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DEFINITE READ
It was a slow week in local venture capital, so how about we take a step back and observe the big picture?
Our friends at FormDs put together this handy map, a state-by-state breakdown of fundraisings per million people.
As you can see PA is right in the middle of the pack and Colorado is absolutely killing it. Maybe its that Boulder startup scene which, while growing, is operating quietly under the radar.
MIGHT BE WORTH YOUR TIME
There’s a new angel fund in Scranton that just received a $1 million investment says the Times-Tribune. The new fund is named KBJ Capital after the primary investor Kris Jones. KBJ will focus primarily on companies in northeast Pennsylvania.
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