TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Whatever you do, don’t refer to LG’s incubator program LG Nova as a corporate venture capital (CVC) outfit. Below is my interview with Sokwoo Rhee, LG’s corporate SVP and head of the North America Innovation Center — LG Nova among friends. And a financial investment is just one part of that.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 5, 2023

The venture’s goal is to validate, support, and invest in early-stage healthcare startups. NousQ’s track record, including its victories in renowned global healthcare competitions like the MedTech Innovator APAC Challenge 2022, further strengthened investor interest and support. million in funding for its first two startups.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Today, the nation’s political hub is gaining increasing traction as an innovation capital where game-changing startups start and scale, including Revolution-backed Sweetgreen , FiscalNote , Homesnap , and Cava. Over the next few decades, the company served as a tech engine throughout the region. Order your copy today.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

With all of this news about Brooklyn 's tech scene , I've been thinking a lot about what made the NYC innovation community grow so quickly. Talk of buildings and incubators reminded me of the story of Building 20 from "Where Good Ideas Come From". ".Legendary Exploring the adjacent possible can be as simple as opening a door.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 9, 2023

Organovis hopes to transform drug testing by making it more precise, ethical, and affordable NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 – The City College of New York (“CCNY”) student-led start-up, Organovis has won the 2023 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition. We are thrilled to be named the winner of this year’s Women in Tech Incubator competition.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2021

In the book Alien Thinking , three innovation professors at IMD Business School argue that people who generate truly breakthrough ideas look at their world like aliens–outsiders unburdened by the assumptions, biases and conventional thinking that constrain imagination. Two types of breaks can foster innovation.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

” I’m all for more entrepreneurship, but I think it’s a slippery slope to tie together funding an increased number of companies with a better innovation landscape or even a better economic. Too many entrepreneurs start out their business endeavors with an investment pitch. Step one: Ask for money.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Register Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (President Kim Won-kyung, hereinafter referred to as “GCCEI”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hive Colab, headquartered in Kampala, Uganda, to innovate the business environment for startups in both countries.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. Of course I have.

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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.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

With its innovative model for empowering rural women and youth, IndiVillage introduces balance to India’s ecosystem—where cities tend to grow exponentially while rural villages have few economic opportunities. “We Are you a founder or start-up owner who is ready to advance to the next stage of growth?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. I’ve laid out my policy on seed investing pretty clearly and publicly.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

TPG invested in the startup through its TPG Capital Asia, its Asia-focused private equity platform. helps firms improve investment decisions, Eugenie.ai Fractal also incubates and invests in AI projects, he explained. A typical customer of Fractal generates at least $10 billion in revenue.)

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Onevest

APRIL 21, 2015

By Michael Whitehouse If you are considering investing in a startup company offline or online with platforms like 1000 Angels , a private investor network that connects startups with investors, the sheer number of what’s available can be both daunting and comforting. If they are not then your investment could prove worthless.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. I commented that many young entrepreneurs I talk to these days have a desire to “go plural&# and create an incubator. I think this makes no sense. We talked about patents.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. Or if you did something really interesting / innovative in a startup company. Are we elitist? No, we’re pretty down to earth people here. Are you merging? Position: Analyst.

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MAY 2, 2010

We never had an official office on our own in New York, despite having over a dozen investments here. I’ve met so many amazing entrepreneurs and innovators there—and creatives, and various levels of celebs. No, we’re not going to create an incubator—we’re investors first and foremost, not landlords.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

I'm talking about innovation in New York City and a very basic thought exercise. What's really important to me is that I fulfill whatever potential I have to help build NYC into a lasting innovation center--the best it can be. Run an accelerator/incubator? So what, then, NYC innovation community? Not at all.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The financial institution recently organized the ‘2023 HUB Day,’ a startup demo day held at the KB Innovation Hub Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Additionally, state-run investment agencies actively participated, indicating a concerted effort to explore further collaborations that could contribute to the growth of promising startups.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

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. She is a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University where she teaches and writes about impact investing, diversity and equity.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Mobility really changes everything. Bottom of the sales funnel.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

AARP Innovation Labs, the incubator program, highlights the many facets of aging in its CES’ virtual presentation with a roster of startups that were divided into five groups: community, clinic, wellness, financial services and housing. AARP Innovation addresses that problem with its selection of “community” startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Register In July’s end, an Egyptian governmental delegation toured Pangyo Techno Valley, Korea’s premier innovation hub, seeking insights into its unparalleled growth. Apart from this, they’ve launched a cybersecurity fund, spotlighting fresh investment prospects.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 18, 2019

Libra has been incubated by Facebook. When USV invested in Coinbase in early 2013, our rationale was that digital currencies and digital assets (like Bitcoin and beyond) were a breakthrough technology, similar to TCP/IP, HTTP and SMTP. To be clear, we view this as both an ecosystem investment and a financial investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s the whole basis of my investment philosophy, which I call “ The Entrepreneur Thesis.&#. If you’re creating truly innovative products, you often have no idea whether the proverbial dog will eat the dog food. I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. It drives perverse incentives.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. The fund will invest between $250,000 and $1 million in startups at the seed stage to help them achieve the milestones needed on the path to raising a Series A. We aim to help entrepreneurs in those stages.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Register MoveinSync, an innovative Indian startup specializing in workplace commute solutions, is currently in discussions with investors for a new round of funding. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? They aim to secure between $50 to $60 million.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 10, 2023

Register The highly anticipated in-person third edition of the BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) Asia’s foremost annual gathering for technology and innovation, commenced with grandeur in Macau today, on May 10. “We believe Macau, historically, has been a very neutral and international city.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2024

This approach allows you to collect valuable customer feedback without investing excessive resources in full-scale development. Additionally, look for grants, contests, or incubator programs that support early-stage entrepreneurs. Remember, constraints can inspire innovation.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 30, 2024

Betagro, a prominent player in Thailand’s integrated food industry, has recently launched Betagro Ventures, a new corporate venture arm to incubate innovative startups in the food and agricultural technology sectors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

The company announced today it has raised $10 million in Series A funding co-led by Alpha Wave Incubation and edtech-focused GSV Ventures. This marks the first time both have made an investment in Indonesia. CoLearn has since been downloaded more than 3.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

based incubator focused on nonprofit startups that are addressing climate-related challenges through open-source data initiatives has announced the six startups which will be put through its 2022 program. The incubator was founded by Baroness Bryony Worthington, who was the lead author of the U.K.’s

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Incubators such as the one Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh started a few years ago are also a great way to jump-start your innovative ideas, receive mentoring, network, etc. The post The Four Cities Every Startup Should Invest in Visiting appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Lay the groundwork before the event and apply to become a speaker or invest in a tradeshow booth. If teamwork and innovation are crucial, make that explicit and include it in every job description and related job posting. I suggest they may be found at higher-level industry conferences and trade shows. None in your area?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Seven startups begin a six-month program that will make them investment-ready To grow the Orange County, California ecosystem , the RevHub social enterprise incubator was established in 2019. They leave with foundational tools and resources that position them to grow and be investment-ready.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 1, 2022

In October 2017, the European Union’s Urban Innovative Actions fund awarded €4,2 million to Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton for a 3-year initiative called MiFriendly Cities. The project looked to develop innovative, community-led and sustainable approaches to enhance the contribution of refugees and migrants across the region. .

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