This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2020

don’t drag behind us like an anchor we forgot to address, costing everyone more and more human and monetary capital until we properly address it. We need to rebuild our State Department so we can redeploy all that capital into education, healthcare and infrastructure, versus things meant to either explode or eventually rust away.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Innovators Hernann Zabala Naoumov, 2018 YLAI Fellow, and Antonio Mendoza, 2016 YLAI Fellow, co-founded EnerGea , a social enterprise aimed at increasing energy efficiency and reducing pollution and energy consumption through sustainable technology. Educating against waste management. From there, they founded EnerGea.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 31, 2012

In the past year, I've seen a lot of rumblings around new areas of opportunity for innovation--marketplaces the move the atomic economic element from the corporation to the individual (Kickstarter, AirBnB, Taskrabbit), hardware creation (Makerbot, Pebble), education (Skillshare, General Assembly) and food supply (Brightfarms, Windowfarms).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

As President and co-owner of the 102-year-old Lamey Wellehan shoe stores, Jim Wellehan used sustainability to foster innovation and remain relevant in the face of fierce competition. A 2015 Maine Business Leader of the Year , he reports that eliminating waste and carbon has freed capital for growth, enhancing employee and customer loyalty.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Our current investing thesis at USV is about expanding access to knowledge, wellness, and capital. I started thinking about this during a debate with my kids and their friends this summer about making college education free for everyone. ” How can you argue with that?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

I interviewed Eric for an hour for - This Week in Venture Capital. 14:45 Eric: The vital function of a startup is to learn how to build a sustainable business. 26:44 Too much capital is not good. 36:30 Eric: Social media is great for people with social capital. 1:09:50 We need education! Why waste energy?

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

However, microbusiness owners need access to the information, expertise, and capital to grow and succeed.”. Finally, business owners were looking for ways to sustain their business in what we quickly learned would be a very different world.”. More entrepreneurs, new needs. Then, funding—how to pay the employees. Rebuilding equitably.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

When these three elements are in harmony, a startup is not only better positioned for success but also more likely to attract investment, secure partnerships, and achieve sustainable growth. In a rapidly evolving business landscape, founder-market-geography fit serves as a multifaceted framework for assessing a startup’s potential.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Despite 2022’s heel turn, the ten-year funding trend line still points to VCs concentrating less capital in the major coastal hubs and more in the rest of the country, a collective area of focus for attendees. Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S.,

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2025

Held at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, the 2025 Good Soil Forum continues to serve as a transformative platform that offers not just ideas, but real tools, capital, and community for entrepreneursespecially those from historically underserved backgrounds. Jakes Group and Founder of the Good Soil Movement.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

One byproduct of this movement, especially during the blitzscaling era , were new startups in areas such as finance, healthcare, housing, education, using venture capital to acquire customers at accelerated rates. And 17% of high schools dont have a counselor, according to the Education Department. This is great!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 2, 2023

From navigating complex regulations and securing funding to connecting with and growing a network, entrepreneurs in Vietnam face a unique set of challenges as they build their businesses: Access to capital: Securing funding for a new business can be elusive, particularly for startups.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

-based online university platform Nexford University has raised $8 million in a Series A round co-led by New Markets Venture Partners and Learn Capital, two prominent edtech venture capital firms in the U.S. The tech-enabled startup, launched by Fadl Al Tarzi in 2019, is filling affordability and relevance gaps in education.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 11, 2018

For Jabez LeBret, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals combined with his experience as an EO San Diego member provided the inspiration to serve his community’s marginalized youth—an effort that’s earned him a nomination for EO Global Citizen of the Year. Ever since, I knew I’d be involved in education somehow.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

After going over four years without raising any capital, coding class platform Codecademy has raised a new tranche of money: a $40 million Series D round led by Owl Ventures, with participation from Prosus and Union Square Ventures. Udacity raises $75M in debt, says its tech education business is profitable after enterprise pivot.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

Startup Formation and Venture Capital Activity Arizonas bioscience innovation engine is also being powered by its universities and startup community. These startups are integral to translating scientific discoveries into market-ready innovations, a process vital to commercialization and long-term economic sustainability.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Register Hailing from Singapore, Jeshua Soh is a young and dynamic angel investor who has woven a narrative that curves through unconventional education, accidental entrepreneurship, and a globetrotting escapade to over 55 countries across five continents.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

When it comes to education, mathematics has long been considered one of the most challenging of subjects both to learn and to teach. The problem that Innovamat is tackling is one that’s been in the sights of educators, parents and larger institutions for a while now. Innovamat will be using the funding to expand its business.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 27, 2023

Register Harriet, a leading platform championing female founders, has partnered with venture capital firms Artesian, Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Impact, B Capital, and 1982 Ventures to launch a new forum aimed at bridging the funding gap for female-led startups in the Asia Pacific region.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Tejiendo Sonrisas focuses on human rights, environmental protection, sustainable production, and risk and emergency response. My role has always been to educate people on these issues, to demonstrate with clear examples that if we do things right, we can reintegrate women into a beautiful life.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Venture Capital is a tricky industry. When the early teams: angels, lowercase capital & first round capital funded Uber they had no idea it would be one of the most revolutionary ideas of our time. Online education. Far from it. Almost nobody believed and now look at it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. The motivation behind the project is straightforward.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

The Brazilian-based pan-Latin American food delivery startup iFood has announced a series of initiatives designed to reduce the company’s environmental impact as consumers push companies to focus more on sustainability. The company hopes to roll out more than 10,000 motorcycles over the next 12 months. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

The new capital was obtained as an extension to the company’s Series B, the first tranche of which closed in January. Prior to La Haus they started and ran Jaguar Capital, a Colombian real estate development company with over $350 million of completed retail and residential projects. .

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. Congressman Joe Sestak approached her about connecting with the nonprofit FIRST Global , which promotes science, technology, engineering, and math education and careers for youth through robotics competitions modeled on the Olympic Games.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Millennials and younger generations are acutely aware of the consequences of global warming (and how cattle contribute to methane emissions) and they are using their purchasing power to support sustainable-first brands. Microalgae, a sustainable substance rich in health benefits, is another promising area of development.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Some of the common best practices to keep in mind when building an inclusive workplace, according to Ideal , include fair treatment and equal access to opportunities; a focus on teamwork and collaboration; representation at all levels; diversity, equity and inclusion training, and education; and effective and consistent communication.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2021

million Series A round of funding led by Ribbit Capital. Senior executives from Robinhood, Stripe, Wise, Carta and Capital One had also put money in the round. The insurtech plans to use its new capital to continue to hire, and expand its area of operations, as well as toward launching other lines of insurance.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Don and his team find in many rural communities, “well-educated young people […] are seeking careers in a wider range of fields,” and if the community fails to create diverse job opportunities associated with career paths, “chances are good that most of the community’s children and grandchildren will leave the community and not return.”.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies. Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup. Barclays Center.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

It took me a while, but I’m realizing that my startup love language is discussing any attempts to standardize the opaque and often informal world of venture capital. The tool, started by pre-seed firm Afore Capital, is based on Common App, which sends one application to multiple colleges and universities. Talking points. Chat soon, N.

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Onevest

APRIL 23, 2015

You will encounter them progressively as you negotiate a deal either with a startup founder, or as an investor looking to attract further capital to an existing organization. Seed investment is not always necessary as many startup founders will have much of the infrastructure in place before seeking capital. Photo credit: [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

This has been especially true for angels or seed investors as there is a new thesis that less capital is needed to start Internet companies so more money is being spent at this phase of the funding lifecycle. Consumer debt relative to incomes has risen to an all time high reaching 138% of 2007 (obviously that’s not sustainable!)

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

The other teams who participated include: Digital Evaluation Board , founded by Oren Gall (Centre County): OZG Systems’ Digital Evaluation Board (DEB) revolutionizes digital circuit design education with a portable, self-contained learning tool, enhancing flexibility and practical learning.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2020

The venture capital community reacted to the racial reckoning the country experienced in June in ways I felt were pretty underwhelming—one-time pitch events for Black founders or promises to only meet with Black founders for a month. Sparks of innovation need to be fueled by firsthand experience, connections to capital, and influence sharing.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Education and health care. Zoho University is Zoho's own education system to train people and give them a job. Education should NOT be a costly input. Venture capital funding is all the rage for just about every startup. If they're hard working, honest and can be trained, Zoho can teach them programming and others skills.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As Latin America bathes the startup spotlight, players there need to consider how its startup growth can translate to self-sustaining economic and social development across the board. There also needs to be tighter collaboration between educational institutions and businesses in Latin America when it comes to upskilling individuals.

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