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Governor Murphy Announces Proposed Fintech Accelerator in Hoboken

American Entrepreneurship

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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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

The main startups hubs in the country have traditionally been São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, but now a new wave of cities are building their own thriving local startup ecosystems, including Recife with Porto Digital hub and Florianópolis with Acate. Bahia could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America.

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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors

TechCrunch

Bristol is also home to an important startup accelerator, SETsquared. A collaborative effort by the five universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, the accelerator has supported over 4,000 entrepreneurs and helped their startups raise a total of £1.8 Pete Read , CEO and founder, Persona Education.

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Pre-Seed Funding Explained: What It Is & How It Works

Feedough

A startup requires seed funding to convert the idea into actual business and start its operations. Investors Usually self-financed or from friends, family, and other non-institutional investors. Institutional investors like accelerators, angel capitalists, venture capitalists may invest during seed round. Accelerators.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

. + 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. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. Google for Startups Accelerator. Geared toward social impact startups working to create a healthier and more sustainable future, the accelerator provides access to training, products and technical support. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation (BHSI) Fellowship. The Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy is inviting applications to its one-year fellowship program, open to lawyers, technologists, artists, policymakers, academics, and innovators of all kinds. Google for Startups Accelerator. Kairos Fellows. “The

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