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- #### [![Scale your startup](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Abaca%20blog%20portada-14.png) August 13, 2021 Cutting Through the Noise to Recognize What Your Startup Needs to Scale Cutting through the noise to clearly understand why investors keep saying “no” can be challenging. And let’s be honest, no one enjoys being rejected – especially when you don’t know the real reason.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/scale-your-startup)
- #### [![Escalar tu startup](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/IREX_Blog%201_SP.png) August 13, 2021 Reconocer lo que tu startup necesita para escalar Entender por qué los inversionistas continúan diciéndote que “no” puede ser realmente difícil. Además, seamos honestos, a nadie le gusta ser rechazado, menos aún, sin conocer la razón real.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/escalar-tu-startup)
- #### [![A tool that will help you scale your startup](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Abaca%20blog%20portada-15.png) August 13, 2021 How Abaca Changed the Trajectory of Imix Abaca forced Sandra’s team to have an honest talk, both as a team and as individuals, about the stages of their startup. The first – of many – evaluations they did following the framework, instantly demonstrated that they were more advanced where they thought they were less developed, and vice versa.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/acaba-changed-the-trajectory)
- #### [![Cambia la trayectoria de tu startup](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/IREX_Blog%202_SP.png) August 13, 2021 Cómo Abaca cambió la trayectoria de Imix Entender por qué los inversionistas continúan diciéndote que “no” puede ser realmente difícil. Además, seamos honestos, a nadie le gusta ser rechazado, menos aún, sin conocer la razón real.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/abaca-cambió-la-trayectoria)
- #### [![Fundraise VC ](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Abaca%20blog%20portada-16-1.png) August 13, 2021 We Were Told to Fundraise. What’s Next? Various Latin American startups have recently become unicorns, while others have raised considerably large rounds of capital. But how do startups get to the point where they are able to raise capital? And more importantly, should all of them do so?](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/fundraise-whats-next)
- #### [![Levantar capital VC](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/IREX_Blog%203_%20SP.png) August 13, 2021 Nos dijeron que levantáramos capital. ¿Cuál es el siguiente paso? Entender por qué los inversionistas continúan diciéndote que “no” puede ser realmente difícil. Además, seamos honestos, a nadie le gusta ser rechazado, menos aún, sin conocer la razón real.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/levantar-capital-siguiente-paso)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-3.jpg) August 13, 2021 How Can Your Startup Stand Out in an Emerging Sector? With all the work that goes into establishing a startup, developing a marketing strategy may not be at the top of a founder’s to-do list. Understandably, it can be daunting to equally prioritize all the different aspects required to launch a successful business. This is why it's important to have the right team, and community of like-minded entrepreneurs to develop the right expertise for your business.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/siddhesh-joglekar-shares-how-entrepreneurs-in-the-future-of-work-sector-can-define-their-market)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg) August 11, 2021 Mentoring with Finance Forward Accelerator Programs To date, Finance Forward has supported more than 90 ventures from over 20 countries with over 2,400 hours of direct mentorship, and engagement from 100 MetLife team members, and, in the process, given away more than $600,000 in grants.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/mentoring-finance-forward-metlife)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta%20graphics%20(5).png) June 30, 2021 Fintechs Can Help Credit Unions Meet Today’s Challenges Credit unions are a powerful player in the US financial services industry. With nearly two trillion dollars in assets, $1.16 trillion in outstanding loans and 120 million members, the five thousand federally insured credit unions play a particularly critical role in marginalized communities: they have a 50% higher proportion of branches in low income areas and are better connected with BIPOC communities than larger banks.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/fintechs-help-credit-unions-challenges)
- #### [![Vivienda en la Región Andina.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/ShelterTech-SP-FULL.jpg) June 28, 2021 10 startups creando soluciones sustentables en la Región Andina *Estos emprendedores están creando productos y servicios innovadores en la Región Andina que tienen la capacidad de mejorar la calidad de vida y las viviendas de las familias latinoamericanas. ¡Conoce sus historias!*](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/startups/sheltertech/region/andina)
- #### [![Housing in the Andean Region ](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/ShelterTech-ENGLISH-FULL.jpg) June 28, 2021 How Ten Startups Are Creating Housing Solutions for the Andean Region *Read the stories of the founders that are creating innovative products and services that improve the housing conditions in the Andean Region.*](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/startups/sheltertech/andean/region)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-1.jpg) June 16, 2021 Peer-Selected Investment at Year Here *At the height of the pandemic, social enterprises around the world were facing an existential crisis: sink or swim. In London, one impact startup incubator, Year Here, found itself in the middle of the storm.*](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts/year-here-peer-selected-investment)

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