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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

The capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is a vibrant city offering various resources for young start – ups, including accelerator 88MPH and incubator i-Hub. Patricia Jumi leads The Growth Hub, a major incubator and entrepreneurial resource that serves as a catalyst for Nairobi’s startups. The next step would be to secure funding.

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

Previously, he was the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Arrowhawk Capital Partners, an investment company and the Vice President of Strategic Business Development and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Golden Pond Healthcare, Inc. Robert Dahl is currently a private investor, focusing on the healthcare industry.

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10 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

When it launched in 97 it was a DVD rental business whose only real value proposition was the mail-order element of its operation. The founders eventually created custom cereal boxes to raise funds so they could continue to operate. That’s quite a turnaround from gaining $30,000 in funding and joining a startup incubator.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

thebarefootvc

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

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FuturePerfect Ventures: A 2015 Recap

thebarefootvc

As I reflected on FPV’s first full year of operation, I thought back to my original thesis and reasons for starting the fund. After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. It’s also worth noting as data would suggest from this SVB venture funding report, lower costs to build tech & operate businesses implies the possibility of lower loss ratios in portfolios. There are 20x more consumers online.

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When ice.com – a Top 500 Internet Retailer – Uses Mentors, You Should Too

Up and Running

Ice.com is a perfect example of an already successful company that is putting their relationship with Capital Factory – an Austin-based incubator and coworking space – to good use. Founded in 1999 in Montreal, Canada, ice.com was recently acquired by Round 2 Inc., an ecommerce company headed by CEO Brandon Proctor.