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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, 1/3 of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Determined Founders.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to a report by the National Venture Capital Association, 1/3 of all venture-backed publicly traded companies between 2006 and 2012 had at least one foreign-born entrepreneur. More than 40% of the Fortune 500 companies were founded by an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Determined Founders.

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Why International Startups Love NY, and NY VCs Love International Startups

David Teten

New York venture capitalists like HOF Capital recognize this trend, and more and more of us are opening our doors to invest in startups with international roots. I see four main reasons for this: Less capital intensive (and consequently lower valuations). Founders’ determination. They burnt their ships behind them.

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Bitesize Monday: Israeli Startup Headlines

VC Cafe

Venture capital Rounds. Footbo has been running since 2007 and is led by co-founder and CEO Mani Honigstein – full article on Techcrunch. million in its third financing round led by Pitango Venture Capital. Perhaps this is how we’ll start solving co-existence in Israel? has raised $16.5

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SaaS Wars: Europe Awakens

Cracking the Code

Accel Euroscape: The 100 most promising Software-as-a- Service companies in Europe and Israel -This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. Take Denmark, where the passion of Peter Holten Mühlmann has made Trustpilot the online standard for customer experiences.

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