HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

What’s not as widely known is how Ann Arbor has a storied and growing entrepreneurship ecosystem that shows no signs of slowing down. I found that the university has more than 15 programs and centers in entrepreneurship and exceeds 30 entrepreneurial student organizations. In the mid-2010s, that focus began to evolve. Just as the $2.4B

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

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. The app now has more than 1,000 Black health professionals on its platform, creating jobs while addressing a health crisis that had been tremendously racialized.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Embracing entrepreneurship “We’ve seen an extraordinary rise of entrepreneurship focused programs,” said Cait Brumme, CEO of nonprofit startup community MassChallenge. Edtech, climate, digital health and biotech, and enterprise have also seen a big uptick.” It’s all just unfolding on the internet.”

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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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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

All the participants are running some type of program or space to support startup entrepreneurs or build the startup community in their region, from running accelerators and co-working spaces, to startup meetup groups, student entrepreneurship groups, and maker spaces, as well as University faculty and Government policy makers.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Avilar’s platform and scientific team were originally incubated at RAVen, the RA Capital incubator, and exemplify RA Capital’s world class and expanding capabilities in new company formation.” Find out more: www.sanofiventures.com. For more information, visit www.astellasventure.com.

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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

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Hence the parallel goal of tackling a variety of gaps (territorial, gender, socio-economic, generational and so on) that might otherwise be exacerbated by a more single-minded rush to accelerate the size of the digital sector. “We are not only focusing on innovative entrepreneurship.

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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. Honesti is a mental health app for college students founded by students at the University of Michigan.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Want to map your entrepreneurship ecosystem but don’t know how to get started? I’ve added some of those insights here while I work on a more comprehensive resource guide to mapping entrepreneurship ecosystems. Just because you accelerate businesses, that doesn’t make you an accelerator in our definition,” said Weissmann. “In

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

She co-founded the Portland Seed Fund in 2011, but also serves as the Director of Portland State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and manager of the Portland State University Business Accelerator, allowing her to monitor prospective and existing portfolio companies that originate from the university.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Register South Korea’s leading accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , considered ‘a gateway’ to do business in Asia, invites global startups to participate. Its startup ecosystem is active and well designed, attracting the attention of investors, accelerators, and incubators worldwide.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

” As part of the package that directly impacts startups, there’s a proposal for a $27 billion Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator to mobilize private investment, according to the White House. “Across the country, pipes and treatment plants are aging and polluted drinking water is endangering public health.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2018, Y Combinator released its first mega list of the top companies valued at $150 million or more that have gone through the accelerator. Yet, as the accelerator points out, “it’s the most commonly available metric to compare companies in the startup world.”.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

and yet I always had the desire in my heart to start my own health technology company that would improve people’s lives. Abartys Health streamlines communication between insurers, doctors, and patients. My family and I relocated several times to various parts of the U.S. What’s the most underrated virtue in an employee?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Such an example is Augury from our portfolio that has developed an end-to-end solution to provide manufacturers with early, actionable and comprehensive insights into machine health and performance. There is an incredible, thriving entrepreneurship culture that breeds fascinating companies weekly. DevOps, martech, digital health.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2021

After revealing its first fund just last year, a $100 million pool of investment capital dedicated to early stage startups focusing on sustainable food development, clean energy, health innovation and new space technologies, Prime Movers Lab is back with a second fund.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A lot of these challenges became grossly apparent in 2020: social instability, climate crisis, public health crises, national security crises, disinformation. It is accelerating the inclusion of the unbanked and underbanked population into a formal, secure economy. Does your business touch potential voters? Why is that?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Arvind Gupta, an investor at Mayfield Fund and founder of accelerator IndieBio, reviews several hundred pitch decks each year. “In Mayfield’s Arvind Gupta discusses startup fundraising during a downturn. Image Credits: diephosi (opens in a new window) / Getty Images (Image has been modified). For a larger Series A check.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A lot of these challenges became grossly apparent in 2020: social instability, climate crisis, public health crises, national security crises, disinformation. It is accelerating the inclusion of the unbanked and underbanked population into a formal, secure economy. Does your business touch potential voters? Why is that?

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