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Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator launches 12 new startups at demo day tomorrow

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The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an incubator based in New York, is introducing 12 new companies at its 20th demo day tomorrow. How to get into a startup accelerator. So without any further ado, here are the 12 companies launching out of ERA tomorrow. is a skin health brand focused on men.

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6 reasons why you shouldn’t join an accelerator

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As the head of startup pipeline at Techstars, I’ve been getting on calls with founders, attending events, speaking on stages like TechCrunch’s Disrupt and hosting countless Twitter Spaces. Each time, I’ve been telling founders why they should join an accelerator. If you don’t need any of that, then you don’t need an accelerator.

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Data wants to disrupt your deal flow (again)

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As we spoke about on the latest Equity , Plaid has matured to host a growing startup accelerator, acquire companies and clearly expand its strategic ambitions. Here’s what to know: The deal comes months after Plaid’s own acquisition, which would have seen it be owned by Visa, fell apart and landed it a lofty new valuation.

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TechCrunch Live is going to Boston, and you’re invited!

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Apply to participate below: Are you the founder of an established Boston-area startup and want to participate in the pitch off? Click here for the Startup Battlefield application. This application will allow you to apply for this Boston event and, if you choose, Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023.

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Venture capital undermines human rights

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Amnesty International recently surveyed the world’s largest venture capital firms and startup accelerators. Overall, of the 50 VC firms and three startup accelerators analyzed by Amnesty International, we found that almost all of them lacked adequate human rights due diligence policies and processes.

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With Benioff backing, Sustainable Ocean Alliance aims to be the rising tide that lifts all ‘ecopreneurs’

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Benioff challenged SOA founder Daniela Fernandez to find and accelerate 100 ocean-focused startups and projects back in 2019, and the organization more than doubled that goal. “We see startups leapfrogging across multiple accelerator programs to try and access new networks and funding.

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Formwork Labs aims to build ‘the YC of construction tech’

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Brick & Mortar Ventures , headed by Darren Bechtel of the Bechtel family, is teaming up with BuiltWorlds , which describes itself as a network of buildings and infrastructure professionals, to launch an early-stage accelerator program called Formwork Labs. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar