Because many of the world's most successful tech companies were conceived by college students, recent graduates or dropouts, VCs and their limited partners have long tried to find a way to tap into that youthful creativity as early as possible.

The article confirms that Spain has a number of scouts working for top Silicon Valley and European funds (Sequoia, Accel, EQT, Index, etc.), though many keep a low profile

A feature on Monk’s Hill Ventures’ new Scouts Program in Southeast Asia.

The famed scout programme from US VC firm Sequoia has launched in Europe. We meet the scouts.

Sifted found nine such programmes founded in Europe. They range from a few days to a few weeks, from free to thousands of euros.

It takes a village to grow a startup, so Village Global is offering access to a deep network of top tech execs to lure founders to its seed fund. Today, Village Global announced it’s raised $100 million for that fund that was first unveiled in September.

Lagos-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction has launched a bid to source more deals and identify “high-trajectory” founders.