Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

Additionally, with crisis comes opportunity. As disruptive as COVID-19 is, new entrepreneurial opportunities will open up because of it. But if cities can deploy a well developed rapid response plan we have an opportunity to take on this challenge head on and hopefully head off a complete economic collapse. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

When leveraged properly, an exit can be the beginning of a firm’s true impact, especially when we’re talking about giving all founders equal opportunities and empowering the best ideas. We can use the victory to drive the point home to our fellow investors that diverse and international entrepreneurship is an undervalued gem. Team effect.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

We are grappling with healthcare challenges, irreversibly disrupted industries, millions of underemployed workers, and devastating racial and gender inequities. Together, we can empower contributors of all races, genders, and backgrounds to turn disruption and division into creation and abundance – for all. We need ingenuity.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. Dealing with resistive funders, however, is our biggest challenge.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

’ It’s that line of thinking that leads people to create disruptive companies, to solve problems that were thought to be intractable. So how is Funders Club different than other VCs? It's that kind of thing that we see as a unique opportunity. So we're looking for founders who resonate with the opportunity.

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Surdna Foundation

JULY 2, 2020

With so many communities around the world suddenly facing urgent, unexpected need, funders quickly realized they needed to pivot and add rapid-response tactics to their grant portfolio in order to quickly support their grantees. Andrus, and has developed a tradition of innovative service for those in need of help or opportunity.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. The firm uses whichever structure best fits a given investment opportunity, including Flexible VC.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. The firm uses whichever structure best fits a given investment opportunity. . 20% initial ownership.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2021

Existing backers such as Nextview Ventures and Florida Funders also put money in the round, in addition to a number of insurance and logistics groups such as Flexport. The startup’s self-proclaimed mission is to provide companies of all sizes — from startups to multinational corporations — with insurance infrastructure. “Our

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. Certain late-stage VCs have invested in some of my past funds, partly to motivate us to refer future investment opportunities to them. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. Monetizing our deal flow.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It laid bare its weaknesses, and conversely, uncovered potential opportunities. COVID-19 disrupted virtually every sector of the transportation industry. What sectors will recover in 2021 and where are the new and unlikely opportunities to invest? The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just upend the transportation industry.

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OurCrowd

MAY 30, 2021

Read what happened next with those early OurCrowd funders in my ‘Investors on the Frontlines’ column on LinkedIn and The Times of Israel. We are excited to bring this disruptive solution to the Wi-Fi industry,” says Gilad Rozen, CEO and Founder of Celeno. See some opportunities below: Ux Writer for HoneyBook (Israel).

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

One of the best business models ever is creating a marketplace between investors and investment opportunities. Same goes for SMB investment sites like Honeycomb Credit , The SMBX , and Worthy Bonds (business owners often fund others) and Prosper or Sofi (many funders have borrowed themselves).”. Ongoing information rights.

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Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2023

She has been a thought-leader in tech for the past 8 years, her newsletter has 25k subscribers, she was named one of Bloomberg’s 100 Influential Latinos of 2022 , and she has spoken at numerous panels including at TechCrunch Disrupt, L’Attitude, NFT NYC, and a16z’s Google’s demo day at LA Tech Week 2023.

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