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ACA Receives an NSF Award to Connect Early Stage Capital to Deep Tech Innovations

Angel Capital Association

For Immediate Release Alexandria, VA (October 4, 2023) – The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has received an $123k award from the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIPs) designed to catalyze private investment in the Deep Tech Sector.

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Empowering Entrepreneurs From Underserved Communities with GoDaddy

Impact Hub

For the second year in a row, Impact Hub joined forces with GoDaddy for another edition of New Roots, a business startup and mentoring program for entrepreneurs from underserved communities. Despite the differences, the data collected before and after the program shows that great and tangible results were achieved in both locations.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

provides aquatic data collection services and aquatic drones that work in pods of 1- 20 to collect data at unprecedented scale at orders of magnitude less cost. Ignitepost IgnitePOST is a service that enables sales & marketing teams to boost conversion rates by 15X. Jaia Robotics Inc. Jaia Robotics Inc.

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How to Get Started Mapping Your Entrepreneurial Ecosystem [Updated]

Ecosystem Builder Hub

The real super power of ecosystem mapping is how the mapping process and the actual map are used by the community as a catalyst to collaboratively strengthen the ecosystem. Most obviously, ecosystem maps can serve as a resource guide for entrepreneurs in the community. There are many benefits to ecosystem mapping.

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Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage

TechCrunch

Fintech holds the potential to fundamentally transform the financial services industry, enabling financial institutions (FIs) to operate more efficiently and deliver superb user experiences (UX). But there’s a digital gap holding FIs back, especially small community banks and credit unions.

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Is ocean conservation the next climate tech? 7 investors explain why they’re all in

TechCrunch

We have to think beyond community beach cleanups — there are actually extremely investable approaches to solving the plastic problem.” In the process, they’re betting that innovative approaches to solving those problems will not just create returns but create disruptions and innovations that spill over into adjacent sectors.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Over the last few years, we’ve seen many entrepreneurs begin to tackle challenges in the construction world using robotics and AI, ranging from data-collection to completion of actual construction tasks like electrical wiring, drywall installation, concrete pouring, pad leveling and much more.