Startup Grind

AUGUST 18, 2018

Many Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree programs offer their students the opportunity to choose a concentration, which can also be called a "specialization" or a "track." In Australia, some educators may refer to this as a "major."

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Driven by a desire to help people from a young age, YLAI 2018 Fellow Janeel Boon aims to empower others to see their leadership ability within themselves. Providing five-minute tips and tricks about what to do and not to do with your computer during these sessions allowed me an easy way to start educating my community as well.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

It is time to lean into the opportunities that are already in front of us to build our own Oklahoma version of the economy of the future. By 2018, this had fallen to one in 27. Leaning In to Opportunity. Oklahoma historically has underinvested in education, and, as a result, we are 50 out of 50 on the human capital sub-index.

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Impact Hub

MAY 27, 2021

These African entrepreneurs are creating their’s, providing solutions to some of Ghana and Nigeria’s most pressing challenges in education and health, and driving innovation through technology to empower young people and women. Thankfully, Mumspring has been providing vital support to Nigerian pregnant women and mothers since 2018.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

How a Jamaican financial educator perseveres through adversity. 2018 YLAI Fellow Kenishia Mais, founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform designed to empower young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, faced a lot of adversity on her path to financial success and entrepreneurship.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. How has YLAI helped you achieve your mission?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 25, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Cinthya Andino is most passionate about design and about protecting the environment. Through years of production and education, the community has begun to reflect sustainable values by creating their own clothes through upcycling old materials. By Angie Garozzo. What’s in the future for Beleaf?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

StudyFree — which connects students with international educational opportunities via a community-driven B2C SaaS model — has raised a $3 million seed investment round led by I2BF Global Ventures, TMT Investments and Techstars. We estimate the international overseas education market is 15 million students per year.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Register Hailing from Singapore, Jeshua Soh is a young and dynamic angel investor who has woven a narrative that curves through unconventional education, accidental entrepreneurship, and a globetrotting escapade to over 55 countries across five continents. Tourist investors often see poor returns; commit wholeheartedly to avoid pitfalls.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

RBC attributes this low percentage to the financial duress that post-secondary education puts on aspiring entrepreneurs, impeding their ability to start businesses while still in school. . Ranaldi and Szekely won their local GSEA competition and advanced into the Canadian national competition in January 2018.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 22, 2023

He started his first business aged 18 and received the New Zealand Angel Association’s Arch Angel award in 2018 as New Zealand’s top angel investor. Like all entrepreneurs, he looks for and takes advantage of opportunities while managing risk. These issues are discussed in the manifesto. “If

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

CoderSchool raised a seed round led by TRIVE Ventures in 2018. CoderSchool will use the funding to accelerate its online teaching platform growth and technology infrastructure expansion for the company’s technical education programs that guarantee employment upon graduation. Vietnam after-school learning startup Marathon raises $1.5M

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The InfoTrust Foundation undertakes charitable events quarterly, including its annual Basket Brigade , which is providing nearly 2,000 Thanksgiving baskets in 2018. EO’s FY17/18 Global Chair Brian Brault accepted the 2018 International Bridge Award on behalf of EO at Nuway’s annual Bianu Celebration in Cincinnati. E – for education.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Tensions between educators and NYC officials grew over the past few weeks, as school openings were delayed twice and staffing shortages continue. Teacher departures are a loss for public schools, but an opportunity for startups racing to win a share of the changing teacher economy. Honestly, I have no confidence in the city,” she says.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The startup, founded in 2018, said it will use the fresh capital to attract more top tier talent and scale its presence across more key geographies. The funding round was anchored by Dunamu & Partners and participated by Silicon Valley-based Big Basin Capital and South Korean investor Pearl Abyss Capital.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

With its innovative model for empowering rural women and youth, IndiVillage introduces balance to India’s ecosystem—where cities tend to grow exponentially while rural villages have few economic opportunities. “We It provides participants with opportunities to shadow a CEO, connect with mentors and exchange ideas with EO members.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

London-based Kodland , which started out back in 2018 offering in-person courses for children to learn digital skills like computer programming before switching focus to online learning from early 2020, has closed a $9 million Series A funding round to scale into more markets. We are very excited to support Kodland on their journey.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Education is one thing, but our vision is to create products that seamlessly guide all users to smart investing.”. Reku makes it platform accessible to first-time traders with educational features. In 2017 and 2018, crypto was not this big but we saw a huge opportunity there.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Creative professionals continue to look for ways to monetize their talents and knowledge through online education platforms like CLASS101 that bring stable incomes and improve opportunities. CLASS101, a Seoul-based online education platform, announced today it has closed $25.8 and Japan. It has 350 employees now. “We

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The money will be used to develop curriculum and expand Yuanfudao’s online educational service, amid a larger boom in remote learning. In 2018 , the company told TechCrunch that a majority of its revenue came from selling live courses. Thus, the shift to digital learning has poured fuel on an already booming education market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Emerging managers can also target niche investors: for example, if you’re investing in education, a like-minded foundation might be a potential LP, or if you’re investing in medical technologies, you might try to connect with hospitals that could benefit from those innovations. As a result, capital can be concentrated in certain areas.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

One of the Jakarta-based company’s goals is to improve educational standards in Indonesia. Despite being the world’s fourth most populous country with 270 million people, Indonesia has not seen the same level of investment and innovation in its educational infrastructure as countries like China or India, Saboo told TechCrunch.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Register The global events and meetings industry is a powerhouse, driving billions of dollars in economic activity with countless business opportunities. As a software engineering student, he set on a mission to transform South Korea’s education environment.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Then she met product designer and entrepreneur Farwah Tapal, who had recently returned to Pakistan from Spain, and the two created Oraan in 2018 to help women access financial services. There was an opportunity, how can we understand the saving space and informal economy in Pakistan, and where can we capture that?” Iqbal said. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A lot of that edtech bump came in K-12 and college solutions, or in leisure educational things like MasterClass,” Sims said. That figure is on track with Codecademy’s normal growth trajectory, which has been doubling since 2018. Udacity raises $75M in debt, says its tech education business is profitable after enterprise pivot.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

It felt like an opportunity in the market for products to help people,” she told TechCrunch. She recalls going to her first trade show in 2010 and having to educate retailers on ingredients like chia seeds, coconut sugar and coconut oil. What we put in our mouths is one of the most important things we can do.”.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Mukul Chawla, Partner and Head of Growth Equity, Asia Pacific for KKR, said they are excited of privy’s growth potentials as well as the opportunity to advance Indonesia’s digital transformation and prosperity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Founded by Tade Oyerinde in 2018, Campuswire is a virtual solution for any teacher who wants to digitize their internal classroom communications, from Q&A time to the lecture itself. BookClub connects readers to the authors they are reading, giving bookworms an opportunity to ask about cliffhangers and character development.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Attendees at the inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference in 2018. In 2018, Alan Peterson, an EO member in Orange County, California, formed MyEO Deal Exchange (MyEO DX), a resource for connecting EO members who wish to find mutually beneficial deals. How has your participation in EO Accelerator impacted your entrepreneurial journey?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Nerdy will merge with TPG Pace Tech Opportunities (NYSE: PACE), a publicly traded SPAC since 2015. It onboarded 120 full-time educators, who came from public schools and charter schools, with competitive salaries. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of this year. The deal will value Nerdy at $1.7

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

based savings and investing startup Acorns has acquired London-based GoHenry , a startup focused on providing money management and financial education services to 6- to18-year-olds in an all-equity deal, the two companies announced today. where it had expanded to in 2018. Until last summer, GoHenry operated in the U.K.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2018

In early 2018, EO DC joined forces with the Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) and DC Metro Business Leadership Network (DC Metro BLN) to host an event to educate entrepreneurs and small businesses on the value of hiring people with disabilities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 4, 2018

He earned a nomination for 2018 EO Global Citizen of the Year. If you work to educate and train people, for example, perhaps SDG 4, “Quality Education,” is one that naturally fits with your existing priorities. Then use this as a starting point. When I became president, the culture of the EO New York chapter was not great.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

To increase public understanding of the role of entrepreneurship we need to educate our communities about its power and impact. We need educational and awareness campaigns that communicate the importance of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystem building as a means to building stronger, more resilient, and equitable economies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown. Edtech valuations aren’t skyrocketing, but investors see more exit opportunities. Jomayra Herrera, principal, Cowboy Ventures (a generalist fund with portfolio companies Hone and Guild Education).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

CEO Daniel Nivern told TechCrunch that work experience is the most important differentiator for graduates seeking a job, but out of 260 million students in higher education around the world, less than 80 million internships are undertaken. This results in many students feeling that their universities didn’t give them adequate career support.

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