Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Rondell Hamilton is the founder of Rennie’s Orphanage and Animal Rescue (ROAR) in Trinidad, a nonprofit organization managing the rehabilitation, repopulation, and rescue of wild animals. However, to ensure the success of any venture, one must be willing to leave their comfort zone. Any advice to YLAI Network members?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Corporate venture capital investments (CVCs) now represent more than a fifth of global venture. Corporate knowledge, R&D resources, M&A opportunities and networks are invaluable for early-stage companies. The bigger slice of the funding pie comes as founders have to navigate a more uncertain capital landscape.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

Tamara Isch, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and a co-founder and COO of EcX Labs, has been breaking boundaries in her country, in her field of work, and in the world. Finding a female mentor with the same background was difficult, as was procuring venture capital funds in a male-dominated field. By Elise Kemp.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

With the support of the U.S. He encourages YLAI Network members that “having a tough skin when people say no, continuing to learn how to make yourself stronger, and not giving up are my keys to success. You do not need to be at 100% every day, especially when there is a large setback.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

And so, swimming against the tides, he set up the venture studio in partnership with co-founders Irene Kiwia and Bendon Murgor. He thought the continent was ready for better support, beyond the mentorship and training that most accelerators offered. “I It makes equity investment of up to $120,000 in these startups.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

For anyone following venture news, this data should not be new: Fortune reported that while the numbers have tripled since 2018, Black women still only receive 0.27% of all venture dollars in the U.S.; Venture capital places substantial value on a company having a lead investor who brings in a significant portion of the round.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 19, 2022

Register Global venture capital firm Antler has committed to investing $100 million by 2025 to at least 300 startups in Southeast Asia , according to an announcement. Antler’s 127 investments in Southeast Asia to date are enabling and supporting 785 founders from 75 different nationalities.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Register Healthtech startup Klinik Pintar , headquartered in Jakarta, has raised $5 million in a Series A1 funding round led by Altara Ventures. Participants in the funding included Infocom, Golden Gate Ventures, Skystar Capital, and Venturra. The company plans to utilize the new funds to expand both its network and product offerings.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Tetrate , the company commercializing an open-source networking project that allows for easier data sharing across different applications, has raised $40 million. The round, led by Sapphire Ventures , underscores the importance of the Istio project and just how critical services that facilitate cross-platform data sharing have become.

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Source Link

JULY 8, 2021

However, raising awareness of the unique challenges facing LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs is a crucial step to creating and circulating supportive resources for the LGBTQ+ business community. So much of entrepreneurial success depends on building a business network, especially the ability to locate mentors and role models.

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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. Janeel’s latest venture is The Big Ask podcast, where he speaks about leadership and entrepreneurship. By Jewelle Saunders. Kitts and Nevis, Janeel came from humble beginnings.

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Source Link

APRIL 14, 2021

However, women – and especially minority women – often face institutional and systemic challenges including obtaining funding for their ventures, which can make the climb to the top slower and more difficult. Despite the growth in women-owned businesses, venture capital is still funneled to mostly male-owned businesses. Lost potential.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 22, 2023

Watch the video interview now A network of more than 140 entrepreneurial businesses and organisations warns New Zealand is in danger of being left behind due to a lack of resources and insufficient policies to progress entrepreneurship. They collaborated to produce the manifesto, reflecting the views of network members.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 29, 2020

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, has had to face a lot of adversity on her path to financial success and entrepreneurship. By Jewelle Saunders. government.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Ahead of this year’s Global Climate Strike (20-27 September) and the Global Goals Week (21-30 September), the Impact Hub network is launching its 2019 Global Impact Report. The members surveyed said that being part of such a network had helped them to: Feel part of a larger community: 84%. Strengthen their motivation: 77%. Startarium.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

There’s a new venture studio in the world that looks rather different from earlier venture studios from a structural standpoint. It’s also a world that many venture firms continue to approach warily. And it’s work that comparatively few venture firms right now fully understand, Chou suggests.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

By persisting through those obstacles, building strong relationships with like-minded individuals, and consistently increasing her knowledge, she has founded multiple successful ventures and is inspiring others in Bolivia to do the same. I used all of the training YLAI provided to make connections and grow my network, study the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The round was co-led by FinTLV Ventures and existing investor Harel Insurance, which were joined by new and existing investors, including Lumir Ventures, Hamilton Lane, New Era Capital Partners, MS&AD Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, Poalim Equity, EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., Akilia Partners and Samsung Next.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Participants have a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and other support.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Other participants are existing investors MDI Ventures , GGV Capital and Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi, and new investors including Singtel Innov8. In 2018, it became the first non-government institution to earn a Certificate Authority (CA) from Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – (February 7, 2023) Keiretsu Forum, a global network of angel investors, is exploring an expansion into the Texas startup ecosystem. Pitchbook Venture Monitor consistently ranks Keiretsu as #1 in early-stage deal flow. This could bring new investors, funds, and deal flow to the region.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

We were invited to participate by the Global Leaders Initiative, which aims to bring key networks together to find solutions that address the challenges of sustainable development. In addition, SDG Lab participants were asked to support the creation of the SDG Olympic Games for Climate. They hope to launch it later in 2023.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Since Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd in May and kicked off months of nationwide protests, the corporate world — including venture capitalists — have attempted to respond to the Black Lives Matter movement. As of 2018, 81% of venture firms still lacked a single Black investor. of decision-makers at U.S.

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HPA

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The round was co-led by Cigna Ventures and 7wireVentures, with participation from new investor Longitude Capital and other existing investors. HPA is excited to announce that NOCD , the world’s leading provider of obsessive compulsive-disorder (OCD) treatment, raised $34M in new funding.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

REDEX About Startup: REDEX, established in 2018, is a Singapore-based renewable energy certificate (REC) service provider specializing in solutions for asset registration, verification, trading, and retirement of RECs. Funding Details: $1.5 Funding Details: $1.5

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This investment came from a consortium of regional investors, including Northstar Group, Alpine Ventures, Patamar Capital, and January Capital. GFC, Money Forward, Alpine Ventures, Patamar Capital, and nine angel investors also contributed to the funding round.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

Kukua says the investment will support its goal to continue building an IP-centric kids’ “edutainment” universe with new Super Sema original content, licensing, merchandise and publishing offerings. Lucrezia Bisignani founded Kukua in 2018, but it wasn’t until three years later that the team put out the first version of Super Sema.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

million Series A led by Hambro Perks, with participation from Sequoia India & Southeast Asia’s Surge, Arsenal Growth, Kaplan, Ascend Vietnam Ventures and STIC Investments. This results in many students feeling that their universities didn’t give them adequate career support. 4 views on unpaid venture internships.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

Our focus at MEDIAIPLUS is on creating a service that offers customized clinical trial data for venture companies in preparation. Since the inception of our business, we have observed many bio ventures engaging in the preparation phase for clinical trials. As a result, I received tremendous support as an aspiring entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

The round was led by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital, with participation from Amdocs, Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, as well as existing investors Vertex Ventures Israel, Oryzn Capital, and Slow Ventures. So far, the company says it already counts Fortune 500 companies as customers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

In an interview, CEO and co-founder Domagoj Rozic described Minka as “a seamless payment network built from the ground up.” The network was designed to connect separate legacy systems through blockchain concepts and APIs “to simplify the movement of complex money flows.”. Image Credits: Minka. That wasn’t the original plan.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

The round includes new investors New Market Venture Partners, Elements Health Ventures, 14W and Alumni Ventures. The startup was founded in 2018 by Ed Gaussen, Matt Kennedy and Dr. Ravi Shah. This latest investment brings the company’s total amount of funding to nearly $28 million.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

The capital comes at a critical time for Rivian, which is undertaking the design, development, production and delivery of two consumer vehicles (the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV), and building out of its electric vehicle charging network as well as fulfilling an order for 100,000 commercial delivery vans for Amazon.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2020

million from a clutch of top venture investors. The small seed round came from Defy.vc, with additional commitments from Omicron, Unpopular Ventures, Underdog Labs and Canaan Partners. Owkin raises $25 million as it builds a secure network for healthcare analysis and research. Alongside the funding, Defy.vc

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 28, 2023

In addition, KAIST AI Graduate School Seongnam Research Center was founded in Seongnam City in 2018 to promote joint research between KAIST’s R&D personnel and companies in Seongnam City to support the growth of startups and venture companies.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s a known fact that the number of venture dollars flowing to Black and Latinx founders is dismally low. billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019. Venture firms rush to find ways to support Black founders and investors. As one evidence of that, last year Crunchbase found that as of Aug.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Investors who participated in the round include Johnson & Johnson Foundation , Newton Partners (via the Imperial Venture Fund), and Founders Factory Africa. The healthtech company was launched in 2018 by Patrick Beattie , Andrew Quao and Edward Grandstaff. This brings the company’s total amount raised to date to $2.5

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