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Dreamit Startups on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Dream It

These companies are actively deploying COVID-19 solutions in hospitals and healthcare systems to enable rapid testing, to limit exposure to the virus, to educate patients and clinicians on rapidly-evolving information, and to provide communication tools that reduce exposure risk for front-line healthcare workers. Contact Founder.

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Space Training Company Orbite launches Luxury Space Programs following Series A Round

American Entrepreneurship

Strategic partnership with hospitality leader Accor brings astronaut training and luxury hospitality together for its global customers. Accor is one of the worlds leading hospitality companies. It recently announced the closing of a $4 million Series A funding round to expand its efforts across several areas.

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The Startups and Investors Bringing Voice Tech to Healthcare

Dream It

Boston Children’s Hospital has piloted or promoted dozens of voice applications and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has supported the development of platforms like Sopris Health and Aiva Health. This same report concluded that a 10% increase in patients rating a hospital as “excellent” led to a 1.5% increase in gross margins.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

Yet, and this will come as a surprise to no one who has ever managed a hospitality business, things weren’t going *perfectly* at the four-year-old startup with 10,000+ members—which feels like the standard female founders are held to. I especially haven’t worked in a hospitality job or any other job while Black.

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The Hour Of Code

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

It is the highlight of the annual Computer Science Education Week which is the first week of December, which is this week. Many AVC readers know that getting computer science education into every building in the NYC public schools has been a long standing passion project of mine. The Chancellor calls it his “north star.”

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Pandemic brings lasting change to world of hospitality, health care

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Today I am launching a series of columns based on discussions with thought leaders from across Oklahoma — individuals in various industries, in private and public sectors, in non-profits and education, and more. One of the industries impacted fastest and most is the hospitality industry. It’s similar in hospitality.

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How one YLAI Professional Fellow unlocks potential through mentorship in Antigua and Barbuda

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Catherine, Jamaica, she saw her community experiencing low education rates. Her parents instilled in her the importance of education, good morals and values. “I am from humble beginnings,” Janese states. Growing up in an inner-city community of St.