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New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders

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The Black and Latinx Seed Fund will be administered by the New Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan said based on research conducted by the state, that New Jersey is the first state in the nation to develop this type of fund. billion venture dollars invested between 2018 and 2019.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

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“The climate-oriented investment in Biden’s new plan would be roughly ten times what came through ARRA,” wrote Shayle Kann, a partner with the investment firm, Energy Impact Partners. We’re going to have a much bigger opportunity by focusing on some not-so-sexy stuff.”. ” Climate resiliency .

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

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She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. Meg retired from the Council April 8, 2019. How can a decade have flown by!