TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia disclosed 15 early-stage startups it has selected for the seventh cohort of its accelerator program Surge, pushing ahead with new investments even as the deal activity has considerably slowed in the region. Nearly half of them have a presence in the U.S. and European markets, Sequoia said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Year-in, year-out, the gender gap in venture capital investment continues to be a problem women founders face. In fintech, the problem is especially prominent: Women-founded fintechs have raised a meager 1% of total fintech investment in the last 10 years. of total investment dollars. More posts by this contributor.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

acquisition of Duo Security gave Ann Arbor its first modern unicorn, the CFE was experiencing record demand for more entrepreneurship education and opportunities. Sam, a U-M alum, is the founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments , a private investment firm. Just as the $2.4B Lurie , Zell’s business partner.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Geography does not determine success—it may surface some unique challenges, but it also gives unique opportunities. Talent seeks opportunities, and opportunities can (and must) be created. Starting and growing a business can prove to be a daunting endeavor within any market. during the next three years , the equivalent of $84.5

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019. And, Detroit-based ID Ventures says it invests in minority and women-led companies “at 4x the national average.” Also, Digitalundivided’s ProjectDiane 2020 report found that Black and Latinx women founders received just $1.7 billion of the total $276.7

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In April 2019, Impact Hub partnered with GoDaddy , an American publicly traded Internet domain registrar and web hosting company, to create the New Roots program. There were nine workshops in total, and 14 000 US dollars were invested in the ventures through the Wellcome Trust Funding. Impressions & Outcomes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

It also helped developers improve their skills via training and mentorship. Over 100,000 engineers have taken part in the company’s learning network and community, and, as of 2019, Andela had more than 1,500 engineers on its payroll. In September 2019, it let go of 420 junior engineers across Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

It is also a competition that provides the opportunity for start-ups to grow and has been doing so since 2017. The Oakland Black Business Fund is an investment platform that provides services to Black-owned businesses found in the Oakland, California area. The CDFI also provides tax credits to help encourage even more investment.

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Impact Hub

MAY 13, 2021

Turning challenges into opportunities. Despite a minimal increase in GDP by the 4th quarter, the Nigerian economy suffered a -4.20% decline in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics. That is what entrepreneurs around the world have always done, and the pandemic is no exception.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

As a Black fintech founder, I believe that venture investors are making safe bets and investing in late-stage founders instead of early or even pre-seed stages. However, I didn’t receive a single response while other founders received VC investment for basic ideas. But what about the demographics of the VC firms?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. Congratulations! You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact!

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Impact Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

December 2019 marked our fifth anniversary, and it made us reflect on the achievements of the past years. The space and the opportunities we offer are what we are most proud of and the collaborative atmosphere is the first thing that strikes a visitor who steps foot into Impact Hub Belgrade. 5 years of impact.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

KSGC selects 60 promising startup teams from across the world every year and gives an all-expenses-paid mentorship/networking opportunity in South Korea. The KSGC program became quite popular in the subsequent years, with 49 teams participating in 2017, 73 teams in 2018, and 36 teams in 2019.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The year 2019 was good for such businesses. At KOBO360, the company had achieved product-market fit and business was growing fast off the back of its $30 million equity and debt investment from Goldman Sachs and other investors. But these financial institutions didn’t buy it, Ozor told TechCrunch. But it wasn’t a comfortable process.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. Meg retired from the Council April 8, 2019. With a lot of faith, and the opportunity to participate in the rebuilding of what would later become Automobile Alley, we opened our doors on July 17, 1995. How can a decade have flown by!

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nearly every major Silicon Valley venture-capital firm has now invested in a B Corp ; maybe you will be one of them! And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. no-equity stipend + corporate pilot opportunities with our founders. Congratulations! Kairos Fellows. “The

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Impact Hub

JULY 30, 2021

INMI was born in the 2019 Hackathon of Col·lab Las Naves, as an initiative that emerges from re al experiences and difficulties of migrants. We focus on providing resources and information for global education and the improvement of opportunities. On another note, our surpluses are invested in social and environmental projects.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Michigan is now the state with the highest growth in VC investment. InvestNext is a Detroit fintech startup that has created a platform to streamline how real estate investment firms raise and manage capital. They are committed to diversity and invest in the education of their employees. This is a unique opportunity.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

million inhabitants practice Islam, fintech companies that focus on Islamic finance include crowdfunding platform Ethis Ventures and investment platform Wahed , which is the only shariah-compliant robo-advisory platform in the country. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% out of its 33.6

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Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

30:00 – Investing in yourself. In just liking to make fun of things, or liking to try and be funny and criticize things, it seemed like a good sort of opportunity to do that. I didn’t want to do a big commute, so– Yelp was a good fit there, and I just had such good mentorship that I wanted to come back full-time.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

These people who never had the opportunity to start a store came onto our platform and became entrepreneurs for the first time, because we do not need them to invest any money in working capital or setting up an offline shop. Vidit Aatrey [03:34] – 90% of total commerce, this is 2019, right? This is my typical user.

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