Impact Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

Technological leaps have enabled many (though by no means all) of us city-dwellers to sustain ourselves adequately, despite breaking our traditional connection with agricultural life. Meanwhile, the individual costs to our own health of what we eat will add up to 1.3 Networks for change. trillion USD by 2030. Photo: Kina Mama.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

What if all startup incubators and accelerators took the step towards integrating design principles that foster circularity? These are some of the questions that the Impact Hub Global Network has been exploring over the past year. From the initial questions, the network moved to testing and piloting with local Impact Hubs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Telehealth services specifically, and digital health more broadly , have racked up plenty of growth during the pandemic as demand for remote consultations (and other types of support) has accelerated sectoral uplift. “The top three competitors are Babylon Health , KRY and Pushdoctor. . Spanish startup Elma gets $3.2M

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

It also needs to be more convenient, with a patient’s health information able to follow them wherever they go. Redbird enables pharmacies in Ghana to add rapid diagnostic testing for 10 different health conditions to their pharmacy services. million seed investment. . This decentralised approach is what attracted U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

. “Our work with these companies will be guided by our role as a leading global innovator of next-generation products, technologies and services as we help them accelerate their growth and deliver positive impact to the world.” Here’s the full list of companies that made the cut: Connected Health. CurieAi, Inc.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Impact Hub Taipei: Fuelling a virtuous circle of impact Impact Hub Taipei’s 2030 Impact Accelerator is making waves in Taiwan’s entrepreneurial landscape by launching the country’s first global impact accelerator. The support provided by Impact Hub Taipei extends beyond the accelerator programme.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia disclosed 15 early-stage startups it has selected for the seventh cohort of its accelerator program Surge, pushing ahead with new investments even as the deal activity has considerably slowed in the region. Alpha JWC Ventures, Amasia, GFC, Rebel Fund, XA Network and Y Combinator.).

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 31, 2023

In this context, Qritive brings clinical-grade AI-powered solutions to enable histopathology diagnosis of cancer at scale. ” Qritive’s solutions are CE certified and also approved by Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for clinical use.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Aclima , a decade-old startup founded by Davida Herzl, is looking to solve that problem and has raised $40 million in new funding from strategic and institutional venture capital investors to accelerate its growth. “We’ve built a platform that enables hyperlocal measurement.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

FundamentalVR , an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. and Sana Kliniken, a teaching hospital network in Germany.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This new round will accelerate the development of further product expansion targeted at SMBs and reinforce Bizay´s operation supplying more than one million SMBs in 21 countries across Europe and America. Using AI we aggregate multiple orders, and supply those orders using the network of industrial producers that we have in our marketplace.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Real-time location awareness of patients, staff, and medical equipment combined with Rideshare-like intelligence of task allocation, current path of motion, and optimal route determination enables smart, automated orchestration of patient care.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Today, Fuzzy announced $44 million in growth funding to expand its digital pet care network of veterinary professionals to alleviate some of the strain on the industry and make care accessible and affordable to all. 8 VCs agree: Behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021. Image Credits: Fuzzy.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With a primary focus on tapping into new markets, Asan Voyager extends support in various forms, including financial aid, office spaces, mentoring, networking opportunities, and expert guidance. Understanding the importance of local networks and expertise, Asan Voyager goes beyond financial assistance.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

In exchange for 14 weeks of help with everything from product-market fit to the go-to-market strategy a team should employ, the startups in Pear’s accelerator program give Pear the right to invest from $500,000 to $750,000 in each team at a valuation that it caps at $10 million. Pear lets the founders choose the check size.

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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. The Microsoft Student Accelerator , though it has the word “accelerator” in its name, is a free, 4-month boot camp teaching students advanced analytics and AI, Azure and cloud fundamentals, and web apps and APIs.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

ArborMetrix is an Ann Arbor startup dedicated to improving health care outcomes using data models and health care analytics for improved research. It accelerates enrollment and improve retainment of trial participants. RightBrain Networks. ArborMetrix. Who manages recruiting and tracking clinical trial patients?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Led by Valor Equity Partners , an operational growth investment firm backing technology and technology-enabled companies, the round was followed by existing investors Union Square Ventures , Upfront Ventures , Euclidean Capital , Energy Transition Ventures , and Hearst Ventures.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

In future NJIF cohorts, the NJEDA will look forward to that might additionally include infant and maternal health care and clean energy. By granting the fellows the financial freedom to focus entirely on their businesses, NJIF is providing an opportunity to accelerate their success.” said NJII President, Michael Johnson, Ph.D.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Since launching less than a year ago, Osana says it has secured contracts with health insurance firms and providers that collectively serve more than 6 million patients in the region. For example, it is working with Sanatorio Güemes and PAMI, which has a network of 5 million patients, among others.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

This network of nurses now stretches to 40,000, CEO and founder Tony Braswell tells TechCrunch. . They have arguably the largest network of nurses in the United States for this type of platform,” Richard Liu, a partner at FTV Capital, tells TechCrunch. Up until this point, Gale Healthcare Solutions has been entirely self funded.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

Esper , which today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series B round, builds the tools to enable developers and engineers to deploy and manage fleets of Android-based edge devices. “The DNA of these solutions is rooted in protecting the enterprise and to deploy applications to them in the network.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

(March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

“Boston Materials is a high-performance materials company enabling manufacturers of industrial and consumer products to break through their design trade-offs with new materials. It is produced from 100% reclaimed carbon fiber, enabling new, high-volume, energy-efficient products that have a low carbon footprint.”

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Tatiana, current Co-Founder and Director of Impact Hub Amsterdam, takes over from Gabriela Gandel, who led the network for the past 10 years. We sat down with Tatiana to learn more about her as a human, her ambitions for the network – and her own entrepreneurial action. And what really inspires you in our network?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The startup will continue to look for ways to expand its partner network of hardware and software companies across the globe, Luke Wilson, founder and CEO of ManageXR told TechCrunch. The company will focus more on large enterprises next year, he added. . Qualcomm launches new AR dev kit, acquires Clay AIR.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This phenomenon is directly affecting people’s health, safety, housing and ability to grow food – and it is even more concerning when we observe it through intersectional lenses. The pandemic hit hard on the fundamental tripod of human development – income, health, and education – and inequality has sky-rocketed.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This phenomenon is directly affecting people’s health, safety, housing and ability to grow food – and it is even more concerning when we observe it through intersectional lenses. The pandemic hit hard on the fundamental tripod of human development – income, health, and education – and inequality has sky-rocketed.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Pear, a seed-stage venture firm founded in 2013, has an impressive track record when it comes to identifying promising companies from their earliest stages — including DoorDash, Gusto, Aurora Solar, Vanta, Branch Metrics and Guardant Health. ” Health U. Founders: Emily Stebbins (Co-CEO), Jonathan Siktberg (Co-CEO).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

“We enable a number of customers to run secure collaboration and communication on prem and in a number of cases… there is a number of large networks that are being built that are not even connected to the public internet. And you will see, I think, more and more of those cases.”

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2021

Lauren Smith, vice president at Gartner Research, recently told Harvard Business Review podcast “ HBR IdeaCast ” the pandemic has accelerated three key trends: New candidate expectations. Wellness and mental health benefits to help with stressful times. Smoking cessation and health risk assessment programs.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Impact Hub Network Global team Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp At the heart of the CirculUP! project lies a compelling mission – to spotlight and celebrate pioneering entrepreneurs within the Impact Hub Network, who exemplify the principles of the circular economy. The CirculUP!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

If you’re wondering where you’ve heard Meyer’s name, you may remember him from 2015 when he was building Fresco News , a crowdsourced network for breaking news, or as co-founder of Homebound , where he is still an advisor. Fresco News Aims To Build A Crowdsourced Network For Breaking News.

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Y Combinator

MAY 6, 2020

Beyond the social networks we already know and use, we are finding new ways to integrate social into our online lives. Pinduoduo is one of the first companies to successfully create a social shopping experience online, and has accelerated the transition of commerce from offline to online in China.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 15, 2022

According to the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (2021), more than 90% of the people with disabilities in Spain indicate the existence of barriers to find adequate employment – mostly due to health reasons, but also due to lack of opportunities, lack of qualifications and experience, and to societal bias. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Founders : Before beU delivery, Hao Zheng, who leads the team as chief executive, was the founder and CEO of Yooul, a social networking app in China. He teamed up with John Dada two years later to build Curacel, a fraud detection system for health companies at the time. Website : [link]. Founded in : 2021. Team size : 22 .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

Last week, Paystand — a blockchain-enabled B2B payments startup — announced it had acquired Mexican fintech Yaydoo — creating a new unicorn in the resulting new entity. Most of those are product buys to drive or accelerate revenue growth with the secondary benefit of getting new talent, Ruark said. and Mexico. and Mexico.

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