{"id":4654,"date":"2019-09-16T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T05:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2019-11-06T23:29:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T07:29:48","slug":"m-accelerator-and-black-dog-venture-partners-form-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-foreign-startups-entering-the-us-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/venture-capital\/m-accelerator-and-black-dog-venture-partners-form-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-foreign-startups-entering-the-us-market\/","title":{"rendered":"M Accelerator and Black Dog Venture Partners form Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Foreign Startups entering the US Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/partnership_ma_bdvp.jpg\" alt=\"partnership Black Dog Venture Partners and M Accelerator\" class=\"wp-image-4661\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/partnership_ma_bdvp.jpg 900w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/partnership_ma_bdvp-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/partnership_ma_bdvp-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/partnership_ma_bdvp-280x150.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact<strong>: <\/strong><br><strong>Scott Kelly, Black Dog Venture Partners <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:scott@blackdogventurepartners.com\"><strong>scott@blackdogventurepartners.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> <span id=\"gc-number-2\" class=\"gc-cs-link\" title=\"Call with Google Voice\">480-206-3435<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Alessandro Marianantoni, M <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/startups\/how-to-choose-the-ideal-online-accelerator-or-startup-program-in-the-usa\/\">Accelerator<\/a> <a href=\"mailto:alex@maccelerator.la\">alex@maccelerator.la<\/a><span> <span id=\"gc-number-3\" class=\"gc-cs-link\" title=\"Call with Google Voice\">+1 213 335 0995<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Los Angeles, Sept. 17, 2019 &#8211; <\/strong>Black Dog Venture Partners and M Accelerator announced a strategic\npartnership to help early-stage <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/news-2\/stop-following-formulas-why-startup-success-demands-more-than-predictable-methods\/\">startups<\/a> develop more effectively. The two\ncompanies are teaming up to offer high-value training sessions to international\nand local businesses in the fast-growing Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/go-to-market\/programmatic-advertising-the-secret-weapon-your-startup-isnt-using-but-should-be\/\">startup<\/a> ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Angeles is one of the fastest-growing\nstartup ecosystems with a unique combination of local and international\n<a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/startups\/your-essential-guide-to-leading-startup-accelerators-and-incubators\/\">founders<\/a> working on projects of several different stages of business\ndevelopment. Based on an analysis of 101 startups postmortem, a report by\nCBInsights says that \u201crunning out of cash\u201d is the second biggest reason that\nstartups fail. A fact strongly connected to their ability to raise funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to be partnering with M Accelerator to spur the <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/investors\/the-growth-rates-investors-expect-a-deep-dive\/\">growth<\/a> of international startups,&#8221; said Scott Kelly, CEO Black Dog Venture Partners. &#8220;Combining our fund raise consulting, business development and executive coaching services with their top-level startup training is a win-win to all involved.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When founders are looking for investors, having a solid idea and strategy is definitely not enough, delivering a convincing <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/pitch-deck\/why-emotional-pitching-outperforms-technical-presentations-the-key-to-winning-over-investors\/\">pitch<\/a> requires skill and preparation,&#8221; said Alessandro Marianantoni, Exec. Director and founder of M Accelerator. &#8220;With Black Dog Venture Partners, we offer our founders, high-quality pitch training sessions, invaluable feedback, and a real opportunity to get funded.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBlack Dog Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Dog Venture\nPartners provides <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/investors\/stages-of-business-funding-comparing-private-equity-venture-capital-and-seed-investors\/\">venture capital<\/a> consulting, corporate finance, business\ndevelopment, digital marketing and publicity for regional and national brands\nand fast-growing companies. Black Dog\u2019s team has a long history of success in\nthe entertainment, sports, technology and finance industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Dog Venture Partners is also the founder\nand host of The <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/blog\/venture-capital\/want-to-be-a-data-driven-vc-heres-how-to-leverage-llms\/\">VC<\/a> Fast Pitch Conference which connects disruptive startups\nwith the country&#8217;s top investors raising millions of dollars annually. Learn\nmore at <a href=\"https:\/\/BlackDogVenturePartners.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">https:\/\/BlackDogVenturePartners.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About M\nAccelerator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M Accelerator is an international accelerator program in Los Angeles with a dedicated workspace and training programs for founders, managers, and students. With an emphasis on business design and growth hacking, our coaches have more than 30 years of experience in business consulting and started working on digital marketing when Google was under Stanford\u2019s web domain! Check more about our programs at <a href=\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/maccelerator.la<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Dog Venture Partners and M Accelerator announced a strategic partnership to help early-stage startups develop more effectively. 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