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5 areas where VCs can play an outsized role in addressing climate change

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Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem. As of October, climate-tech startups had raised over $32 billion in 2021 and, according to Dealroom and London & Co.,

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

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Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom. Over the last five years, Brazil has witnessed a startup boom.

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WJR Business Beat: Hispanic Entrepreneurs Creating Record Number of Startups (Episode 352)

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That’s according to the State of Latino Entrepreneurship 2020 study from the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. Now Marlene Orozco, lead research analyst for the study, indicates that not only are we seeing this torrid pace of growth in Latino startups, it’s broad based across industry sectors in geography.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

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 served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. Meg retired from the Council April 8, 2019.