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Supergut Secures New Funding and Expands Leadership to Drive Growth in Gut Health

American Entrepreneurship

Supergut was founded in 2019 by Marc Washington in memory of his sister with a mission to empower individuals to take charge of their health through the power of the gut microbiome. The company offers functional superfoods and supplements that help optimize digestion, control appetite, and boost metabolic health.

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How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

In 2019, the program was expanded in each of Ecuador’s provinces, providing “mini master’s degrees” in entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership. How entrepreneurs are building resilience in their communities. By Shannon Courtney. Renewing Ecuadorian communities after a natural disaster. to herself over and over.

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Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX

TechCrunch

Serunjogi founded Chipper Cash with Maijid Moujaled in 2018 to offer a no-fee peer-to-peer cross-border payment service in Africa via its app. With that said, Serunjogi says peer-to-peer money movement from the U.S. With that said, Serunjogi says peer-to-peer money movement from the U.S.

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Salon Owner Chelle Neff Talks Scaling, Sustainability and Success

Entrepreneurs' Organization

At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. In addition to developing Urban Betty , a successful salon with two locations, Neff also created an app for stylists , produced a book about homes in Austin, Texas, and even reached the Inc. 5000 list twice! . What drives you? What’s next?

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These undergraduates left university to build Flux, a payments startup now in YC

TechCrunch

Ben Eluan and Osezele Orukpe , two software engineers based in Nigeria, faced this problem in 2019. In the 170 years since Western Union was founded, no company has managed to solve two basic problems that continue to bedevil the remittance business — exorbitant fees and slow deposit times. to reach a relative in Nigeria.

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Superbank and Genesis Join Forces to Inject $40 Million into Indonesian Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Superbank’s strategic collaborations have extended to peer-to-peer lending platform Amartha and consumer finance company Home Credit to strengthen the MSME and retail sectors. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact. During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few.