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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. Importantly, the traditional accelerator model has enjoyed the fruits of these potential paradigm shifts. The number of accelerators has more than doubled since 2014 , while the number of accelerator-backed startups in the U.S.

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AWS launches new $30M accelerator program aimed at minority founders

TechCrunch

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today launched a new program, AWS Impact Accelerator , that will give up to $30 million to early-stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+ and women founders. But critics contend that AWS Impact Accelerator doesn’t go far enough in supporting historically marginalized entrepreneurs.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

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. We have some announcements set for 2015.

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Five Ways We Stayed Motivated in 2015

Entrepreneurs' Organization

At EO’s Global Headquarters, we as staff have a passion for serving our members, and we help provide the once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for which EO is renowned. Beyond our day-to-day interactions with members and entrepreneurs globally, we take pride and work HARD to help plan amazing events and learning opportunities.

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Continuum raises $36 million to accelerate the expansion, meet customer demand

AsiaTechDaily

Register Continuum raised a total of $36 million to accelerate the expansion of 100 percent recycled commercial metal powder production to meet the growing customer demand for sustainable materials. Founded in 2015 as Molyworks, Continuum is a sustainable metal recycling company, with locations across the United States and in Singapore.

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Hear how to accelerate slow-moving industries on TechCrunch Live

TechCrunch

Dan Lewis launched Convoy in 2015 into an established industry dominated by several legacy businesses. As you’ll hear, in 2014 and 2015, freight was ready for reinvention. It’s free, and attendees have the opportunity to ask guests questions, participate in Pitch Practice and network with other attendees. Now worth $3.8

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 5 pitch deck slides to fix, initial viable product, MLOps acceleration

TechCrunch

Here’s where MLOps is accelerating enterprise AI adoption. Accelerating AI adoption. Here’s where MLOps is accelerating enterprise AI adoption. “If your IVP is your presentation of an unbaked pepperoni pizza, your MVP is when you present a can of sauce, a package of cheese, a Slim Jim, and a pencil sketch of an oven.”.