NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James Burnes: Ministry of Awesome is a startup ecosystem organisation that is on a mission to drive New Zealand’s economic growth through founder-led innovation. We do run the Christchurch Startup Hub, Te O Haka, on the Ara campus here in Christchurch, where I’m sitting today.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. The main startups hubs in the country have traditionally been São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, but now a new wave of cities are building their own thriving local startup ecosystems, including Recife with Porto Digital hub and Florianópolis with Acate.

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

There’s an entire ecosystem that I would say sits within the broader startup ecosystem: the scaleups. You would call a business a startup when they’re getting to be cash flow positive or at least getting some decent monthly recurring revenue. Get on a board. Tweet this quote ). The rise of the scale up.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Without further ado, here are the five judges who will pick the 2021 Startup Battlefield winner: Kirsten Green is the founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, a San Francisco-based VC firm she formed in 2010. She is also on the board of Nordstrom and previously served on the boards of Dollar Shave Club and Bonobos.

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Founders Coop

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s a different kind of milestone for me as an investor: 10 years ago I led the company’s Seed round and joined the board, where I served until the Series C. Matt, Josh and Shivaas helped me learn early in my VC career what good really looked like. Like any startup journey, the years have been short but the days long.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Much of this can trickle down into the startup ecosystem. There are many reasons for that, such as private equity and crossover investors investing earlier, or the fact that LPs in VC funds are affected by public market swings and could, theoretically, hit some VC firms to feel the pinch.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

EF’s co-founders Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford said in an interview that around $100 million will be used to continue investing in more entrepreneurs and their startups, and it will be converting that investment effort into an evergreen fund. “VC should be hard,” said Clifford of the efforts. ”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For the past decade, Gener8tor has been working to shift that by spinning up accelerators in local communities that have money but are underserved in terms of startup support. We spoke with the Gener8tor founders about why they are passionate about thinking about the startup ecosystem a little differently.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Committing to enabling startups When Kickstart was established in 2012, the Philippine startup ecosystem was at its nascent stage. Ambitious and promising startups abound, but none managed to scale as fast or as large as those in neighboring countries. on its first year.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week sent ripples in startup ecosystems around the world, and it is emerging that millions of dollars held by African startups and venture capital funds at the bank were at stake, until the U.S. Federal Reserve acted to save the day. That is simply out of the question over here.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

Executives could be preparing for a big board meeting, quarterly earnings calls, or managing very large teams. He went on to build a network across the industry: shadowing VCs, meeting with founders, and honing his own investment thesis. Being an investor means being prepared for the ebbs and flows of the startup ecosystem.

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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. Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

.” The ticket sizes will range from $20,000 to $100,000, focusing on startups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and North Africa. Soyombo is one of the few founder-cum-investors on the continent, despite his company not being the traditional VC-backed startup the world has become accustomed to.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

Today, my best advice is to be prepared, and when things get tough, for founders, boards and comms teams to take a deep breath and not overreact (I could write a whole blog post on this). Many of these stories, and the anecdotes that shape them, are a reflection of the way society as a whole views women in positions of power.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

Monica came back from a morning coffee with one of her Board members, Albert. Corporate Innovation people are useful to startups because they contextualize the company needs to the startup ecosystem, and they contextualize the startup ecosystem back to the company. Joe, I had an interesting talk with Albert.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

6 VCs talk the future of Austin’s exploding startup ecosystem. Empathy emerges from stealth with $13M for a digital assistant aimed at bereaved families.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Michael is an experienced high-tech leader, board chairman and software industry analyst. Currently Michael is the Founder, CEO and Chief Analyst at Arion Research, a global cloud advisory firm; an advisor to G2 and Board Chairman at LocatorX. and five VC-backed technology startups. and PeopleSoft, Inc.

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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. It is unclear if VCs will agree to these terms, but LPs believe they now have more leverage. Smaller VC fundraises?

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Investing industry bible PitchBook has crowned OurCrowd as “the most active venture capital investor in Israel this year as record amounts of capital flood into the country’s startup ecosystem.” Despite the Jewish New Year and other holidays, Israeli startups raised over $2.2B joined the company’s advisory board. .

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HPA

APRIL 7, 2020

Built In Chicago: Online community hub for Chicago startups and tech. Built In Chicago is an online community that provides information on job openings, tech news and events for the startup ecosystem in Chicago. Chicago Inno: Chicago Startups that are Hiring Right Now. Propllr: Chicago Startups that are Hiring Right Now.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The firm’s advisory board is headed by Aya Jakobovits, PhD, Founding CEO of Kite Pharma, which was acquired by Gilead for $11.9B. The 2022 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit , the biggest investor event in the Middle East, will take place in Jerusalem on May 25, once again bringing the entire startup ecosystem together.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 7, 2022

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Workspot’s secure cloud desktop Binah.ai: World’s first blood pressure via video InsideTracker guides users to longer, healthier lives Israel hits new VC record of $25.6 Board chairman Mark Templeton is the former president and CEO of Citrix. Israel hits new VC record of $25.6

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A welcome visit this week from Dr Gilly Regev, CEO and Co-founder of SaNOtize , and board member Dan Suesskind, former Global CFO of Teva Pharmaceuticals, to the OurCrowd office in Jerusalem as they plan the global rollout of the company’s anti-Covid nasal spray. IntellAct is currently funding. Click to learn more. Learn more. .

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

39:40 – What’s a strong opinion he had about running a startup that he’s changed since running Meesho? 41:10 – How has the Indian startup ecosystem evolved? 43:30 – Can foreigners come to India and start a startup? 45:45 – After Meesho, what’s the most exciting startup in India?

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

That’s all about to change with the Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle revolution – and it’s making its way into the startup ecosystem. Former Mossad Director Tamir Pardo has joined the advisory board of our portfolio company NanoLock Security. Ex-Mossad chief Tamir Pardo joins NanoLock g financial services in Europe.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

For your weekend pleasure When It’s Over & Helpful Boards [Jared Hecht/GroupMe, Fundera] – Two more great posts from one of my favorite founder bloggers right now. After selling groupme I once had a VC tell me he didn’t know if I had the courage to build a great company since we sold so quickly. When you know you know.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Most of this discussion is about ‘playing offense’ — working towards being a good steward of LP capital and the risk/reward associated with VC. This doesn’t happen — a Board would stop it” (or whatever). But especially over the last decade, the opportunities to sell ahead of an outcome for the company multiplied dramatically.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

And on The TechCrunch Live Podcast , Matt Burns spoke with Sagi Eliyahu, CEO and co-founder of Tonkean, and Foundation Capital partner Joanne Chen, all about addressing blind spots in leadership and the best ways for founders to work with their board of directors. If you’re not, consider signing up.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Investors let him control the board as long as he continued to make them paper rich, and then actually rich--so they couldn’t technically force him out. When it happens at companies run by women, the media, disgruntled employees, and their investor board members, burn them at the stake. VC David Sacks tweeted “??

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

“You had one job” might be funny when a birthday cake decoration goes wrong, but if we’re talking about executives who don’t show up for board meetings, the stakes are much higher. Many entrepreneurs view board meetings as hurdles to avoid or overcome, which is unfortunate. “But that’s no reason not to try.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Do you expect to see a surge in more founders coming from geographies outside major cities in the years to come, with startup hubs losing people due to the pandemic and lingering concerns, plus the attraction of remote work?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

She serves on the boards of several AI startups and nonprofits, including the KQED Public Media Network and her own organization, Democracy 3.0. SPV-driven funds like Candou face competition from traditional venture capital firms, angel investors, equity crowdfunding platforms, and micro-VC funds.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands. Are you politically active?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks. I quickly recruited a board of experienced hands. Are you politically active?

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