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Meet the Silicon Valley firm bringing impact to IndonesiaThe UN Development Programme in Indonesia has selected 500 Startups to jointly launch an impact investing accelerator.
500 Startups recruits Wang as managing partnerSan Francisco-based venture firm 500 Startups has named Tony Wang as a managing partner. Prior to joining 500 Startups, Wang was chief operating officer at Color.
- Miami’s venture ecosystem is trying hard to grow up
South Florida has an active first half, with VC activity already surpassing all of last year for the Miami metro area.
Friday Letter: Construction is the new VC darling; NEA 17 marches along; and a VC in a unicorn shirtA weekly letter from the VCJ editor about an assortment of what's happening in VC, along with who we're meeting and what we're hearing
- Top Canadian VC deals draw $522 mln in Q2 as focus shifts to early-stage
Canada’s venture capital market sustained robust levels of activity in Q2, despite somewhat fewer dollars going into the largest financings. The top 10 second-quarter rounds secured $522 million from VC funds. That’s down 4 percent from the $542 million raised by the top 10 deals a year earlier, and down 16 percent from the $625 million that went to the top deals in Q2 2017. The estimate is based on PE Hub Canada’s list of the largest financings announced from April through June, supplemented by preliminary data from Refinitiv. It indicates some moderation in the influence of big late-stage rounds, which dominated Canadian VC trends last year.
- 500 Startups taps Powell as COO
500 Startups has appointed Courtney Powell as chief operations officer. Previously, she was head of corporate development at Keller Williams.
