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Sai do Papel: growing startups is easier than getting paid
The Rio innovation group brings founders, corporations and investors into the same room. Its move into venture debt reveals what happens when a startup grows, but the investor still cannot cash out.
innovosource and the missing middle of invention
A discovery can win a grant and still lose its way to market. Innovosource works with the university funds, accelerators, and partners trying to finance that awkward interval.
Condor Connect puts startups on the supermarket floor
A Curitiba accelerator turns a supermarket group into a testing ground for young companies. Its most useful offer may be the chance to win a paying customer.
Kickstart Innovation gets startups to the other side of the corporate door
A stalled pitch, a persistent insider and a deal that finally stuck: the Swiss company’s real business is helping startups find someone ready to put their technology to work.
Boost Turku gives first-time founders a summer to find out
Eight weeks. No fee. No equity taken. In Finland’s student-run startup community, the first business idea is only part of the education.
Tech Istanbul Opens the Door to a City-Sized Customer
Free support is the easy part to explain. Tech Istanbul’s more interesting offer is a chance to test a startup’s product inside the machinery of Istanbul’s municipal services.