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THIS WEEK: Q2 Global VC Report / Rise of Solo VC's / Fundraising in 2020 / Remote Deals in Startups /
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Venture Capital
Trends in venture capital, newly launched VC Funds, Spotlight on VC Diversity and insights from VC's about raising money and building startups.
THIS WEEK: Q2 Global VC Report / Rise of Solo VC’s / Fundraising in 2020 / Remote Deals in Startups / Solving VC Diversity Problems Through LP’s / Advice to VC’s: Founders need Stewards, not Masters / Latest newly launched VC Funds.
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-Sergio A. Escobar

Q2 2020 Global Venture Report: Funding Through The Pandemic
Q2 2020 Global Venture Report: Funding Through The Pandemic
Despite the turmoil of an ongoing pandemic, global venture funding for the second quarter of 2020 was not as dire as we expected, but it was down from previous years. Overall, total global venture dollars for 2020 track at $129 billion for the first half of the year.
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Newly Launched Venture Capital Funds
VC News
Rise of the Solo Capitalists - next big thing
Rise of the Solo Capitalists - next big thing
A new set of players has emerged in the fundraising landscape, distinct from angels, super angels, & VC firms.
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Fundraising in 2020 | Kauffman Fellows
Fundraising in 2020 | Kauffman Fellows
By Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director, Sapphire Partners We’re a little over half-way through 2020 and COVID-19, rollercoaster equity markets and record unemployment rates have dominated the 2020 fundraising narrative.
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Founders need stewards, not masters - RIRTs
Founders need stewards, not masters - RIRTs
A message for VCs and founders alike. In the world of venture capital and startups, there’s always an ongoing dialogue of value and power, perceived and real. Because founders and VCs spend all of their time in a human-behavioral cluster where the sole focus is on equity […]
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Chris Sacca advises new fund managers to strike right now
Chris Sacca advises new fund managers to strike right now
Chris Sacca is a billionaire today, and he credits his success to having an “unfair advantage” 10 years ago when he first launched his fund. He thinks women and people of color have that same unfair advantage today, which is why […]
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We asked over 150 VCs if they are doing remote deals. Here’s what they said.
We asked over 150 VCs if they are doing remote deals. Here’s what they said.
If you’re a founder or a fellow VC, you may be asking yourself “are VC’s really open for business?”. As a notoriously networked industry, startups and VCs have not been spared the challenges in going…
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SEC charges VC-backed start-up YouPlus with defrauding investors
SEC charges VC-backed start-up YouPlus with defrauding investors
The machine-learning company reportedly secured millions from investors despite allegedly making false claims about its revenue.
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European Venture Report Q2 2020
European Venture Report Q2 2020
In the first half of 2020, 904 startups raised funding above $2 million. That count is down by 9 percent when compared to the first half of 2019 when 991 startups raised a round of $2 million and over.
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Which VCs are the most popular, why enterprise startups are hot, etc.
Which VCs are the most popular, why enterprise startups are hot, etc.
Welcome to The Exchange, an upcoming weekly newsletter featuring TechCrunch and Extra Crunch reporting on startups, money and markets.
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Spotlight on Diversity
Want To Solve Venture Capital's Diversity Problem? Start With Pension Funds
Want To Solve Venture Capital's Diversity Problem? Start With Pension Funds
There is certainly a considerable amount that VCs and founders can do to improve diversity, but those in the industry say it is the limited partners who fund the whole ecosystem who could make the biggest difference.
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She-VC: Rise of Female VC Fund Manager
She-VC: Rise of Female VC Fund Manager
Episode- 1 The Rise of Women VC Emerging Fund Managers with SUTIAN DONG Storyteller: Sutian Dong, Venture Partner, Female Founders Fund.
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Techstars Startup Digest Venture Capital is curated by:
Sergio A. Escobar Sergio A. Escobar - Canadian🇨🇦 Seed/Series-A Corporate Venture Capitalist | Pre-Seed/Seed Accelerator MD | Investing in B2B Intelligent Enterprise Software across US/Canada | Twitter: @SergiusEscobar
sergio.escobar@startupdigestmail.com
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