American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Funding of women-founded startups remains significantly lower than those that are gender-mixed While women entrepreneurs are making significant strides in startup formation, they continue to struggle to gain access to funding on par with men. of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. 3) Accelerators. Starting a new business as a student is daunting. Right here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

Each year since 2013, EO recognizes one outstanding member who embodies the heart and soul of volunteerism, and who paves the way for others to follow, through its EO Global Citizen of the Year Award. How has your work on EO’s Accelerator Global Subcommittee impacted you? What work led to your Global Citizen of the Year Award?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

First, he said that education is the most high-leverage way to make an impact on an individual, community and world. The startup also recently graduated from the Pear accelerator , a program put together by the 2013-founded seed-stage venture firm. Is success defined by saving someone money three months after using the service?

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Forward Cities

JULY 27, 2020

We add another proposal to the mix: use unemployment insurance to encourage entrepreneurship as well as traditional employment. The need is particularly severe in rural communities and under-connected urban neighborhoods. Christopher Gergen is CEO of Forward Cities , where Nic Gunkel is VP of Ecosystem Impacts.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

But it’s been hard to argue against this position in the last 10 years, as the country powered ahead, famously producing ground-breaking startups like Waze, which was eventually picked up by Google for more than $1 billion in 2013. Waze’s 100 employees received about $1.2 This came decades ahead of most western governments.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Pear, a seed-stage venture firm founded in 2013, has an impressive track record when it comes to identifying promising companies from their earliest stages — including DoorDash, Gusto, Aurora Solar, Vanta, Branch Metrics and Guardant Health. We are experts on user generated content and creator communities.”

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