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Holberton raises $20M as it pivots to become an edtech SaaS company

TechCrunch

Holberton , the education startup that started out as a coding school in San Francisco and today works with partners to run schools in the U.S., Today’s announcement comes after a messy 2020 for Holberton, and not only because the pandemic put a stop to in-person learning. It opened campuses in Mexico and Peru, for example.

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

TechCrunch

Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

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ACA members and groups enjoy unprecedented education and networking opportunities, brought to them by the trusted authority in angel investing. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from all ACA member groups.

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5 questions emerging managers should ask before selecting LPs

TechCrunch

In order to make those investments, venture firms must first have the money, which means they’re not only just the funders, they’re fundraisers, too. In 2020, now-defunct video platform Quibi alone raised almost 8% of the total funding that female founders got that year. But that image is only one part of venture capital.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

and abroad between February and September 2020. Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking. I’d like to understand how to build effective multi-year plans that inspire and engage both funders of my own organization (and/or myself!)

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

and abroad between February and September 2020. We strive to educate our community that success takes commitment, strategy, discipline, and patience to sustain the journey and see long-term growth. Dealing with resistive funders, however, is our biggest challenge. Carina Boston Pinales. The biggest challenge we see is burn-out.

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6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021

TechCrunch

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. That was what I used to build our MVP before raising from institutional investors in late 2020. The power of one’s network cannot be overemphasized in the business world.

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