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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

Ive been grateful to see that support firsthand throughout my careerwhether through the passage of the JOBS Act , the creation of Opportunity Zones , or, most recently, the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) initiative. We all know that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is often not. Take Detroit, for example.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure.

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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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Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds

TechCrunch

However , the whole process proved difficult and the fund wasn’t able to because he was stuck in Nigeria and could not visit London, New York and Washington DC, “where institutional and development finance capital sits.” Investzilla is focused on unlocking that opportunity for them.”

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Japanese startup ispace raises $46M to support planned moon missions

TechCrunch

The first mission, which ispace aims to conduct in the latter half of 2022, is being furnished by earlier financing. Incubate Fund’s investments in ispace stretch back to the company’s seed round in 2014. ” As launch market matures, space opportunities on the ground take off. Ispace’s total funding now stands at $195.5

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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

TechCrunch

Before now, Appzone closed a $2 million round from South African Business Connexion (BCX) in 2014. “Appzone is building a disruptive fintech ecosystem that will be the backbone of Africa’s finance industry with products across payments, infrastructure and software as a service. Four years later, it raised $2.5

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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.