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IPA: a Quiet $10B Market (Automation is En Fuego part 2)

Austin Startup

Funding Follows Growth and Acquisitions The big fundraising event in this space in the first part of 2021 was Camunda and their $100 million series B round. Acquisitions like this start to make the math for Camunda’s fundraise make a lot of sense. Some of these firms spend most of their effort targeting other market segments (e.g.

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Are You Using Data to Drive Your Nonprofit’s Success and Growth? 

Board Effect

Two billion people globally lack sufficient access to clean drinking water at home, and the WASH effort (clean water, sanitation and hygiene) is a focus for many groups. Enhancing donor acquisition and engagement: Understanding the most successful routes to onboard new donors and maintain a relationship with them is important.

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What in the World ?!?

thebarefootvc

I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. Why this acquisition? If this acquisition, cited as the largest venture backed exit ever, doesn’t change that view, I’m not sure what will. What in the World?!?

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d. Deflationary Economics now favors us. Stuff you may not know about LA?

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.

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Is North America Still a Startup Heaven?

The Startup Magazine

According to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report , in 2017, global venture capital investments reached the record of $140 billion, while the total value creation of the world’s startup economy hit astonishing $2.3 North America is not just about Silicon Valley. The post Is North America Still a Startup Heaven?

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Buying Your Way Into Entrepreneurship: What You Need to Know

Up and Running

In fact, the 2016 Kaufman Index on Startup Activity reported that 550,000 new businesses are started every month in America. If you’re looking at the acquisition path to entrepreneurship, what do you need to know? Acquisition entrepreneurship means you’ll hit the ground running. And the financial returns can be very appealing.”.