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Inside Angel Investing: Should You Join an Accelerator?
Accelerators are a great way to jumpstart a startup, offering technical and business help, a built-in network, and the unrelenting pressure of time to get your MVP ready for demo day. Eamonn Carey from TechStars London walks us through the reasons you might want to apply to an accelerator, and why for some, raising an angel round is the better course.
Inside Angel Funding: Fundamental Science, and Finding the Right Investor for You
2019 U.K. Angel of the Year, Sunil Shah, explains why doing your homework before you pitch an investor, and listening – yes listening – are the keys to getting an angel round done.
Inside Angel Funding: The 4 Things that Matter
Simon Thorpe from U.K.-based Delta2020 uses a basic model when vetting potential investments and it boils down to four things: the right team, the right technology, intellectual property that is defensible, and a very big market.
Financing without the Groveling in South Africa
Flip-flops in the office, tracking everything, driving out fear, and giving everyone visibility into everything are just some of ways Bridgement is building a very fast-growing fintech startup in one of the fastest growing markets in the world.
Ensuring Your Startup is “Enterprise Ready”
When thinking of two types of businesses that are at odds, startups versus enterprises would be a pair that quickly comes to mind. But what if you’re a B2B entrepreneur that serves these enterprises as customers? This question and more was what a handful of early-stage entrepreneurs were looking to learn the answers to at a recent event hosted at the AWS San Francisco Loft.
Techstars Expands Accelerator Program Into Abu Dhabi With HUB71
Founded in 2006, Techstars was among the first to prove the multi-month startup accelerator model worked. Since inception, the Boulder, Colorado-born conglomerate has run more than 1,900 companies through its mentorship-driven accelerator programs.
Entrepreneurship Startup Hockeystick Hopes to Lead a Data-driven Revolution
Serial entrepreneur and Hockeystick founder Raymond Luk talks about how the Canadian startup uses data to match entrepreneurs with the right investors.
Startup Economy Surging in Brazil and on Stage at AWS Summit in Sao Paulo
From machine learning to “cloud food,” startups bring their ideas and their questions to AWS Summit in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Singapore’s Flourishing Startup Scene and What Helped Build It
Since gaining its independence just over 50 years ago, the city-state of Singapore has quickly developed into a hub for startups. This growth has lead many to wonder: what’s fueling this community?
VC Primer on Getting Funded with Greycroft
Ellie Wheeler, partner at Greycroft Partners, shares best practices and tips on how to get started and funded through a VC.