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Allocate banks $5M to open up venture capital fund access
Image Credits: Allocate co-founders Hana Yang and Samir Kaji/Allocate The world of venture capital investing is a relatively small one, and relationship-based to boot. Family offices and accredited investors are eager to get involved in…
All Raise launches virtual bootcamp for women and nonbinary founders
Image Credits: PM Images / Getty Images More doesn't necessarily mean better — and that's a lesson for life and for tech. To focus on the latter, the startup ecosystem is experiencing a boggling influx of capital right now. However, the…
AI startup funding remained strong in Q2, report finds
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The pandemic spurred investments in AI across nearly every industry. That's according to CB Insights' AI in the Numbers Q2 2021 report, which found that AI startups…
Nebraska continues to attract venture capital for startups, even during pandemic
(The Center Square) – Since 2011, the state of Nebraska has been providing funding to help launch startup companies. Those companies have continued to sprout, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Daniel Hoffman, CEO of Invest Nebraska, told…
Daily Crunch: Today's widespread internet outage 'not a result of a cyberattack,' says Akamai
Image Credits: Devenorr / Getty Images To get a roundup of TechCrunch's biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for July 22, 2021. Today we have a lot of…
TOP DEVELOPERS: Meet the 20 power players quietly changing the technology industry from the inside
Erin Bond Erin Bond took an unorthodox path to the software engineering field. A former elementary school teacher, Bond learned to code five years ago through a one-year course at the Ada Developers Academy. Now, as an engineer at Code.org, Bond is…
Kleiner Perkins' latest class of 102 startup fellows includes a founder who sold his company to Lyft and a Y Combinator alum
Since 2012, Kleiner Perkins has run a fellows program to scout talent for its portfolio companies. It's gone on to fund several past fellows, including Dylan Field of Figma, now worth $10 billion. This year's fellows include a Y Combinator alum and…
Can foreign venture capitalists make good money from Indian tech?
IN FINANCE there are numbers people and stories people. Quants are archetypal numbers people: they only buy securities that fit statistical criteria. Venture capitalists are stories people. They have to be. They provide finance to technology…
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Five TSX dividend growth stocks still trading at reasonable prices. Plus, what the market's most reliable indicator of future returns is signalling now
Interested in some reasonably priced inflation protection for your portfolio? Dividend growth stocks are worth a look. Despite huge gains for stocks in the past 12 months, there are some blue-chip dividend payers trading in mid-July at levels that…
Index Ventures' trio of new funds leads to $3 billion, and more TikTok
Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch Index Ventures has closed a trio of new funds: a $900 million early-stage fund, a $2 billion growth-stage fund and a previously announced $200 million seed-stage fund. The close gives Index $3 billion in new…
Top VCs in psychedelics say Big Pharma is knocking at the door - and it could fuel a wave of deals
Insider talked to 11 top VCs in the psychedelics space and asked for their predictions. Three of them said that pharmaceutical companies are eyeing the space and looking for a way in. Several pharma firms have already entered the industry. Big…
$75 Million Diversity Fund Closes, Aperture Venture Capital Puts Focus on Minority and Women Entrepreneurs
Seeking to make a difference in the funding gap faced by minority and women entrepreneurs, Aperture Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture firm, announced the first close of its $75 million fund that will invest in Black, Latin and female founders.
Why Training And Education Are Key For LatAm's Emerging Startup Market To Thrive
Colombia is best known for its amazing coffee, emeralds, and roses. Many people know about them from movies and TV shows that highlight these wonderful aspects of the country. Others know Colombia thanks to Gabriel García Márquez and…
Star-Gazing Investors Launch More Money Into Space Tech
Although Jeff Bezos ‘ and Richard Branson ‘s brief space jaunts have generated massive media interest in space travel for the last week, investors have been over the moon about space tech for at least two years now. Subscribe to the…
Draper Esprit to list on main markets in London and Dublin
The move is set to place the £1.4bn-valued VC in the FTSE 250. Venture capital firm Draper Esprit is set to move its listings to the main markets of the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Dublin. The company is currently listed on London's…
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