This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

So, to recap, it's fine to let people who don't know anything about startups invest directly into them, but we're putting tons of restrictions around people with actual experience helping those people out and vetting the good ideas from the bad ones. Want to know why there aren't more female partners at VC funds? scratches bald head].

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. Any VC will tell you that the ones they said yes to, they mostly got there right away—and that there are very few “maybe” deals that get tipped over the fence. Was she just an anomaly or is there something else going on here? First is network bias.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

I was out trying to save my startup by talking to as many investors as I could. Many of you entrepreneurs know that feeling. Back when I was pitching my previous startup to investors, it had never really dawned on me that they had experienced what I was going through--and that a VC firm was essentially a startup.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

But while the industry hails the rise of the region’s ecosystem and its growing fleet of unicorns , Latin America’s startup story has a far longer past. And it’s one we should keep in mind as entrepreneurs and investors around the world forge the region’s future. People often ask me: How are consumers different in Brazil?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. What drove such volumes when the rest of the world was reining back the collective enthusiasm of 2021?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

But it’s been hard to argue against this position in the last 10 years, as the country powered ahead, famously producing ground-breaking startups like Waze, which was eventually picked up by Google for more than $1 billion in 2013. Over the last decade, startup funding for Israeli entrepreneurs increased by 400%.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While VC dollars still overwhelmingly funnel into places like Silicon Valley, Brookings research shows tech jobs are finally spreading out — movement spurred by the availability of hybrid and remote work, private investment, and federal initiatives. Collaboration is the hardest, but arguably the most important.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Our findings confirmed a significant shift away from the traditional tech hubs of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, with the proportion of seed- and early-stage VC dollars funneling into the Bay Area falling below 30% for the first time in more than a decade. Infrastructure touches everything.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 14, 2023

The Gokongwei family played a key role in anchoring the funding round, which also saw participation from institutional investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and renowned entrepreneurs. With a focus on nurturing startups, Kaya Founders is particularly interested in supporting home-grown ventures in the Philippines.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In the scuffle, VCs are turning to scouts to do the legwork, but that has meant being yet another step removed from their founders. Investors have already been signing the dotted line without meeting entrepreneurs in person. When a VC spends time at an accelerator, they’re in front of a number of talented founders at once.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. As big wins happen in regional markets this capital often gets “recycled” back into the startup community in the form of angel funding for other startups. And then the world changed. I’ve outlined some of the changes in the following posts: 1. Venture Capital.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James Burnes: Ministry of Awesome is a startup ecosystem organisation that is on a mission to drive New Zealand’s economic growth through founder-led innovation. So we have entrepreneurs and residents working in Wellington, in Christchurch, and in Auckland. And today we are a national organisation.

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Revolution

APRIL 24, 2023

But rather than viewing global warming as an insurmountable problem, bold entrepreneurs have galvanized around workable solutions to address its causes. As investors who bet on those entrepreneurs and the industry-transforming startups they’re building, VCs have a unique perspective on what “investing in the planet” looks like at scale.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

EF’s co-founders Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford said in an interview that around $100 million will be used to continue investing in more entrepreneurs and their startups, and it will be converting that investment effort into an evergreen fund. “VC should be hard,” said Clifford of the efforts.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

Our fund is especially keen on aligning incentives with the entrepreneurs we work with through a multi-decade investing horizon, participation through multiple rounds, and our willingness to do deals outside of a normal-priced round. Unlike some other funds, we do not consider ourselves an Impact or ESG fund. Louis well.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. I am no stranger to this gender gap within the VC space.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The fund’s core mission is to provide visionary young entrepreneurs with essential capital; it also strives to create an extensive network of industry professionals. It aims to help young founders in a vast network of fellow Gen Z entrepreneurs. Nila Capital is capping its funding at $10,000 per round.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem. As of October, climate-tech startups had raised over $32 billion in 2021 and, according to Dealroom and London & Co., VCs invested nearly $50 billion in climate-tech companies between 2020 and 2021. More posts by this contributor. Abrar Chaudhury. Contributor.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

(See How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm.) You can work as a consultant, an interim executive, a board member, a deal executive partnering to buy a company, an executive in residence, or as an entrepreneur in residence. . At Versatile VC , we’ve used all these models. Expert Networks.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Perhaps an exception to this oft-repeated phrase, in my experience, is Entrepreneur First out of London/Europe (but now also in Asia), and even then that entity is slightly closer to a pre-accelerator in the way it assembles talent before it assembles the startups (although it does also fund its startups).

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But as venture capital (VC) firms grow, with the average seed deal growing from $1.7 million in the last decade , more and more people are breaking into the startup ecosystem. However, a larger number of startups also means increased competition, both for funding and market share. million to $4.6

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. The median seed round is $500,000 (above the global average of $494,000) and a median Series A round for a startup is $2.4 Janneke Niessen, partner, CapitalT VC.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. The process of debating and agreeing the details of this startup ecosystem support framework is expected to take between six and nine months. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Thinking big fuels the entire startup ecosystem, and overall, it’s a very good thing. Still, not every startup is destined to go all the way, especially right now. When you can’t quite make it to product-market fit, there’s a third choice that too many entrepreneurs, and their investors, overlook: selling out.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. The main startups hubs in the country have traditionally been São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, but now a new wave of cities are building their own thriving local startup ecosystems, including Recife with Porto Digital hub and Florianópolis with Acate.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Register Multi-stage global venture capital firm MSA Novo , announced that it has invested more than $16 million in six Indian startups and plans to further inject funds into the Indian startup ecosystem by the end of 2023. We are incredibly bullish on investing in India.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur. When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC. It’s an interesting part of the startup ecosystem because you get a birds-eye view of the market and can help multiple startups simultaneously.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Laurie Fabiano, the president of the Tory Burch Foundation , said the foundation decided to launch the tool after realizing that women entrepreneurs are often unaware of their funding options or how to navigate the form of capital that might best suits their needs.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

“Founders should also evaluate which VC is able to add-value to their growth, rather than just focusing on the amount of money the investor has to offer,” Lou told AsiaTechDaily. Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

We believe that in order to increase diversity in the startup ecosystem, one thing that we must do is increase diversity — whether it be in regard to gender, race or geography — amongst angel investors,” said Hustle Fund co-founder and general partner Elizabeth Yin. That’s not super helpful at this point in the ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

It’s a similar model employed by AngelList , the company founded by Indian-American entrepreneur Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi as a fundraising platform for startups to raise money from angel investors. Syndicate leads are often experienced angel investors or successful startup founders.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

history is going to reshape the startup ecosystem for years to come. Who’s most vulnerable, who stands to benefit, and what are some of the long-term implications for VC? Hopefully, after Silicon Valley Bridge Bank winds up its operations, a viable business will move in. But that’s just one street corner.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

In the United States’ mature venture capital market, an entrepreneur’s race, gender and age help determine who has access to capital. I’ve pulled Crunchbase and PitchBook data to peek at what they say about African startup investment thus far in 2021. But there are other limiting factors: geography, for example.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion. The startup ecosystem is unique. That’s why most entrepreneurs seek and welcome being acquired. Acquisitions allow venture capital partners to make new investments in the next generation of entrepreneurs. Neil Bradley. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

startup ecosystem lost an important business partner. And the scale of the SEC’s proposed reforms should alarm entrepreneurs, investors and employees in the innovation economy. Why the startup sector should keep its eye on the SEC by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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Revolution

JUNE 21, 2022

Louis, the Heartland is brimming with innovative ideas and entrepreneurs. The soundbite: “I think there’s an opportunity for ‘rise of the rest’ funds to make an impact by looking inside of their own cities and states to find everyday problems and solutions.”? CEO, Niki Christoff The conversation: American Reboot with former U.S.

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