Is Africa The Next Market For Sustainable Venture Opportunities? As the continent’s innovation hubs evolve, experts see their significance to African tech increasing. “The most important…role is that of catalysts. Ecosystems developing around technology need a catalyst,” said iHub co-founder Erik Hersman. Read more
Unassuming Pitfalls Of Backing Late Stage VC. Investors aren’t stupid or lazy, but even thoroughly vetted startups can fail. Most startups fail, and the money backing them is lost. Read more
Andreessen Accused Of Neglecting Fiduciary Duty. Private messages sent during conference calls from Andreessen to Zuckerberg, such as “this line of argument is not helping” and “now we’re cooking with gas,” have given some investors the impression that he was coaching the CEO instead of negotiating with him. Read more
QED Investors And Scotiabank's New Fund For Latin American Fintech Startups. Scotiabank and QED Investors have teamed up to launch a venture capital platform that will invest in Latin American fintech startups. QED Investors will manage the fund while Scotiabank will help QED Investors assess potential investments. Read more