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AppWorks closes third fund with $150M for Taiwan and Southeast Asia startups

TechCrunch

As part of Fund III’s close, AppWorks is recruiting new investment associates and analysts, especially ones who will focus on sourcing deals throughout Southeast Asia. Founded in 2009, AppWorks started its accelerator program before launching a $11 million debut fund in 2012. for the other funds.

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Building a Better Middleman

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Some stock exchanges designate market makers (“specialists,” if you’re old-school) , firms that are always ready to both buy and sell shares of a given stock. If I want to offload a thousand shares and there’s no one who wants to buy them from me, the market maker steps in to play the role of the buyer.

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Mistaking performance for competence

TechCrunch

Robotics companies provide material value to their customers and earn good margins as a result, making them excellent customers and investments for capital lenders in any market. On the macro level, investors are likely going to wait to see how the market settles, which will make for a tough fundraising environment.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

TechCrunch

Among the trends our survey respondents identified were e-commerce, blockchain and crypto, healthtech, energy, mobility and climate. We are really excited about the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Our team has been involved and invested in crypto since 2012, so we’ve been excited about the industry for a long time.

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