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TLDR: In 2023, South Florida startups collectively raised $2.41 billion across 393 deals, a decline from the record-breaking $5.8 billion raised in 2022. Financial technology was the most active sector, followed by

TLDR: Zone raises $8.5m in funding from VC firms Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital Zone is Africa’s first regulated layer-1 blockchain for payments and aims to expand its network domestically Zone, Africa’s

TLDR: TechCrunch has hired Marina Temkin to cover venture capital firms and startups. Temkin has experience with Pitchbook, Venture Capital Journal, and Mergermarket. TechCrunch has announced the hiring of Marina Temkin to

TLDR: Show HER The Money Film Highlights Underrepresentation of Women in Venture Capital “Show HER The Money” is a documentary film by Catherine Gray focusing on the underrepresentation of women in venture

TLDR: European startups are turning to convertible debt as funding becomes scarce. Convertible debt allows founders to raise cash quickly without establishing new valuations. As funding for European startups becomes harder to

TLDR: Andrew Peterson, a former Google employee and entrepreneur, has returned to Seattle to lead Aviso Ventures, a venture capital fund. Peterson co-founded Signal Sciences, a cybersecurity company acquired by Fastly, before

TLDR: Japan will offer a new five-year residency visa to angel investors and venture capitalists in the next few months. This new program aims to attract more foreign investors to support startups

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TLDR: Assistant Professor Lei Xu’s research explores the conditions that can foster entrepreneurship and innovation in entrepreneurial ecosystems. His recent findings challenge the common belief that more venture capital inflows lead to

TLDR: Investment in food tech startups fell by 50 percent year-over-year in 2023. Total value of venture capital deals for food tech companies fell to $9.2 billion in 2023 from $22.5 billion