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European startups: Here’s how to (not) raise capital in the US

The Next Web

Previously, he worked in venture capital in Europe. He is a part-time hacker, angel investor, and product advisor, and was selected from more than 300 people to “shadow” Dave McClure at 500 Startups. Here’s the hard cold truth: Your chances of raising money from US investors are extremely low. Meet investors.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. A number of the institutional investors we’ve spoken to have gone so far as to say that they can no longer meet their targets without alternatives, including venture investments. “. David Teten is a past Advisor to Real Ventures. *We

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

Aspen is looking for institutional investor and entrepreneur speakers willing to share their investing insights and personal experiences. If you would like to be a speaker or simply attend any of the programs below, at no cost, contact Katherine St. More details. Onge, Katherine.St.Onge(@)aspeninst.org.

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How To Disrupt The Investing Business, With Katina Stefanova (Ex-Bridgewater Management Committee)

David Teten

The most pervasive has been the expansion of passively managed portfolios, such as index funds and ETFs, which allow both retail and institutional investors access to a broad spectrum of investment opportunities at a much lower cost. The Wall Street Journal recently had a good article comparing the two.

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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

It then spread across Europe to Australia and Canada. The buyers (or lessees) in these transactions are pension funds, insurance companies, or private equity representing other institutions. Investors seek returns of ~10-15% that are predictable, secure, uncorrelated to other asset classes, and inflation adjusted.

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How the Seed-Stage VC Trend Began, The Downsides of Unicorns & Much More

Both Sides of the Table

If you are a 20-something tech entrepreneur you could be forgiven for thinking that seed-stage investors, Angellist Syndicates and widely available angel money always existed. Let me take you back just 10 years ago to 2005 in Silicon Valley where I returned after 11 years of living in Europe. It is, of course, a very recent phenomenon.

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Bitesize Monday: Israeli Startup Headlines

VC Cafe

Add another $1,870 for a charging station, plus a battery-subscription service that runs $277 to $556 per month and you’ll have your total cost of ownership. Atlantic Capital , a new German venture fund based in Munich, has allocated $100 million for secondary (growth) software investments in Europe and Israel. M&A Deals.