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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Gayle King is co-host of CBS This Morning. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re you’re going to take some hits.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). Yes… he was a very successful PayPal exec and previously co-founder & VP Product of SocialNet. Thanks from switzerland, Nice story! Ps check mypicasso.com.

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DealMarket.com – Making Private Equity A Big Deal

YoungUpstarts

. “ DealMarket has been designed by private equity professionals for private equity professionals,&# says DealMarket co-founder and CEO Celine Fillistorf, who hails from Zurich, Switzerland. DealMarket co-founders Alex Vukajlovic and Celine Fillistorf. “It is based on our own extensive experience.

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[Competition] Seven Startups To Represent Asia At Seedstars World Final

YoungUpstarts

February 4th will see some of the best upcoming startups from around the world congregate in Geneva, Switzerland to determine the winner for the Seedstars World Final competition. “When we think about successful and innovative projects, we automatically think ‘Silicon Valley’.

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High Tech PJs? Startup Produces Performance Enhancing Sleepwear

The Startup Magazine

Catarina Dahlan, Co-Founder and CEO at Dagsmejan. After a good night’s sleep we feel refreshed and energised, ready to make the most of each day with a clear mind,” says co-founder and CEO Catarina Dahlin. Though the startup was founded in Switzerland, the clothes were featured on both Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Winding Tree

Austin Startup

Last summer, Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national carrier, joined the many airlines and hotels that have partnered with Switzerland-based Winding Tree to bypass intermediaries using distributed ledger technology. Winding Tree Co-Founders: CEO Maksim Izmaylov (left) and COO Pedro Anderson (right).

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Crypto is Global

thebarefootvc

While these movements spooked investors, I spent a few days in Zug, Switzerland, the heart of “Crypto Valley” to meet with blockchain entrepreneurs and local investors. Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, famously chose Zug as Ethereum Foundation’s HQ based on Switzerland’s favorable regulatory environment at the time.

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