Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Avena, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, also offers advice for future entrepreneurs. Avena noticed the large-scale unemployment throughout Dominica, and her concerns were confirmed by the Central Development Bank in 2017 when Dominica was listed as one of the Caribbean countries with the highest unemployment rates. Advice for YLAI Network members.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

Kenna is the founder and chief executive of LinkUp , a company that provides small businesses in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines a digital space to collaborate as well as promote and sell their products and services. LinkUp launched in 2017. 2021 YLAI Fellow Kenna George knows this well. I’m still with the company today. government.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Andrea Puente Salazar has had her share of obstacles on her way to entrepreneurial success. To highlight Andrea’s hard work and perseverance, we asked her to answer the following questions and provide key advice to fellow YLAI Network members looking to make a difference in their community. By Jewelle Saunders.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 29, 2023

Established in 2017 by twin brothers Phan Thanh Long and Phan Thanh Vinh, MFast has rapidly expanded its footprint to cover all 63 cities in Vietnam. The fintech platform has effectively built a robust network encompassing over 160,000 agents nationwide.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Greenlabs, founded in 2017 by Scott Sungwoo Choi, Shin and Luke Donghyun Ahn, wants to digitize the entire value chain of agriculture space from crop production to distribution with a mission to address the global food supply problem in a sustainable way. Farmers Business Network just raked in a whopping $110 million in Series D funding.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

Trying to reach everyone is “impossible and hard to do,” says 2017 YLAI Fellow Mariery Young, who recommends that “it is vital to work with a specific target audience in mind.” Her business presents a unique opportunity for companies to collaborate with her services. government.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

In a 2017 report, How the Startup Economy is Spreading Across the Country — and How It Can Be Accelerated , the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) and TechNet found “Recent research from academic economists suggests that regions that produce more high-quality startups show better economic performance.” They need a community of support.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 28, 2022

Additionally, the collaboration will give OnPoint access to SeaTown’s extensive networks and consumer sector expertise in the local and international digital economy. Recently, SeaTown made investments in Vietnam’s Golden Gate Group and CrownX Corporation.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Salto: Accelerating migrant inclusion Combining cutting-edge elements from the world of business incubators and accelerators, the Salto Accelerator in collaboration with Impact Hub Florianópolis, stands as a powerful force driving transformative impact in the entrepreneurial landscape.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2022

” DeMers co-founded Cinchy with Karanjot Jaswal in 2017 with the ambitious goal of abstracting away data integration processes. ” Cinchy aims to solve this by enabling organizations to decouple data from apps and other silos by connecting them to a “network-based” platform.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

In 2017, Delahunt was at Ralph Lauren and had her first look at the blockchain, but it wasn’t until years later while working to pioneer some digital wardrobe projects with companies, like Snap, Bitmoji and Roblox, that she had an opportunity to see that web3 was going to be “more than a niche community” for luxury fashion.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

Capitolis CEO and founder Gil Mandelzis said the company’s mission since its 2017 inception has been to “fundamentally re-imagine how the capital markets operate” after the last financial crisis and the “bold steps taken by regulators” in its aftermath.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Impact Hub Network Global team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp At the heart of the CirculUP! project lies a compelling mission – to spotlight and celebrate pioneering entrepreneurs within the Impact Hub Network, who exemplify the principles of the circular economy. The CirculUP!

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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.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

EnCharge has its roots in federal grants that Verma received in 2017 alongside collaborators at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Verma says that the software, once finished, will allow EnCharge’s hardware to work with different types of neural networks (i.e. sets of AI algorithms) while remaining scalable.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

This addresses a longstanding problem typically faced when two institutions (or even one institution working with multiple datasets) collaborate: normally, they have to transfer data and/or algorithms based on that data, in order to train systems or to conduct research. With TripleBlind, the idea is that they no longer have to.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Burns left Twitter in 2017 to join GV, formerly known as Google Ventures. Any anecdotes for how out of network founders grabbed your attention? Social media, networking events and warm intros are pretty good paths. Her hope has now been met with recognition. In fact, I met Suraya Shivji, the CEO of HAGS , through Twitter.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

After 10 years of leading the Impact Hub Network , Gabriela Gandel will move into a new role on our global board of the Impact Hub Association in 2022. When I joined the ‘Hub Network’ back in January 2011, I had no idea I’d still be here 10 years later, but I knew it was the right place for me to be! Here’s her story.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

Mentorship and network support can help mitigate the risk business failure, which many first-time entrepreneurs experience, and can propel businesses to the next level. Through their mentors, startups gain access to an expansive network of industry contacts, potential partners, and investors. said NJII President, Michael Johnson, Ph.D.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Today, Simpplr sells what’s essentially an internal social network for companies — one that enables employees to create profiles, share content, follow users and engage in polls or surveys via a tailored intranet. ” That second bit raises questions about which “trends,” exactly, Simpplr is monitoring.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Box offers a 90-day free subscription with unlimited storage, 50,000 API calls, and more for their secure file sharing and collaboration platform. It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

She created the SoGal community in LA, one of the largest global networks for women entrepreneurs and investors. The establishment of SoGal Ventures in 2017 marked a turning point, and since then, they have invested in 150+ startups worldwide, including nurturing five $1B+ unicorns from their earliest stages. .”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

. “[W]e’re training a neural network to use every software tool in the world, building on the vast amount of existing capabilities that people have already created.” Looking ahead, we believe that the next era of AI breakthroughs will require solving problems at the heart of human-computer collaboration.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Led by co-founder and CEO Lindsay Holden , Long Game has raised over $20 million in funding from investors such as Vestigo Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Thrive Capital, and Collaborative Fund. million raise in 2017. Its main marketing channels thus far have been social media marketing and the use of game ad networks.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Prior to founding AppMap, she founded DevOps security startup Conjur, which was acquired by CyberArk in 2017, and served as chief data officer for Generation Health, later acquired by CVS.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Essentially, Novi is taking a data-rich network of suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and brands, making it easier to formulate, discover, sample and purchase sustainable and innovative ingredients and packaging as they build new products. In 2017 I started a brand — NakedPoppy — to address this.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Komoni asserts that visibility is an unsolved problem for many companies reliant on the global supply chain. (“Supply chain” can mean many things, but here, it refers to the network between businesses and their suppliers to manufacture, assemble and ship physical products to buyers.) ” Toward differentiation.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Dan Ballantyne’s bio might as well read: when he’s not bringing wireless internet to Colorado residents or installing network towers atop the Rocky Mountains, you can find him conquering the waves of Latin America. . Such motivation sparked TellerWifi into existence in 2017. . “I 3 Staples for a Growing Business .

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

We strive to give them tools to succeed with our support programs and a strong network of 16,500 people throughout 59 countries. Today we would like to shine some light on our thriving network and showcase five game-changers who foster and maintain a positive impact by creating innovative ventures amidst a global pandemic.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

collaboration with Impact Hub, world’s leading network focused on building entrepreneurial communities. collaboration saying, “Our partnership with Impact Hub will add capabilities and resilience to India’s 500+. incubators and accelerators, connecting them with a global peer network in 100+ cities across 60+.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2017

A post shared by Charlie O'Donnell (@ceonyc) on Dec 20, 2017 at 8:06am PST When you're Ample Hills Creamery , the #1 rated ice cream shop in the country you can pretty much throw everything you've been told about fundraising out the window. Adam Struck brought on significant additional capital from his network.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Seldon, who TechCrunch attempted to reach for this story, made a statement then too, explaining that she and Bush have a “co-parenting relationship” with “respect, collaboration and love.”. She added that its clinical value proposition will be improved because of the “downstream network effect that comes as a result of information sharing.”.

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Impact Hub

JULY 30, 2021

Inspired by the 2030 Agenda, INMI is an award-winning platform that connects the migrant community with a network of professionals and resources in an all-in-one support ecosystem. Q: A supportive network definitely has the power of changing lives and businesses and your story is a great example of that.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In 2017, Kiaan Pillay worked as the head of operations for South African insurance API platform Root. It will be interesting to see how competition and collaboration play out when they expand outside their markets. The founders draw on prior experience building API products for local markets in the past.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

It is also a competition that provides the opportunity for start-ups to grow and has been doing so since 2017. Through this competition, you get the chance to network with possible investors, and also win between $1000 to $50,000 in funding for their business. From this collaboration, businesses can get funds of up to $10,000.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

In January 2021, Prince Edward Island-based ScreenScape Networks was acquired by Spectrio for an undisclosed fee, then Halifax-based storytelling platform Wattpad was acquired by Naver in a deal worth $600 million. Past innovation hubs have relied on physical proximity in order to build networks of human and social capital.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

I did my PhD on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, defended on November 2017 and received 2 Best Dissertation award on entrepreneurship from the Academy of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the International Association for Research on Entrepreneurship and SMES (this was a hybrid French – English version but I have an English version at Research Gate.

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