Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2016 YLAI Fellow Liziane Dranka Silva has realized the necessity of marketing and rebranding to expand and specify the target clientele of her company. . As Brazil descends into an economic crisis made worse by the pandemic, Liziane feels immense pressure to ensure that her company and its supporting nonprofits are “very efficient right now.”

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Innovators Hernann Zabala Naoumov, 2018 YLAI Fellow, and Antonio Mendoza, 2016 YLAI Fellow, co-founded EnerGea , a social enterprise aimed at increasing energy efficiency and reducing pollution and energy consumption through sustainable technology. Hernann’s advice to network members is to “believe in what you are doing and be creative.”

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Ben Franklin CNP’s commitment to CC4H Robotics extends beyond financial sponsorship and has helped facilitate demonstrations of the robots to companies within their incubator network, providing valuable exposure for CC4H Robotics and fostering potential partnerships.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 28, 2020

To celebrate women’s entrepreneurship in the field of science, the YLAI Network shares Valesca’s inspiring efforts and successes in Haiti. The people in the communities we go to are always happy to see us, and they always support us. Our organization has grown tremendously since 2016. Why did you start the mobile dental clinic?

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Dream It

OCTOBER 1, 2019

IP Group’s expertise in university spin outs combined with Dreamit’s successful track record with health tech startups and its vast network of leading payers, providers, and pharma companies are ideal partnerships for TrekIT Health. The healthcare industry veteran, worked on the company’s original development team in 2016.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 30, 2020

2016 YLAI Fellow Marco Mendieta is working hard to develop the small business community of Ecuador and regenerate the economy following the devastating earthquake of 2016. With the support of the U.S. What advice would you give to Network members about perseverance? By Jewelle Saunders. government.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

These investments have made a significant economic impact, creating thousands of jobs and supporting the growth of numerous innovative companies. Selexys Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Novartis for $665 million in October 2016. Novazyme Pharmaceuticals Inc. was acquired by Genzyme Corp for $137.5 million in 2001. About i2E, Inc.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

With offline events now firmly moved to online for the foreseeable future, startups in the networking space had to pivot fast in the face of the pandemic. One of those was Grip , previously better known as a networking app for physical conferences (including TechCrunch Disrupt, at one point). million people.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Greg began spending time with Jeremy and loved his approach, his knowledge and his entrepreneurial skills so when he wanted to champion an investment at Upfront into Jeremy’s company it was a no-brainer for me to support Greg’s decision and our entire partnership got behind Jeremy. But it still takes time.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The number of low-income students attending college is increasing: According to a 2016 report from the Pew Research Center , the total share of undergraduate college students who come from low-income families increased from 12% in 1996 to 20% in 2016. More posts by this contributor. 10 Men Making Waves For Women In Tech.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Participants have a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and other support.

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Startup Catalyst

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Just over a month ago, we were joined by friends, supporters, and alumni for Startup Catalyst’s 4th birthday. Youth Cohort 2016. …of We’ve had many great partners and supporters over the years. Some of them supported us for a season and some will stay with us for years to come. 4 years by the numbers. to 7 locations.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Join the rest of the nation including equity crowdfunding platforms like 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, where currently only accredited investors are allowed to invest. Even 2012's Congress agreed, passing the JOBS Act with bipartisan support through both the House and Senate.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a demonetisation initiative aimed at eradicating black money; Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes ceased to exist as legal tenders and ATM withdrawals were capped. UPI has since become the world’s fifth largest payment network by volume, and a model for the rest of the globe.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 28, 2023

With the support of Prosperity7 Ventures and SoftBank Ventures Asia, Sunrate aims to strengthen its position in the digital payment space and expand its reach to serve more businesses worldwide. The exact amount of funding secured in this round has not been disclosed.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It will also support the development of new consumer and enterprise products to enable Indonesians and businesses to access a wider range of services securely and accelerate broader digital transformation. Marshall Pribadi, CEO and Co-Founder of Privy, said he is thrilled to welcome KKR as among their new investors.

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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. QUT has been a supporter of Startup Catalyst for four years. We could see that there was value in supporting students across the university to participate in this event. How the university supports student-led entrepreneurial activity.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

But issues around pricing, flexibility to innovate and a lack of local tech support always come up. It went live with its mobile and internet banking service in 2016 and launched an instant card issuance product in 2017. First, the company says it created the world’s first decentralised payment processing network.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3 Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In total, Austin-based Mio, which was founded in 2016 and participated in the Y Combinator Winter 2016 class, has now raised $17 million. “Microsoft Teams is akin to a Local Area Network, because Microsoft will always deliver messages between Microsoft users,” said Hadfield. million Series A funding round.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

It was 2016. Software entrepreneurs assumed there wasn’t the infrastructure or ecosystem to support their entrepreneurial activities: No talent. Gregslist then became a critical part of an even larger Phoenix ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs, startup founders, and growing tech companies. ” They tread lightly.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Think: How could you make money without an institutional investor, friends, family or internal networks? 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. The need to diversify the VC industry internally.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 18, 2018

Yet, since late 2016, he has also worn the hat of chairman of the Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKIB) , a position that lets him serve as an agent and driver of social and economic change for rural communities throughout his home state in India. Form a strong network of support.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

But in the end, if you have the right business partner, if you connect to the Korean ecosystem, and you enlarge that network and add some value to them and also show that you are interested in staying in Korea long term, then people are super excited to work together,” said Sina Albanese, co-founder of Koralo.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

Creative use of the country’s networked manufacturing and logistics hubs make mass production both cheap and easy. Tang was talking about how the age of building infrastructure for e-commerce in China was largely over; it was now time to create brands that could take advantage of the advanced distribution network that had been laid out.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Further confirmation that the esports market is booming amid the pandemic comes today with the news that esports “total solutions provider” VSPN (Versus Programming Network) has raised what it describes as “close to” $100 million in a Series B funding round, led by Tencent Holdings.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

million pre-seed funding it has raised from the Founders Factory Africa, FrontEnd Ventures, Adaverse, Gullit, Five35, Renew Capital, Changecom, XA Network, Ajim Capital, Artha Ventures, Daba Finance, Google Black Founders Fund, and several angel investors. Its Gross Merchandise Value was slightly over $30 million in 2022.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

During his time at Accra in 2016, he met Quao, a trained pharmacist in Ghana at a hackathon whereupon talking found out that their interests in medical testing overlapped. We look forward to supporting the team as they prove out their business model and scale across the African continent.”.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

Ouissal has a product to sell — Zededa works with customers to help manage edge devices — but he points to Zededa’s growth to support his claim. ” Ouissal co-founded Zededa in 2016 alongside Erik Nordmark, Roman Shaposhnik and Vijay Tapaskar. Image Credits: Zededa. million in venture capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Since its founding in 2016, the company has raised $200 million in investment capital. The company previously announced commercial agreements with General Motors, Volvo Cars USA and CarMax to introduce UVeye technology throughout their wholesale networks. Ventures L.P. ” Now, UVeye is doubling down on its automotive bet. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Launched in 2016, the startup works with a network of agents, who recruit farmers and retailers to its platform. It has a network of “over a thousand” retailers and 5,000 agents spread across the country. Apollo uses the satellite imagery data of farms and AI to rate the credit-worthiness of farmers.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Today, Fuzzy announced $44 million in growth funding to expand its digital pet care network of veterinary professionals to alleviate some of the strain on the industry and make care accessible and affordable to all. 8 VCs agree: Behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021. Image Credits: Fuzzy.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 30, 2018

There are great projects out there, stable coins continue to generate interest, and new models for network participation make me bullish that, perhaps after 2019, we could see a new platform (like Ethereum did) unlock a new innovation. I think this bear market is real and is medicine to deal with all the ICO hype of 2017.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

Based in Taipei, Taiwan, eYs3D was spun out of Etron , a fabless IC and system-in-package (SiP) design firm, in 2016. WI Harper, a cross-border investment firm with offices in Taipei, Beijing and San Francisco, will give eYs3D access to its international network of industrial partners.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

Angels are also becoming more active, and “there is a strong business angel community in Bielefeld who have been really supportive of the new startup scene.” We are most excited by the adoption of Bitcoin as a financial asset by corporates and institutions as well as the ongoing network effect and adoption by the masses.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Venture firms rush to find ways to support Black founders and investors. In February, several national and Chicago-based organizations banded together to support early-stage Black and Latinx tech entrepreneurs through a new program dubbed TechRise. Disclosure: Verizon is TechCrunch’s parent company ).

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