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It’s your last week to save on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt kicks off in less than 10 days and runs from October 18–20. It’s the final week you can save serious cheddar on a Disrupt pass. Disrupt is where the early-startup community β€” founders, investors, engineers, tech leaders, icons, makers and shakers β€” come to launch, learn, connect, invest and grow.

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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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CELA Innovation holds a master class on Lean Startup Methodology for the Startup Alley+ cohort

TechCrunch

Startup Alley is the place to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. While exhibiting offers plenty of opportunity for all, a VIP experience kicked off in July for 50 startup exhibitors the TechCrunch staff chose to form the first Startup Alley+ cohort.

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District of Innovators: Takeaways From DC Startup Week

Revolution

During the week, our investment teams had the opportunity to join a few of our DC portfolio companies onstage to discuss the ecosystem, as well as its progress and potential. Here are a few of the insights gleaned.

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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder. More than half of the portfolio companies have women founders or women in the C-suite. In contrast, male-only founded U.S.

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Why Convoy’s Dan Lewis expects digital freight to go mainstream within the year

TechCrunch

Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of digital freight company Convoy , didn’t start his company because he had a deep and abiding passion for trucking. “I saw a massive opportunity and few people going after it,” Lewis told TechCrunch. Dan Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Convoy. So YC viewed this as a major disruptive play.

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TechCrunch Live is going to Atlanta and you’re invited!

TechCrunch

Many, like Calendly, passed through Atlanta Tech Village, which has served as an incubator for the city’s talent ecosystem since it was founded in 2012 by David Cummings. Investors and founders have long expressed excitement about what is happening in the region. Last year, Atlanta startups raised around $1.65