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JULY 18, 2022

USV TEAM POSTS: Mona Alsubaei — Jul 13, 2022 XFuel Albert Wenger — Jul 11, 2022 The Meaning of Machine Creativity. That is because we maintained a conservative bias throughout the last few years and resisted the efforts of some to get us to behave differently. And that feels good and right to me.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

Ayoken, an NFT marketplace for creatives, has raised $1.4 NFT holders will also get other perks like access to unreleased music and exclusive live events by the creatives. MARA raises $23M from Coinbase Ventures and FTX to build Africa’s portal to the crypto economy.

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APRIL 14, 2014

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures came in first, with a whopping 61%. Lerer Ventures was second, with just under 20%. Take the most widely used number--that way fewer women are getting venture funding than guys. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine. Well, it''s gotta mean something, right?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Contributed by Katty Douraghy, president at Artisan Creative , a member of EO San Franciso and the MyEO Women of EO Champion. . His creative recruitment business was growing and he needed stronger personnel management skills, which was an area I had spent the previous 10 years developing in my own career. Over time, reality set in.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

The Wing was actually the first brick and mortar space Brooklyn Bridge Ventures has invested in, closing a month before our investment in Ample Hills about a year ago. As someone who works in a space designed to make people feel at home more than they are at work, I can appreciate firsthand how creativity and productivity stems from comfort.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, a Japanese advertising conglomerate, has introduced a new entity named Ventures of Creativity (VoC Inc.) to advance its internal startup innovation program. The initiative will enhance the […]

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JANUARY 8, 2015

The team is hard at work improving upon the concept of a designer focused site that will inspire the creative juices in all of us. Venture Capital & Technology' Fab was a huge part Bradford, and Bradford is Bezar, but Bezar is not Fab. It''s so much more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2024

During nine custom-designed Learn Around excursions to Singapore businesses, most owned by EO members, groups of EO members enjoyed behind-the-scenes access to local enterprises including Creative Eateries , LionsBot International , Brass Lion Distillery , LeVel 33 Brewery , and Goldbell Group.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Register The intersection of science and venture capital can do wonders and uncover a champion in a city like Silicon Valley. In the epicenter of tech, where innovation thrives, Alex Luce bridges materials science and venture capital, carving a niche as a Partner at Creative Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Have a quick view below for what is in store at our Upfront Summit – a little bit of LA startup energy and creativity. Upfront Ventures' I look forward to being back to blogging next week. And maybe sleeping, too. Whaddayathink? And either way, join me in the comments section down there.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Arosh Fernando , creative director of WooHah Productions, says, “When our core business was not permited to function due to the government restrictions, we realized we had to change everything.”. Before coronavirus, they primarily catered to in-person events and live entertainment activities.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2015

At MakeSpace the uber creative VP of Brand & Creative, Rion Harmon , came up with a series of videos that explain their storage startup. And just so I’m not hypocritical, we work hard to also create a sense of what we do at Upfront Ventures. Have a look and let me know what you think.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

That is, if you are someone who wishes to earn a minimum viable living being creative, what is the likelihood you’ll be able to do so? I absolutely concur that if you want to maximize around other objectives, or examine particular types of creative industries, you might disagree with me. A singer who wants to sing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Creative platform EVEN , which allows artists to sell music directly to fans, said it has closed a $2.2 The company’s CEO and founder, Mag Rodriguez, says he started building the platform last February as a way to help Black and brown artists retain equity in their creative work. Creative platform EVEN raises $2.2M

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JULY 14, 2013

Cheaper rents could make it a great place for the creative community and there''s no reason why it shouldn''t become as popular a destination for out of town events the same way that Austin has. There was no strategic goal to build venture backed startup companies, but yet at least three companies in her community got VC investment last year.

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AUGUST 13, 2013

My Instagram photos are probably the most creative digital things I''ve ever done. Venture Capital & Technology' I follow people I don''t necessarily know and get inspired and informed. With Instagram (a FB acquisition, but not part of the core experience) I create and get inspired. Vine, for lots of people, is similar.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

The iSTEM program was designed to provide a platform for students who struggle in conventional learning environments yet exhibit exceptional creative and problem-solving abilities. At the same time, Launchpad@Stevens supports student innovation by providing mentorship, funding, and networking opportunities.

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MARCH 10, 2014

The small startups and individual creatives were early to SXSW and created a great, authentic experience over many years--a "neighborhood" if you will--with a certain attractive vibe. SXSW has become a fun way for lots of brands to interact with startups and creatives--different but not the same. Venture Capital & Technology'

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 28, 2023

Register In a significant move to bolster the local startup ecosystem, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) revealed that the Philippine Startup Venture Fund (SVF) now stands at about P8 billion (around $143 million). Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This is the task I set out to answer with the master of analysis at Upfront Ventures Glenn Poppe who deserves the bulk of the credit for our work. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. billion (Upfront Ventures was an early Overture backer). LA By The Numbers.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 7, 2024

Canvas Ventures, a multi-family venture capital office, officially launched with a focus on early and growth-stage startups in deep tech and creative tech. Tailoring solutions for the Asian market, the firm aims to take Thai startups onto the international stage to support innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

No one can predict the future with total certainty, but you can be sure that your entrepreneurial ventures will go through periods of ebbing and flowing throughout the course of your career. Unwavering creativity. From Apple and Nike to Uber and Facebook, many of the world’s most recognized brands were born from a creative idea.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

In this increasingly AI-driven era, creative and media teams will probably need to employ the technology to up their game on analyzing their creative assets and A/B testing — or someone else will simply beat them to the punch. their human creative team. to identify elements of the creative.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The company added a $14 million of equity and venture debt, bringing its funding to a total of $29 million. But I never thought of myself as an underdog because I knew it is easier to get those four things than what I, and every Roami team member, innately have: creativity and grit,” says King-Geovanis.

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OCTOBER 19, 2014

I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. and Petri was co-founder and head of creative at Remedy Entertainment that launched the hit PC games Max Payne and Alan Wake. Tech Market Analysis Upfront Ventures' He hit me from two very trusted sources.

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Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

At this years Bark Tank Pitch Competition , eight teams took the stage to pitch their ventures to a panel of expert judges, competing for a record $150,000 in prizes. Watching these entrepreneurs present their ideas, its impossible not to feel inspirednot just by their creativity, but by their commitment to solving meaningful problems.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

For years — decades, even — there was little question about whether you could become a venture capitalist if you weren’t comfortable financially. In fact, five years ago, I wrote that the real obstacle to becoming a venture capitalist has less to do with gender than with financial inequality. You couldn’t.

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APRIL 25, 2013

Ex Venture Capitalist with Battery Ventures. She talks about creative design of websites and physical products – in our case – stickers. Soleil at Chief Creative Officer. I considered her one of LA’s great talents. You can imagine the narrative … Native Angelino. Competitive sportswoman.

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JUNE 30, 2016

And if you raise the “5 on 20” and don’t grow into your next-round valuation you’re stuck because venture investors HATE doing down rounds. Constraints can spark creativity Of course it never feels this way when you’re the founder, but constraints can actually force creativity.

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JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. That didn’t make them bad – it just didn’t make them efficient at making rapid decisions of whether to fund a startup or not and the terms on which they would fund were typically not “market” for a startup company that would become venture backed one day.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab. Each year since the Inclusive Ventures Lab’s launch in 2017, we have expanded our efforts to ensure that more entrepreneurs around the world can succeed – and this year is no different,” sums up Bueno.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

We can foster an ecosystem that supports and uplifts young entrepreneurs by encouraging creativity, providing investment opportunities, and celebrating achievements. Promote creativity To celebrate the work of young entrepreneurs, we must first encourage creativity and innovation.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 15, 2023

Register Singapore-based Decentralized Gaming Ventures, a venture builder in the web3 gaming space, has secured a substantial seven-figure investment round. Hashed, a prominent Korean venture fund, is the primary contributor to this funding. Over the past year, Venture Builder has supported releasing 15 games in the market.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., However, by 2022 (with most pandemic restrictions in the rear view mirror and financial markets facing challenges), investors began gravitating towards perceived safe havens, as reflected in the data.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This valley is home to public entities like the Gyeonggi Business & Science Accelerator , Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (GCCEI), Gyeonggi Creative Content Agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), to name a few.

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JANUARY 6, 2013

Being able to innovate requires both intuition and creativity--combining a good sense of direction with enough spontaneity to be willing to lose your way long enough to move in a direction others haven't travelled before. Plus, if it takes too much time, just write shorter posts. Problem solved.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley.

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