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Innovation for More Inclusive Urban Spaces: the Case of MiFriendly Cities

Impact Hub

In October 2017, the European Union’s Urban Innovative Actions fund awarded €4,2 million to Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton for a 3-year initiative called MiFriendly Cities. The project looked to develop innovative, community-led and sustainable approaches to enhance the contribution of refugees and migrants across the region. .

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Gust

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. The Startup Visa movement is aimed at a pain point that is near and dear to my heart.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. Apprentiscope ApprentiScope exists to bolster our national workforce by facilitating the adoption, expansion and success of apprenticeship programs through innovative, efficient and powerful software solutions. Jaia Robotics Inc.

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Investment in Small Impact-Driven Businesses as a Key to Recovery

Impact Hub

The goal of the New Economy Booster accelerator program was to support the regrowth of the Nigerian and Ghanaian economies by supporting impact-driven ventures and businesses in the key areas of healthcare, education, agriculture, trade, culture and creativity, and tourism. But what exactly does this focus look like?

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The New Business Preservation Act and the Tradition of U.S. Federal Government Support for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

Ian Hathaway

The Act, which allocates $2 billion to states under the “Innovation and Startups Equity Investment Program,” enables investors in undercapitalized regions to leverage federal dollars into startup investments. Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country.

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Spanish scale-ups club together to shift the tech policy agenda

TechCrunch

“We are convinced that the contribution of these type of companies, especially the scale-ups, is super significant to the prosperity and to the economic growth of the country. And on the science side I also believe there is a lot of strong universities and labs in Spain which are also under the radar.

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America Needs More Techno-Optimism

Andreessen Horowitz

In this fireside chat from the American Dynamism Summit , a16z Cofounder and General Partner Marc Andreessen sits down with economist, podcaster, and polymath Tyler Cowen to discuss the state of innovation in America, from recent AI advances to growing support for nuclear power. Nobody yet has bid on that idea when I pitched it.

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