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

Innovation 2 Enterprise

These investments have made a significant economic impact, creating thousands of jobs and supporting the growth of numerous innovative companies. Notable investment successes include: Crescendo Bioscience , an early i2E investment, was acquired for $270 million in 2014. Alkami , Oklahoma’s first unicorn, was valued at $3.1

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i2E Names Darcy Wilborn as President

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Since joining the organization in 2014, she has held several key leadership roles, most recently as Vice President of Operations. In that capacity, she led the development and growth of major initiatives such as the E3 Bootcamp, the Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator, and i2E’s involvement in the Oklahoma Commercialization Network. She holds B.S.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

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. YLAI has given me the tremendous opportunity to connect to a global network of entrepreneurs as well as gain firsthand work experience in the United States within my field. Create community.

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Maven Clinic’s Series F Round Supports its Leadership in Women’s and Family Health

American Entrepreneurship

The company’s decade-long growth will continue with its recent funding round supporting its innovative approach to healthcare. In 2014 Maven Clinic Founder Kate Ryder had a vision for improving women’s healthcare. Maven’s performance network of 475+ fertility clinics is integrated with their virtual experience.

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Why You Need a Business Mentor (and Where You Can Find One)

StartupNation

Larson said her local SBDC advisors have been supportive in numerous ways, from encouraging Upcycle Hawaii to create its first business plan and helping the company navigate the hiring process to assisting with loan applications and continually providing guidance through regular meetings. . Find your VBOC here. . Choose carefully.

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Data-driven iteration helped China’s Genki Forest become a $6B beverage giant in 5 years

TechCrunch

Creative use of the country’s networked manufacturing and logistics hubs make mass production both cheap and easy. But Tang wasn’t satisfied and eventually sold ELEX Technology to a publicly listed company for about $400 million in 2014. In China, that distribution network was present across the digital and physical worlds.

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

TechCrunch

But issues around pricing, flexibility to innovate and a lack of local tech support always come up. First, the company says it created the world’s first decentralised payment processing network. Before now, Appzone closed a $2 million round from South African Business Connexion (BCX) in 2014. Four years later, it raised $2.5