Catching Up On Readings: Startup Battlefield Australia

This feature from TechCrunch covers the results of the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Australia. Winner HealthMatch uses machine learning algorithms for providing access to clinical trials. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

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VCs Share Views of the Indian Startup Scene in Podcasts

Entrepreneurs working out of India, or with an interest in India, can hear from some key players about their views of the Indian startup scene, India’s venture capital ecosystem and the India – US startup corridor. The following VC investors share their perspectives, investment strategies, and point to emerging trends in 30-minute podcast interviews. Sandeep

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Currencycloud CEO Mike Laven (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Very good. In your space, what are the trends and what are some open problems that you would point new entrepreneurs to look into? Mike Laven: If you send a million dollars from San Francisco to New York, it’s a far simpler exercise than sending a thousand dollars from San Francisco to France.

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5 Seed Investors Discuss Trends They See in Their Dealflow in Podcasts

Entrepreneurs interested to learn more about raising funds for their startups need to keep up with what is happening with seed investors today. The seed eco-system has become a 5-stage process, spanning pre-seed, seed, post-seed, pre-Series A, small Series A, big Series A. To provide a deeper look, I’ve recently asked several seed investors what

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Currencycloud CEO Mike Laven (Part 2)

Mike Laven: We effectively provide our customers a one-stop connection to a global banking world. It’s very difficult to find a single bank that optimizes everything for you. Different banks and different payment providers have different strengths. Some are good in Asia. Some are good in Latin America. Different currency providers have different strengths based

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What Are Seed VCs Looking For With Sunil Bhargava, Tandem Ventures

We’re doing a deep dive into the current seed investment eco-system and talking to our investor friends about what they’re looking for. The Seed eco-system is now a 5-stage process, spanning pre-seed, seed, post-seed, pre-Series A, small Series A, big Series A. Here, you can hear the perspective of Sunil Bhargava, Founder and Managing Partner

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Thought Leaders in Financial Technology: Currencycloud CEO Mike Laven (Part 1)

This interview discusses opportunities surrounding the emerging trends in RegTech. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Currencycloud. Mike Laven: I’m the CEO of Currencycloud, which is based in London. For quite some time, I’ve lived and worked back and forth between the Valley and London in the

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375th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Vinny Lingham, Newtown Partners

Vinny Lingham, Co-founder and CEO, Civic.com, and Managing Partner of Newtown Partners, discusses his investment thesis in B-to-C seed ventures. We also discuss the role ICOs are playing in filling the gaps in certain seed-stage ventures.