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2017 Diversity Data for Capital Factory

Austin Startup

2017 Capital Factory Accelerator Diversity (out of 61 companies) We know that there is a systemic discrimination problem in the tech industry caused by hundreds of years of institutional racism. Our 2017 annual report listed 30% diverse members, 25% female members, and 50% diverse investments.

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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

2017 Recap. 2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Once again, we are grateful to have the opportunity to work with so many amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, and other collaborators to bring the boldstart family together.

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The top 10 companies investing billions in the Metaverse

VC Cafe

Tim Sweeney, the founder and CEO of Epic is a long term visionary of our online future and the Metaverse. This investment will accelerate our work to build the metaverse and create spaces where players can have fun with friends, brands can build creative and immersive experiences and creators can build a community and thrive.”

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16 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Own Business

Hearpreneur

1- To achieve work-life balance Photo Credit: Yasmin Purnell I started my own business back in 2017 because I simply couldn't stand not having control over my time, income, and workload any longer. No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneurship and brand. That's how Ozmo was born.

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An Austin Primer for Female Entrepreneurs— Follow These Leaders & Join These Groups

Austin Startup

It’s been 6 month since my co-founder and I started Reset ?—?a In that time, I’ve been consistently delighted by the support and enthusiasm of the Austin startup community. In July I spoke on a panel at 3 Day Startup Global Roundup, an opportunity that sprung out of a connection in a Female Founders Facebook Group.

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Who are the Major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

David Teten

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Alternative Capital. “

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! SXSW and Edelman have partnered to launch a special report of the Trust Barometer?—?Edelman’s 4:30PM Hilton?—?Salon