Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

Many YLAI Network members have found creative ways to make their businesses and organizations stand out from the rest and have used their branding to create a strong following. Many YLAI Network members use their business to make an impact on a cause they are passionate about. Find your passion and show your impact. government.

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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. This network is a community full of talent, drive and a genuine commitment to radically transform the way we do business.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

For businesses to have a successful marketing strategy, they must first have a defined target audience. 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.” By Yarielka Arrieta Batista. government.

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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2022

Venture capitalists and founders across all fundraising stages spoke to current investment strategies when it comes to investing in this cohort of startups. These structures were popular in the 2017-2018 [Initial Coin Offering] days and have become less prevalent today.”. Yet, things are accelerating across the board in crypto.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Founded by Mark Straub and William Bares in 2017, Smile Identity is a major player in Africa’s ID verification and KYC compliance industry. Costanoa Ventures and Norrsken22 back Smile Identity in $20M Series B round Here’s also how it fits into Smile Identity’s current growth strategy from a product but geographic-led standpoint.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Business cards feel almost as outdated as Victorian calling cards, but they are still a networking staple. Founder and CEO Jarrod Webb was an early Uber Eats operator and software engineer when he created Blinq in 2017 as a hobby. Blinq relies on a product-led growth strategy. million USD) from Blackbird and Square Capital.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

We need to shi f t our economic development strategies to startup community building, (also referred to as entrepreneurial ecosystem building), as the primary approach to rebuilding our cities’ economies. This focus needs to stop. It’s time for a radical rethink in how we do economic development. They need a community of support.

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Startup Catalyst

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startup Community cohort (2017). Israel cohort (2017). Investor cohort (2017). Female Founders cohort (2017). …to Startup Catalyst has helped open up new possibilities for innovators and startups and is an important part of our strategy for Advance Queensland. —?Paul 4 years by the numbers. We have 219 alumni ….

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Based in Australia, Deputy is focused on expanding in the United States and other countries, and Martincevic will oversee its growth strategy. Between its formation in 2008 and 2017, Deputy didn’t have a CEO, until Ahmed stepped into the position after the startup’s first funding round. million USD) in annual recurring revenue.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

Patrick Moorhead, founder and principal analyst at Moor Insight & Strategies, who keeps a close watch on the chip industry, said that this gives AMD a key set of software tooling inside data centers. “This gets AMD into the NPU or IPU market. It will compete with Intel, Nvidia and Marvell. I like it,” he said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

It has acquired Splyt , a startup out of London that works with apps in areas like travel, ride-hailing and finance to help them build out “super app” strategies by integrating other services. But last year Kakao had to shelve plans to sell part of that stake to a PE firm after pushback from drivers and employees.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

San Francisco-based Treasury Prime, which has raised about $73 million since its 2017 inception, started out by building software tooling that helps banks automate and accelerate routine tasks. Banc Funds and Invicta also participated in the financing, along with existing backers Deciens, QED and SaaStr.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

Not only will we discuss how they came together for Wonderschool’s seed round in 2017, but how that translated into what has become a total of $24 million in funding from VCs like a16z and First Round Capital. Four strategies for getting attention from investors. REGISTER HERE FOR FREE!

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 29, 2023

Gen Z and Gen Alpha Consumers are Requiring Companies to Reinvent their Digital Commerce Strategies Over the next decade one billion digital-first consumers are expected to join global ecommerce in eight countries. Companies will need to be digital-first, leapfrogging older legacy approach.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Investors should bring a local strategy that makes them an asset to Latin America’s startup ecosystem. The amount of VC capital being funneled into Latin American startups has surged since 2017, with angel investment close behind. While investors may say their your regular value offering is enough — network and U.S.

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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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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

TipTip wants to help them build up followers in their communities using an offline/online strategy, and monetize by selling content instead of relying on advertising algorithms. TipTip founded in October 2021 by Albert Lucius, whose previous startup Kudo was acquired by Grab in 2017.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 16, 2021

Not only will we discuss how they came together for Wonderschool’s seed round in 2017, but how that translated into what has become a total of $24 million in funding from VCs like a16z and First Round Capital. Four strategies for getting attention from investors. REGISTER HERE FOR FREE!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Not only will we discuss how they came together for Wonderschool’s seed round in 2017, but how that translated into what has become a total of $24 million in funding from VCs like a16z and First Round Capital. Four strategies for getting attention from investors. REGISTER HERE FOR FREE!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

TTTech Auto — which came out of TTTech Group, a provider of safe networked computing platforms across automotive, aerospace, mobile machinery and automation industries — announced on Thursday its $285 million Series C raise, led by Aptiv and supported by existing investor Audi.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Not only will we discuss how they came together for Wonderschool’s seed round in 2017, but how that translated into what has become a total of $24 million in funding from VCs like a16z and First Round Capital. Four strategies for getting attention from investors. REGISTER HERE FOR FREE!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Loughlin led Ironclad’s Series A deal back in 2017, making it one of his first Series A deals after returning to Accel. How they built trust, maintain honesty, and talk strategy are also on the table as part of the discussion. Extra Crunch Live has left room for you to network (you gotta network to get work, amirite?).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. . As an entrepreneur and angel investor, I’ve built a network that spans dozens of countries. It might sound obvious, but there should be a strategy for your travel. I don’t mean backpacking across Europe post-university.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

And as more economies worldwide seek to shift their investment strategies offshore and seek out technology, hubs like Silicon Valley and Shanghai, among others, have reaped the benefits. In 2017, Softbank rounds caught folks’ attention. 1/ Social Network Interference. 5/ Early Effects Of The Softbank Effect.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Learn more The BOSS Network and Sage Invest in Progress Grant: $10,000 grants to 25 eligible entrepreneurs that in its inaugural year 2022 included one year of monthly mentorship through the BOSS University, an online program that helps Black women successfully start and grow a business.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. 2017 Relativity6 AI for Insurance Advisers, Brokers and Agents helps enable your sales and accounts teams to service and retain clients smarter. management.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

Stella Wu, who formerly worked as a growth product manager at Wish, got firsthand experience of the pain points related to the process when she bought her own house in 2017. “I Builders VC led the round, which included participation from Celtic, Newfund and Wish co-founder Danny Zhang. They were not reliable and bad at communication.”.

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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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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Rob’s personal philosophy and growth strategy involves leveraging the expertise, relationships, and capital of angels around the world. Early angel investors included leading ACA member groups Keirestu, Tech Coast Angels, and Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN). “We Every round of funding was oversubscribed.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This article offers a rare glimpse into the strategies, philosophies, and milestones that have made SoGal Ventures a driving force behind the next-gen billion-dollar businesses. She created the SoGal community in LA, one of the largest global networks for women entrepreneurs and investors.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Loughlin led Ironclad’s Series A deal back in 2017, making it one of his first Series A deals after returning to Accel. How they built trust, maintain honesty and talk strategy are also on the table as part of the discussion. Extra Crunch Live has left room for you to network (you gotta network to get work, amirite?).

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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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2021

That business model got WaystoCap into Y Combinator’s Winter batch in 2017, making it the first company accepted from Morocco. “For us, our strategy is to build a global team that can think local and execute properly. The company was originally a cross-border trade platform for transacting business goods in Africa.

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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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Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2023

Then in 2017, my first trip to Burning man completely changed my outlook on humanity as a whole. Our ESG-centric strategy prioritizes clients that are using tech to build a better world. Our plan is to grow our network and revolutionize the back-end. What motivated you to launch your startup? I am proud to say that Alphaa.io

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Inside Plaid’s plans to build a new, global finance network. This couldn’t be further from the truth, and both startups and SMBs can, and should, invest in ABM strategies,” advises Jonas van de Poel, head of content marketing at Unmuted, an Amsterdam-based growth agency. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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