Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 29, 2019

While entrepreneurs can be found everywhere, some startup ecosystems are thriving more than others. Building a startup community, or startup ecosystem, is no easy task and requires a lot of intentional work. Moderator Jeff Engell , founder of Blue Oceans Group. What is a startup community?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

We have general partners launching funds from all around the world,” co-founder Adeo Ressi explains. There’s been widespread recognition that fund formation docs are ridiculously complex and in need of an overhaul,” says Hans Kim , a longtime startup lawyer in Silicon Valley who co-authored the new package.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Olumide Soyombo is one of the well-known active angel investors in Nigeria tech startups and Africa at large. Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Non-traditional startup founder to an angel investor.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

There is an unprecedented amount of information or knowledge that is now freely available to guide founders (e.g., the free YC Startup School courses). Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g., Crowdfunding witnessed a 2.4x

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 22, 2023

Angel investing has undergone significant changes in recent years. As an important source of financing for startups and small businesses, it's critical for current and emerging angel investors to understand the shifts occurring in the industry. Here are some of the most notable dynamics impacting angel capital today.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. The summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking, and investment discovery, specifically tailored to empower the black entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. Just confusing minority founders even more.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Over the past 15 years, I have invested in more than 35 companies with diverse and underserved founders. I’ve created 15 funds in the last year alone. . Furthermore, my VC expertise has helped launch venture funds for more than a dozen universities throughout the United States.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. The process of debating and agreeing the details of this startup ecosystem support framework is expected to take between six and nine months. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas. It’s a city of unicorns and tech giants.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the co-founder and CEO of Klarna — the Swedish fintech “buy now, pay later” sensation that is currently Europe’s most valuable private tech company — is dismissive of the suggestion that non U.S. companies should relocate to Silicon Valley if they really want to grow. Siemiatkowski left undeterred.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. As the Global Startup Studio Network (GSSN) researched last year, the early signs of studio data are just the beginning for the growing expectations.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

How did you break into tech investing? When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC. It’s an interesting part of the startup ecosystem because you get a birds-eye view of the market and can help multiple startups simultaneously.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

But for the first time since abandoning my law school plan A, my mandate was clear: I needed to work at a startup. I had gone to high school with the founders in the Seattle area, and we had recently reconnected. For any individual founder, all comms decisions should start with the desired business impact. Enter Box.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

If you’re hoping to convert and retain customers, “reinforcing your value proposition should play a big part in every level of your customer funnel,” says Joe Procopio, founder of Teaching Startup. Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment.

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OnStartups

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I LOVE STARTUPS. I'm one of the co-founders of HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS). I'm also a big fan of Boston and want to see the Boston startup ecosystem grow and thrive. But a few years ago, I decided to dramatically limit the time I spend directly helping entrepreneurs and the Boston ecosystem. I'm an entrepreneur.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Through the work of its public policy team and committed members, ACA has become a leading voice on Capitol Hill for the early stage investing community, promoting a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem. This letter emphasized how important patents are to startup companies. Another main policy priority is to push for QSBS-Sec.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the co-founder and CEO of Klarna — the Swedish fintech “buy now, pay later” sensation that is currently Europe’s most valuable private tech company — is dismissive of the suggestion that non U.S. companies should relocate to Silicon Valley if they really want to grow. Siemiatkowski left undeterred.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. Co-founder Paul Graham got his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Harvard. Robert Morris, another co-founder, was a professor at MIT.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From an investor’s perspective, 2022 witnessed a sudden market reversal from an extreme equity seller’s market to an equity buyer’s market, causing dislocations throughout angel, VC, and startup ecosystems. Figure 19 (Pitchbook, January 4, 2023) charts the ebb and flow of founder vs. investor deal negotiating power.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas. All of these industries have something in common.

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