TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Last year was a good 12 months of firsts for African tech startups. This shows that Africa’s investment landscape is still very promising because it continues to grow, and there’s increasing interest in multiple startup ecosystems, including nascent ecosystems. billion, according to data from Partech.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Register Japan unveiled its latest development on its “Startup Development Five-year Plan” started in November 2022. The plan aims to boost the Japanese startup ecosystem by investing 10 trillion yen, creating 100,000 new startups, and nurturing 100 unicorns by 2027.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

A founders journey when taking on the challenge of launching a startup is filled with highs and lows.Their path to success will have challenges, setbacks, and moments of doubt. First-time entrepreneurs may find the startup adventure daunting without having the right guidance and perspective. .”This

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 13, 2020

All critical success factors — but not make-or-break in the same way capital is to a startup company. In the startup world, the sources of those funds are angel investors and venture capitalists. a nonprofit corporation that mentors many of the state’s technology-based startup companies. Innovative products.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. They’ll tell you all about their strategy, the order of operations of who and how they pitched, the magic slides, the timing of the raise itself, etc. Well, if you add it to your startup, it does a few things. Is that a good strategy?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Pitchbook estimates that there is about $290 billion of VC “overhang” (money waiting to be deployed into tech startups) in the US alone and that’s up more than 4x in just the past decade.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This September, the metro area convened for DC Startup Week — a five-day, 180+program occasion hosting more than 11,000 entrepreneurs. During the week, our investment teams had the opportunity to join a few of our DC portfolio companies onstage to discuss the ecosystem, as well as its progress and potential.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

And while this May’s economic backdrop was markedly different from last’s , enthusiasm was high and outlooks remained positive for the startup momentum building between the coasts. Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. Infrastructure touches everything.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. + 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. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2023

We spent the good part of the past three months doing our favorite part of the job: meeting the startups we seed (and the communities that rally around them) on their home turf. What we did: Rise of the Rest VP, James Barlia , touched down in Motor City to get the latest on the startups innovating in mobility at the Fontinalis Summit.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

From navigating complex regulations and securing funding to connecting with and growing a network, entrepreneurs in Vietnam face a unique set of challenges as they build their businesses: Access to capital: Securing funding for a new business can be elusive, particularly for startups. Talent shortage: Skilled employees are hard to find.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Register Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings is set to unveil a $663 million fund dedicated to supporting startups engaged in Web3, AI, and the Metaverse. Each investment within the fund is anticipated to span from hundreds of millions to tens of billions of yen, aiming to cover a broad spectrum of startups in the specified sectors.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

1Billion Partners supports startups with innovative ideas and growth potential in South Korea and beyond. During the BEYOND Expo , 1Billion Partners had the opportunity to showcase its commitment to supporting startups globally at the Korea Tech Reception.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Building Startup Communities is the Way to Economic Growth and Recovery. We need to shi f t our economic development strategies to startup community building, (also referred to as entrepreneurial ecosystem building), as the primary approach to rebuilding our cities’ economies. The startup rate in the U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Register The Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (Mosti) is set to collaborate with Bursa Malaysia to push the growth of startups and promote innovation within the country. Mosti’s role in this partnership will involve providing Bursa Malaysia with market insights related to the Malaysian startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. Subscribe to access all of our investor surveys, company profiles and other inside tech coverage for startups everywhere. Are there startups that you wish you would see in the industry but don’t? More than 50%?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Spain is preparing to push forward with pro-startup legislation, having recently unveiled a big and bold transformation plan with the headline goal, by 2030, of turning the country into ‘Spain Entrepreneurial Nation’, as the slightly clumsy English translation has it. Basically we have a set of internal objectives.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 10, 2024

Observing emerging trends in the global startup ecosystem, Index Ventures announced the addition of $2.3 Index’s leadership sees AI rippling through industries—enhanced by thousands of people already experienced in hypergrowth startups. He was instrumental in driving Airbnb’s growth and product strategy for over a decade.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

A hallmark of that spirit is quite visible these days in the country’s flourishing startup ecosystem, which has expanded rapidly in the past few years, to say the least. However, the global slowdown has impacted startups’ growth in the country, just like everywhere else in the world. How has your investment strategy changed?

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 24, 2023

Among these investments, nine companies have been selected by the Technology Innovation Program for Startups (TIPS), while four others are in the process of applying for TIPS this year. The fund will allocate at least 50% of its capital to support early-stage companies operating for less than three years as part of its investment strategy.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Register Japan has opened a new base for Japanese startups in Palo Alto, California. With a focus on industry-academia-government collaboration, the base will play a key role in supporting Japanese startups’ overseas expansion efforts. The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry held an opening ceremony on the 12th.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. But to answer the actual question “Is there something going on in LA?”

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Register Cradle , an early-stage fund under Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance, has formed a partnership with Bursa Malaysia , the nation’s stock exchange, with the primary objective of enhancing local startup listings.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Philippines-based AHG Lab intends to utilize the raised funds to develop further the more than ten startups it is currently nurturing under its wing. Established in 2020, AHG Lab operates under the umbrella of the Alternative Housing Group, which functions as a real estate startup and prop-tech incubator in the Philippines.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Aligned with the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (RA 11904) provisions, the Marikina Creative and Innovation Hub is a crucial and integrated resource center, serving as a nurturing environment for startups and businesses. brought together over a hundred stakeholders from both the creative and innovation sectors. .”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Africa’s largest innovation hub Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), is launching a $15 million accelerator program, dubbed The Edtech Fellowship Program, to back and support 72 startups across Nigeria and Kenya over the next three years, TechCrunch has learned. One, the edtech space is highly regulated, more than the casual tech observer might think.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X , Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups. This is why corporate investment is making a comeback — and what startups should look for in the return. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The Netherlands’ ecosystem has been flourishing; more than $85 million was invested in regional startups in 2019 alone. Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. The nation’s proximity to the U.K., A great team.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 8, 2022

The initiative provides a 1-month access to coaching and training that offers investment-ready support to prepare startups to network and pitch to investors through a Virtual Investment Event. The post Growing deal flow into Africa’s startup ecosystem appeared first on Impact Hub. DDA’S 2022 “Investing in Africa ” report. .

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. Topics that are important have really emerged from past events.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

If there’s a sector that has seen the biggest uptick in the number of startups and venture capital in emerging markets since the start of last year, it has to be the digitization of mom and pop stores. This YC Summer batch features the largest group of African startups yet. The Moroccan startup currently transacts about $2.5

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Register Startup founders are often too focused on the amount of money they can get from an investor that they mostly fail to see the value that other investors have to offer to grow their businesses further. Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Before you raise money as a cash-strapped fledgling startup, it can feel like every problem you are experiencing would go away if you just had some money in the bank. At TechCrunch, it often seems as if every other startup story is about yet another fun company raising satchels full of venture capital. I have two day jobs.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Swayam Doshi, Founder, Suspire Swayam, welcome to Startup Blog Post! Could you tell our readers a little about yourself and your journey in the startup world? My journey in the startup world began with a strong passion for sustainability and a desire to make a meaningful impact. Thank you for the warm welcome!

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Register Singapore and Indonesia-based startup company Fr8Labs will soon become one of the key players in SEA’s logistics industry. The logistics startup company recently received $1.5 Logistics Startup Company Fr8Labs Receives $1.5 Logistics Startup Company Fr8Labs Receives $1.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

The startup ecosystem in Africa has until now been dominated by Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt (‘the Big 4’), countries that continue to receive the bulk of venture capital and other forms of investment. Another startup, Ensibuuko , raised $1 million in seed funding last year from FCA Investments.

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