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i2E & Plains Ventures Surpasses $100M Milestone in Total Investments

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Notable investment successes include: Crescendo Bioscience , an early i2E investment, was acquired for $270 million in 2014. To date, $42 million has been invested in life sciences and advanced healthcare solutions, with 109 companies in Tulsa, 121 companies in Oklahoma City, and many others throughout the state receiving capital so far.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Can you expand on where you got your passion for personal finance management? I put my ambitions of becoming an entrepreneur on pause for a couple of years until finally walking away from the corporate world in March 2014. This entire journey helped me to uncover my love for personal finance and I wanted to help others do the same.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

Last week a company we enthusiastically backed, uBeam , led by a very special entrepreneur, 25-year-old Meredith Perry , announced a $10 million round of financing. Mark Suster (@msuster) November 1, 2014. The doubters will question you. The trolls will swipe at you. Competitors will undermine you. These are the signs of innovation.

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Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds

TechCrunch

During the onset of the pandemic, Aboyeji, via his blog post , said Future Africa Fund was looking to raise institutional investment. But before CcHub launched its $500,000 accelerator programme and Aboyeji founded Andela in 2014, Jason Njoku of iROKO had already begun to invest in startups.

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The Breakout Tech Company Of 2018

Haystack

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase.

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20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Founder Sara Blakely, an EO member , received a White House invitation in 2014, was named the youngest self-made female billionaire in 2012 and continues to sell Spanx in 50 countries around the globe, serving the company’s core mission: To help women feel great about themselves and their potential. Kelly Peeler / NextGenVest.

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EO Members Share Takeaways from 2023 WEF in Davos

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Pajani Singah’s company, Amazonia Impact Ventures , was named Top Innovation Winner of the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Tropical Forest Commodities Challenge for protecting the Amazon rainforest and improving the lives of its people through an innovative finance company that works directly with indigenous communities in the rainforests.