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Transforming businesses to thrive in volatile markets

GSD Venture Studios

Aug 12

Transforming businesses to thrive in volatile markets

The competition in today’s world is not just confined to local markets. Entrepreneurs now pine for more than just regional success and aspire to build a brand that is well-acclaimed in the global markets. As difficult as it may sound, decent planning, research, carefully crafted strategies, and fail-safe execution can make this journey much less drawn-out. Gary Fowler’s award-winning growth stage AI venture studio company, GSD Venture Studios has taken it upon itself to help

GSD Labs Launches 10th Cohort With 12 Startups To #GoGlobal

GSD Venture Studios

Aug 8

GSD Labs Launches 10th Cohort With 12 Startups To #GoGlobal

August 8th, 2022 These startups will participate in GSD’s 15-week program which includes hands-on sessions to make measurable differences in sales and marketing, speed dating meetings with mentors/investors, strategy and direction for investor interfacing, and direct connection to GSD’s network of investors. A virtual demo day is the culmination of the accelerator where each founder presents to over 140 investors in attendance. GSD travels the world in search of resilient ent

GSD Labs Partners with Stonks to Host Cohort 8 Demo Day

GSD Venture Studios

Jul 20

GSD Labs Partners with Stonks to Host Cohort 8 Demo Day

Stonks is a live, demo day-only ecosystem to connect investors to startups. demo days are aired on the platform and investors can interact with founders, ask questions, and pledge investment. Company profiles allow viewers to take a deeper dive into companies and get connected for seven days following each event Graduates of Cohort 8 have completed GSD’s 15-week program, which includes hands-on sessions to make measurable differences in sales and marketing, speed dating meeti

9 More Future Unicorns Join GSD Labs For Their 9th Cohort

GSD Venture Studios

Jun 6

9 More Future Unicorns Join GSD Labs For Their 9th Cohort

June 6th, 2022 These startups will participate in GSD’s 15-week program which includes hands-on sessions to make measurable differences in sales and marketing, speed dating meetings with mentors/investors, strategy and direction for investor interfacing, and direct connection to GSD’s network of investors. A virtual demo day is the culmination of the accelerator where each founder presents to over 140 investors in attendance. GSD travels the world in search of resilient entre

GSD Venture Studios

May 26

Founder of GSD Venture Studios Gary Fowler Achieves Another Exit - Yva.ai Acquired by Visier

HR-tech serial entrepreneur Gary Fowler is again making headlines as Yva.ai was acquired by HR and workforce analytics provider, Visier. The venture-backed startup was a spinoff from the digital transformation company Abbyy and was co-founded in Silicon Valley by David Yang and Gary Fowler. The employee feedback platform for enterprises uses artificial intelligence to transform data into actionable insights and adds another piece to Visier’s already robust puzzle of AI people

GSD Labs Cohort 7: Monopolizing the Future

GSD Venture Studios

May 13

GSD Labs Cohort 7: Monopolizing the Future

Friday, May 13, 2022- Originally posted on yahoo.com GSD Venture Studios now has a portfolio of 70+ startups that have accelerated their growth with the knowledge, guidance, network, and funding opportunities provided by the GSD Labs accelerator. With over 40 countries participating in the accelerator to date, Cohort 7 brings a group of ambitious, resilient entrepreneurs, with 36% led by women, minorities, or founders from emerging markets. The cohort culminated with a "Demo

GSD Labs Launches 8th Accelerator with 15 Top Startups to #GoGlobal

GSD Venture Studios

May 2

GSD Labs Launches 8th Accelerator with 15 Top Startups to #GoGlobal

May 2, 2022 These startups will participate in GSD’s 15-week program which includes hands-on sessions to make measurable differences in sales and marketing, speed dating meetings with mentors/investors, strategy direction for investor interfacing, and direct connection to GSD’s network of investors. A virtual demo day is the culmination of the accelerator where each founder presents to over 140 investors in attendance. GSD travels the world in search of resilient entrepreneur

LongTermGevity receives Health Canada Dealer's Licence

GSD Venture Studios

Apr 25

LongTermGevity receives Health Canada Dealer's Licence

Leading innovation to address chronic pain with neuromedicine GSD portfolio company LongTermGevity is pleased to announce that they have received a Dealer's Licence from Health Canada that allows for the possession, production, packaging, sale, transport, R&D, laboratory analysis, Special Access Program (SAP) participation, and clinical trials on controlled substances including psilocybin, psilocin, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("MDMA"), N, N-dimethyltryptamine ("DMT"),

GSD Venture Studios

Apr 21

GSD Venture Studios Partners With Crowd For Angels to Expand Investment Opportunities in Europe

For years, GSD Venture Studios has been living out its mission: to create a world without borders for startups to #GoGlobal. We achieve this by broadening access to investors for our accelerator and portfolio companies and expanding opportunities through meaningful partnerships. Driving the momentum of our efforts, we are pleased to announce our latest key partnership with Crowd For Angels. Based in London, the financial capital of Europe, they are a crowdfunding platform tha

GSD Labs Cohort 6 Demo Day: Growing Roots to #GoGlobal

GSD Venture Studios

Apr 4

GSD Labs Cohort 6 Demo Day: Growing Roots to #GoGlobal

For the last year and a half, GSD Labs, a mentor-driven 15-week accelerator program led by Gary Fowler and Derek Distenfield, has been executing a monumental mission: to build a world without borders for startups to #GoGlobal. Since its inception at the close of 2020, they have helped bold, resilient entrepreneurs representing 50+ global startups leave their mark on Silicon Valley. From advisor matching, strategic partnerships, digital marketing as well as sales hacks, press

GSD Labs Portfolio Company Xoxoday gets $30 Million in funding to Reinvent Incentives & Rewards

GSD Venture Studios

Mar 22

GSD Labs Portfolio Company Xoxoday gets $30 Million in funding to Reinvent Incentives & Rewards

GSD Venture Studios is thrilled to announce a recent 30 million dollar investment in Xoxoday, a GSD Labs portfolio company in the fintech space. This institutional first round of funding comes from Giift, the leading provider of loyalty management solutions. Backed by Apis Growth Fund II, they support growth-stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses by providing them with catalytic growth equity capital. Expressing his heartfelt gratitude for being a pa

GSD Venture Studios

Feb 22

GSD Venture Studios Partners with Wefunder to Reimagine How Capital Is Raised

GSD Venture Studios is in constant pursuit of new and innovative ways to broaden access to investors for our accelerator and portfolio companies. In yet another effort to do so, we are proud to announce the launch of our partnership with Wefunder. The platform allows founders to raise capital from their community, enabling everyday people to invest as little as $100 in ideas and startups they love. “A significant part of our work is connecting our founders with VC funding to

GSD Venture Studios

Jan 3

GSD Venture Studios One of the most active entrepreneur program in California

Entrepreneurship Programs play an important role in the startup ecosystem. We have curated a list of the top California Entrepreneurship Programs. We have tried to select a variety of different types of investors across a variety of niches. This list is designed to show off the investors with exceptional track records, industry experience and a unique understanding of the ecosystem. Top California Entrepreneurship Programs Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush. NewSchools

GSD Venture Studios

Dec 27, 2021

GSD Venture Studios in 2021

2021- what a year! We owe much of our growth at GSD Venture Studios to all of you- the changemakers, entrepreneurs, startups, companies, and leaders who have joined our #GoGlobal movement. GSD Venture Studios supported 70+ startups with roots in 35+countries We began 2021 with the launch of our second accelerator cohort, and are closing out the year with the launch of our sixth, for a total of 61 companies in our accelerator portfolio. Simultaneously, we were hard at work wit

GSD Expands to Tel Aviv With Managing Director Moshe Porat

GSD Venture Studios

Dec 27, 2021

GSD Expands to Tel Aviv With Managing Director Moshe Porat

To further expand our global reach, GSD Venture Studios is proud to announce our launch of GSD Tel Aviv with Managing Director Moshe Porat. Moshe is a serial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in senior executive positions in the high-tech industry, as an entrepreneur, investor, and mentor. Prior to co-founding Startup Negev, Moshe was a Managing Partner at Porat Ventures and part of the steering committee of InNegev incubator and AI leader in Road2 CoE. Previously, Mos

GSD Labs Drives Diversity With International Startups in Silicon Valley

GSD Venture Studios

Nov 19, 2021

GSD Labs Drives Diversity With International Startups in Silicon Valley

Over the last year, GSD Venture Studios has brought their vision to life and has made significant strides with GSD Labs. The 10-week cross-border accelerator has assisted over 40 startups from around the world to establish a foothold in Silicon Valley. Providing everything needed for a startup to succeed in the global market, the program offers one-on-one assistance with advisor matching, strategic partnerships, digital marketing as well as sales hacks, press coverage, and mo

Retirement Investing On Your Terms: The Self-Directed IRA

GSD Venture Studios

Nov 16, 2021

Retirement Investing On Your Terms: The Self-Directed IRA

Have you ever come across a great investment and wished you could unlock previously saved retirement money? How about receiving the tax benefits of a retirement account with an investment of your choice? What if you could do both? Enter the self-directed IRA- a type of traditional or Roth IRA, that allows investors to save for retirement on a tax-advantaged basis and has the same IRA contribution limits. The typical IRA houses stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other relatively

TAC Boosts African Security With Venture Fund in Partnership with Silicon Valley Based GSD Ventures

GSD Venture Studios

Aug 13, 2021

TAC Boosts African Security With Venture Fund in Partnership with Silicon Valley Based GSD Ventures

Technology Against Crime in Africa (TAC Africa), an organization connecting law enforcement, subject matter experts, and civil society to solve issues that affect the African society using technology is thrilled to announce our partnership with Silicon Valley Accelerator GSDLabs. The Accelerator was founded by GSD Venture Studios, a Silicon Valley-based firm, led by CEO Gary Fowler and COO Derek Distenfield. Gary and Derek travel the world to locate and cultivate promising st

GSD Venture Studios

Jul 20, 2021

GSDLabs 2021 Startup Demo Day Cohort 3

GSDLabs Helps Startups Turn Ideas into Reality The GSDLabs 2021 cohort came together for an epic demo day after ten weeks of hard work and dedication with the common goal of building a future unicorn to pitch to investors. There were eight globally diverse participants such as India, Nigeria, Israel, and Eastern Europe, spanning AI, fintech, healthcare, cryptocurrency, and more. The mission of GSDLabs is to bridge the gap we so often see for early-stage companies with the lac

GSD Venture Studios

Jun 16, 2021

Gary Fowler Bizboard's CEO to Watch

Gary Fowler: Transforming businesses to thrive in volatile markets The competition in today’s world is not just confined to local markets. Entrepreneurs now pine for more than just regional success and aspire to build a brand that is well-acclaimed in the global markets. As difficult as it may sound, decent planning, research, carefully crafted strategies, and fail-safe execution can make this journey much less drawn-out. Gary Fowler’s award-winning growth stage AI venture st

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