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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

On the contrary, for the last decade, I have been getting out of my office and onto a bus to see whats going on in startup ecosystems across the country. Revolutions Rise of the Rest initiative has visited dozens upon dozens of startup ecosystems across the country and backed more than 200 seed-stage companies in more than 100 cities.

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Boston startups expand region’s venture capital footprint

TechCrunch

This year has shaken up venture capital, turning a hot early start to 2020 into a glacial period permeated with fear during the early days of COVID-19. For our October look at Boston and its startup scene, let’s get into the data and then understand how a new cohort of founders is cropping up among the city’s educational network.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

billion in the first half of 2021 — a fourfold increase from the previous year. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. hit nearly $1.8

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

TechCrunch

New Zealand, a country of just under 5 million people, has historically flown under the radar of venture capitalism. According to Crunchbase, money raised by New Zealand startups increased 30%, from around $1 billion to $1.3 billion, from Q1 2020 to Q4 2021. A geographically isolated country with a “no worries!”

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

TechCrunch

In prior roles, he was an associate at a LatAm-focused venture capital firm and worked in corporate venture with regional banks and the Brazilian stock exchange. More posts by this contributor US-listed SPACs have a new target: Latin American tech companies Will Brazil’s Roaring 20s see the rise of early-stage startups?

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

In fact, even some of the excesses of 2021 were eclipsed when the number of investments on the continent rose higher in 2022 than they had a year earlier, boosted by early-stage firms flocking to fund startups in the wake of landmark exits of homegrown companies like Jumia and Paystack. For global venture capital, 2021 was an outlier.

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What does it take to create a startup ecosystem?

TechCrunch

Say it louder for the people in the back: As tech grows bigger by the minute and venture capital adds dollar signs by the day, a startup hub’s success is not an either/or situation. The next Silicon Valley is a tired narrative, when in reality startups look, innovate and create differently all over the world.