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Hong Kong accelerator Brinc raises $30M Series B

TechCrunch

I’ve visited Brinc’s headquarters the last few times I’ve been to Hong Kong, and been impressed with the range of different startups the accelerator works with. Brinc has expanded its scope a fair bit in the intervening years, with big focuses on things like food, health and deep tech.

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500 Global, GIZ establish bootcamp for accelerators in Africa to help them define sustainable business models

TechCrunch

r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will train managers of leading accelerators in Africa over the next two years, to help them establish sustainable business models that commandeer greater influence in their ecosystems. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Bahia could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America. Vale do Dendê coordinates with local startups, investors and government agencies to support entrepreneurship and innovation and runs startup acceleration programs specifically focusing on supporting Afro-Brazilian founders.

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PetHub’s Clemens is Leading Innovation in the Pet Tech Industry

Jason Malki

echPetHub’s Clemens is Leading Innovation in the Pet Tech Industry I had the pleasure of interviewing Lorien Clemens, co-founder and CEO at PetHub , Inc., She joined PetHub in June of 2011 as the modern pet ID tag startup was in its beginning stages. We’ll participate in a three-month accelerator program.

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Startups at CES showed how tech can help elderly people and their caregivers

TechCrunch

Tech can help in many ways: by helping caregivers (and reducing burnout), allowing seniors to perform health monitoring at home and creating tools to combat isolation. One of the most notable was AARP Innovation Lab, the non-profit’s startup accelerator program. Other startups center on medical care.

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Noologica

NZ Entrepreneur

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. Globally diagnosing and monitoring mental health conditions is time consuming and the current tools are often performance-based, lack precision or do not use objective measures.

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Top Grand Rapids Startups to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

The CertifID tool is used by real estate companies to insure and accelerate transactions with financial institutions for real estate purchases. An AI-based online youth athlete coaching startup, MaxOne raised $3.5 million in Series A startup funding in mid-2021. BAMF Health. Airway Innovations. HealthBridge.