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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

One of the questions I heard most often from commenters was: “if Techstars is an example of a failed accelerator, what does a good one look like?” This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. This has not been our experience.

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Startup accelerator A-Labs launches $10M Web3 fund in PH

AsiaTechDaily

Register Startup accelerator Archipelago Labs (A-Labs) has launched a $10 million Web3 fund to invest and accelerate the growth of the most promising startups and talents in the Philippines ’ Web3 ecosystem. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Remember Me. No account yet?

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Gener8tor is the biggest startup accelerator you’ve never heard of…

TechCrunch

Gener8tor Skills is a partnership with Gener8tor, Microsoft and TechSpark that focuses on upskilling workers who want to train for roles in high-demand fields such as customer service or software development. ” 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators.

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Google to offer 40,000 developer scholarships in Africa; continues accelerator program

TechCrunch

Google today announced the launch of 40,000 new developer scholarships in Africa. Google will offer the scholarships — created in partnership with tech talent companies Pluralsight and Andela — to developers spread across mobile and cloud development tracks.

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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

Head of Global Operations of The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and the Co-Founder & COO of the Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator. “Veterans bring unmatched resilience, leadership, and mission-driven mindsets to the private sector,” said Ryan Micheletti.

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BE 2.0: When Your BHAG Forces Innovation

Paul G. Silva

” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies. Breaking the “Impossible” at VVM When I was at Valley Venture Mentors, we set this BHAG: “In ten years, catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of Western Massachusetts by generating $1 billion in cumulative revenue and investment.”

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BE 2.0: Vision Drives Endurance

Paul G. Silva

” Six years later, we were named us one of America’s top 100 startup accelerators. The entrepreneurs we helped were making 100 times more money and impact than local startups did before VVM existed. Our vision worked because it wasn’t just words on paper it pushed us to keep improving.