Y Combinator

JULY 20, 2021

First Data Engineer at YC : YC Continuity is hiring our first Data Engineer to help us identify promising investment opportunities using data. Research Associate : YC Continuity is seeking a Research Associate to evaluate investment opportunities, lead market research, and help our portfolio companies grow. Learn more. Learn more.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

a nonprofit dedicated to fostering the growth of startups and entrepreneurs in Oklahoma, is proud to announce surpassing the $100 million mark in total investments. These investments, collectively over $100 million, have provided vital early capital to help startups throughout the state to thrive. billion at its IPO in April 2021.The

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

Our proposal: governments systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just the local founders. I co-wrote this essay with Prabhat Gusain , currently the Chief of Staff at Caffeinated Capital; formerly an intern with Versatile VC ; and a 2021 MBA from UVA Darden. all bear the marks of government investment.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Let’s look at six reasons to invest in tech startups that hail from Ukraine. More importantly, they continue to hire talent both to support their business and help the economy. As the development of the IT sector is integral to the maintenance of the country’s GDP, the government fully supports it.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

After a blockbuster year for venture capital funding in 2021, the flow of capital to Indian startups seemed like it would buck global trends in early 2022, but dried up in the second half of 2022. For Ashutosh Sharma, head of India investments at Prosus Ventures, it is paramount for startups to ensure their existence at this time.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 26, 2021

To improve your odds, keep these six key trends in mind to start your e-commerce business in 2021. Related: 5 Things E-Commerce Startups Should Focus on for Success in 2021. While Instagram built Reels to support creators and influencers, even brands that don’t invest in influencer marketing can benefit.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 30, 2024

$15 Million Series A supports the startup’s growth with a $10M Net Revenue Run Rate In 2021 real estate fintech startup Backflip launched an all-in-one platform for real estate entrepreneurs to support their acquisition and renovation of single-family homes. Also, they typically repay their loans in six months.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. But according to data from PitchBook, less than 2% of VC funding went to all-women-founded teams in 2021. On the bright side, founding teams counting both women and men as members raised 17% of VC investments in Africa in 2021. startups raked last year.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Funding supports innovative technology companies that are taking community banks into the future. Strategic investment fund BankTech Ventures invests in companies that are developing innovative technologies that enhance the ability of community banks to serve their customers. as of December 31, 2022, according to the FDIC.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 24, 2023

Register Mark & Company, led by CEO Kyungpyo Hong, has announced the establishment and management of a new venture investment fund in partnership with Yoonmin Creative Investment Foundation, chaired by Minseop Sung. 1, launched in July 2021.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 18, 2021

We have ongoing projects, workstreams, investments, and efforts in each and every one of these areas and we have made tangible progress in almost all of them. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Jan 8, 2021 SilviaTerra. Today is a good day to remind ourselves of that and recommit to the work that needs to happen.

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OnStartups

MARCH 24, 2021

An Odd Start To My Angel Investing. So I thought of an idea: Why not invest in startups? Angel investing is like having a niece or nephew. Both were actual companies (not academic exercises), and I decided to make an angel investment in both of them -- mostly because I really respected the two guys: Brian Shin and Mark Roberge.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 14, 2023

Kaya Founders, a venture capital firm based in the Philippines , has introduced two new funds to support startups at different stages of their growth. With a focus on nurturing startups, Kaya Founders is particularly interested in supporting home-grown ventures in the Philippines.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 27, 2023

Register The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (headed by Minister Park Bo-gyun) conducted an investment briefing on July 24, focused on attracting investment from the UAE sovereign wealth fund for content industries, including games , dramas, and webtoons.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The EU will invest €13.5 For the first time in the program’s history, it will include targeted support for Ukraine. In 2021, exports reached $6.9 from a year earlier and brought in more than $6 billion in revenue, more than $542 million the revenue generated in 2021. Firefly Aerospace Grammarly is a highlight here.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

Register South Korea venture investment firm ‘1Billion Partners Inc. 1Billion Partners supports startups with innovative ideas and growth potential in South Korea and beyond. 1Billion Partners supports startups with innovative ideas and growth potential in South Korea and beyond.

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StartupNation

JULY 6, 2021

Copyright © 2021 by Anaplan, Inc. Are you making it a priority to create a great place to work — a thriving culture that attracts loyal and high-performing employees — or do you feel it’s “good enough” and doesn’t need specific attention or investment? All rights reserved.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 31, 2023

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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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At the turn of the 20th century, any number of American municipalities with similar access to talent, materials, investment, and transportation might have emerged as the beating heart of the automobile industry. Where will they be able to tap into a supportive entrepreneurial network?

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Our team evaluates each potential investment opportunity through lenses familiar to many of our venture peers: market, product, team, and traction. The report also recaps our 2021 investment highlights and shares our thinking on the trends that will continue to drive our strategy in 2022.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 27, 2021

If you care about the mental and physical well-being of your team, I believe it makes sense to support them by investing in that. Paying employees more so that they can then make these investments personally sounds rational but I don’t believe it will be as effective as company-funded programs that employees can opt into or not.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This Computer Science Education Week, I celebrated by meeting with a very large employer in NYC and talking about getting that company’s employees deeply engaged with computer science education in the NYC schools and supporting the CS4All Capital Campaign, which I Chair. But it is all worth it.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It may not make sense to make the investment now, but one day it will, especially for areas like content writing, graphic design, customer service, and order fulfillment. Sure, you could invest in a customer service team to answer questions from visitors to your site at all hours, but are you even getting the traffic to justify that expense?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

In 2021, the average cost was US$18,000 and at one point we paid US$21,500. . Our margins dropped from 45% in 2020 to 25% in 2021. . We had a slight price increase, but our clients supported us. In autumn of 2021, it became impossible to find cups and lids. Adjust for margin impact. “In It was a win-win!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Salient surveyed over 80 companies across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, 25% more than the number it tracked in its last report in 2021. However, the segment is yet to record the type of investments that have poured into B2B retail e-commerce in the previous two years. In 2021, they received just $1.6

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 14, 2021

One way we encourage and support young entrepreneurs is through the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) , EO’s premier competition for college and university students who own and operate a business. Camilo Salinas of Colombia, founder of Residia , was awarded the 2021 GSEA third-place prize of US$5,000.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“We have expertise across asset classes and we support any way a customer wants to capture data: as a service all over the world via our network, inspect themselves using our software or hybrid models,” Burton said. According to one source , VC investments in drone companies reached $7 billion in 2021 across 199 deals, up from $2.4

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

billion PIPE, or private investment into public equity, provided Better.com with a stronger balance sheet. That said, November 2021 is far in the past. Better.com’s SPAC gets a lifeline but remains on life support by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch That $750 million infusion, half of a planned $1.5

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Notably, the round saw participation from Jason Gardner, founder and former CEO of Marqeta, who made this investment his first in the MEA region. Continued support from previous backers includes COTU, RZM Capital, and Github founder Tom Preston-Werner.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Register Asia Pacific-based early-stage VC Investible has announced the appointment of Charlie Ill to the newly-created role of group Chief Investment Officer, as well as the promotions of Jayden Basha to Principal and Ben Lindsay to Investment Manager. In the past three months, Investible has deployed A$9.8m

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Charlie Graham-Brown is the partner and Chief Investments Officer of Seedstars , a Swiss-based group with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. He leads the group’s venture capital fund, Seedstars International, which invests in seed-stage startups across emerging markets.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Register Karakalpakstan , a region in Uzbekistan, outlines plans to allocate $200 million in soft loans to support companies and establish a Youth Socio-Economic Center in the Khojaili district, with an investment of 1 trillion soums. Further, Karakalpakstan is enhancing its support infrastructure for businesses.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

This fund grew again by €34 million in April 2021 , and after deploying investments into 28 climate-forward companies, the investor this week announced it has officially closed its second fund. As long as the climate crisis has not been solved, we will need to keep investing more money into tech solutions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A 2021 McKinsey survey shows that about half of workers now want to work from home at least three days a week. You need the infrastructure and equipment to support a fully digital environment. The pandemic-related remote work experiment has been an eye-opener for both employees and employers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

The 2021 GLC programming and virtual conference experience were top-notch. It was extremely meaningful for me to return the support I received, especially during such a turbulent time. I learned a lot via the content, met some new people, and also enjoyed being a sponsor of the event. The gym, wine clubs, streaming platforms?these

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

The application deadline for this program is April 16, 2021. Starting in September 2021, Black-owned businesses harmed by the pandemic can apply to receive one of up to 300 grants of $5,000. The program is set to reopen in September 2021, so get a head start and find out if your business qualifies here.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Stacked , a web-based platform that provides passive investment tools for retail investors interested in crypto, just announced it raised a $35 million Series A co-led by Alameda Research , a crypto trading firm owned by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Bybit and BitDAO partner Mirana Ventures co-led the round alongside Alameda.

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