TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Make serious headway with accelerators. Accelerators allow ventures to define their products or services, quickly build networks and, most importantly, sit at tables they wouldn’t be able to on their own. I would suggest looking out for accelerators explicitly searching for minority founders by using platforms such as F6S.

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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. Nearly half of them have a presence in the U.S. and European markets, Sequoia said.

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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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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. Certain late-stage VCs have invested in some of my past funds, partly to motivate us to refer future investment opportunities to them.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

The idea to build Adanian Labs, was conceived in 2018, when Kamara was living and working in Cape Town, South Africa, where he witnessed the fast growth of the startup ecosystem, and how, in most countries, accelerators were the default launch pads. The startup ecosystem was growing but I could not fail to notice the problem of accelerators.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

It is also a competition that provides the opportunity for start-ups to grow and has been doing so since 2017. Subsequently, it provides an opportunity for sustainable growth of minority small businesses that are underfunded. Acceleration Grants. Acceleration Grants. Website: [link]. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Grand Circus continues to be one of the central players in the Detroit startup ecosystem, empowering people to enter the field of tech who might not otherwise have the opportunity. They’ve partnered with TechStars, ID Ventures, Lofty Ventures, Wayne State University and Precursor Ventures, which gives them the mentorship and funding to scale.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

acquisition of Duo Security gave Ann Arbor its first modern unicorn, the CFE was experiencing record demand for more entrepreneurship education and opportunities. Students selected to participate in this immersive, year-long program will receive support, mentorship, resources, and funding to get their ventures launch-ready.

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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. With the opening of HAX, Newark accelerates its momentum as an emergent global hub for manufacturing and technological breakthroughs.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

in income replacement grants and mentorship to first-time entrepreneurs, creating 10 new businesses and helping fuel innovation in strategic sectors The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the inaugural cohort of the New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF) program. First-in-nation program will provide $3.6M

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Impact Hub

MAY 27, 2024

adidas Community Lab: Empowering latino/a/e social entrepreneurs in Portland The 2023 adidas Community Lab, in collaboration with Impact Hub, supports Black and Latino/a/e social entrepreneurs by providing resources, funding, and mentorship. This accelerator experience with the adidas Purpose and Impact Hub teams was phenomenal.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 21, 2024

Brought on by the birth of the founders’ first child and the realization that they had no use for outgrown baby clothes, The Many Company was conceived to enable direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) sustainable brands to accelerate growth and participate in the “circular economy.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 19, 2024

Brought on by the birth of the founders’ first child and the realization that they had no use for outgrown baby clothes, The Many Company was conceived to enable direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) sustainable brands to accelerate growth and participate in the “circular economy.”

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

“Last week’s event showcased the growing diversity in New Jersey’s innovation sectors and is a tremendous step toward ensuring every entrepreneur has equitable access to opportunities and funding,” said NJEDA Chief Economic Transformation Officer Kathleen Coviello. million in income replacement grants, as well as mentorship and training.

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OurCrowd

MAY 26, 2022

Here in Davos, two major issues dominate the agenda at the World Economic Forum: the rapid acceleration of climate change and the threat of global inflation-starvation, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. OurCrowd is raising up to $5M in this ongoing investment round. Learn Mo re. Letter from Davos: FoodTech steps up to the plate.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Since then, I’ve raised 5 more times for my companies and also advised various VCs and accelerators on tens of deals. Not even at the accelerator stage this is OK. In this stage, startups can choose to self-fund, raise from friends and family, get loans, join an accelerator, or raise from angel investors.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Community organizations like Shine & Rise provide support and mentorship to women who work at tech companies, and coworking spaces like Cahoots offer dedicated tech entrepreneurial spaces for the community. Workit Health. So they created Workit Health. Not only that, but Ann Arbor is home to great people. Dynamo Metrics.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 3, 2025

The Coriell Institute for Medical Research is a leader in biomedical innovation and is home to some of the most famous biobank collections, including the National Institutes of Healths premier collections representing thousands of human diseases. SICs can be accelerators, incubators, or research centers.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 3, 2025

The NJ Nokia Bell Labs Innovation Center will be located along the states innovation corridor at the planned Health & Life Science Exchange (HELIX) 2 building in New Brunswick, which is expected to open by 2028. Pending approval by its Board, the NJEDA intends to invest $15 million into the project on a 1:1 basis with Nokia.

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