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The unusual story of an unusual company – Melanie Langlotz and Geo AR Games 

NZ Entrepreneur

Then in 2011, I came up with the idea which eventually became Magical Park, the world’s first digital playground. Mel and Amie secured funding from another incubator, Lightning Lab XX in Wellington, which gave them another few months of runway to get Magical Park off the ground. Is it going to be holograms? Is it going to be AR?

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

TechCrunch

In 2011 , as Twitter hit the 100 million active users mark, the entrepreneur left to pursue new projects with Obvious Corporation , a startup incubator and investment vehicle that had included fellow Twitter co-founder Evan Williams and former Twitter exec Jason Goldman. The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium.

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Impact Hub Bergen: Where History Meets Innovation

Impact Hub

Silje had a vision for a space that would invite interactions between unlikely allies in the name of creativity and innovation. The coworking space opened its doors in September 2011, as the first of its kind in Norway. Today, Impact Hub Bergen has grown into a community of more than 50 entrepreneurs and changemakers.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. We model ourselves after tech incubators like Y Combinator, but train new policy thinkers and focus the impact of their ideas. Some specific accelerators: 17 Incubators For Impact Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprise.

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‘Insane’ — UK tech reacts to government moves that might hand UK startups contract to Barclays Bank

TechCrunch

Barclays had applied for the contract through its network of Eagle Labs incubators , some of which have physical locations, but most do not. Plus, it’s understood that Tech Nation is intending to carry on “as is”, even without the government subsidy, supported by fundraising from sponsors, subscriptions and partners. and abroad.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. We model ourselves after tech incubators like Y Combinator, but train new policy thinkers and focus the impact of their ideas. Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. Skoll Foundation. Thiel Fellowship.

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Candou Ventures: $150m AUM Tech Stack Profile

David Teten VC

Despite ILPA’s advocacy since 2011 for consistent and transparent LP-level disclosures, the venture capital (VC) industry has lagged in prioritizing robust LP-facing reporting solutions. David Teten: What are the most creative or unusual ways you’re using AI & analytics in your organization?