Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. And then the world changed. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Slowing of the brain drain is critical for cities looking to accelerate the growth of a robust startup ecosystem. Since moving back to Madison, growth and hiring have accelerated, and they have raised $20+ million, from our Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and others. Progress since then has been impressive.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The startup said it had sold scooters worth $150 million in just two days. The startup, which was once part of the ride-hailing giant Ola, said it will deploy the fresh funds to accelerate development of other vehicle platforms, including electric motorbike, mass market scooter and its electric car.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

Powered by gener8tor and the GREATER MSP Partnership, the fund will invest in leading local and national venture-capital funds that commit to investing a portion of their capital into high-growth startups led by Black, Brown, and Women entrepreneurs that are headquartered in Minnesota or willing to relocate to the state.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. It accelerates enrollment and improve retainment of trial participants. A genomics startup in Ann Arbor is a growing thing, just like cybersecurity. Bedestrian. PassiveBolt.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. I had the opportunity to visit my grandmother in the COVID ward at a local hospital before she passed (in full protective gear of course). Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t?

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The company currently has clinical installations in several hospitals in the US and Israel and is poised for rapid growth with new products and additional FDA clearances. Summit Week will be packed as ever with corporate meetups, VC forums, insider access to accelerators and labs, touring opportunities, and legendary partying.

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