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Venture Atlanta 2023 “Startup Showcase Live” selects Enrichly as $500K Winner

American Entrepreneurship

When the organizers of Venture Atlanta 2023 put together this year’s program, they decided to add some excitement. “I am so grateful to Venture Atlanta, BIP Ventures, Catalyst by Wellstar, Florida Funders, and Knoll Ventures for this incredible opportunity for growth,” said Jordan.

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

Both Sides of the Table

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. Online education. Internally at Upfront Ventures we talk about “high consensus” vs. controversial deals with “high conviction.” As Venture Capitalists we take some near-term bets and some higher beta deals with more risk and more upside if they work.

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Holberton raises $20M as it pivots to become an edtech SaaS company

TechCrunch

Holberton , the education startup that started out as a coding school in San Francisco and today works with partners to run schools in the U.S., A number of students also accused the school of not giving them the education it had promised. ” Clearly, that’s how Holberton’s funders feel about this, too.

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5 questions emerging managers should ask before selecting LPs

TechCrunch

Linda Greub Contributor Share on Twitter Linda Greub is the co-founder and managing partner of Avestria Ventures. When most people think of venture capitalists, they often think of investors, the people writing checks to fund startups. But that image is only one part of venture capital.

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Threading the needle: Exploring 5 ideas with the founders of LGBT+ VC

TechCrunch

Currently, it’s estimated that less than 1% of venture capital goes to openly LGBTQ+ founders. It was really difficult to see the silence of the venture community,” Block told TechCrunch+. This is all part of a larger mission to change what it means to be a venture capitalist. Open AI is a prime example.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from all ACA member groups.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

The result was a series of exceptional Seattle program cohorts, including not just the “unicorn” outcomes listed above, but hundreds of millions of dollars in venture financings and liquidity events deep into the roster of participating teams, year after year.