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Venture Capital : 2017July15Saturday

XFactor Ventures is a $3 million fund targeting female founders - CNBC

San Antonio's venture capital not flowing in second quarter - San Antonio Business Journal

Flybridge Recruits Female Founders to Run Women-Only Venture ... - Inc.com

Detroit -- Where Venture Capital Activity Is On The Rise - Forbes

This influential Silicon Valley firm is spearheading a blacklist of venture capitalists accused of harassing women - Washington Post

Why Sexual Harassment Is More of a Problem in Venture Capital - Harvard Business Review

Inside the Q2 2017 global venture capital ecosystem | TechCrunch - TechCrunch

Revolut raises $66 million in venture capital investment; eyes expansion in Asia, US - CNBC

This Is How Toyota Plans to Spend $100 Million on AI - Fortune

Fork In The Road: Venture Capital Or Strategic Investment And Partnership? - Forbes

Start-up : 2017July15Saturday

Startup Battlefield application deadline extended for Disrupt SF ... - TechCrunch

Research: Writing a Business Plan Makes Your Startup More Likely to Succeed - Harvard Business Review

Startup That Got a Seat at White House Roundtable Is Part-Owned ... - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

Trigaux: Startup companies need to hold tight - News Chief

'Quora for cancer' startup theMednet raises $1.3 million in seed ... - TechCrunch

Kleiner Perkins-Backed Startup BetterWorks Faces Harassment Suit ... - Bloomberg

Startup linked to Kushner got a seat at Trump's White House roundtable - The Hill

The new startup from the creator of Android has already lost its top marketing executive - Business Insider

Kushner-Linked Startup Got Exclusive Invite To Meet Top Tech ... - HuffPost

Space debris removal startup Astroscale raises $25 million ... - SpaceNews

Private Equity : 2017July15Saturday

Warburg Shops Up to $1 Billion Asia Private-Equity Pool - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

Star Capital raises €800m in upbeat private-equity market - Financial Times

LeBron James-backed Blaze Pizza secures private equity deal - Crain's Cleveland Business

CalPERS Seeking Global Equity, Private Equity “Transition” Managers - Chief Investment Officer

Dynegy sells 3 plants totaling 935 MW to private equity groups - Utility Dive

Private Equity: The New Neighborhood Loan Sharks - The American Prospect

A Private Equity Firm Is Investing $275 Million To Create Africa's Largest University Network - Forbes

Return to 2007: Private equity fundraising touches $250bn - Financial News (subscription)

NEC considers buying Civica from OMERS Private Equity for $1.2 ... - PE Hub (subscription) (blog)

That's Not Private Equity, That's a Pension Fund - Bloomberg

Angel Investor: 2017July15Saturday

Exclusive: Lifestyle brand Chumbak raises $1.7 mn from Blacksoil, angel investor - VCCircle

Wanted: More Startups And More Savvy Angel Investors - Forbes

7 Most Active Angel Investors In India: Indian Tech Startup Funding Report H1 2017 [Highlights] - Inc42 Media

Angels in the wings: Inside India's oldest early-stage investing collective - Forbes India

Applying Georgia's Angel Investor Tax Credits to Convertible Promissory Notes - JD Supra (press release)

Ed Reed, angel investor - Technical.ly Baltimore - Technical.ly Baltimore

A veteran angel investor says 'networking' is a hoax - Business Insider - Business Insider

Women In Tech On Funding, Harassment And Building A Business - WBUR

Former Techstars Leaders Launch VC Firm to Back Immigrant Founders - BostInno

Angel Investor Forum - AlleyWatch

Crowdfunding: 2017July15Saturday

Talk Focuses On State's New Crowdfunding Measure - Greater Wilmington Business Journal

Study says women are better at crowdfunding - Reuters

Downtown Downturn: 'Viscera' Crowdfunding Rent, Blames Construction - Hoodline

Crowdfunding donations: Spotting scams - Shelbyville Daily Union

Russia launches first satellite built with the help of crowdfunding - Russia Beyond the Headlines

'Suspicious' Grenfell Fundraising Pages Removed From Crowdfunding Sites - HuffPost UK

RootProject to Use Cryptocurrency and Crowdfunding to Support Community Projects - CryptoCoinsNews

'The system is failing people': Family turns to crowdfunding to take on costs of cancer - The Sydney Morning Herald

A parent launches a crowdfunding campaign to pay off school lunch debt. - Monterey County Weekly (blog)

CanDo Launches New Crowdfunding Platform “Hope Hospital” to Support Humanitarians in War Zones (Video) - Crowdfund Insider

Social Venture Capital: 2017July15Saturday

Uber acqui-hires social app studio Swipe Labs - TechCrunch

Toyota launches venture capital fund targeting artificial intelligence startups - TechCrunch

Intellecap's ecosystem, fintech and eye-care, Israeli social impact bonds, Brief Quiz №23 - ImpactAlpha (registration)

This influential Silicon Valley firm is spearheading a blacklist of venture capitalists accused of harassing women - Washington Post

Companies like Uber are staying private longer. Who's holding them accountable? - Los Angeles Times

Impact Investment Exchange, venture fund for Latino entrepreneurs, fintech in Mexico, investing in peace and justice - ImpactAlpha (registration)

Beyond Pledges and Tweets: How Can Venture Capital Fix Its Sexual Harassment Problem? - Fortune

New Accelerator Focuses on Health, Fitness Tech - University of ... - UMB News

This social video app is popular, but not profitable - The Boston Globe

These South Bay and Peninsula cities are raking in venture capital ... - TechCrunch