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The Role of Alternative Funding in Startups

StartupNation

Less common bank loans, such as those offered by credit unions or Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), may also fall into this category. Entrepreneurs can build a community and get feedback. Incubators, often locally based, offer guidance, mentorship, legal advice, and funding. What is Alternative Funding?

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round. Lots of community discussions. You’re also sort of no longer running your classic three-month type accelerator program, which finishes on, say, a demo day. And today we are a national organisation.

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Arizona Biosciences Break New Ground: A Snapshot of a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem

American Entrepreneurship

Arizonas research community continues to play a vital role in the overall growth of the state’s bioscience sector and innovation ecosystem, said Ryan Helwig, principal and senior director at TEConomy Partners.

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NJEDA Board Approves Two Programs to Advance New Jersey’s Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

American Entrepreneurship

AI presents a tremendous economic opportunity for New Jersey, poised to create good-paying jobs, catalyze new discoveries, grow our start-up community, and foster long-term economic growth, said Governor Murphy. For more information, including additional eligibility requirements, click here.

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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

This is going to be BIG.

I'll bet you don't know where the Center of NY's Tech Community and Center of Creativity is. In fact, it is "well-known internationally as the original home of New York's technology community.". VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. It says so right on their website.

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Startup Accelerators are Entrepreneur Boot Camps

Gust

Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

Both Sides of the Table

To provide an opportunity for VCs and senior executives to engage with the community by giving back rather than just attending more cocktail parties. Sam was born and raised in Los Angeles and is thus a huge champion of the LA startup community. But wait, does that make Launchpad LA an incubator now? Report Card.

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