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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence. University entrepreneurship competitions and events are a great way to fund yourself and build relationships with potential partners, mentors, and investors. It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000.

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

TechCrunch

Murphy’s strategy overall for the economy is to build a stronger and fairer New Jersey and a stronger and fairer economy,” Sullivan said, adding that the state is also focused on “reclaiming New Jersey’s heritage of leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship.”. As one evidence of that, last year Crunchbase found that as of Aug.

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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Resource also plans to build a national community of practice among ESO leaders of color and their funders to share best practices and “develop stronger capital and mentorship pathways” for Black, Latinx and Indigenous founders across the U.S. It also will provide milestone-based financial support tied to organizational development.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Change begins with the acknowledgement that a very small fraction of the venture capital that flows to deals in Oklahoma, or nationally for that matter, is invested in women-owned businesses. Statewide, the number of small business incubators that focus on women and minority-owned business has grown rapidly.

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Why every VC should spend a month with an accelerator

TechCrunch

When investors spend time at an accelerator, they listen to brainstorming sessions, pitches and mentorship advice that includes a broad range of perspectives and opinions. Techstars Equitech Accelerator ) and women founders (e.g.,

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From VC to DeFi: 6 Realistic Ways to Fund Your Startup in 2022

StartupNation

Funding from incubators or accelerators. A business incubator or accelerator is an organization that provides resources, mentorship, and connections to startups. The goal of the business incubator is to help new companies grow by providing training, space, funding, and other resources for business growth.

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