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15 Underrepresented Founders Share $170K in Startup302 Grant Prizes

American Entrepreneurship

We’re so grateful for the ongoing support from sponsors and community members for this exciting competition, and, as usual, we were extremely impressed by the quality of the startups who made it to the finals,” said DPP Director of Innovation Noah Olson. These included a welcome reception on May 15 and a breakfast with investors on May 17.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

The Angel Capital Association is moving into a confident, secure future, because of the successes we’ve had and the way we’ve navigated the last two years. More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened, and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted.

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Celebrating 2022 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer Looking back over the past few years of uncertainty and effort, The Angel Capital Association has made it through stronger than ever because of the work of our dedicated members, volunteers and professional staff. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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The Glue that Makes a Community Stick

This is going to be BIG.

What was harder to figure out how to do--and something no one ever really thinks about on the economic development side, is community. I''ve always believed that investors make great community glue because they have a huge incentive for their local communities to thrive as places of innovation. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Revitalizing Your Resource Partner Network

Source Link

There’s a lot to be optimistic about for entrepreneurship-led economic development. These consistent conversations recently resulted in West Virginia Business Link’s successful entrepreneurship event— Bridging Innovation Week. More than $120,000 in startup capital was awarded during business competitions throughout the week.

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VC meets the land of opportunity

TechCrunch

Monique Villa is an investor at Mucker Capital , an early-stage VC fund investing in startups across the U.S. She is also the co-founder of Build In SE , a community of founders, funders and ecosystem partners committed to company building in the Southeast (#BuildInSE). and Canada. More posts by this contributor. And yet, here we are.

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Impact Hub: Our policy approach

Impact Hub

Impact Hub: Our policy approach At Impact Hub, we are committed to accelerating global impact through collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity. And finally, we fuel the process of policy development, with the power of innovative new solutions, data insights and relevant benchmarks from around the world.