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

Both Sides of the Table

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. In the last full year where we have data LA attracted $1.5

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Telstra Sets Up Startup Accelerator muru-D In Singapore

YoungUpstarts

Singapore’s startup scene looks set to become even more vibrant with the entrance of Sydney-based startup accelerator muru-D. The first nine Australian-based startups under its wing have already attracted more than S$3.15 Startups interested to participate in the muru-D’s accelerator program can apply here: www.

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A Quality Benchmark for Accelerators: The Global Accelerator Network

Feld Thoughts

Some are major contributors to their startup communities. As with everything new that grows quickly, it’s a chaotic system with lots of innovation, creative destruction, and rapid change and learning that – if done well – is a great example of the power of the Lean Startup approach to entrepreneurship.

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Singapore’s ClearBridge BioMedics Raises $9 Million Series B

YoungUpstarts

Other investors in this financing round include SPRING Seeds Capital , Clearbridge BSA and Lu Yoh Chie of Biosensors International , and existing shareholder BioVeda.

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Got "Founder Fit?" If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It

Up and Running

In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence. Or, were they a sign that things were indeed changing, and if so, what was changing to lead to a rise in women founding startups or in investors funding women?

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Trueface raises $3.7M to turn camera data into actionable insights

ReadWriteStart

million in seed capital led by Lavrock Ventures with participation from Scout Ventures and Advantage Ventures. The United States Air Force sees the technology as a market leader as they have recently partnered with Trueface to enhance base security through smarter access control. The company has now raised $3.7

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Entrepreneurs, not the government, will save Europe’s economy

The Next Web

While entrepreneurship and startups have spread tremendously in Europe, a lot of aspiring young entrepreneurs leave Europe for the United States. From my interactions with them, the United States’ gravitational pull is only getting stronger. Access to capital continues to be a challenge in Europe.

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