Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Economic Development Administration that represents a forward-looking commitment to supercharging innovation across the nation, spurring cutting-edge technological investments, and creating 21st-century job opportunities. This achievement is part of a nationwide initiative by the U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

$20M program matches investors’ direct investment in product-based companies TRENTON, N.J. April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

This undisclosed investment is Google’s third from the $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at the continent’s early- and growth-stage startups, which the company CEO Sundar Pichai announced last October. The fund is part of Google’s plan to invest $1 billion in “tech-led initiatives” over the next five years.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 30, 2024

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is extending the deadline of its Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for the planned New Jersey Green Fund (NJGF) indefinitely, until a formal application is launched.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

November 28, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the opening of the NJ Capital Access Fund. Financing for the NJ Capital Access Fund is allocated from $255 million in federal SSBCI capital allotted to the State of New Jersey by the United States Department of the Treasury.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. VCs invested nearly $50 billion in climate-tech companies between 2020 and 2021. However, depending on whom you talk to, the climate finance gap currently sits at $2.5 Abrar Chaudhury.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The digital lending platform partners with Egyptian merchants, allowing them to underwrite customers at the point of sale and provide them with finance to purchase items such as electronics, furniture and automotive services via 6-36 month installments. million debt financing and $8.3 million debt financing and $8.3

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2023

Uvax Bio Contact: Kevin O’Neill 267-441-3254 kevin.oneill@uvaxbio.com DPP Contact: Susan Coulby 302-983-5710 (cell) scoulby@choosedelaware.com The post Early-stage biopharma company Uvax Bio chooses Delaware for $8M investment in next level of growth appeared first on American Entrepreneurship.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 31, 2022

To serve the growth of different industry sectors in the Bradford community, the Bright Bradford Fund consists of two distinct investment opportunities — the Bright Bradford Innovation Fund (BBIF) and the Bright Bradford Development Fund (BBDF). Ben Franklin is a national leader in tech-based economic development.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Small businesses encouraged to take advantage of the Small Business E-Commerce Support Program to develop website, marketing plan & implement online ordering TRENTON, N.J. This program is funded by the Main Street Recovery Finance Program, which was established under the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020 (ERA).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech company OPay raised $400 million in new financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bloomberg reported Monday, valuing the company at $2 billion. Other investors, including DragonBall Capital and 3W Capital, also took part in the new financing round.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

November 21, 2023) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved a new $20 million pilot program to support rising real estate developers. The Emerging Developer Fund will help developers gain access to capital and build additional capacity to expand their existing portfolio.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

May 22, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board made several key program and policy approvals during its May meeting, including its first awards of residential projects under the Aspire Program, additional funding for the Authority’s child care programming, and record-breaking investments in venture capital.

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HPA

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Investing in technology that ensures commercial real estate is a positive contributor to our world is central to our company ethos.” With a career in finance, government and mobility, Steve brings a unique perspective on how to successfully grow companies.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

One of the early investors, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA, has invested a total of $229,000. Joe Hackett, Regional Director/Portfolio Manager for this award-winning economic development program, commented, “When I first met Nancy, I was immediately impressed with her grasp of the target market’s needs.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

Fisher’s Popcorn officials presented to Delaware’s Council on Development Finance an application for a Jobs Performance Grant of $60,000 and a Capital Expenditure Grant of $145,500 from the Delaware Strategic Fund to support the company’s investment in construction, fit-out costs and new equipment.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We recently announced investments in downtown Dover, and this expansion will bring even more activity to our state’s capital. “FFI Ionix’s decision to stay and grow in our state is great news for Delaware and our leadership in the hydrogen economy,” said Governor John Carney. “We

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Ghanaian e-logistics startup Jetstream Africa is on the list, and today, it’s announcing that it has secured $13 million in equity and debt pre-Series A financing. . We simplified our business into just the import-export product line by directly them with a combination of trade financing and logistics.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The company also has received letters of intent from global customers to deliver products and is now raising investment funding to do so. A recently announced partnership with BASF – the world’s largest chemical producer – includes bringing one of its emollient products to market by 2024.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a significant boost to the venture capital landscape of Central Pennsylvania, the region is set to benefit from the establishment of the Keystone Innovation Fund II, thanks to a generous grant of $412,598 from the US Economic Development Administration’s ‘Build to Scale Capital Challenge.’

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

“The climate-oriented investment in Biden’s new plan would be roughly ten times what came through ARRA,” wrote Shayle Kann, a partner with the investment firm, Energy Impact Partners. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from all ACA member groups.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The Ben Franklin Program invests in and supports technology-based start-ups, innovative manufacturers, and a technology-based ecosystem throughout the state. In fact, the most recent independent economic analysis shows that every dollar invested by the state into Ben Franklin generates $3.90 million per year.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

Investments made by individual angels and angel groups continued to “fuel the tank” for entrepreneurs and kept investment pipelines flowing for venture capitalists. ACA’s angel groups made more investments in more companies despite the pandemic –continuing to risk personal capital to jumpstart businesses and ignite economies.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. She is a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University where she teaches and writes about impact investing, diversity and equity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

CEO Wendy Gonzalez said the company is developing the first end-to-end AI tool for training data through machine learning. Investment companies have five years to reach 25% diversity on their boards, management team and equity ownership. Sama CEO Wendy Gonzalez.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

“The Middle East consists of developing nations and, sadly, we are consumers of innovation and create very little of it ourselves. We hardly invent any new technologies and don’t invest enough in research and development,” Suhail says. “I I want to encourage more innovative thinking.”.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. How did you get into the accounting and finance staffing industry?

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EntreWorks Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Among other things, the CRA was originally designed to combat “red-lining” and to encourage more bank investment in distressed communities. (For One primary focus is to clarify what activities and investments count for CRA credit. CRA has been, and will continue to be an important tool in our community development toolbox.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

Our investor community drives holistic wealth creation, leveraging dollars invested with the significant time and expertise that we commit to our budding ventures. We’ve become the most active public policy supporter for early and seed stage investing in the United States. Education & Smart Practices. Public Policy.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

month support, the top startup teams can also look forward to getting further assistance to expand to Asia and investment from prominent VCs. While being part of KSGC 2021, XQuant signed an MoU with Yonsei University’s Graduate School of Environmental Finance for research on green digital finance and mutual information sharing.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” No less than Fred Wilson has credited Carlota’s work with having a major influence on his investment strategy at USV.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

This week, MedRhythms was awarded the prestigious Luis Villalobos Award for Life Sciences, which recognizes the most ingenious and innovative idea recently financed by members of the Angel Capital Association (ACA.) The company is now advancing its hardware and software solution through the FDA approval process. “As

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Farmers, witnessing post-harvest loss, also get paid less and miss the opportunity to invest in their crops production. Pan-African focused venture capital firms Samurai Incubate Africa, Future Africa and Consonance Investment Managers led the round. million in grants will focus on providing working capital financing to these farmers.

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Forward Cities

JULY 2, 2019

This past April, we invited a group of ecosystem practitioners from Buffalo, Richmond, and Jacksonville to see how different communities in Indianapolis are seeking to provide greater access, financing, and support for entrepreneurs of color and others who are disconnected from traditional business networks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Mobility 54 Investment SAS, a corporate venture capital subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO group, DOB Equity and InfraCo Africa have invested $3.4 Mobility 54’s investment in Zembo envisions to accelerate the carbon neutrality in Africa by electrification of the mobility industry.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

That’s “angel” as in angel investing, where people invest money early in a new company’s career to help it get off the ground. That gets into Learned’s philosophy about angel investing, with echoes of the teacher he once was and still is. Kevin Learned is on his third career, and he’s not done yet.

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