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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. Fortunately, virtually all of these local VCs want to coinvest with reputable US VCs. . Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Two of our companies have African-American CEOs; two have Latino CEOs.

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. Fortunately, virtually all of these local VCs want to coinvest with reputable US VCs. . Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Two of our companies have African-American CEOs; two have Latino CEOs.