StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Connecting with excellent diversity-focused incubators and accelerators such as Camelback Ventures in New Orleans, Opportunity Hub in Atlanta, the LatinX Incubator in Chicago and the Hillman Accelerator in Ohio might serve as a starting point. Build in a mechanism to accept unsolicited applications for investment. Sign up now.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 23, 2024

Part of this initiative was used to open the new accelerator ChargeUp in upstate New York , focusing on battery innovations. Companies participating in the accelerator program, which is mostly remote, benefit from the region’s growing battery industry cluster enabled by New Energy New York ( NENY). awarded a $4.5 25, 2024, 1–2 p.m.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Bush’s venture-backed return to entrepreneurship may come as a surprise to some, including himself. “I These digital health companies will largely not work if they aren’t dramatically accelerated,” he said. I loved running Athena very much, all 22 years,” he said. But I also loved fourth grade, and I don’t want to go back.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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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. The Microsoft Student Accelerator , though it has the word “accelerator” in its name, is a free, 4-month boot camp teaching students advanced analytics and AI, Azure and cloud fundamentals, and web apps and APIs.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program. “At Since its founding in 2017 the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Labs has established a track record of success.

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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.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

He later left for the Pictet Asset Management firm, where he rose through the ranks to become an Equities portfolio manager, a position he later left in 2017 to pursue entrepreneurship. “By By the time I was leaving Pictet in 2017, I was part of a team of four running a €5 billion ($5.6b) portfolio, but then I wanted more out of life.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The two companies underscore how possible it is to build large startups in markets outside of the traditional collection of cities most associated with technology entrepreneurship in the United States, like Boston, New York City and San Francisco, to name a few. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Atlanta is one such market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Hence the parallel goal of tackling a variety of gaps (territorial, gender, socio-economic, generational and so on) that might otherwise be exacerbated by a more single-minded rush to accelerate the size of the digital sector. “We are not only focusing on innovative entrepreneurship.

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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. DivInc : has a mission to generate social and economic equity through entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

These incoming investors must bring more than money to ensure that entrepreneurship continues to grow in a healthy manner, rather than set it off balance. The amount of VC capital being funneled into Latin American startups has surged since 2017, with angel investment close behind. investors remain shy.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

While at university, Sandro Pinto started an engineering firm, then upon graduation, accelerated his hustling. In 2017, a furniture retailer he’d been advising for a few years grew rapidly, and rewarded him for his dedication. She had an impressive background, a bachelor’s in economics and MBAs in finance and entrepreneurship.

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HPA

JULY 18, 2019

The first Michigan unicorn in recent history was Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity startup Duo Security , which claimed the status in 2017. Founded in 2017, May Mobility closed a $22 million Series A round in February of this year. Acquired by Cisco last year for $2.35

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

By the start of 2017, the company faced a major existential crisis. 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. We used this money to double down and accelerate our growth.

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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.ret.vc.

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Impact Hub

JULY 30, 2021

How can we make the field of entrepreneurship more inclusive to groups that are systematically deprived of representation? Make sure to keep an eye on our social channels, as we’ll be sharing more stories of inclusive entrepreneurship over the upcoming period. Why do INMI and ALDEA exist and how did they start? .

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

Funds II and III closed in 2014 and 2017, raising $135 million and $200 million, respectively. Today, more than two decades later, technology secular trends are stronger than ever before as we are experiencing an acceleration towards digitalization.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

“By granting the fellows the financial freedom to focus entirely on their businesses, NJIF is providing an opportunity to accelerate their success.” Each startup will participate in a comprehensive mentorship program facilitated by the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) or The Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (RCIE).

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The top eleven small business grants for minorities are: Amazon Black Business Accelerator & Grants: providing training and access to capital to black entrepreneurs who are sellers on the Amazon platform. The post Top Small Business Grants for Minorities appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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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.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

AfricArena, a tech ecosystem accelerator, pegged deals to close between $2.25 But then Egypt stepped into the picture in 2017, and with time, the North African country became part of the “Big Four” as the country began attracting venture capital eyeballs. billion and $2.8

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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. In 2017, South Korea established the Ministry of SMEs and Startups to systematically oversee various startup support projects to reinforce momentum.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

Also, utilize our ecosystem and engage support systems available such as our growing network of business accelerators, and the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, a support system from which AireHealth has benefited. My advice would be to pick and develop a focus in which you have competency and passion.

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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.

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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. To accelerate the transition to a more just and sustainable future. Tatiana holds an MSc in sustainable business practice.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When we launched in 2017, we were a team of five engineers. When we found product-market fit later that year and started bringing on lots of new customers, instead of spending engineering resources on re-architecturing our platform to scale, we were able to double down on product engineering to accelerate the growth.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 19, 2022

We named it Operation Rose because my father, who lost his battle to cancer in January 2017, used to pass out roses in church—simply because it made people happy. From day one, I set a goal to get into EO Nashville’s business accelerator program, Catalyst , which is similar to EO Accelerator in other cities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Martin Bell, who sits on Arowana’s advisory board, founded 100tasks.com to democratize entrepreneurship and is an expert in launching and hyper-scaling companies. Subsequently, it aggressively hyper-scaled its proven formula for optimizing people and culture across the entire global organization, IPO-ing in 2017. .

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The pandemic has accelerated and exacerbated the situation. The key takeaway from a Kauffman Foundation report is that, not only are entrepreneurs and young companies the key drivers of economic growth, but that entrepreneurship is vital to jobs and economic progress. Economies are hurting. The report from Kauffman isn’t an outlier.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

In 2017, the UAE created an artificial intelligence ministry position, which it filled with H.E. Third, there are a lot of different programs, for example, incubators and accelerators and government contracts that are very appealing. Omar bin Sultan Al Olama , who had previously worked in the banking and telecommunications sectors.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

People have been discussing the importance of expanding opportunities for women in venture capital and startup entrepreneurship for decades. And when it became clear that the vaunted digital transformation of businesses large and small was accelerating, more capital appeared. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Predictably, they’re mostly focused on the how and why: How do I get into an accelerator? Solivan has ample experience on both sides of the fence, as she founded TaskRabbit and led it to exit through an acquisition by Ikea in 2017. How to get into a startup accelerator. When should I hire a sales team?

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 8, 2019

I love coming here for that reason,” said Wasi Mohamed, Pittsburgh director for community entrepreneurship at Forward Cities. Everyday Cafe, built in 2017 by the Oasis Project, a community and economic development effort by the Bible Center Church, puts profits from the cafe back into neighborhood-based causes and organizations.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

both winners and non-winners), EO Cares Startup Engagement, and Young Entrepreneurship Academy. Chapters to adopt entrepreneur nurture programmes at multiple levels to include GSEA Angels (EO member investors in Global Student Entrepreneur Award participants?both Chapters to use B-Corp B-Lab Assessment to aggregate data and measure EO Impact.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 9, 2025

With $1 million in total funding awarded across seven high-impact projects nationwide, this year’s recipients reflect the programs ongoing commitment to strengthening the national innovation ecosystem and accelerating the commercialization of clean energy solutions. Funded by Wells Fargo and co-administered by the U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 18, 2025

Understanding the struggles of medtech innovation firsthand, Dr. Fogarty founded Fogarty Innovation in 2007, an incubator dedicated to mentoring and accelerating the development of medical technology startups. Fogarty Prize Accepting Nominations to Recognize Medtech Innovators appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today.

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