American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With the goal of getting the world to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Breakthrough Energy’s fellows program seeks to help innovators accelerate their clean technology. Breakthrough Energy was founded by Bill Gates in 2015 to solve the climate crisis.

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energy accelerator innovation mentorship 98

David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. In 2015, they invested $1m (out of OATV Fund III) in 8 companie s as a pilot.

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investing investment VC SaaS 49

David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. In 2015, they invested $1m (out of OATV Fund III) in 8 companie s as a pilot.

investing 40

investing investment VC SaaS 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years. Not just Y Combinator and TechStars but a host of other accelerators across the country. There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. So we went for it.

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accelerator mentorship peer-to-peer VC 290