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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based And perhaps more interestingly, only 4% produce a return of 10x or more, and only 10% produce a return of 5x or more.”

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Impressions from Pocket Gamer Connects in London

VC Cafe

First and foremost, PGC it’s a meeting palooza – I received over 40 requests for meetings, mainly from game studios all over Europe. Highlights from the report: Global gaming industry saw record year with over 1300 deals and $127B in disclosed deal value.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. at 11:03 AM. Newer Post.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA. Will the next company to raise $100M in financing just poach from decent seed-stage companies and pay triple the amount to lock up talent? Global and Local.

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Funding goes global: location is no longer your financing destiny

Version One Ventures

It was much harder for a “remote” company in the Mid West, Europe, or Canada to draw any attention to themselves. Look global and local. In short, you’re going to want to look for the best funding partner (or collection of partners) possible, rather than just focusing locally.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

Both Sides of the Table

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. What Rob wrote in his post is right.

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. The group is about 22 people; managing directors, partners and COO’s of major investments firms in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Tunisia.

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