TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Meet Revyze , a French startup that is developing a mobile app for iOS and Android at the intersection of education and social. But it is focused specifically on educational content for teenagers. “We We talked with kids attending 30 or 35 different high schools,” co-founder Florent Sciberras told me. “We

education 128

education peer-to-peer communities VC 128

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2020

To that end, my goal was to make the firm the most accessible VC fund in New York—showing up across diverse communities, getting rid of barriers to access like requirements for warm intros, and being conscious of which patterns of success I believe in and which only serve to reinforce certain power dynamics.

communities 186

communities networking founder disruption 186

American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 5, 2024

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, a global education non-profit, does just that—exposing middle school, high school, and postsecondary students to entrepreneurship via its nationally run education program. In addition to its classroom curriculum, NFTE hosts the Founders Forum Pitch Competition.

pitching 111

pitching founder entrepreneurship education 111

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 31, 2021

Engaging Your Community. Community engagement is about involving the people you serve as beneficiaries and as partners in your mission. Learn about ways to foster community engagement. Community Engagement. Understand what community engagement is and why it’s important. Transcript. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.

communities 130

communities education consulting leadership 130

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 31, 2021

Engaging Your Community. Community engagement is about involving the people you serve as beneficiaries and as partners in your mission. Learn about ways to foster community engagement. Community Engagement. Understand what community engagement is and why it’s important. Transcript. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.

communities 130

communities education consulting leadership 130

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

2018 YLAI Fellow Gastón is the founder of eaInversores , an online platform based in Córdoba, Argentina, that provides low-cost investment assistance and financial literacy education. Wanting to also focus on building opportunities in his own community, Gastón pursued social entrepreneurship and launched eaInversores.

education 189

education entrepreneurship communities advice 189

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Rondell Hamilton is the founder of Rennie’s Orphanage and Animal Rescue (ROAR) in Trinidad, a nonprofit organization managing the rehabilitation, repopulation, and rescue of wild animals. The need for education on biodiversity, as well as the care of injured animals, also drove me to create ROAR. By Jewelle Saunders.

communities 246

communities education networking advice 246

American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 8, 2024

Hande Cilingir has the unique and prestigious status as a female-founder of a tech unicorn Founded in 1909 International Women’s Day continues to be both a celebration of women and a rallying cry for women’s equality. In recognition of the day, AI-native platform Insider issued a press release honoring its co-founder Hande Cilingir.

founder 105

founder entrepreneurship education communities 105

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We look forward to growing this partnership in the future as we continue to increase our impact in the local community and beyond.” Learn more at: www.cc4hrobotics.org The post Building Future Tech Company Founders and Leaders: Ben Franklin Technology Partners Supports CC4H Robotics first appeared on BFTP/CNP.

support 104

support technology founder entrepreneurship 104

TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and services to serve their interests and needs as they transition from their traditionally offline practices into a digital present and future. “And those numbers are growing,” co-founder and CEO Julio G. billion valuation. billion valuation.

creativity 98

creativity communities education ventures 98

TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Education, support and sage advice are arguably as essential to startup success as fundraising. Find all that — and connect with your early-founder community — at TC Early Stage 2021. Early-bird pricing: We offer two pass levels — Founder and Innovator. I loved that unexpected benefit.

communities 72

communities founder startup ecosystem networking 72

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 12, 2017

The Mali Rising Foundation was formed in 2004 to provide accessible, quality education for children, focusing on middle school education. We asked Fred to share his experience in helping to increase literacy rates and access to education in Mali. Educated approximately 12,000 children. times the national average.

education 130

education board creativity construction 130

TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Silicon Valley’s full of people from all walks of life, but very little of its wealth is distributed evenly, especially when we’re talking about the LGBTQ+ community. Currently, it’s estimated that less than 1% of venture capital goes to openly LGBTQ+ founders. Open AI is a prime example.

VC 95

VC founder funders communities 95

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Fiveable began years ago as a free, online learning community for high school students with the focus of helping them pass Advanced Placement (AP) exams. We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. Its Discord community, launched in 2021, has over 25,000 users.

education 99

education communities creativity ventures 99

AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Register Education leaders, professionals, and edtech providers across Asia are gathering in Singapore for the 7th Annual EDUtech Asia on November 9 and 10, according to an announcement. More schools and educational institutions than ever before are deploying EdTech solutions. HumanE by Design.”

education 52

education collaboration media communities 52

Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

However, it allows you the freedom to explore all the spaces and crevices of your mind and abilities and work on your own terms,” said Natasha Miller, EO Los Angeles and EO US West Bridge member, and founder of Entire Productions. “I couldn’t imagine another way of life for myself. Freedom to make an impact in our community.

entrepreneurship 279

entrepreneurship education disruption entrepreneurs 279

TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Today a company called Sololearn — which has built a popular mobile-first education platform to meet that demand, now with over 21 million users across some 25 curriculum categories like Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, HTML and SQL — is announcing $24 million in funding to expand its business. Why fund Yet One More?

education 106

education communities accelerator startup accelerator 106

Angel Capital Association

APRIL 14, 2023

The ACA holds a simple belief: educated investors are more successful investors. We are pleased to work with Linqto , one of ACA’s key partners, to provide you with educational resources through its Linqto Learn program at no charge. At the same time, we provide liquidity to founders, early investors, and longer-term employees.

angel capital 52

angel capital education opportunity capital 52

TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

It offers information on loans and grants and is accompanied by a quiz that provides specialized answers for founders regarding their capital needs and wants for expanding their businesses. It’s best known for its fellowship program that provides education grants, networking opportunities and business advice to women entrepreneurs.

capital 94

capital founder education startup ecosystem 94

David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders. 1) Freebies for Student Tech Founders.

founder 144

founder mentorship peer-to-peer pitching 144

TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Is it community, or is it capitalism? It’s a question atop my mind everytime I see a community-focused startup launch with a parade of party rounds, twitter threads and links to a free Discord you can join with other like-minded fintech lovers. Community is the new AI. “As And he, respectfully, disagrees.

communities 82

communities capital strategy consulting 82

TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

The news that funding for Black founders is falling was no shock to the Black community, much of which was raised with the aphorism, “when white America catches a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.” But as funding in the wider private market plummets, Black founders are seeing an even sharper decline: They received $1.2

founder 96

founder VC culture sustainability 96

Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Antonio Lennert , a member of EO Canada Bridge, is an entrepreneur, designer and community builder. He is the co-founder and CEO of Surf the Greats , Canada’s largest brand and community for surf education, adventure and lifestyle on the Great Lakes and beyond. Canada is not known to be a surfing hotspot,” said Lennert.

communities 240

communities education entrepreneurs collaboration 240

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

The local tech community is figuring this out, not surprisingly, way before the academic institutions are—and where it is being discovered by academia, it’s being done on a one-off basis by educational revolutionaries in the innovation space who aren’t stopping to ask their schools for permission or to change curricula.

education 330

education innovation entrepreneurship peer-to-peer 330

TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Hey, founders between gigs: What now? Unfortunately, most founders are not in that position: nine out of 10 startups fail. Education and self-improvement. David Teten. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

founder 126

founder consulting angel investing venture capital 126

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For Black founders, who have rarely received more than 1% of total venture capital invested in startups, 2022 wasn’t kind, and 2023 doesn’t look promising given how things are going. To find out how Black founders are planning to manage their time, money, and expectations for the upcoming months, TechCrunch+ surveyed three founders.

VC 85

VC founder venture capital creativity 85

TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

Guild Education, which pairs employees with employer-sponsored learning opportunities, has raised $150 million in a Series E round. But Guild CEO and co-founder Rachel Carlson, who started the company in 2015 with classmate Brittany Stich, warned that lifelong learning post-pandemic isn’t a simple goal.

education 84

education opportunity ventures financing 84

Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How Adam Rosen’s Radar Talent Solutions Addresses Critical Staffing Shortages in Education and Beyond I had the pleasure of interviewing Adam Rosen. I established it to aid communities affected by staffing shortages in the public sector. With each placement, we contribute to thriving communities. It’s truly a win-win situation.

education 52

education communities leadership media 52

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

VC has been invested over the past decade according to race, gender and educational background makes for grim reading — with all-ethnic teams and female entrepreneurs receiving just a fraction of available funding versus all-white teams and male founders. It found that all-ethnic teams received an average of just 1.7% population.

founder 113

founder investing investment VC 113

Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

I’m a co-founder of a company in the ultra-competitive online education market, with more than 2.5 From my experience, the business community can strengthen its every member if we build it on cooperation, not competition. The power of community Building a business community is also a win-win. I’m not naive?—?I’m

communities 72

communities strategy consulting culture 72

Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We believe that technology startups should include a technical founder because it is critical that a CTO have a seat at the table where key decisions regarding the future of the startup are made. CodePath increases diversity in tech by transforming computer science education for underrepresented minorities and underserved populations.

support 134

support founder advice education 134

TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Many things have accelerated in the world of fintech over the past year, not the least of which is the trend of digital banks aimed at specific communities in the U.S. In the past few months alone, a number of neobanks targeting the Black and Latinx communities have emerged. He will serve as Cheese’s chief community ambassador.

communities 101

communities entrepreneurship culture education 101

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

That’s what Docquity co-founder Indranil Roychowdhury learned when his father was hospitalized with a life-threatening condition in India. It says it is the largest community of healthcare professionals in Southeast Asia, with more than 350,000 doctors on board. A call between doctors can save lives. million CME credits.

peer-to-peer 76

peer-to-peer communities hospitality education 76

Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Our shared passion for helping children through education and empowerment helped us become great friends and colleagues. In 2022, I founded a non-profit organization, High Tide Global, with my life partner, Elbert, to provide underprivileged children around the world with access to education, infrastructure, and motivational classes.

education 208

education communities entrepreneurs entrepreneurship 208

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 10, 2024

We provide jobs that help drive the economy, give back to local communities , and create sustainability practices that support climate neutrality to make our world a better place. His efforts culminated in three Living Donor Awareness Games in the major leagues this week with the goal to honor, educate, and inspire.

entrepreneurs 297

entrepreneurs education sustainability pitching 297

Impact Hub

MAY 27, 2021

These African entrepreneurs are creating their’s, providing solutions to some of Ghana and Nigeria’s most pressing challenges in education and health, and driving innovation through technology to empower young people and women. The mothers have 24/7 access to midwives as well as relevant antenatal and prenatal education.

education 53

education entrepreneurs development health 53

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

We threw a Launchpad LA dinner to bring the community together as we tend to do 6-10 times a year. Brad wrote up his answer here – you should read it because it’s very instructive for how I believe communities ought to think about naming conventions. World-class education including Caltech, USC and UCLA.

communities 304

communities startup creativity VC 304