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News for July 22nd, 2014 Startups Find It Easier To Get From A to B The Series A may be the new Series B, but as first round venture fundings have flat-lined over the past year, investors are increasing their bets on B rounds. Indeed, the value of Series B rounds in Q2 was the highest of any quarter in the past decade, according to CrunchBase. Continue reading...   CrunchBase Weekly Investment Map In the past 7 days we've seen over $1.2 billion invested in 149 funding rounds. San Francisco saw 10 rounds, New York and Chicago 5, and Austin 4. More than 25 of these rounds were raised by companies based outside the U.S., according to CrunchBase data. Continue reading...   Investors Cash Out Of Payment Tech It seems like investors are no longer paying out for payment companies. Over the past three quarters the number of venture-backed payments companies has declined, tumbling from 59 startups in the third quarter of 2013 to just 41 companies in the second quarter of 2014, according to CrunchBase data. Continue reading...   CrunchBase Weekly Investor Leaderboard We compiled our list of Top 10 Investors from the CrunchBase dataset this week, by amount raised and number of funding rounds. Accel Partners participated in two of the largest rounds this week in a Series A for Pond5 and a $65M Series D for Funding Circle, along with Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital and Union Square Ventures. Continue reading...   Are You In CrunchBase? CrunchBase is about more than founders and investors - it's the definitive resource for the startup industry with 600k profiles for companies, investors, people and products. Every day people use CrunchBase to learn more about startups and the teams that power them. Add your profile today.   Share With:   Startup Calendar for July 22, 2014 Building Innovation: Fireside Chat with Tony Conrad July 30, 2014 — San Francisco, CA Join BUILDUP.vc to discuss the state of venture capital, investment trends and online identity with Tony Conrad. Tony is co-founder and CEO of about.me, a platform for representing personal identity online. He is also a Founding Venture Partner at True Ventures where he serves on the Board of Directors of Automattic (WordPress), Blue Bottle Coffee, appssavvy, Quarterly, KISSmetrics, and Qualaroo. Register now with discount code "crunch base" for 20% off tickets! BRAINFOOD Conference August 02, 2014 — New York, NY On August 2 and 3, Spoon University is hosting its first ever BRAINFOOD conference to bring together college students from across the country. Join in to eat a ton of great food, hear from industry leaders and gain skills you'll need for your personal and professional lives. ISE Lions' Den and Jungle Lounge August 06, 2014 — Las Vegas, NV The ISE® Lions represent the brightest minds in security and they are hungry for emerging technology solutions to implement within their enterprises. Inside the den, each Gazelle will deliver their best pitch for the chance to earn the top award of more than 10,000 in prizes. Running concurrently, the reception-style Jungle Lounge will offer you an opportunity to learn more about these emerging companies and network with a diverse group of security executives, investors and other key members of the information security community. Summer NYC VC and Angel Conference August 07, 2014 — New York, NY At the Summer NYC VC and Angel Conference, FundingPost will be showcasing some of the newest early-stage venture funds & angel groups in the NYC area. The panels of seasoned and newer investors will be discussing trends in Early-Stage Investing, hot sectors, sectors that these Angels and VCs look at, things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors. GlobalHack II August 22, 2014 — St. Louis, MO GlobalHack II will take place at the Cortex Innovation District in St. Louis. All teams will work on a single project, the details of which will be announced an hour before the event. The winning team wins a cash prize of $50,000 in the exchange for the prototype developed during the hackathon.   Accelerator News for July 22, 2014 440ng Lagos, Nigeria — Applications close August 01, 2014 440ng is a fund and accelerator in Nigeria founded by 88mph and L5Lab to invest in startups that target the African markets and are scalable via web/mobile. They are accepting 10 startups for their 3-month program beginning September 12th, and are offering a $20k-110k investment for 10-25% equity in each company. Apply now before August 1st! Acceleprise SF San Francisco, CA — Applications close August 01, 2014 Acceleprise San Francisco, an enterprise software focused accelerator supported by Box, Salesforce.com and a roster of enterprise executives and entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications for their first class of companies in San Francisco. Companies accepted into the 4 month program will receive an investment, highly subsidized office space, access to mentors, investors and potential customers; and programming on key topics like UX/Design, customer acquisition and sales. [www.AccelepriseSF.com|Apply now] before 8/1 to join Acceleprise's first SF class. Project Flying Elephant Berlin — Applications close August 01, 2014 Project Flying Elephant is a deep tech incubator by WestTech Ventures looking for strong tech teams who want to reinvent software & software development with a focus on (cloud) services/tools for developers and businesses. Project Flying Elephant has opened applications for its program in Berlin starting in September that will support teams with up to €50,000 in funding as well mentoring, workshops, office space and various high-quality services. Apply now to join Project Flying Elephant in September! Urban.us No location change necessary — Applications close August 01, 2014 Urban.Us is a distributed accelerator focused on hardware and software startups solving challenges in areas such as transportation, safety, sustainability, and governance. Teams selected receive $50k as part of their existing seed or bridge round and are connected to the Urban.Us network of founders, investors, and cities. Urban is focused on accelerating seed stage startups through challenges in distribution, manufacturing, regulations / policy, and getting to the series A. Admissions are rolling, startups can apply at any time. Startupbootcamp Amsterdam Amsterdam — Applications close August 08, 2014 Startupbootcamp is the leading accelerator of Europe and is organizing a new vertical program focused on internet and mobile (E&M) commerce. Over the 3-month accelerator program, up to 10 selected startups will collaborate with 150+ mentors, partners and investors to build world class products, with the ultimate goal of becoming industry-leading sustainable companies. Apply now before August 8th! Houston Health Ventures Houston, TX — Applications close August 13, 2014 Houston Health Ventures (HHV) is a seed-stage healthcare investment fund focused on Health IT, Devices, and Diagnostics. HHV's NextHIT program will provide its first class of companies with 8 weeks of tailored curriculum, access to need-specific mentors, offices and amenities at University of Houston's brand new Innovation Center. Each team will also receive a $30,000 investment from HHV and $24,000 worth of services from Rackspace, Inc. Admissions are rolling, apply now before August 13th! SKTA Innopartners Accelerator Hackathon Sunnyvale, CA — Applications close August 15, 2014 SKTA Innopartners Accelerator is hosting a hardware hackathon focused on two distinct themes; Datacenter Infrastructure and Internet of Things. Pitch to SK Telecom, SK Hynix, SKTA Innopartners, VCs, and Advisors to win an SSD Drive and gift card and an opportunity to get introduced to investors. Sign up to participate in the hackathon before August 15th! R/GA Accelerator New York City — Applications close August 25, 2014 Techstars and R/GA have partnered for their second accelerator program to address the booming "Internet of Things" marketplace for products and services that tap into interconnected devices, real-time data, and analytics. Ten teams will each receive up to $120,000 in seed funding. Qualified companies from around the world building technology that leverages or supports connected devices should apply by August 25! Next Step Challenge Esbjerg, Denmark — Applications close September 30, 2014 The Next Step Challenge is Europe's most ambitious accelerator program and startup competition with a first prize of €250,000. The Challenge helps promising tech startups within digital health, smart energy, smart home, and communication to open up a whole new world of opportunities. Over an intensive six months period, participants join a professional business development program worth more than €100,000. Apply now to join Next Step Challenge in December!   Did we miss anything? The CrunchBase Newsletter gives people around the world a place to share local events, startup competitions, and new accelerator classes. If your event or accelerator would like to be included, let us know! Tell Us About Your Event or Accelerator   If you would no longer like to receive email from CrunchBase, you can unsubscribe with one click here.   410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2014 AOL Inc. All rights reserved. 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