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Governor Murphy Announces Proposed Fintech Accelerator in Hoboken

American Entrepreneurship

NJ FAST is the fourth Strategic Innovation Center in the state and will support research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Fintech and Insuretech Sectors HOBOKEN, N.J. From 2020 to 2022, Plug and Play was the most active startup accelerator in the world, according to CB Insights.

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Altitude Lab Startups Raise Over $120M in Capital

American Entrepreneurship

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. Learn more at altitudelab.org or connect on X.

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New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders

TechCrunch

Murphy’s strategy overall for the economy is to build a stronger and fairer New Jersey and a stronger and fairer economy,” Sullivan said, adding that the state is also focused on “reclaiming New Jersey’s heritage of leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship.”. ” On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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Best Buy investing millions in Brown Venture Group, a firm exclusively backing BIPOC founders

TechCrunch

of total funding in 2020 , according to Crunchbase data. . In conjunction with announcing Best Buy’s commitment to the fund, the company and venture firm said they would jointly launch an entrepreneurship program at Best Buy Teen Tech Centers to help develop young entrepreneurs through education, mentorship, networking and funding access.

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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Resource also plans to build a national community of practice among ESO leaders of color and their funders to share best practices and “develop stronger capital and mentorship pathways” for Black, Latinx and Indigenous founders across the U.S. On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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The New Economy Starts with Support to Underserved Communities

Impact Hub

Access to capital and network is the most critical barrier to entrepreneurship for underserved communities. At the beginning of each mentorship, goals and objectives were established with the ambition of following a defined plan of action. Impact Hub Munich began the same initiative with thirty mompreneurs in July 2020.

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3 West African Startups Prove It’s Possible To Thrive In Uncertain Times

Impact Hub

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. . million) Ghanaians temporarily became poor.