StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

.” Applicants must demonstrate the impact their small business has on their greater community, and interested entrepreneurs can apply here. A total of nearly $63,000 in grants were made during 2020. The program also includes mentorship, access to online resources and the opportunity to be considered for even larger grants.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

Launches Fellowship Grant Opportunity for Early Career Entrepreneurs Altitude Lab today announced that its incubating startups raised over $120M in early-stage funding since commencing operations in 2020. Unlike other STEM fields, life science has an extremely diverse funnel of talent.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 16, 2024

Prizes include cash grants from a prize pool of $130,000 along with mentorship opportunities and connections with potential investors and key influencers. Thanks to sponsors, there is no charge to enter.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

billion in funding that had gone to all founders up until that point in 2020. . Also, Digitalundivided’s ProjectDiane 2020 report found that Black and Latinx women founders received just $1.7 ” On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point. As one evidence of that, last year Crunchbase found that as of Aug.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 22, 2022

As part of the initiative that aims at a more (and truly) inclusive entrepreneurial environment in the region, thematic Communities of Practice (CoP) were created for participants to share their experiences on how to best support entrepreneurs from under-represented groups – for instance, women.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

The startup was founded by Tongayi Choto and Roger Roman in July 2020 and has offices in Harare and Los Angeles. In addition, Choto says the company offers community and development resources that help them upskill and remain competitive in the global marketplace.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

The startup community must defend merit-based immigration. We fielded the survey in 2016, 2018 and 2020, and released the outcomes of the third edition last month, featuring data (as of June 30, 2020) collected from 378 firms, a marked increase from 203 participating firms in 2018. More posts by this contributor.

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Impact Hub

MAY 13, 2021

From healthcare to education, agriculture, and engineering, meet the resilient entrepreneurs who are creating a positive impact on their local communities as well as national economies and contributing to the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery during these incredibly tough times. . Let’s start with some context.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

We support change-makers who come from different backgrounds and are carrying-out various missions all while hosting a diverse network of experts who take on the role of mentors, educators, and investors. These activities centered around facilitating a connection between people and communities whose paths don’t usually cross.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For 25 years, Salyer led Accel Financial Staffing, until the sale of the company to key employees in the 3 rd quarter of 2020. Salyer made the decision to take her community service commitment to a new level in November 2008 when she successfully ran for the Ward 6 City Council seat. Get started!

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

A community of ambitious and entrepreneurial students (and maybe even your future co-founder). 1-1 mentorship and networking with YC founders and industry veterans. As a program participant, you’ll have access to: Invite-only events with YC partners and founders , including select YC S20 founder dinners.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

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. These funds are given to both community groups and individual artists in film, theatre, and dance. 11) Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. Website: [link].

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2020

This year’s IWD falls on 8 March, 2020, and its focus is #eachforequality, which recognizes that equality is not a women’s issue—rather, it’s an economic issue. Equality between genders is good for business, great for communities and essential for business growth.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Think: How could you make money without an institutional investor, friends, family or internal networks? Accelerators allow ventures to define their products or services, quickly build networks and, most importantly, sit at tables they wouldn’t be able to on their own. and they recommended some regulatory payment groups.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. Chattanooga, TN-based Capacity Capital was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the southeastern U.S. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high-growth startups for all small communities.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. Capacity Capital , based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the Southeast. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. Capacity Capital , based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the Southeast. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. Lower level of community familiarity. (co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs?

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OurCrowd

MARCH 3, 2022

The Hartford, a Fortune 500 insurance company, reports that 92% of its $3B in personal premiums in 2020 came via its AARP partnership. The Jerusalem-based program supports women in the tech community, helping them grow into managerial positions in the tech ecosystem with lectures, mentorship, and networking events.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

“While founders and their teams are navigating a tough macroeconomic environment, it’s also true that the community is in a much stronger position than during the 2008/9 financial crisis,” Accel partner Harry Nelis said in a statement. Even failure isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Methodology. Second-generation unicorns.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

In February 2020, as the world was shutting down, and as businesses downsized on account of the Covid pandemic, John Kamara was busy establishing another new startup Adanian Labs in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. He thought the continent was ready for better support, beyond the mentorship and training that most accelerators offered.

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