TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe. At roughly the same time, Y Combinator (YC) and other accelerators emerged as a largely analog means for entrepreneurs willing to commit three months of time and ~6% of their company to receive en masse training and connections to mentors, peers and funders.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Funding a startup can be challenging, especially if you’re new to the game. What are the options, benefits, and risks of alternative financing for a startup? Startups may seek alternatives to bank loans for several reasons. Today, there are many more options, a development that has opened the doors to more startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Asia is a significant market for startups due to its large and diverse population, as well as its rapidly growing economies. South Korea also has a relatively open and business-friendly environment, with a highly educated and skilled workforce. “We believe that Korea has excellent technology as well as opportunities.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth. A Great Example of Mentoring Byron Bennett is a serial entrepreneur and now CEO and founder of Z ergratran , an international startup organizing the construction of an alternative to the Panama Canal in Columbia.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With the goal of getting the world to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Breakthrough Energy’s fellows program seeks to help innovators accelerate their clean technology. The Business Fellows who have experience in tech commercialization help form the teams who will drive the business model behind these science tech startups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2017

Meet Hana Laurenzo—one of the many entrepreneurs who discovered a wealth of learning and possibility in the EO Accelerator program. The right time came in 2016 when Accelerator launched at EO Forth Worth. Hana applied, was accepted, and knew right away that Accelerator was just what she had been looking for. So, Hana waited.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. Note we are not including here most of the freebies offered by corporates for founders in general (as opposed to students in particular), which we list in Free Money from the Global 500 for Tech Startups.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. hit nearly $1.8

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Juan Carlos Hernández is the executive director at parallel18 , a top-level, performance-driven international startup program with a social mission, part of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust. Startup markets around the world are heating up, and more investors are competing against each other for the best deals.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

The city unveiled its plans to support local startups and nurture entrepreneurship with a series of new initiatives under the guidance of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. This plan encompasses a multifaceted approach to strengthening local businesses and promoting youth education, with a strong focus on strategic investments.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Secrets to Gaining Admission to the World’s Topic Universities,” and is CEO of Crimson Education , a university admissions consulting company. Silicon Valley’s undisputed leading startup accelerator is Y Combinator. of co-founders completed some form of postgraduate education. A closer look reveals the opposite.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

A few years ago I started a mentorship organization in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA now run by the uber talented Sam Teller. We hung out a lot together a dinners and educational events. Everybody lets their hair down (and certainly doesn’t wash it). It’s one of our highlights every year. And it’s very Haimish.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community. 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.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Don and his team find in many rural communities, “well-educated young people […] are seeking careers in a wider range of fields,” and if the community fails to create diverse job opportunities associated with career paths, “chances are good that most of the community’s children and grandchildren will leave the community and not return.”.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Now many Detroit startups are on the fast track to growth. Whether it’s new funding, expansions or IPOs, it’s been an eventful year in Detroit startups. Here are the top Detroit startups and tech companies to watch in 2022. Small Detroit startups to watch in 2022. Next year is looking even better. Apply now to Autobooks.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Thousand Faces , a web3 community-based investment group, hosted its demo day on Wednesday with the top 10 startups from its Female Founder Accelerator program. The accelerator program’s first cohort accepted 30 startups from a pool of over 220 applicants across 76 countries.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

based incubator focused on nonprofit startups that are addressing climate-related challenges through open-source data initiatives has announced the six startups which will be put through its 2022 program. government minister and a former MD of Microsoft for Startups U.K. and CEO of Code First: Girls, among others.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

The country’s focus on education, business, and innovation has made it the 11th largest economy and the fifth largest exporter of goods and services globally. The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem. The program received applications from 2,439 startup teams from 124 countries.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Running a startup can be a chaotic time; a million things need to be built, done, tracked, analyzed, considered, reported and validated. StartupOS’s stated mission is that it “aims to dramatically increase the overall number of startups and their probability of success for new, diverse generations of founders.”

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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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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

We talked about how startups have changed over the last few years, what support has meant to them, Startup Catalyst missions and their impact, as well as ways to get involved in the startup community. Reece Walker is a partner at McCullough Robertson and a director of Startup Catalyst. In Conversation with Reece and Will.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

The Strategic Innovation Center (SIC) will serve as a hub for financial technology (fintech) and insurance technology (insuretech) startups. The two entities will oversee NJ FAST’s accelerator program with an opportunity to make equity investments into select participating companies. million in the fintech accelerator.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 28, 2018

80%+ of startup operating expense flows to compensation. A manager influences a significant fraction of an early stage startup’s employee base. These reviews accelerate or retard recruiting efforts. How should startup invest in improving its management? Education is important. 7 of 30 is 23%. 7 of 50 is 14%.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Today, in a twist, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a proposal for a $10 million allocation in the state budget to create a seed fund for Black and Latinx startups, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. Also in Austin, DivInc is a nonprofit pre-accelerator that holds 12-week programs for underrepresented tech founders.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 18, 2024

Hosted by i2E and sponsored by the Center for Advancement of Science & Technology (OCAST) and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, this event showcased five new startups in the Oklahoma venture ecosystem. The post Bridge2 Demo Day Returns, Highlighting Promising Oklahoma Startups appeared first on i2E.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While the University of Michigan has been formally educating students on entrepreneurship for decades, the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has notably ramped up in the last ten years and has effectively used its powerful alumni network to amplify its growth. Notably, Twilio recently became a publicly-traded corporation. Just as the $2.4B

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth. An Example of the Value of Mentor Relationships Byron Bennett is a serial entrepreneur and now CEO and founder of Z ergratran , an international startup organizing the construction of an alternative to the Panama Canal in Columbia.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Arc was launched two years ago by the team behind Codementor , an online education platform for software developers. Its investors include TechStars, 500 Startups, WI Harper and Y Combinator. “As Developers can still get verified to stand out from other applicants, but Arc’s job database and search engine is now available to everyone.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

These startup communities have created engaging campaigns that celebrate their entrepreneurs and startup community. To increase public understanding of the role of entrepreneurship we need to educate our communities about its power and impact. Community Campaigns Celebrating their Entrepreneurs and Startup Community.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Business is booming in Latin America: Startups raised $9.3 As Latin America bathes the startup spotlight, players there need to consider how its startup growth can translate to self-sustaining economic and social development across the board. of GDP, while revenue from VC-backed companies accounts for 21%.

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Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

An disruptive idea marks the start of a startup. But to make sure that the startup idea can result in a profitable business, an entrepreneur needs to validate it. This validation often requires the startup to pitch in some money. Startups raise pre-seed capital when they need to fund their validation methods.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

The NASE has been around since 1981, providing entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, including those by minority owners with access to grants and educational resources. 6) SoGoal Foundation Black Founder Startup Grant. It is a funding source that is only applicable to startups owned by black women or black nonbinary entrepreneurs.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2024

Call for Proposals Now Open to Digital Health Startups to Compete on the CharmHealth Ecosystem PLEASANTON, Calif. CharmHealth goes beyond providing just funding or mentorship to winners. The fourth annual competition is designed to surface new ideas that will fundamentally improve healthcare and its underlying systems and processes.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

HAX, a startup development program for pre-seed hard tech companies, with offices across the world, supports startups and entrepreneurs through investment capital, mentorship, and collaboration. Since May of 2022, 32 HAX-supported startups have been operating out of the company’s temporary space in Newark.

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