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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. We detail below the major categories of VC: VENTURE CAPITAL TYPOLOGY. FLEXIBLE VC VS. OTHER VENTURE CAPITAL MODELS.

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry. However, there is actually much more to Gust than is apparent on the surface, or even from the viewpoint of a current user (either entrepreneur or investor).

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Regional Policy Makers in Europe Call for More Entrepreneurship

Campus Entrepreneurship

If companies find the right framework locally they can be successful globally. Welcomes the EC’s suggestions to facilitate access to finance through: Establishing a European venture capital fund of funds. Increasing the budget for COSME, the EU’s main instrument supporting the competitiveness of SMEs.

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10 Digital Startup Conferences You Should Attend This Year

YoungUpstarts

Dublin, Ireland. If you’re at the stage where you’re looking for outside investment to take your business to the next level, SaaStock boasts having over 200 representatives of venture capital funds in attendance. Affiliate Summit is another conference that’s global in scope, with outposts in Singapore and Las Vegas.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

2021 Tech Trends: Israel is winning the global race for tech funding. Part of a global trend. Records were broken globally as well, both in terms of funding and number of unicorns. To put things in context: startup fundraising 2021 Global: $643 billion ??US: Global tech correction. US: $330 billion ??

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and Berlin’s hip coffee shops to East London’s Silicon Roundabout , the world is well versed in the global innovation boom towns. Dublin, Ireland. Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Linkedin have all established their European headquarters in this Irish capital. Malmö, Sweden.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Venture capitalists like us are investing in three overlapping models of international startups: Companies founded overseas.