HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Ann Arbor’s entrepreneurship ecosystem has become quite robust and is home to venture-backed startups like: WorkIt Health – Raised $118 million to pioneer addiction recovery via telehealth; co-founded by alums Lisa McLaughlin and Robin McIntosh. Like CFE, the Zell Lurie Institute (ZLI) helps Wolverines who value action over talk.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

” Applicants must demonstrate the impact their small business has on their greater community, and interested entrepreneurs can apply here. Eligible businesses must be Black-owned, employing three to 200 people (including independent contractors), and be located in an “economically vulnerable community.” Rebuild the Block Grants.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Community organizations like Shine & Rise provide support and mentorship to women who work at tech companies, and coworking spaces like Cahoots offer dedicated tech entrepreneurial spaces for the community. This was big news for the Ann Arbor tech community, and a huge move for Llamasoft. Workit Health.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

These funds are given to both community groups and individual artists in film, theatre, and dance. For you to be eligible you need to have at least 3 to 20 employees and your business has to be in an economically vulnerable community. Acceleration Grants. Acceleration Grants. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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OurCrowd

MAY 26, 2022

Here in Davos, two major issues dominate the agenda at the World Economic Forum: the rapid acceleration of climate change and the threat of global inflation-starvation, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. OurCrowd is raising up to $5M in this ongoing investment round. Learn Mo re. Letter from Davos: FoodTech steps up to the plate.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Make serious headway with accelerators. Accelerators allow ventures to define their products or services, quickly build networks and, most importantly, sit at tables they wouldn’t be able to on their own. I would suggest looking out for accelerators explicitly searching for minority founders by using platforms such as F6S.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

The idea to build Adanian Labs, was conceived in 2018, when Kamara was living and working in Cape Town, South Africa, where he witnessed the fast growth of the startup ecosystem, and how, in most countries, accelerators were the default launch pads. The startup ecosystem was growing but I could not fail to notice the problem of accelerators.

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