Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. But to answer the actual question “Is there something going on in LA?”

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Gust

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Department of State developed the idea for GIST Net in response to demand from the international science and technology community for more access to resources and mentorship opportunities. Content on the site includes the latest news, events, startups, jobs, funding opportunities, and industry insights.

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StartupNation

MAY 19, 2021

We’re so happy that more startups than ever are founded on a mission of sustainability. If you’re looking for a great job at a Midwest sustainability startup, you have so many choices. Here are a few of the awesome sustainability startups from Ann Arbor to Columbus. Seven great sustainability startups in the Midwest.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Cryptocurrency pioneer and early Bitcoin thought-leader Diana Biggs has joined Swiss-based startup Valour , which lets investors easily buy digital assets through their bank or broker. She is on the Board of the World Economic Forum’s Digital Leaders of Europe community and is a member of the Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From my experience, the business community can strengthen its every member if we build it on cooperation, not competition. Companies from the same market can share technologies, like Ford and GM did in 2013 with the transmission , consult each other, or lend a hand when there’s a supply shortage. I’m not naive?—?I’m

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2021

One of Dovetail’s goals is prepare startups to seek funding from other VCs; firms that have invested in Dovetail’s portfolio companies include Blackbird, Qantas and Wavemaker. As buy now, pay later startups keep raising capital, a dive into Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm’s earnings. “By We’re looking for ideas.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For those who still don’t know the origins, the Harlem Shake started as a small skit from a YouTuber named Filthy Frank (10 million views as of this writing) on January 30, 2013. Aren’t all online communities like this?). million views). and again here. So here’s the thing. The Broader Trend.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. ClimateTech & Energy Prize @ MIT is a competition for student-led climatech startups.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Meeting startups at the very start of their journey is one of my favorite parts about working at YC. By the time a company is successful enough to IPO, the many doubts and uncertainties of the early stage startup are largely forgotten, replaced with a hindsight that makes their path to success seem so much more obvious and predictable.

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Onevest

APRIL 27, 2015

The South African native along with his brother Shaun, launched Bohemian Guitars on Kickstarter in June of 2013. Also, just because someone has experience investing, does not mean they have experience investing in startups, so be prepared to explain the terms of your deal. Just ask Adam Lee, co-founder of Bohemian Guitars.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today launched a new program, AWS Impact Accelerator , that will give up to $30 million to early-stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+ and women founders. One report found that minority tech startups in the U.S. saw almost no progress in venture capital funding from 2013 to 2020.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Register The startup ecosystem, including Pangyo Techno Valley, is rapidly aligning with the ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) trend. Since its establishment in 2013, the Pangyo CS Alliance, a collective of 13 IT giants based in Pangyo, has been dedicated to addressing community-centric challenges.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2021

We believe that practical skills training, a supportive global community and career development programs can give everyone, regardless of their education or employment history, the ability to write their stories through technology,” said Quiñones.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 10, 2023

This makes eFishery the first startup in the global aquaculture industry to attain a valuation of over $1 billion. eFishery aims to create a digitized community of farmers, providing them with access, affordability, and improved profitability.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Ghanaian health tech startup mPharma is building a network of community pharmacies across Africa as it plans to be the go-to primary healthcare service provider for millions of people residing in the region. mPharma community pharmacies conduct regular community health outreaches for random health checks and to educate the masses.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

It had produced, and was poised to produce, an enormous number of technology startups, given its relatively small size. The moniker became so ubiquitous, both at home and abroad, that “Israel Startup Nation” is now the name of the country’s professional cycling team. 2020 was a record year for Israel’s security startup ecosystem.

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Feedough

MARCH 18, 2021

Advertisement Uizard – Startup Review By Feedough. We discussed the startup’s concept, vision, and prospects with Thea Silayro, the Community Manager at Inlytics. Here are her thoughts on the startup –. The history of your startup (how it all started)? And unfortunately, not everyone possesses such skills.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

I see an ecosystem builder as someone who takes a holistic look at creating the conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation to thrive in a community. To me, ecosystem building is about cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit of a community which builds energy, creates hope, and drives prosperity.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

As the race between different chains heats up, communities of loyalists are duking it out to attract developers to their blockchain of choice in hopes that doing so will turbocharge growth. Canonical has already made 16 investments in seed and pre-seed startups spanning the developer infrastructure landscape, Iyer said.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2025

After his successful open-heart surgery I decided I wanted to do something where I could help the community, have more time with my wife and son, and do something I was really passionate about. People in neighboring towns reached out to me and asked me to launch local news sites in their communities and I did.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I have also served on the EO South Florida board for six of these years, including serving four years as MarCom Chair (earning the EO GCC Award in 2013), serving on the EO Miami University committee in 2013, serving two years as Learning Chair, and being elected the president of one of the largest chapters in the world (a position I hold now).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

It’s a critical topic: Startups are not made in a vacuum and often benefit from a frothy local community of like-minded companies and entrepreneurs. 406 Ventures since 2007 and investing as a partner since 2013. Lastly, the event concludes with a pitch-off with three Boston-area startups. Hear from Oort and.406

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In 2013, Irma Olguin Jr. — a third-generation Mexican American and the first in her family to go to college — was working on making coding instruction available to disadvantaged members of her community. She and Soberal plan to eventually bring Bitwise’s businesses into 40 cities nationwide.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2021

While working in IT, Felix Ayque began compiling cyclone reports and sending them as email alerts to communities. Before launching the startup, Ayque worked as an IT developer at several weather agencies, including the state-owned New Zealand MetService.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

Iterative , an open-source startup that is building an enterprise AI platform to help companies operationalize their models, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series A round led by 468 Capital and Mesosphere co-founder Florian Leibert. He noted that the industry has changed quite a bit since then.

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Founders Coop

AUGUST 7, 2018

With Aviel’s announcement last week, and a new website up at Founder’s Co-op reflecting our new partnership, I thought it was a good time to revisit the themes from my 2013 keynote at the Geekwire Awards: Turtles and Flywheels. It’s incredible to look back at how far our startup ecosystem has come in that time.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The eight-year journey from startup to sale wasn’t a walk in the park. By relentlessly focusing on our customers, we didn’t just create a product; we built a community of loyal users who believed in what we were doing. Entering the e-learning market when we did (2013) was nothing short of serendipitous. I didn’t need to.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

Founded in 2013, Glints says it has been used by more than 1.5 In addition to its job marketplace, which the company says has more than 7,000 active listings and 4 million visitors each month, Glints also offers community features and skills education, like online classes.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As it rolls out these centers, mPharma said its end goal is to deliver quality primary care in communities they serve by providing medical examinations, a service, the startup co-founder and CEO Gregory Rockson, said lacks in most telemedicine structures. “We and Daniel Vasella, ex-CEO and Chairman of Novartis are members of the board.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

Strava , the activity tracking and social community platform used by more than 100 million people globally, has acquired Fatmap , a European company that’s building a high-resolution 3D global map platform for the great outdoors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ” While Fatmap is incorporated in the U.K.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 23, 2022

“The investment in BillionBricks is in line with our strategy of expanding our focus to include impact investing and contribute to reducing environmental impact, while helping communities in need,” said Thakral Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Inderbethal Singh Thakral. The post BillionBricks scores $2.4m

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

“For startups with revenue, RBI may be a good option because, even though the startup may not be profitable, it can reduce dilution — especially for founders,” said Emily Campbell of The Campbell Firm PLLC, a law firm that represents serial entrepreneurs and venture-backed businesses. Increasing popularity of RBI.

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Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As YC grows, some of our Visiting Group Partners join us full time as Group Partners to continue supporting YC companies and build out new programs and initiatives to better support our community. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Nantes. Visiting Group Partners. Divya Bhat.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Christian Hillemeyer, who heads PR for the startup, pointed out that Duolingo only tested for reading and writing efficacy — not for speaking proficiency, even though that is a key part of language learning. The year after its founding, Duolingo launched its Language Incubator in 2013.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

Community banks and credit unions aim to be the heart of the, well, communities, they serve. Enter MANTL , a startup that has developed technology to make it easier for people to open accounts digitally at community banks and credit unions so that those institutions can increase deposits and ultimately, profits.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 24, 2023

Suissa served on the Board of the Brooklyn-Queens Chapter National Organization, both as President (2006–2013) and as Vice President (2005–2007). The purpose of this program was for high school students to be able to build their research skills by writing a paper on a quality of life issue in their community. Be prepared to fail.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In December 2021, a vulnerability in a widely used logging library that had gone unfixed since 2013 caused a full-blown security meltdown. . Boston-based AppMap , going through TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield this week, wants to stop this bad code from ever making it into production. Image Credits: AppMap.

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