American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The investment accelerates the commercialization and adoption of Pryon’s AI-enhanced knowledge management platform for private and public sectors. This funding allows Pryon to accelerate its growth, augment its team, expand into international markets, and scale strategic partnerships. In order for the U.S.

innovation 52

innovation technology energy board 52

TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Smile Identity , a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for many African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve , a Ghanaian developer of identity verification software. Other prominent use cases include AML checks, customer onboarding and fraud prevention.

venture capital 145

venture capital enablement innovation ventures 145

Revolution

JANUARY 18, 2022

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Potomac, MD, the company set out to transform the process of getting homes move-in-ready with a streamlined approach to better automate home improvement. Accessible and automated home improvement enables every real estate agent and contractor to grow their business?—?and

real estate 130

real estate investing investment accelerator 130

American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 13, 2023

The acquisition will accelerate the expansion of Gigstreem’s national footprint, more than doubling the number of assets utilizing the company’s technology, while further growing the team and expanding local customer support and engineering capabilities. For more information, please visit www.crestlineinvestors.com.

real estate 40

real estate accelerator communities networking 40

American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Beta Boom : founded in 2017 by two veteran Silicon Valley innovators, Kimmy and Sergio Paluch the firm invests in pre-seed software startups that are building the future for womxn, Black, Latinx and other ethnic minority consumers. 90% of their funded startups are led by women or people of color.

venture capital 105

venture capital capital ventures health 105

Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

Ignitepost IgnitePOST is a service that enables sales & marketing teams to boost conversion rates by 15X. Apprentiscope ApprentiScope exists to bolster our national workforce by facilitating the adoption, expansion and success of apprenticeship programs through innovative, efficient and powerful software solutions. management.

investing 100

investing investment real estate startup 100

TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

The autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Innovation said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Volvo to jointly develop autonomous semi trucks for North America. The announcement also marks a major acceleration for Volvo’s autonomous vehicle arm, Volvo Autonomous Solutions.

collaboration 95

collaboration pitching innovation accelerator 95

Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

For example, voice-powered ecommerce reached approximately $2 billion in 2017 and Gartner predicts that about 30% of web browsing will happen via voice (and without a screen) by 2020. In 2017, Medscape surveyed more than 14,000 physicians and found that 51% of them reported burnout, up from the 40% in 2013.

hospitality 285

hospitality startup health enablement 285

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

But issues around pricing, flexibility to innovate and a lack of local tech support always come up. One clear differentiator is that the company functions as an enabler (at payment rails and the core infrastructure) within banking and payments. Today, the company is announcing that it has closed $10 million in Series A investment.

technology 145

technology innovation capital accelerator 145

TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

In a bid to position its brand as more tech-forward — and, in the process, foster new culinary innovations — Chipotle today announced the launch of Cultivate Next, a venture fund run by Curt Garner, the restaurant chain’s chief technology officer. Venture funds alone put more than $39.3 billion in food tech companies and $2.3

ventures 85

ventures accelerator innovation sustainability 85

TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

The Pensando team brings world-class expertise and a proven track record of innovation at the chip, software and platform level,” she said in a statement. “Joining together with AMD will help accelerate growth in our core business and enable us to pursue a much larger customer base across more markets,” he said. .

startup 97

startup frameworks accelerator enablement 97

AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2022

Register Singapore-based Finbots.AI , an Artificial Intelligence-envisioned firm bringing innovation to banks and financial institutions, announced that it has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round anchored by venture capital firm Accel. Tapping on AI-enabled solutions can help them transform exponentially,” said Uppal.

enablement 52

enablement venture capital accelerator media 52

TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

The company announced this morning a $73 million Series B round co-led by Globis Capital Partners and World Innovation Lab (WiL), with participation from existing investors DCM and Global Brain. CADDi was founded by CEO Yushiro Kato and CTO Aki Kobashi in November 2017. The demand for CADDi’s services has seen significant acceleration.

SaaS 99

SaaS disruption accelerator innovation 99

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

CK’S got started in 2017 in Europe when founder and head of R&D Niclas Luthman’s mother was diagnosed as a diabetic, and Luthman diagnosed as pre-diabetic, according to Altschul. “He The innovation and ingredients, all rooted in the company’s R&D, are what differentiates the company from its competitors, he added.

health 98

health culture sustainability accelerator 98

David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. Starting a new business as a student is daunting. Right here.

founder 144

founder mentorship peer-to-peer pitching 144

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Car sensors like cameras and radar capture data, translate it and send it the powertrain to enable features like emergency braking. In 2017, Aptiv, formerly Delphi, purchased autonomous vehicle technology company nuTonomy, which it later spun off into a separate joint venture with Hyundai, called Motional.

investing 84

investing investment frameworks accelerator 84

American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 10, 2023

Taktile’s innovative technology is transforming how businesses make automated decisions, disrupting the insurance, lending and financial services industries. As a result, client decision making is more proactive, enabling them to deal with a constantly changing environment.

board 40

board founder disruption enablement 40

TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

“Splyt and Kakao Mobility’s technology teams have been collaborating since 2019 to integrate and enable global ride-hailing services for Kakao T users through Splyt’s ride-hailing API platform,” CTO of Splyt Stephen Mason told TechCrunch.

startup 76

startup networking enablement collaboration 76

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Cansativa Group came onto the scene in 2017 with business-to-business tools for customers to manage every stage of the cannabis value chain — from importing goods to distributing them — and all associated logistics required to get product to thousands of pharmacies. He co-founded the company with his brother, Jakob Sons.

capital 96

capital support venture capital ventures 96

TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Veev, a real estate developer turned tech-enabled homebuilder, announced today that it has raised $400 million a Series D round that propels the company to “unicorn status.” In recent years, a number of tech-enabled home builders have emerged to help address the nation’s housing shortage.

real estate 99

real estate development construction transportation 99

Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The main thing is getting construction companies and contractors to accelerate their adoption of the tech and the labor shortage issue is putting substantial pressure on them to act. As of February 2017, nearly 200,000 construction jobs were left unfilled across the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( Recode ).

construction 259

construction investing investment opportunity 259

Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

COVID-19 has accelerated the digitization of commerce globally. For better or worse, COVID-19 has accelerated e-commerce adoption among businesses in the same way it has accelerated e-commerce adoption among consumers. trillion of revenue in 2017 2. Independent retailers accounted for $752 billion (or 23%) of that.

accelerator 90

accelerator enablement mix-use communities 90

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We profiled the company at the beginning of its journey in 2016 and then again in 2017 when it raised $2 million. Apeel bites into another $250M funding round, at a $2B valuation, to accelerate fresh food supply chains. million for its marketplace enabling customers to buy food right before it goes to waste.

sustainability 100

sustainability capital technology board 100

David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

VCPlatform – for portfolio acceleration professionals. ACCELERATORS FOR EMERGING VCs. No-cost accelerators: Afore Capital Angel to Fund Manager (AFM), Founder Institute VC Lab , Recast Capital Enablement Program – Accelerators with tuition: Oper8r , OnConduit ‘s Emerging Fund Managers Initiative.

VC 83

VC angel investing venture capital accelerator 83

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Existing backers Tiger Global, Thayer Ventures, JLL, Trinity Ventures, Sound Ventures and Cooley LLP, among others, also participated in the financing, which brings the company’s total raised since its 2017 inception to just over $100 million. But we had a really fast feedback loop that allows us to innovate really quickly.

real estate 88

real estate SaaS innovation capital 88

Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Vienna, 10 November 2021 – As the Impact Hub Network continues to accelerate the transition to a more just and sustainable future, we are excited to announce an update on our leadership team. At the same time, I plan to continue enabling our impact through large scale partnerships and policy efforts in my Board role.”.

leadership 36

leadership networking sustainability board 36

TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Since it launched its debit cards for kids in 2017, the company has managed to set up accounts for more than 3 million parents and children, who have saved more than $120 million through the app. That’s up from 2 million parents and kids having saved $50 million at the time of its September 2020 raise. “Our

pitching 77

pitching education financing finance 77

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Rome has more than 20 incubators/accelerators and many established VCs; because of its lower costs compared to other European cities, it’s become a major base for startups. This has seven different funds under management, including a VC fund-of-funds, “Series A/B matching” funds and acceleration funds.

VC 122

VC venture capital mix-use accelerator 122

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “We are not only focusing on innovative entrepreneurship.

startup 120

startup strategy entrepreneurship innovation 120

TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

For one, as part of the acquisition, Brex will be expanding its global presence by building an “innovation hub” and hiring employees in Israel beyond Weav’s nine-person team, which is located in Israel and New York. Founded in 2017, San Francisco-based Brex earlier this year was valued at $7.4 The company has raised $1.2

financing 100

financing finance technology SaaS 100

TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

It’s the 33rd Demo Day of the well-known accelerator and holds the largest cohort yet. Neobanks have taken the world by storm and Africa is the last frontier for this brand of fintech innovation. It was founded in 2017 by Ahmed Ashour and Omar Radi. YC S20 had 198 startups, so that’s a 90% increase from last year.

startup 122

startup pitching health financing 122

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Mid-year, the 2017-founded startup reports that it had reached €14.7 If you take a look at Barcelona-based Heura the picture seems rosy — with the alt-protein startup claiming “non-stop” momentum and a near doubling of revenue from sales of its faux chicken, beef and pork products in the first half of 2022.

energy 87

energy health enablement culture 87

Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

David Buchan-Swanson (2017) joined this number as a software engineer). Adam Hibble (2015) co-founded Popgun with Stephen Mawson (formerly of We Are Hunted) under Mawson Ventures where Meg White (2017) works as an AI engineer as she finishes her studies. Jessie Hughes (2017) continues her work as a VR filmmaker.

communities 100

communities entrepreneurship startup support 100

Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

hundreds of incubators and accelerators, giving the impact start-up ecosystem the much-needed. incubators and accelerators, connecting them with a global peer network in 100+ cities across 60+. incubators and accelerators, connecting them with a global peer network in 100+ cities across 60+. Delhi-NCR event. Some of them.

peer-to-peer 28

peer-to-peer support incubation consulting 28

Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Logan LaHive: First, the problem… The incredible imbalance of power in workplaces is driving continued acceleration of income inequality, which along with climate, is a top issue facing society today. When I read this mission statement I think ‘unionize,’ but maybe that’s just a tactic, not a requirement. Intentionally.

venture capital 65

venture capital ventures capital mix-use 65

TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

” Founders : Henry Mascot started a company in 2017 to help hospitals digitize records. YC-backed Curacel unveils new API platform that enables tech-led businesses to offer insurance. He teamed up with John Dada two years later to build Curacel, a fraud detection system for health companies at the time. Website : [link].

startup 91

startup hospitality health financing 91

StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Friendly, smart, innovative, and ready to lend a helping hand. The year 2020 threw online education into the spotlight, but this Ann Arbor tech company has known the value of it since it was founded in 2017. DaySmart is a software company that’s accelerating small business growth with digital tools. In 2020, they raised $5.5

startup 77

startup coworking spaces culture communities 77