TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I spoke with Sopoong chief executive Max Sang-Yeop Han , a serial entrepreneur who joined Sopoong in 2016 and acquired the firm in 2019, to learn about the VC’s plans. Nine of the 16 portfolio companies are participating in Sopoong’s first accelerator program, which launched in June and runs for six months.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 18, 2022

The country is home to global corporates like LG, Samsung, and Hyundai and is a breeding ground for innovative startups, entrepreneurship, and technology. The startup accelerator program, launched in 2016, supports foreign startups that want to enter the Korean market and further explore the international markets.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

When ShippingEasy was acquired by Stamps.com in 2016 , Youngstrom shifted over to the new company and saw a new problem emerge — that smaller e-commerce merchants couldn’t afford to ship an order because their credit cards were maxed out. For example, Amazon, eBay or Shopify, to see orders and figure out how to process them.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Murphy’s strategy overall for the economy is to build a stronger and fairer New Jersey and a stronger and fairer economy,” Sullivan said, adding that the state is also focused on “reclaiming New Jersey’s heritage of leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship.”. As one evidence of that, last year Crunchbase found that as of Aug.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2024

The funding will build on customer momentum, accelerate market expansion, and continue the innovation of CyberSaint’s CyberStrong platform powered by its patented Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Since its launch in 2016, the company has been on a remarkable growth trajectory and achieved many industry milestones.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The last time I had visited was mid-2016 when I was getting ready to leave QUT. Danielle Vaz (2016) is with Deloitte Digital as a Technical Business Analyst. Kaitlyn Sapier (2016) co-founded OrbMaps and is also with Accenture as a Digital Business Integration Analyst. It’s not all startups! What walls do we need to move?

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The data suggests half as much funding in 2018-19 than in the peak time of 2016-17 (Alex McCauley, CEO, StartupAUS, 2019). This decline has also become evident in startup accelerator programs shifting their focus on later-stage scale-ups that provide higher returns.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Register Hailing from Singapore, Jeshua Soh is a young and dynamic angel investor who has woven a narrative that curves through unconventional education, accidental entrepreneurship, and a globetrotting escapade to over 55 countries across five continents.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Make serious headway with accelerators. Accelerators allow ventures to define their products or services, quickly build networks and, most importantly, sit at tables they wouldn’t be able to on their own. I would suggest looking out for accelerators explicitly searching for minority founders by using platforms such as F6S.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2025

Samsung Ventures investment follows Pison receiving support from organizations like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the National Science Foundation, and the ALS Association since the companys founding in 2016. The startup also received several Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder. DivInc : has a mission to generate social and economic equity through entrepreneurship. In contrast, male-only founded U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

Boulevard Capital delivers fast funding to help salons, spas, barbershops, and medspas accelerate business growth LOS ANGELES – March 20, 2024 – Boulevard ( www.joinblvd.com ), provider of the client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses, today announced the launch of Boulevard Capital.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

We managed to deliver a net sales of nearly $25 million in under 2 years and by the end of 2016, it seemed like nothing would stop us. Money is not the Key to Happiness or Success Back in 2015, when we were beginning to see early signs of success, we desperately wanted to raise outside capital to accelerate the company’s growth.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community. Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Before becoming a VC firm, Savannah Fund started as an accelerator program in Kenya. However , in 2016, Savannah transitioned into venture capital investing, focusing on seed and Series A stages within $25,000 to $500,000 checks. Startups who got accepted participated in cohorts for three months and received up to $30,000 in funding.

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Forward Cities

JANUARY 30, 2020

Q: What is your deeper ‘why’ behind your commitment/work to support inclusive entrepreneurship in Kansas City? . I hope to see business incubators/accelerators and resources dedicated to these areas specifically east of Troost Ave. After graduating in 2016, I started the KC Cajun Food Truck and Catering Kansas City catering service.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

So we thought we should take a closer look and see what this company’s graph can tell us about the new wave of Chinese D2C entrepreneurship looking to take over the globe. By 2016, China was shipping 30 billion packages a year , already accounting for 44% of global shipments. Finding a bigger wave to ride.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

There’s no question that we are in the middle of a long-running and accelerating venture bull market. There were an average of 35 “megadeals” (with over $100 million raised) per month from 2016 to 2019, according to Crunchbase. In 2021, that number stands at 126 per month. This is mainly due to two major trends.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

AfricArena, a tech ecosystem accelerator, pegged deals to close between $2.25 Stephen Deng, the co-founder and partner of DFS Lab, a firm that invests in digital commerce startups, serially compared the 2016 Southeast Asia funding landscape to where Africa might be in 2021, at $3 billion. billion and $2.8

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2022

Growsari plans to leverage funding to accelerate its national expansion. More importantly, this funding recognizes the Filipinos’ capability to excel in the field of entrepreneurship and shine in the startup scene,” adds Paul Santos, the managing partner of Wavemaker, which has backed GrowSari since 2016.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

What can early-stage founders do to accelerate outcomes? About 70% of the companies in our dataset exited between 2016-2019, including notable IPOs like Spotify, Zoom, Uber and Peloton. But could a variable like relevant leadership experience actually accelerate the time to exit? exchange or an exit via M&A from 2004-2019.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2024

With its latest funding, the company can accelerate growth, adding more doctors and geographies to make it faster and easier than ever before for patients to connect with the best providers for their needs. The post UBERDOC Secures Investment From CharmHealth and Bioverge appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

The biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will be held for 3.5 The top 60 teams selected for the acceleration program will receive US$11,136 per team to cover the living expenses over 3.5

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 10, 2023

Eber completed his PhD in 2016 and Wehmeyer was a Research Associate for a year, 2016 to 2017. Next, they focused on finding the best resources to start Taktile which led to their acceptance into the Y Combinator accelerator program. Both attended Harvard University.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 24, 2019

The founders of Nata y Limón , based at Impact Hub Munich & Impact Hub Berlin , combined their passions for design and social entrepreneurship, and have partnered with weaving cooperatives in the highlands of Guatemala. The Fashion for Good experience center in Amsterdam, photo by Fred Ernst. Nata y Limón. Photograph by Judith Affolter.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Register South Korea’s leading accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , considered ‘a gateway’ to do business in Asia, invites global startups to participate. Its startup ecosystem is active and well designed, attracting the attention of investors, accelerators, and incubators worldwide. Who can apply?

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 8, 2019

Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Manager of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Evan Fay said he believes some people may be caught off-guard by Oklahoma’s growing bioscience prowess. by Novartis AG in 2016, is a good example of how a privately held biopharmaceutical company can demand global attention for its research and design capabilities.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 16, 2022

Built on the results of the 2011 Social Business Initiative and the 2016 Start-up and Scale-up Initiative , and preceded by extensive dialogue with stakeholders and civil society, the Action Plan proposes 38 concrete measures to be implemented in a nine-years horizon, between 2021-2030.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

They will also be offered the opportunity to join a customized 6-month Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator program, including guidance from our nonprofit partner, DataKind, to jumpstart their work. Google for Startups Accelerator. Peacetech Accelerator. TPESF Intellectual Entrepreneurship Program Application : The Paul E.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Miami’s startup scene has been growing and evolving over the past 5+ years thanks to local organizations supporting entrepreneurship including, but not limited to Endeavor Miami, The Knight Foundation, The Lab, Rokk3r Labs, eMerge Americas, Miami Angels and Wyncode. Where do you see Miami’s startup scene five years from now?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

The UAE began focusing on its tech and startup hub goal in 2016 by establishing the Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park to incubate companies in a variety of industries, including water management, renewable energy, transportation, manufacturing and agriculture. Image Credits: United Arab Emirates.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

The company started life as a Japanese snack subscription service way back in 2016, and has since expanded greatly. To close out our early-stage coverage, Greg Kumparak takes a look at the 29th batch of startups from the Alchemist Accelerator , which has an enterprise focus. HungryPanda, for one.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He was named the venture capitalist of the year in 2016 at the TechCrunch’s annual Crunchy awards. I’m not sure there is a way to expose it to entrepreneurship or there is an inlet for you.” Bill is a general partner at Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley’s really legendary venture capital firms.

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