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Revolution
JUNE 30, 2025
With cost savings on the table and industries and communities suffering real knock-on effects from global warming, the business case for climate innovation has only gotten stronger. Adaptation is synonymous with disruption.” — Jo Norris Jo didn’t set out to be a founder, but saw a problem worth solving and built a company around it.
TechCrunch
MAY 9, 2023
For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.
Angel Capital Association
JANUARY 13, 2022
Fostering these entrepreneurs and the economies they impact is a direct result of ACA’s mission to fuel the success of angel investor community. ACA’s Four Pillars: Bringing ACA’s Mission to Life Community Networking The heartbeat of our community networking pillar is our diversity, equity, and inclusion effort.
Forward Cities
MARCH 27, 2020
As the extent and impact of COVID-19 becomes more apparent, entrepreneurs and small businesses are on the front lines of its devastating impact–and with their demise comes potentially catastrophic economic losses for local communities. According to JP Morgan Institute , 50 percent of small businesses have less than 30 days of cash on hand.
Jason Malki
JULY 26, 2023
She has been a thought-leader in tech for the past 8 years, her newsletter has 25k subscribers, she was named one of Bloomberg’s 100 Influential Latinos of 2022 , and she has spoken at numerous panels including at TechCrunch Disrupt, L’Attitude, NFT NYC, and a16z’s Google’s demo day at LA Tech Week 2023. I am proud to say that Alphaa.io
David Teten VC
MAY 19, 2021
Same goes for SMB investment sites like Honeycomb Credit , The SMBX , and Worthy Bonds (business owners often fund others) and Prosper or Sofi (many funders have borrowed themselves).”. We support that with an active Slack community and a venture scout program.” Social communities : ASmallWorld. Pay interest on undeployed cash.
American Entrepreneurship
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
By gaining real world experience and exposing these college students to potential future employers, the program moves LSC’s mission forward to “disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequality”. Other early funders include Google Ventures and JLABS. Those participating in the program are often a family’s first-generation to enter college.
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