Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

At the beginning of 2015, I started a “figure-it-out fund” and used a percentage of Accessories & Essentials’ sales over the next few months to finance it. 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.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Inspired by her inclusive mission, the YLAI Network team asked her a few questions about how she advocates for and empowers members of her community and how she recommends you become an agent of change. We start by approaching our partners to develop a program. Can you discuss your path to entrepreneurship? government.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

DCJ and Yadea will jointly invest $50 million in an operating company to develop new two-wheel vehicles with their own branding that use the Gogoro Network, including its batteries, drivetrains, controllers and other components. Gogoro partners with India’s Hero MotoCorp, one of the world’s largest two-wheel vehicle makers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2015

Mark Suster (@msuster) March 14, 2015. I’m rooting for Meerkat to succeed as an independent network. The group of people I might communicate with in a network like this might be different than the people with whom I interact on Twitter and in general I like to see new products and new companies emerge. Exciting time.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 18, 2020

In the years since the YLAI Network team first spoke with Neish about the importance of entrepreneurs focusing on their health and well-being, Neish is taking his own advice and is concentrating on soon stepping back from the role of Executive Director at TransWave. TransWave has come a long way since its formation in 2015.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Breakthrough Energy was founded by Bill Gates in 2015 to solve the climate crisis. Once in the program members are given critical resources that includes research funding, mentorship, education, and access to the extensive Breakthrough Energy network.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Sagi Eliyahu co-founded Tonkean in 2015 and has since raised money from some top investors, including Joanne Chen from Foundation Capital. Eliyahu started Tonkean in 2015 as a no-code development platform. A startup lives or dies by its board of directors. Chen joined Tonkean’s board of directors in 2019.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 25, 2020

In 2015, she was able to merge these two passions together to create her company, Beleaf. The YLAI Network team spoke with her to discuss the success of her business, the challenges she has faced, and what she has in store for the future. Advice for Network members. By Angie Garozzo. Whatever idea you have, go for it.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

Zazu was launched in 2015 as a challenger bank in Zambia. Mlambo says getting into the summer batch of YC 2021 has allowed the company to sign up its first set of customers, as most of them have come from YC’s network. The startup claims to be Africa’s first card-issuing API and only just launched this year.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And this era ushered in by Amazon changed everything from the age of founders to the skill sets required to the structure of the VC industry and even to the layout of cities (yes, I would proclaim that boldly that Amazon AWS affected city development). So What Impact Did the Drop in Tech Founding Costs Have on VC?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Helped merge company with Seedling – on track to do $20 million combined revenue in 2015 – will now become Chairman). As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. Her network from her educational institutions alone has friends in all of the top tech, media & banking institutions.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

Apprentiscope ApprentiScope is transforming workforce development in the United States by making modern Registered Apprenticeships scalable. Lenoss Medical Designed and developed the first and only biological solution to treat osteoporotic spinal fractures. Lenoss Medical Lenoss Medical Inc. 2021 Ez-Probate Inc. management.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On top of his demanding work of technology repairs, Janeel has made the time to discover new ways to help others as a radio personality and program director at Dominion Radio since 2015 with his program IT Talks. What drove you to start your radio show? government.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The newly acquired funds are expected to be used for network expansion, infrastructure enhancements, and sorting and warehouse capabilities reinforcement. Additionally, J&T Express plans to explore new markets and invest further in research and development. It received applications for 1.4

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Find out more: navenio.com About Navenio Navenio was spun out of the University of Oxford in 2015 and has an established team of more than 60 people which continues to grow. Navenio’s location technology is developed from world-class University of Oxford science. million investment to help revolutionize healthcare efficiency worldwide.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Fintech-focused investor Tonic Private Equity led the Series G round along with returning backers, including Korea Development Bank (KDB), Altos Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Greyhound Capital, Aspex Management, Bond Capital, and DUMAC. Viva Republica, developer of Korean financial super app Toss, raises $410M at a $7.4B

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Network effects have evolved, moving away from the traditional physical spaces to digital ones. Factors such as remote work, offshore development, and the steadily growing labor pool of software engineers have enabled startups to hire additional engineering talent, adding yet another catalyst to this vibrant ecosystem. Peer groups.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The report also pinpoints other metrics such as fixed and mobile broadband connections and mobile cellular network coverage. These markets make up 32% of Africa’s population, 51% of the continent’s mobile network connections, 50% of its professional developers and 51% of its GDP. trillion in consumer expenditure from over 1.7

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The number of DevOps tools has increased exponentially over the last few years and, with that, the amount of data these tools can produce to help businesses improve their software development processes. Propelo founder and CEO Nishant Doshi previously co-founded SaaS security service CirroSecure, which Palo Alto Networks acquired in 2015.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Its new funding will be used to expand KitaBeli’s operations in Java, growing its logistics network and developing its mobile app. ” While it doesn’t have a reseller network, KitaBeli works with delivery partners for last-mile deliveries, presenting the gig as an opportunity to earn extra money.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 21, 2016

By Don Britton, Founder and CEO, Network Alliance. One example of a recent innovation encouragement program Network Alliance implemented was the distribution of a company-wide survey, where employees were asked to provide their suggestions on areas or topics of the company’s business where they felt they needed more insight or training.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This round was led by Monk’s Hill Ventures, with participation from returning seed investors Iterative, XA Network and iSeed Ventures. CoderSchool raised a seed round led by TRIVE Ventures in 2018. At CoderSchool, we believe everyone in Southeast Asia deserves a chance to be part of that future,” the company co-founder and CEO Lee said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

Founded in 2015, Lynk has raised a total of $30 million in funding, including a $24 million round announced in January that was led by Brewer Lane Ventures and MassMutual Ventures, with participation from the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund. We’re really seeing a structural change and that is also what UBS is hearing from its customers.”.

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Dream It

APRIL 29, 2019

What We’re Reading Developments in The Healthcare Industry IBM announced it would stop selling its AI-powered Watson drug discovery products due to disappointing sales. The authors of the study developed an algorithm that analyzes 18 different speech characteristics to determine the presence of PTSD. Request an invite.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Since 2015, Black and Latinx founders — who have fewer funding routes available to them to begin with — have raised just 2.4% Participants will also get introductions to Amazon leaders and teams, networking opportunities with potential investors and ongoing advisory support, plus access to a virtual community of AWS experts.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

CEO Kevin Hanes conveyed to TechCrunch that the round, which brings Cybrary’s total raised to $48 million, was led by BuildGroup and Gula Tech Adventure and will be put toward developing “content and capabilities” on the company’s platform. “There are an estimated 3.5

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The round is the first sizable funding that Oslo-based, but very distributed, Superside has raised — it was founded as Konsus back in 2015 and had picked up only $5.5 The plan will be to expand that network in earnest in the coming months.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

Devin de Vries, Chris King and Dave New started the company in 2015. As a mobility startup, WhereIsMyTransport maps formal and informal public transport networks. In addition to this, WhereIsMyTransport licenses some of this data to governments, DFIs, NGOs, operators, and third-party developers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture commercializing self-driving vehicle tech, will put its robotaxis on the Uber network later this year as part of a 10-year operating agreement that will eventually roll out to major cities across North America. Plus, with integrated networks, consumers don’t have to toggle between multiple apps.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

David Perry and Jason Goldberg co-founded the company in 2015 and built a cross-store selling and influencer commerce platform that is used by more than 7 million influencers and 30,000 brands, like Blendjet, Arizona Iced Tea and Chubbies Shorts. It will be used to grow Carro’s team of 50 employees, product development and network expansion.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2022

The executive has a background in strategy and management consulting that progressed into a career in product development for top tech companies like Google and Amazon. Lewis and Grant Goodale co-founded Convoy in 2015 , and since then, have brought on a series of high-profile investors. At least, not at first.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 4, 2018

In entrepreneurial circles throughout the world, there is a lot of chatter about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) —17 goals to address some of the world’s most challenging socioeconomic, environmental and lifestyle issues. Create a network. That person should be your advocate or champion!

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

After 10 years of leading the Impact Hub Network , Gabriela Gandel will move into a new role on our global board of the Impact Hub Association in 2022. When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be! Here’s her story.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

That changed in 2015, after Rad Power founder and CEO Mike Radenbaugh teamed up with friend Ty Collins and relaunched as a direct-to-consumer business. The company has built out its online sales platform, pre- and post-purchase customer support teams, retail showrooms, service van and a local service partner network.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2021

Baffle was founded in 2015 to help thwart the increasing threats to enterprise assets in public and private clouds. Securing IT infrastructure — networks, devices, databases, lakes and warehouses — is never complete. It also plans to double its headcount from 25 to 50 employees over the next 12 months.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 25, 2022

With a focus on SME Banking, Bank Index is a privately-owned national Bank with a strong nation-wide footprint of 53 offices networks in major commercial areas across Jabodetabek, Java, Sumatra, Bali and Batam. Bank Index shares the vision of empowering and developing SMEs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The new round for the startup, which also counts the development arm of the American government among its backers, also saw participation from the government of Dubai and Iron Pillar. Started in 2015, FreshToHome is one of the largest players battling for a slice of the $100 billion Indian fish and meat market.

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