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

TechCrunch

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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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs.

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Techstars Launches Accelerator Program in Japan with Mitsui Fudosan and JETRO

AsiaTechDaily

Register Techstars , the world’s largest pre-seed investor, has teamed up with Mitsui Fudosan, a prominent global real estate developer based in Tokyo, and the Japan External Trade Organization ( JETRO ). The trio will introduce a new accelerator program in Japan.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. Tara Sabre Collier.

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VC Lab introduces free fund formation documents to make startup investing cheaper and easier

TechCrunch

Providing standard documents will speed this process up and help the global venture capital ecosystem develop faster. VC Lab was formed within the Founder Institute , a global startup accelerator that has already made similar contributions to the startup ecosystem.

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500 Global spreads its wings across the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, via Tbilisi

TechCrunch

Admittedly, in the ‘developed’ countries of Western Europe, startups are generally better off skipping accelerators and raising directly from Angels, HNWs and pre-seed funds. Of course, “your mileage may vary.”

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Engaging with the startup community: in conversation with Reece Walker and William McCullough

Startup Catalyst

Australian startups generally have learnt to play things smarter. The original concept of a startup in Australia was really “develop an app”. There’s an entire ecosystem that I would say sits within the broader startup ecosystem: the scaleups. The Startup Catalyst effect. Tweet this quote ).