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15 Underrepresented Founders Share $170K in Startup302 Grant Prizes

American Entrepreneurship

Mentorships and other resources also provided to winning tech-enabled startups led by members of underfunded demographics as part of Delaware’s fourth annual pitch competition WILMINGTON, Del. ( Erika Lucas , founder of StitchCrew , gave the afternoon keynote “The Majority Economy: Economics of Why We Need to Invest in Diverse Founders.”

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Give to Grow: Ad Age’s 2017 Best Places to Work List Features EO Member–Owned InfoTrust

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Alex Yastrebenetsky is the founder and CEO of InfoTrust , a digital analytics consulting and technology company helping marketers use data to make smarter decisions. We believe in giving to grow, and that it is our responsibility to leverage growth as an opportunity to give back globally,” says founder and CEO Alex Yastebenetsky. “We

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AI-powered competitive enablement platform Klue lands $62M led by Tiger Global

TechCrunch

Klue , an AI-powered competitive enablement platform, has raised $62 million in Series B funding led by Tiger Global, with participation from Salesforce Ventures. Klue aims to enable product marketers and competitive intelligence teams to increase their coverage of competitors.

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Kenyan tech-enabled logistics platform Amitruck raises $4 million, embarks on Uganda, Tanzania expansion

TechCrunch

Amitruck , a Kenyan tech-enabled logistics platform, is one such provider of solutions that streamline the shipping market. We are also improving our technology as we start our expansion into other countries in Africa,” Amitruck founder and chief executive officer Mark Mwangi told TechCrunch. Image Credits: Amitruck.

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YC-backed Curacel unveils new API platform that enables tech-led businesses to offer insurance

TechCrunch

The API-based tool, dubbed Grow, has so far been integrated with 22 tech entities across Africa including Topship, Barter by Flutterwave, Float, Fingo and Payhippo, enabling them to either bundle their main products with insurance packages or offer insurance as a standalone service.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Kauffman Foundation found 47% of US tech founders held degrees in STEM while 34% held degrees in business, finance, and accounting. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. Right here.

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Startup’s Advisory Board Draws in Eight Unicorn Founders and Executives

American Entrepreneurship

Possibly the co-founders of Taktile, Dr. Maximilian Eber and Maik Taro Wehmeyer know. Their two plus year old startup just raised $20 million in funding and set up an advisory board comprised of eight unicorn founders and executives. First, both co-founders have an expertise in machine learning and data science and worked at QuantCo.

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