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Why Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Is Essential for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I’ve made monthly peer-mentoring sessions of 10 to 12 other entrepreneurs an integral part of my ongoing education. In no small part, the knowledge I’ve gleaned from my EO peers led me to my newest undertaking. Why Peer to Peer? Accountability is another major benefit of peer mentoring.

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Staax thinks peer-to-peer payments can onboard a new generation of stock investors

TechCrunch

What sets Staax apart, though, is that it allows for peer-to-peer payments in stock. For better or for worse, Robinhood helped inspire a new generation of investors to enter the stock market. Oftentimes, the barriers to investing are logistical, she explained. Image Credit: Haje Kamps / TechCrunch.

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Villgro Philippines, IDRC of Canada launch accelerator program AI4Health Asia

AsiaTechDaily

This 10-month regional accelerator program is designed to promote and nurture innovations in Responsible AI in South and Southeast Asia. AI4Health Asia offers entrepreneurs tailored support, seed funding of up to USD 6250, peer learning and coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, investment readiness, and follow-on funding. “At

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

Accelerators have had quite a good run the past 5+ years. Not just Y Combinator and TechStars but a host of other accelerators across the country. It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) My good friend Adam Lilling and I started Launchpad more than 5 years ago .

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Getaround tops up $25M debt financing to its $140M Series E

TechCrunch

Silicon Valley peer-to-peer car rental startup Getaround has secured a $25 million loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. The financing announcement comes one month after Getaround raised $140 million from investors, including SoftBank Vision Fund, Menlo Ventures, Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus’ Reinvent Capital.

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Superbank and Genesis Join Forces to Inject $40 Million into Indonesian Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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Term Structure Raises $4.25M in Seed Funding to Introduce Fixed-Income Products to DeFi

AsiaTechDaily

Register Taiwanese decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Term Structure , specializing in non-custodial fixed-income protocols for peer-to-peer borrowing and lending, has successfully raised initial funding of USD 4.25 Such products are currently absent in decentralized finance (DeFi).