Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2019

In a July 2019 episode of the Food Network’s show “ Chopped ,” EO Fort Worth member Juan Rodriguez competed against other chefs in hopes of landing the top stop. While at the helm of Magdalena’s, he was accepted into EO Accelerator , a program designed to help startups reach US$1 million in annual sales. Spoiler alert.).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

As an entrepreneur and angel investor, I’ve built a network that spans dozens of countries. Join an international accelerator or entrepreneur group. Similarly, accelerator programs like YCombinator and 500 Startups have gold-star reputations for a reason. Leave Canada for a little while (and find other Canadians).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Hazel Ortega, EO Orange County, co-founder, High Tide Global Securing a hacked website While we were in Accelerator together, Brennen Bliss (EO Austin) helped me out of a bind during our overnight group retreat. An international member worked her network to find a charter plane. and more articles from the EO blog.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

The company is providing all those leaving the company with eight weeks of severance, three months of accelerated option vesting and three months of healthcare coverage. On Deck, not to be confused with small business lender OnDeck, is a company that provides capital and network support for emerging fund managers and founders.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Discord’s doubling in corporate value comes as the persistent, inept, American response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate the adoption and growth of businesses creating virtual social networking opportunities. The new funding comes just months after a $100 million investment that gave the company a $3.5

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UBI Global

JULY 1, 2019

The World Incubation Summit 2019 is taking place in Doha, Qatar this November 4 through 7, and here are the reasons we found most compelling when choosing the location for this year’s summit. The post Why We Are Going To Doha for the World Incubation Summit 2019 appeared first on UBI Global.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

We support change-makers who come from different backgrounds and are carrying-out various missions all while hosting a diverse network of experts who take on the role of mentors, educators, and investors. December 2019 marked our fifth anniversary, and it made us reflect on the achievements of the past years. 5 years of impact.

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The eight companies we accepted last Fall just finished the Summer 2019 batch. We saw the Early Decision blog post a couple days before the deadline. We were planning to apply to the Summer 2019 batch during the normal application cycle but then saw Early Decision and thought it was a perfect fit. What convinced you to apply?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

This is something I had to learn the hard way: What you hear in the media or read on a company blog post often simplifies the process, and sometimes fails to cover the trajectory that minority founders, in particular, must follow to secure funding. Make serious headway with accelerators.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

For example, my EDO had “7 wins” (companies that relocated) in 2018, but only “1 win” in 2019. Does this mean we were less successful in 2019? We rocked it in 2019, but our metrics don’t capture the true nature of our work. They learn how to develop community goals and strategies to achieve those. It is called mug.news.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 14, 2019

Each of these Impact Hubs contributes its local context and capabilities to our global network, which contains a diverse mix of talent, knowledge and opportunities. This unique mix is an essential reason for corporates and organisations to collaborate with the Impact Hub network. Applications for the 2019 edition will open soon.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

Applications networking company F5 announced today that it is acquiring Volterra , a multi-cloud management startup, for $500 million. Volterra emerged in 2019 with a $50 million investment from multiple sources, including Khosla Ventures and Mayfield, along with strategic investors like M12 (Microsoft’s venture arm) and Samsung Ventures.

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2019

Click here for 2019 Summit highlights. Summit Week will be as packed as ever, with corporate meetups, VC forums, insider access to accelerators and labs, and touring opportunities providing a unique insider’s look at the innovation ecosystem. As Forbes reported, Summit Week in Israel was “the place to be.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

On 25–26 June 2019, EO presented a two-day International Entrepreneurial Summit at the United Nations focused on inspiring, educating and connecting business leaders to promote sustainable business practices. The level of engagement, passion and commitment demonstrated by attendees was beyond expectations.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 13, 2021

Automotive telematics is a booming business, expected to grow from $64B in 2019 to $416B by 2027, a CAGR of 26%. Israel’s Mekorot water network, perhaps the most relentlessly threatened system in the world, is now secured by our portfolio company IXDen. Your portfolio gets stronger when the OurCrowd network gets involved.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Their impressive and novel brix measurement device allows us to reward the independent growers across our network who provide the ripest and best tasting berries.” In the US, there are almost 300 SPACS waiting to find a company and they raised almost $90 billion in 2020, a sixfold increase over 2019, told The Times of Israel.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment. He is also an angel investor, and via CcHub’s accelerator programme and a partner fund called Growth Capital Fund , Tijani has invested in more than 40 startups. Here’s what he means.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 17, 2021

By 2025, there will be an estimated 14 billion IoT devices worldwide – each one a potential security risk allowing hackers entry into networks. billion, a staggering 27 percent increase from 2019. Think of us as the Grand Central Station of your IT network,” JumpCloud CTO and cofounder Greg Keller t old VentureBeat. “If

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 6, 2020

When the coronavirus surfaced in China in December 2019, it set off a domino effect worldwide – with the number of active cases snowballing rapidly. Its built-in AI tools classify cells and compile a report of the results, accelerating the diagnostic process.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 2, 2023

Nerivio was selected as one of Time magazine’s 100 best inventions for 2019. The expansion of our e-booking network through WebCargo’s platform is a large step that moves us forward to this goal,” says Kenichi Wakiya, Executive Vice President of ANA Cargo, which is expected to join the over 30 international carriers on WebCargo in Q1 2023.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 7, 2022

This fast-growing company anticipates accelerated growth in a market already estimated at $100B a year. The companies have been working together since 2019 to find the perfect recipe for KFC. Your portfolio gets stronger when the OurCrowd network gets involved. Zippin to expand checkout-free shopping to 100+ airports.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

. “Stable Diffusion will allow both researchers and soon the public to run this under a range of conditions, democratizing image generation,” Stability AI CEO and founder Emad Mostaque wrote in a blog post. “We plan to use our compute to accelerate open source, foundational AI.”

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