Remove book Remove communities Remove peer-to-peer Remove support
article thumbnail

Daylight raises millions to build a digital banking platform ‘designed for and by’ the LGBTQ+ community

TechCrunch

The company’s services are targeted toward LGBTQ+ people, their families, and allies — or as Dayilght describes it, “values-based consumers who want to support the queer community.”. At the same time, many members of the community also have lower income levels due to “continued workplace discrimination.”.

article thumbnail

How GSEA Social Impact Prize Winner Joe Knopp Started Something That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes to qualify for the GSEA Global Finals. Inspired by the book Start Something That Matters by Toms founder Blake Mycoskie, Joe decided to tackle the world water crisis. The problem at hand: Access to clean water.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. In my book, I collects all the best scholarships, fellowships, and other programs for high-achieving young people. .

founder 144
article thumbnail

Disrupt 2023 — we’re shipping a big new release

TechCrunch

At these shows-within-our-show, you’ll engage with smart, driven founders, and investors and members of your community, and have the opportunity to cross-collaborate with leaders from other industries. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? That’s certainly true for the Builder Stage.

article thumbnail

Student social good startups collect $95K in T-Mobile competition

TechCrunch

And they’re helping in a very hands-on way — volunteer work for the digital era, perhaps, but also just plain a good idea: a general “tech support for telehealth” for people who don’t have a savvy niece or nephew to consult on such things.

article thumbnail

5 Best Practices of a Robust Mentorship Program

Entrepreneurs' Organization

and CEO of TCS Interpreting , providing world-class language access to the deaf community. Our program hosts cohorts in four-month stints year-round at three different levels, each providing support and development at various stages of interpreter development as follows: Internship Track. Fellowship Track.

article thumbnail

Meet the newest crypto builders from web3 accelerator Alliance DAO’s demo day

TechCrunch

But today we’re highlighting the demo day for a new wave of crypto projects and teams who participated in the latest cohort for Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community. What it does: Decentralized order book for loans. Oftentimes these events are filled with traditional seed-stage tech companies based in Silicon Valley.