Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

Innovating AI research and advancing entrepreneurship skills in Colombia By Jewelle Saunders “What motivates me in everything that I do is the movement that comes with curiosity,” says Jonathan Puerta Pereira , a 2021 YLAI Fellow. on Innovation & Technology Policy with a focus on artificial intelligence.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Inspired by these exchanges, by experiences finding it difficult to find Haitian coffee on the international market, and by his desire to honor his rich family history, he created a business plan, and he worked with an accelerator to further expand on his plan and start his company. The road ahead is difficult, but it is so worth it.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

In a major milestone for both Scamnetic and the growing Tampa, Florida innovation ecosystem, the AI-powered scam detection company announced a $13 million Series A funding round to accelerate its growth and expand its market presence globally. Two-year-old startup contributes to Tampa’s growing startup ecosystem.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Observo AI, a leading innovator in AI-powered data pipelines, is experiencing accelerated growth while successfully securing $15 million in seed funding. His deep expertise in security and observability markets will be vital as we accelerate the deployment of our agentic AI technology.”

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 31, 2024

“Our mission is to help our customers solve their challenges by making our platform more innovative, transparent, and secure. With its latest funding round, Moniepoin t will accelerate its growth, introducing its One-Stop-Shop to customers across Africa.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Next NJ Program and AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program will increase AI investment and catalyze groundbreaking research TRENTON, N.J. The AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program will provide $3.8 For more information, including additional eligibility requirements, click here.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Alchemist Accelerator , the enterprise-focused startup incubator, is hosting a demo day today for its 31st batch of companies. The accelerator itself, meanwhile, has some news: new leadership. For many of these companies, it’s the first time they’ve shown their efforts to the world.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 7, 2025

billion valuation and is poised to extend its leadership in AI-driven performance marketing. Since merging with Vungle in 2021 under Blackstones leadership, Liftoff has accelerated its growth trajectory by combining complementary technologies and expanding its product portfolio. With its latest funding the company reaches a $4.3

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Paul G. Silva

JANUARY 21, 2025

Check out the previous posts on leadership values and getting the right people. ” Six years later, we were named us one of America’s top 100 startup accelerators. This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). What is Vision?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2024

Travel to EO’s annual Global Leadership Conference (GLC), held in Singapore in 2024, featuring full immersion of Learn Arounds , and guest speakers Mo Gawdat and Chatri Sityodtong. Fast-track your leadership journey on the EO Path of Leadership. One of my first EO events was the Global Leadership Conference in Singapore.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“Innovation isn’t some mysterious thing.” ” Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Maria King’s governance career has focused on supporting and building innovative new businesses, so when she undertook the Institute of Directors ’ Advanced Directors Course (ADC) , she was delighted to see a section on startup governance included. Maria King, Chairman at Starboard Maritime Intelligence.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 3, 2025

The Series A funding round was led by Healthworx , the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst , further solidifying Culina Healths unique approach to addressing one of the countrys most pressing public health issues.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 22, 2021

It includes people from across the country and even from overseas (such as myself), it includes people with different levels of tenure, and it includes members with varying levels of leadership experience. She wants to reconnect with members that she served with in volunteer leadership positions in past years. Anything goes?as

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Early-stage founders need mentorship and support to build a successful startup, and conventional wisdom says, “Get thee to an incubator or an accelerator!” However, the two programs are not interchangeable — they serve very different purposes — and there are roughly 500 accelerators and 1,400 incubators in the U.S.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Culture in Action: A Story from Valley Venture Mentors Let me share how this played out at Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), a nonprofit startup accelerator I helped lead. Check out Chapter 8, “Innovation,” section “Culture is Strategy,” page 124 of BE 2.0. Learn More Want to dive deeper into culture as strategy?

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 28, 2024

Under the leadership of Governor Wes Moore, Maryland’s Build Our Future Innovation Infrastructure Pilot Program made its first grant to CraniUS , an R&D company focused on groundbreaking diagnostics and treatments for patients with chronic brain disease. The company has raised over $24M to date and a Series B raise is underway.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

million Series A round co-led by AlbionVC and Cambridge Innovation Capital. million funding will be used to accelerate R&D and drive commercial expansion, take Seldon Deploy — a new enterprise solution — to market and double the size of the team over the next 18 months. It has now raised a £7.1 ”

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With access to new funds, the company plans to accelerate the manufacture of its electric shuttles and school buses, reinforcing its position as the nations only vertically integrated Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in this space. But Enderas commitment to innovation goes beyond just the buses themselves. history.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2023

We need to embrace and celebrate different leadership styles, perspectives, and approaches. This will not only make businesses more inclusive and innovative but also create a more just and equitable society overall. Finally, we need more women on boards and in leadership. Register today!

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Register Cosmos Innovation , a Singapore-based AI-first firm specializing in developing next-gen perovskite silicon tandem (PST) solar cell technology, has successfully secured $19.7 Cosmos Innovation’s Series A round also witnessed participation from various notable investors. million in total funding.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will train managers of leading accelerators in Africa over the next two years, to help them establish sustainable business models that commandeer greater influence in their ecosystems. 500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators.

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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. The next logical step was to go up-market and look for financial “partners” among the many corporations struggling to keep up with the pace of technological innovation during the go-go ZIRP years.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2010

That's why there's a lot of potential low hanging leadership fruit for anyone who cuts across several industries--like Julia Kaganskiy of the Arts & Tech Meetup. New York has become a very attractive place for outsiders--venture capital funds, accelerators, etc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

The Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) is a startup incubator and accelerator that offers mentorship, training, networking opportunities, a co-working space, plus access to funding and resources through its network of investors and partners. VAN connects entrepreneurs with experienced investors and industry experts who can offer guidance.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

Under her visionary leadership, SkySelect is transforming procurement processes, boosting transparency, and cutting costs significantly for MRO operations. In this role, she actively mentors and nurtures the next generation of innovative leaders, ensuring that the spirit of entrepreneurship continues tothrive.

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

HPA led the first round of institutional capital in 2014, providing subsequent capital and strategic support to help drive growth and innovation. This mutual commitment to innovation and sustainability has been central to the company’s journey toward this milestone achievement.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Robert Glazer is a member of EO Boston and the CEO of Acceleration Partners , a leading independent affiliate management agency with 160 employees. This honor affirms the company culture we’ve created and is made possible by our team that works day in and day out to make Acceleration Partners an amazing place to work.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. If teamwork and innovation are crucial, make that explicit and include it in every job description and related job posting. Look for CEO roundtables and forums. None in your area? Consider starting one.

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 1, 2024

Those honored are in leadership positions driving the world’s digital transformation. With AI on the march, curiosity occurs as to where the leadership and talent for the industry lies. They are the influencers who accelerate digital transformation and drive organizational change. Here are five U.S. Katia Walsh , Ph.D.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. What are some techniques for innovating around these challenges?

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest & the End of “Silicon X Syndrome.” But from the back half of 2020 into 2021, we are bearing witness to accelerated adoption and transformational change in industry after industry. Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups. not just a select one or two?—?who

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth. In many cases, mentors are eager to see their mentees succeed and will go out of their way to make valuable connections that foster growth and innovation. These introductions can open doors that would otherwise remain closed.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 5, 2025

How women innovators in Asia-Pacific are transforming food security, nutrition and climate action With 370+ million people facing undernutrition and climate change disrupting agriculture, these women-led innovations are stepping up to create lasting solutions. But the innovation doesnt stop at farming.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2019

And yet, there are a few notable examples of so-called “traditional” organizations successfully returning to their innovative roots. The one thing that reorganizations have going for them is that they are supported by company leadership. Convincing leadership of this fact can be an obstacle.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Pangyo Techno Valley is Korea’s flagship business cluster established with the goals of technological innovation, talent development, job creation, strengthening global business competitiveness, and securing new economic growth engines. These successes stem from region-specific corporate support programs.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 31, 2025

It is poised for further innovation, aiming to reshape the landscape of dental care by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence. and DentalCorp in Canada, plus numerous other dental offices, has accelerated the adoption of AI in dentistry.

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