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Life of Purpose: Teacher Kiarra Ambrose Thrives by Humanizing Education

StartupNation

Given the times in which we currently live, I can’t think of anything worthier than recognizing the amazingly dedicated educators to whom we entrust our children to help them learn and grow. Detroit native Kiarra Ambrose has valued education all her life. My purpose is educating; that’s my core,” Ambrose says.

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GEN New Zealand releases manifesto to encourage greater entrepreneurship

NZ Entrepreneur

Over the last three years, GEN has grown its New Zealand network to more than 200 people representing more than 140 organisations, including entrepreneurs, incubators and accelerators, entrepreneur support organisations, central and local government, academia, investors and NGOs.

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African edtech startup uLesson lands a $7.5 million Series A

TechCrunch

The startup, which uses SD cards as a low-bandwidth way to deliver content, saw a wave of smart devices enter homes across Africa as students adapted to remote education. Similar to many edtech startups, uLesson has benefited from the overnight adoption of remote education. Sim Shagaya’s uLesson African edtech startup raises $3.1M.

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ByteDance Co-Founder Resurfaces with New Venture in Hong Kong After Two-Year Absence

AsiaTechDaily

Earlier this month, Zhang made a donation of 200 million yuan to the Fangmei Education Development Fund, supporting vocational and arts education in his hometown. During this time, Zhang has been actively involved in philanthropic endeavors, including his contributions to an education fund in his hometown.

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Column Tax announces $5.1M seed round to launch mobile tax-prep products

TechCrunch

Advance access to tax refunds serves as an interest-free loan, r educing the need for users to take out expensive loans or accrue credit card debt, Mandelbaum said. While Column Tax only supports federal income tax filings today, it plans to eventually add state tax offerings, starting with New York and California, Nachbar added.

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Greener wants to help consumers and businesses be more sustainable

TechCrunch

For consumers, it is as simple as downloading the app and securely connecting their bank account using our open banking technology partner Basiq, to start tracking their carbon footprint [of every dollar spent],” he said. L-R: Co-founders of Greener, Tom Ferrier and Neil McVeigh. Image Credits: Greener.

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives a Mission to Connect People With Popongo

StartupNation

America truly is the land of opportunity, especially to people who grow up in third world countries and fight adversity every day while seeking to create a better life for themselves and their loved ones. Creating Popongo was one such opportunity, a chance to challenge myself as well as fill a need and connect people.

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