StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. What work is Verizon doing in the Detroit/Michigan community to help small businesses?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem was thriving before the war and making great progress, with Ukrainian startups raising $832 Million in VC funding in 2021. from a year earlier, and brought in more than $6 billion in revenue, more than $542 million the revenue generated in 2021. It has now moved to Poland and set up the office there.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Part 2: Why focusing on holistic care helped Kindbody triple its revenue in 2021. The fundamental disconnect is that software-enabled businesses don’t necessarily monetize the same way that software-based businesses do,” Zimmerman says. Thanks for reading and have a good week! Editor, TechCrunch+. extrabrunch.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Business is booming in Latin America: Startups raised $9.3 billion in the first six months of 2021, and the region has produced a record number of unicorns, including Nubank, Rappi and iFood. Digital inclusion also enables businesses and governments to introduce coding schools across countries.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Companies in this segment work with community pharmacies and lower-end providers such as drug shops to help stock products. Salient surveyed over 80 companies across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, 25% more than the number it tracked in its last report in 2021. In 2021, they received just $1.6

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

More than 3,700 startups — from 92 countries — applied across XTC’s competition tracks: Agtech, Food & Water, Cleantech & Energy, Edtech, Enabling Tech, Fintech, Healthtech and Mobility & Smart Cities. Enabling Tech: Dot Inc. , The competition just to reach the finals was fierce. Learn more about XTC here.

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