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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

YouTuber Caspar Lee, the co-founder of a startup called Influencer, attends the UK Gala Screening of “Wonder Park” in London, England (Photo by David M. Ben Jeffries launched his startup, Influencer , in London in 2014 after his close friend matched with Caspar Lee, a Yo uTuber with 7.3 Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage).

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This Philanthropist Is Winning Skirmishes With Poverty By Tapping Into An Inner City’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

InfoChachkie

ABC has even created an incubator-style program in which startup non-profits compete for $100,000 in seed funding. We have a rigorous screening process, and we only fund the very best programs that are able to quantify their impact. In many ways, you act as a venture capital firm, with returns measured in impact, rather than profits.

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TechZulu Recaps: The Annual Startup Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

This year’s TZ #startupforecast (Jan 28, 2014) was no exception. Peter Csathy – CEO Manatt Digital Media Ventures, accomplished media and digital media entrepreneur. Richard Wolpert – Managing Director of Amplify.LA, startup incubator and Venture Advisor at Accel Partners. Projection for 2014?

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