6 Ways to Connect Minorities to the Nation’s Emerging Tech-Based Economy
As a country looking to create new jobs, new opportunities and new industries, we’re supporting and investing in our regional entrepreneurial ecosystems–which represent the collective of technology-based economic development organizations, entrepreneurial incubators, colleges and universities, venture and angel funds, and other resources dedicated to spurring the creation of a region’s high growth entrepreneurs. Still, we’re [...]
Read MoreVC Funding Fell 22% in Q1, Upswing Could Be On the Way
Venture capitalists plowed $5.9 billion into startups in the first quarter of 2012, a 22% drop from the previous quarter and the lowest level of VC funding since Q2 2010, according to a researcher tracking the market. However, that shortfall is not necessarily a worrying sign since Facebook’s recent $1 billion acquisition of Instagram may fuel a [...]
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