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New Startup Accelerator for Battery Innovation Accepting Applications

American Entrepreneurship

Mostly remote six-month program leverages New York-based Federally Designated Battery Tech Hub The National Science Foundation as part of its mission to spur innovation across the U.S. Part of this initiative was used to open the new accelerator ChargeUp in upstate New York , focusing on battery innovations. awarded a $4.5

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500 Global, GIZ establish bootcamp for accelerators in Africa to help them define sustainable business models

TechCrunch

Silicon-Valley based VC firm 500 Global and German’s economic development agency Gesellschaft fu?r r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will train managers of leading accelerators in Africa over the next two years, to help them establish sustainable business models that commandeer greater influence in their ecosystems.

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Bahia could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor.

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Google’s Africa Investment Fund makes first investment in Uganda’s SafeBoda

TechCrunch

Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources.

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SOSV is building a New Jersey HAX facility for industrial, healthcare and climate startups

TechCrunch

The five-year development plan utilizes $25 million from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. SOSV notes that, while HAX’s earliest focus was on wearables, in more recent years, the accelerator has largely shifted to industrial and healthcare, which currently comprise 70% and 20% of its portfolio, respectively.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. Their foci include addressing environmental sustainability, racial and gender equity, economic development concerns, etc. Google for Startups Accelerator. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Google AI for Social Good. “Our

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. Their foci include addressing environmental sustainability, racial and gender equity, economic development concerns, etc. Google for Startups Accelerator. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The Applicants must be primarily based in NYC. Kairos Fellows. “The

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