outset Ventures, a deep tech incubator in Auckland that invests in seed and pre-seed science and engineering companies. In 2020, VC investments totaled NZD $127.2 billion, from Q1 2020 to Q4 2021.

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

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At the start of 2020, Israeli startups and technology companies were looking back on a good 2019. Over the last decade, startup funding for Israeli entrepreneurs increased by 400%. In 2019 there was a 30% increase in startup funding and a 102% increase in M&A activity. So how are they doing? M&A was just $7.8

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Despite the downturn, CVC gains traction in Brazil’s startup ecosystem

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Despite the challenging fundraising environment of 2022, we saw more big corporations launching their corporate venture arms in Brazil last year than during the boom years of 2020 and 2021. This has resulted in a dynamic where the majority of the successful and mature startups in Brazil are fintechs.

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AHG Lab Secures $4M in Funding to Boost Philippine Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Established in 2020, AHG Lab operates under the umbrella of the Alternative Housing Group, which functions as a real estate startup and prop-tech incubator in the Philippines. AHG Lab has already nurtured a range of promising ventures.

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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

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Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community. Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. The main startups hubs in the country have traditionally been São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, but now a new wave of cities are building their own thriving local startup ecosystems, including Recife with Porto Digital hub and Florianópolis with Acate.

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

TechCrunch

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. Ignite NI emerged as an important native incubator and accelerator. Which sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in? Which sectors is your tech ecosystem strong in?

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