Sáles-Griffin: Techstars' Rising Stars fund mandates companies be US-based
Neal Sales-Griffin · #102 Tether: Bodyguard of the Grid · Mar 4, 2025 · at 17:27
Neil Sáles-Griffin explains the geographic requirement of Techstars' Rising Stars fund before conditionally committing to invest in Tether.
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“You have to be a US-based company for my pre-seed fund called Rising Stars through Techstars. But assuming that is something that happens, you can count on the commitment later.”
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