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Cision acquires TrendKite (Dreamit 2013) for $225 million

Dream It

Founded in 2013 by AJ Bruno, Matt Allison, and Patrick Brannen, TrendKite participated in the 2013 Dreamit program. Between that time and now, TrendKite raised approximately $46 million in venture funding.

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Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network team spoke with Kavelle on her role as a woman in STEM, overcoming hardships, and her experiences during her YLAI Fellowship. The initial idea was born in 2013 but was not officially registered as a business until 2020 because she faced hardships launching the STEM Builders Learning Hub and finding tutors. government.

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Corelight secures $75M Series D to bolster its network defense offering

TechCrunch

Corelight, a San Francisco-based startup that claims to offer the industry’s first open network detection and response (NDR) platform, has raised $75 million in Series D investment led by Energy Impact Partners. . million Series A in July 2017. Department of Energy, various agencies in the U.S.

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“Born2Global Center”, a Business Support Organization for Global Expansion of Startups, Is Transformed into the “Global Digital Innovation Network Foundation.”

AsiaTechDaily

Register The Ministry of Science and ICT changed the name of K-ICT Born2Global Center, a public institution under the Association for the Advancement of Information and Communications (KAIT), to ‘Global Digital Innovation Network (hereinafter GDIN)’, and held the “GDIN Opening Ceremony” at Pangyo Startup Campus on September 7.

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Why The Media Has Been Wrong About YouTube Networks

Both Sides of the Table

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. So can you successfully build a YouTube network?

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IFC backs Bolt with $24M to expand its transportation network in emerging markets

TechCrunch

Bolt , an Uber competitor that is building an international on-demand network of services to transport people, food and other items in cars, scooters and bikes across Europe and Africa, has picked up some strategic funding today to continue expanding its business in emerging markets. billion, based on a 1.5x multiple on GMV of €3.5

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Empowering millennials in Peru to take action volunteering

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Rosario Diaz Garavito, the founder of The Millennials Movement , didn’t look to be labeled as an entrepreneur and a leader in her community when she began her small social media movement promoting youth volunteerism in 2013. When she returned to Peru in 2013, she launched The Millennials Movement and began offering resources on volunteerism.