TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

Specifically, we need to be tracking as metrics: (i) the number of first institutional round venture deals, (ii) the demographics of the founders of those companies and (iii) the composition of the funders on an annual cohort basis. for women founders and the overall first-financing market, respectively, for 2015-2020.². compared to 1.4x

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Today’s announcement comes after a messy 2020 for Holberton, and not only because the pandemic put a stop to in-person learning. Indeed, it doubled the number of schools in its system from nine to 18 in 2020. But on December 17, 2020, Holberton voluntarily surrendered its operating license in California.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

With the support of Oikocredit alongside our first-round funders, our distribution, logistics and financing services will continue not only in Ghana but also in Ivory Coast where we’ve recently begun the process of expanding our team,” said Attah in a statement. Kenyan agtech iProcure raises $10.2M to grow its input supply network.

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Surdna Foundation

APRIL 11, 2022

As a racial justice funder, we also know that shifting power and building equity, mutual accountability, and authentic, trusting relationships are vital to our grantmaking. In late 2020, the CEP asked approximately 300 Surdna and Andrus Family Fund grantee organizations to participate in an independent, confidential survey.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The São Paulo-based startup was founded in 2016 by a trio that includes former Citi investment banker Gustavo Müller, Bruno Oliveira (who worked in strategic planning for Telefonica) and Felipe Adorno, an ex-senior developer for Netshoes and Infracommerce. So what does that mean exactly? billion over the course of the year.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 20, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 20, 2020: The Presbyterian Health Foundation has awarded nearly $4.6 A major funder of research programs at the Oklahoma Health Center, PHF has awarded more than $25 million to support biomedical research in Oklahoma since 2014. Contact: April Stuart. 405) 319-8260. astuart@phfokc.com. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Additional investors in the newest seed round and expanded credit facility include Village Global VC, Flexport Ventures, Tresalia Capital, 342 Capital, Struck Capital, Antler LLC, Antler Elevate, Florida Funders and Fox Ventures. International Development Finance Corp. However, it wasn’t easy in the beginning, according to Shoihet.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. A 2020 article from the Next Web noted that almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs. According to the EEOC, 83 percent of tech executives are white.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

Through its app, companies can deliver personalized podcast feeds on everything from a daily standup or weekly AMA to training and development content, all of which is secure and kept for internal use. It’s an idea that has quickly attracted investor attention. Getting publishers to commit was tough though.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

and abroad between February and September 2020. As an emerging field that is challenging the status quo of entrepreneurship in economic development, ecosystem builders are bound to run into obstacles along the way which – if repeated and consistent – make us want to pull our hair out. Jacqueline Summers. Beth Zimmer.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 16, 2019

It is a description for a new entrepreneurial support pilot program launching in Franklin County, OH in January of 2020. The results of this community-informed process were two pilot programs that will launch in the spring of 2020. . No, this isn’t a description of a new reality TV show! Franklin County, Forward Cities.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Practical Metrics and Methods (Practitioner Edition): Identify and develop better metrics and methods for ecosystem building. Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship.

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Forward Cities

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Forward Cities is a national leader in developing and applying research tools that support communities to better understand the inner workings of their entrepreneurial ecosystems. Start date: November 30, 2020. POSITION SUMMARY. STATUS [FT/PT]: Full-Time Temporary. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

She is also the co-founder of Build In SE , a community of founders, funders and ecosystem partners committed to company building in the Southeast (#BuildInSE). Image Credits: Nashville 2018 Regional Economic Development Guide. 2020 was the match to ignite this dry hillside. and Canada. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

With a case management-based integrated platform, SureImpact’s SaaS platform allows both the organization and its funders to clearly understand key impact metrics and ROI — in real time and with less demand on nonprofits. ” The company says it developed the product with 10 paid beta customers, paying $15,000 annually.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It is a description for a new entrepreneurial support pilot program launching in Franklin County, OH in January of 2020. The results of this community-informed process were two pilot programs that will launch in the spring of 2020. No, this isn’t a description of a new reality TV show! FRANKLIN COUNTY, FORWARD CITIES.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. A 2020 article from the Next Web noted that almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs. According to the EEOC, 83 percent of tech executives are white.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 29, 2021

So we have trimmed a lot down, and have only done 3 things in 2020 as opposed to 20 events in 2019. “We have truly struggled with this, many people are on Zoom (or similar platform) for work and family so going to another event/meetup on these platforms after hours/before hours/weekends isn’t easy. 8 and above.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

New developments are popping up all over the city, from student accommodation to hotels and nice apartments. I believe we will see the strongest seed-stage companies from 2017-2020 becoming established companies within our tech scene to match the influx of FDI companies from further afield. INI is a big support and funder.

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Surdna Foundation

JANUARY 25, 2022

In 2020, the Surdna Foundation’s Inclusive Economies and Learning Grants Operations teams, alongside a dedicated group of grantee partners, completed phase one of a two-part pilot program to co-create a set of metrics and indicators to measure progress toward collective goals.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2021

Existing backers such as Nextview Ventures and Florida Funders also put money in the round, in addition to a number of insurance and logistics groups such as Flexport. So we developed our own underwriting methodologies or underwriting tools into the operations and had the lowest incident rate in the industry.”. Image Credits: Lula. “The

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. Funder Category. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. which they co-developed with Fenwick & West. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Secondly, I had to learn to share my prior achievements, including building this company from being the remaining solo founder in 2020 to being a 30-people team now. Okra simply enables developers and businesses to build personalized digital financial service products. as yesterday! We can only make the change by passing it forward.

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