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10 Best Cities in the United States for Startups and Entrepreneurs (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

He began a venture fund in 2012, VTF Capital , which invests in other businesses interested in joining the Nevada scene. Chicago’s 1871, created in 2012 to support Chicago’s startup community, ranks 1st in the U.S. Minneapolis, MN. Portland, OR. Now wonder VC’s love Chicago. Here are some additional U.S.

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The Year of Startups Everywhere

Feld Thoughts

When the phrase “Startup Communities” started to become mainstream around 2012, I made the strong assertion that you could create a startup community in any city with at least 100,000 people. But there is a trend that feels inevitable to me: “Startups everywhere.”

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Our 2016 Foundry Group Fund and A Little History

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Our 2013 fund was originally raised in 2012, but we didn’t start investing it until 2013 so we renamed it 2013. Each is roughly invested 1/3rd into companies in Colorado, 1/3rd into companies in the bay area, and 1/3rd into companies in the rest of the US (Boston, NY, Seattle, LA, Portland, Austin, Minneapolis, Washington D.C.,