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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017: Failing Forward

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This week, EO joins with the Global Entrepreneurship Network in celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week (#GEW2017) , which credits the importance and growing impact of entrepreneurship, and features an international calendar of events and partnerships. We believe in the power of learning to grow.

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Alexa von Tobel will join Disrupt 2021 as a Startup Battlefield judge

TechCrunch

Alexa von Tobel, co-founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital, will be joining TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 taking place September 21-23 to help judge the startups competing in Startup Battlefield. million users, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in May 2015 for $250 million. that highlights entrepreneurs.

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Breakthrough Energy Fellows announces 3rd Cohort to accelerate Climate-tech Innovation

American Entrepreneurship

They are working every day to introduce novel technologies and disruptive approaches to a variety of industries, which will have the power to transform and reimagine our future. Breakthrough Energy was founded by Bill Gates in 2015 to solve the climate crisis.

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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

DivInc : has a mission to generate social and economic equity through entrepreneurship. They invest in companies that are disrupting traditional retail and consumer experiences. The broad portfolio includes companies disrupting traditional markets. Secretary of Commerce.

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A university’s role in an emerging startup community and other conversations

Startup Catalyst

Tex Andersen (2015) became CTO of Talentvine , a Brisbane tech startup that makes outsourced recruitment affordable, transparent and simple. Matthew Brown (2015) left a role at one of the big 4 consulting firms to join Maxwell Plus , a medical tech startup rethinking the way we detect and diagnose disease (and are doing pretty well ).

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TravelPerk’s breakout Business Platform gains $104M led by Softbank Vision Fund 2

American Entrepreneurship

TravelPerk was co-founded in 2015 by a highly seasoned entrepreneurial innovation team. TravelPerk has attracted top financial backers who have invested in disruptive tech companies Airbnb, Uber, Slack, Twitter, Trello, Zalando, and Delivery Hero.

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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. The company, which raised nearly $75 million in venture capital, was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in May 2015 in one of the biggest fintech acquisitions of the decade.

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