Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Snap’s in-house Yellow accelerator program, which invests in startups, has debuted its fifth batch of investments. The company invests $150,000 in each Yellow startup for an equity stake as part of the accelerator program, which first launched in 2018. Meet SelfieCircus and 8 more in Snapchat’s new startup accelerator.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This collaboration, known as Techstars Tokyo, aims to support early-stage companies with a global perspective, providing assistance to entrepreneurs eyeing international expansion or seeking entry into the Japanese market. Mitsui Fudosan, through its venture arm 31VENTURES, is actively engaged in promoting startup innovation globally.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

NJ’s Strategic Innovation Center will support 100 new companies over next five years, generating at least 2,500 new jobs NEWARK, N.J. HAX, a startup development program for pre-seed hard tech companies, with offices across the world, supports startups and entrepreneurs through investment capital, mentorship, and collaboration.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . 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.

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Impact Hub

JULY 14, 2021

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. The program was piloted in 2019 by Impact Hub King’s Cross in London and it was focused on supporting migrant and refugee entrepreneurs.

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Startup Blogpost

APRIL 21, 2023

As the startup landscape continues to evolve, it’s crucial to understand the benefits that employees truly value. We’ve gathered insights from 12 industry leaders, including CEOs, founders, and directors, to shed light on the top benefits that startup employees desire.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

Launches Fellowship Grant Opportunity for Early Career Entrepreneurs Altitude Lab today announced that its incubating startups raised over $120M in early-stage funding since commencing operations in 2020. In 2021 we announced our investor coalition, which targeted $50M in funding for our startups.

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

To understand the importance of mentorship for startup businesses, we gathered insights from 16 experienced CEOs, founders, and industry experts. Mentors have years of working in the industry they are consulting for and can identify business opportunities for the startup. A mentor can also help you with business organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. For the past 2.5 Report Card.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 15, 2023

Over the past year, Venture Builder has supported releasing 15 games in the market. “Through the support of Hashed, we’re delighted to further advance our vision and establish this region as a thriving hub for innovative and forward-thinking game developers.”

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

Entrepreneurship Professor Michael Goldberg has this to say about finding your niche : “Before entrepreneurs should think about expanding, they need to show that they are solving a problem and making a place in the community for their initial customer base.”. Understand your audience and educate your community. Experiment.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The accelerator has backed more than 270 startups since its inception in 2012, co-founder and partner of SparkLabs Eugene Kim told TechCrunch. . SparkLabs admits 10 to 15 companies per cohort and invests up to $100,000 into each startup in exchange for 6% equity. DataBean : This startup develops a cooling system for data centers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Pariti , the Kenya-based community-led marketplace building the digital infrastructure for startup ecosystems in emerging markets, has raised $2.85 Their focus on data, process and supporting underserved ecosystems aligns perfectly with our mission and makes them an amazing partner for us to build with.”. based Harlem Capital.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. The fund will invest between $250,000 and $1 million in startups at the seed stage to help them achieve the milestones needed on the path to raising a Series A.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

in income replacement grants and mentorship to first-time entrepreneurs, creating 10 new businesses and helping fuel innovation in strategic sectors The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the inaugural cohort of the New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF) program. First-in-nation program will provide $3.6M

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

Mentorships and other resources also provided to winning tech-enabled startups led by members of underfunded demographics as part of Delaware’s fourth annual pitch competition WILMINGTON, Del. ( Farmer , owner of EVA Enterprises and manager of the Delaware Small Business Development Center’s Community Navigator Program.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2024

Call for Proposals Now Open to Digital Health Startups to Compete on the CharmHealth Ecosystem PLEASANTON, Calif. CharmHealth goes beyond providing just funding or mentorship to winners. The fourth annual competition is designed to surface new ideas that will fundamentally improve healthcare and its underlying systems and processes.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

Related: This Entrepreneur Shares How She Bootstrapped Her Startup (and How You Can, Too). Startups are always risky, so jeopardizing your personal relationships a risk you should avoid if possible. Startup competitions. Pitch your business idea at a competition to earn startup funding. Friends and family. Accelerators.

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Through Hairston and Ansong’s first startup experience, Edlyft was born. We realized the common thread around a lot of successful startups was Y Combinator,” Hairston says. Hairston and Ansong immediately began drilling down on Edlyft through YC mentorship and good, old-fashioned problem-solving. Find Your Community.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Thousand Faces , a web3 community-based investment group, hosted its demo day on Wednesday with the top 10 startups from its Female Founder Accelerator program. The accelerator program’s first cohort accepted 30 startups from a pool of over 220 applicants across 76 countries.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe. The ease with which like-minded professionals can receive training, coaching and participate in communities, largely thanks to improving and scalable digital offers, is a key part of the unbundling we are seeing. More posts by this contributor.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 9, 2023

As winners of the competition, Organovis received the top prize of $25,000 to support the development of its business plans. The judges also awarded the runner-up, SpotLight, $5,000 in funding to advance its proposal to deliver care management services to low-vision communities in New York City. “We View CCNY Media Kit.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

The Family Fund & Founder Community , which goes by F3C, announced $25 million in new capital commitments and its focus on becoming the largest community of founders that co-invest in the late-seed and Series A stages of consumer brands. We believe the consumer ecosystem is really durable,” Wand said in an interview. “As

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Fintech regulations in Latin America could fuel growth or freeze out startups. In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Bringing it to Africa, only 10 percent of the West African startups that cumulatively raised $1 million had at least one female co-founder in the past decade. In a male-dominated space, programs geared toward supporting female entrepreneurs have emerged to close the gap on all fronts.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

NJ FAST is the fourth Strategic Innovation Center in the state and will support research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Fintech and Insuretech Sectors HOBOKEN, N.J. The Strategic Innovation Center (SIC) will serve as a hub for financial technology (fintech) and insurance technology (insuretech) startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

The Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator, in recognition of the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, aims to bridge the gap in mentorship, networking opportunities, and funding. TThe Incubator aims to cultivate a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem by offering tailored support and resources to women-led startups.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

Early-stage founders need mentorship and support to build a successful startup, and conventional wisdom says, “Get thee to an incubator or an accelerator!” Which type of startup program do you need, and how do you find the right fit? Save $200 with an early-bird founder ticket — college students pay just $99!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

In February 2020, as the world was shutting down, and as businesses downsized on account of the Covid pandemic, John Kamara was busy establishing another new startup Adanian Labs in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. We stay the course with startups and make sure they become successful businesses — We de-risk them from failure,” said Kiwia.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Shields, Executive Recruiter & Founder of Shields Group Search , a search firm specializing in supporting the hiring needs of early-stage startups. As with any startup, establishing trust in a competitive market has been our primary challenge.

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HPA

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Kate Ryder , CEO and Founder of Maven Clinic – A unicorn-valued startup transforming digital healthcare. Alums Dug Song and Jon Oberheide were on the verge of having their Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity startup acquired. Notably, Twilio recently became a publicly-traded corporation. In the mid-2010s, that focus began to evolve.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The undisclosed investment comes two months after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced the tech giant’s intentions to commit $1 billion over the next five years in “tech-led initiatives”, which includes a $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at early- and growth-stage startups on the continent.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Last summer, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Best Buy committed to “do better ” when it came to supporting communities of color. Minnesota-based Brown Venture Group is a three-year-old venture capital firm that has pledged to exclusively back Black, Latino and Indigenous technology startups in “emerging technologies.”

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S.

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