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Want to invest in startups? The legendary entrepreneur knows exactly which country and sector to focus on

Jamie Cameron
29. 12. 2022
4 min read

Steve Case, a pioneer of Internet entrepreneurship, recently pointed out that a huge change is coming in the form of Big Tech regulation and the boom in start-ups. And now he's advising on the specific areas that will be affected.

Steve Case was one of the first to build a giant company using the internet

In a previous article, I wrote that Steve Case sees the start-up boom as the new megatrend. The well-known billionaire and investment veteran claims to have discovered a new megatrend. What will move the world in the coming years?

Here, he makes the case that there will be great potential for the proliferation of new startups outside of the traditional technology fields.

Yet Steve Case, former CEO of AOL, insists that Silicon Valley remains the strongest player when it comes to startups.

"That place sets the trends. And it will continue to be, it's really the most vibrant startup ecosystem in the world going forward," Case said recently in an interview with Yahoo Finance. "We're not talking about the fall of Silicon Valley, but the rise of dozens of other cities that are creating this more diffuse innovation economy."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvpq0QL-AB0

The origins of the Silicon Valley startup scene date back to the 1940s, when Frederick Terman, dean of Stanford University's engineering school, began encouraging professors and graduate students to start companies. In 1951, he created the Stanford Industrial Park, which served as the headquarters for major companies. In the early 1970s, large venture capital funds began to flow into Silicon Valley, and firms such as Kleiner-Perkins and Sequoia Capital were founded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpLUFQfwYVY

That BigTech regulation will be the new megatrend is probably not as sexy as, say, believing in electric mobility right now. On the other hand, it makes sense.

In the U.S., government officials recently called for TikTok regulation because of safety risks. And that's just a small piece of the puzzle. Then, of course, there is the eternal topic of Twitter, Facebook, etc. etc.

And that's why Steve Case believes that startups and the more fragmented industry will now get a huge opportunity and space. And he believes it will be in Silicon Valley.

"Silicon Valley attracts great, top people because it has such a pioneering spirit. It's almost like a gold rush," Case said. "But it was also sort of where the concept of venture capital was really founded. It kind of started in New York, but the main wave was really in San Francisco."

Despite Silicon Valley's rich history of entrepreneurial innovation, there has been a surge in venture investment outside the area in 2021. According to reports, for the first time in a decade, less than 30% of total US venture capital went to Silicon Valley .

But Case doesn't think Silicon Valley is the only and best choice. His Revolution LLC has invested in nearly 200 companies in more than 100 cities. He argues that companies outside the traditional startup hubs should get more attention from investors.

"I think it's shifted from something that people thought was marginal to now recognizing some really significant companies that are emerging in other parts of the country," Case said. It makes sense to look elsewhere."

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Disclaimer: This is in no way an investment recommendation. This is purely my summary and analysis based on data from the internet and other sources (YTB, Yahoo, Wikipedia). Investing in the financial markets is risky and everyone should invest based on their own decisions. I am just an amateur sharing my opinions.

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