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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Empower Girls To Reach Their Full Potential Entrepreneurship is a vital driver of innovation, job creation, and economic growth. As an example, only 3 percent of venture capital funding went to all-female-founded startups in 2022. Women need equal access to education, training and business opportunities.

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Governor Murphy Announces Proposed Fintech Accelerator in Hoboken

American Entrepreneurship

Powered by NJEDA’s Strategic Innovation Center program, NJFAST aims to make New Jersey a national leader in fintech and insuretech by supporting innovation, which will help empower startups and drive the creation of new technologies that in turn will create jobs and support long-term, sustainable economic growth across the state.”

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Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures

TechCrunch

million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital. Serena Ventures, Omidyar Group’s Luminate Fund, Melo 7 Tech Partners and Cascador (Empowering Economic Growth Foundation) participated. Five years on, this startup, Stears , is announcing a $3.3 This news is coming two years after Stears raised $650,000 in pre-seed funding.

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Governor Murphy Cuts the Ribbon at HAX Flagship U.S. HQ in Newark

American Entrepreneurship

From HAX to the Princeton AI Hub, to the Helix and Edge Works, New Jersey’s innovation story is evolving and our investment in the field will lead to long-term, sustainable economic growth.” Having a physical location where entrepreneurs can collaborate will help support new, diverse innovators and drive long-term economic growth.

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Senior Business Leader Joins SMU Cox Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

American Entrepreneurship

Most recently, he was the Chief Strategy Officer at a rapid growth, venture-backed consumer product start-up based in California. As an experienced leader in venturing and digital transformation, Taylor has been at the forefront of emerging consumer and technology innovation trends for the past decade.

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Doyobi, a Singapore-based edtech startup focused on teachers, gets $2.8M seed

TechCrunch

Doyobi , a Singapore-based professional development platform, wants to give educators new, more engaging ways of teaching STEM subjects. million in pre-Series A funding led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. Doyobi was founded in 2020 as a spin-off from Saturday Kids , a STEM-focused educational program. Series A.

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Japan to Update Startup Visa Policy, Supports Foreign Talent

AsiaTechDaily

Under the proposed changes, venture capital firms and government-recognized startup accelerators will play a key role in assessing applicants’ business plans and issuing preliminary documents.

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