Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

I’d like to understand how to build effective multi-year plans that inspire and engage both funders of my own organization (and/or myself!) How do you help without enabling? Expanding understanding and deepening genuine co-creation with policy-makers, academia & research, and funders (foundations & investors).

development

David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Same goes for SMB investment sites like Honeycomb Credit , The SMBX , and Worthy Bonds (business owners often fund others) and Prosper or Sofi (many funders have borrowed themselves).”. Firms like MaxMyInterest can enable this. We launched AgFunderNews , which has become the TechCrunch for food and agriculture. Elite networks.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 22, 2023

Fintech startup Yendo presents an alternative that enables individuals to more easily establish credit by using their car and smart phone. Yendo enables consumers to gain credit in a matter of minutes, by tapping into the value of their vehicle.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

We are looking forward to meeting face-to-face again at ACA 2022: The Summit of Angel Investing in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in May, with an expanded Innovation Funders Showcase. Each year, we publish a deep and comprehensive set of data in our Angel Funders Report, showcasing trends and leading indicators.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 20, 2020

A major funder of research programs at the Oklahoma Health Center, PHF has awarded more than $25 million to support biomedical research in Oklahoma since 2014. Our contributions are enabling researchers to achieve important progress for public health.

health

Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Talking about key numbers from the Accelerate2030 Circular Economy program pilots: At the national level, 64 entrepreneurs were selected to take part in the program among more than 450 applicants; .

funders

David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We’re building the pre-eminent ecosystem for founders and funders of “calm” companies, while catalyzing the opportunity for more funds, services, and partners focused on serving these businesses.”. Mucker Capital invests in seed and “pre-seed” stage companies powering a software-enabled world. Calm Company. “We’re

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

During the 1-2 June workshop, an in-depth review of the Jordan social enterprise ecosystem was conducted; opportunities and gaps were discussed alongside topics such as return on investment, institutional frameworks, access to finance, impact measurement & management and international impact certification practices.

entrepreneurship

Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

During the 1-2 June workshop, an in-depth review of the Jordan social enterprise ecosystem was conducted; opportunities and gaps were discussed alongside topics such as return on investment, institutional frameworks, access to finance, impact measurement & management and international impact certification practices.

entrepreneurship

Impact Hub

JUNE 1, 2021

During the 1-2 June workshop, an in-depth review of the Jordan social enterprise ecosystem was conducted; opportunities and gaps were discussed alongside topics such as return on investment, institutional frameworks, access to finance, impact measurement & management and international impact certification practices.

entrepreneurship

Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Our 110 communities are diverse yet they all need an enabling environment of supportive regulatory frameworks, inclusive economic development initiatives, stronger social and environmental sustainability standards, and a brave impact funding environment. To date, our community has reached over 25,000 such impact-driven enterprises.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Oliver Libby, Managing Partner, H/L Ventures , notes, “it is important to remember that impact funders occupy the same spectrum of returns as regular investors. Congratulations! From 100% loss capital (e.g.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Okra simply enables developers and businesses to build personalized digital financial service products. It enables us to progress towards our goal to educate the next billion learners. Oh yes, I plan to make angel investments exclusively to female founders as soon ?as as yesterday! We can only make the change by passing it forward.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 19, 2024

In addition to dedicated training programmes, financial support from labour market integration support actors could help to de-risk entrepreneurship, enabling more vulnerable individuals to start businesses. Measures must be deliberate to ensure that entrepreneurial opportunities are inclusive.

entrepreneurship

Impact Hub

JUNE 19, 2024

In addition to dedicated training programmes, financial support from labour market integration support actors could help to de-risk entrepreneurship, enabling more vulnerable individuals to start businesses. There is an emerging body of good practices in entrepreneurial support for newcomer entrepreneurs.

entrepreneurship

David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. This characteristic enables investment at the riskiest stage of business formation and growth.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

So how is Funders Club different than other VCs? There's actually a lot of other things that we look for specifically we look for technology enabled businesses, technology differentiated businesses, and so we often will gravitate toward teams who have that competency in house. Everything that will go wrong, will in fact go wrong.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. This characteristic enables investment at the riskiest stage of business formation and growth.

investing

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. We live in a hostile world and it’s now a tech-enabled hostile world. Ten years on much has changed. The market today would barely be recognizable by a time traveler from 2011.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! Oliver Libby, Managing Partner, H/L Ventures , notes, “it is important to remember that impact funders occupy the same spectrum of returns as regular investors. Congratulations! From 100% loss capital (e.g.

startup

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 28, 2024

Mentorships and other resources also provided to winning tech-enabled startups led by members of underfunded demographics as part of Delaware’s fourth annual pitch competition WILMINGTON, Del. ( These included a welcome reception on May 15 and a breakfast with investors on May 17.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

However, for capital intensive transportation companies, the rounds have gotten so huge and expensive that they often make little sense for early-stage funders to participate in (they get diluted down hugely). Not that this seems to be dissuading many investors at the moment.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Law&Good, that was founded in 2020, enables consumers to receive and compare legal proposals and to hire lawyers online. Just last year, the company also became the first litigation funder in Korea.

funders

TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

As the co-founder and vice president for programs and community at MassRobotics — whose mission is to enable and grow the next generation of robotics companies — Joyce Sidopoulos develops high-impact programs for the robotics ecosystem.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 30, 2023

Y/C helped enable this by introducing the Post-Money SAFE in 2018, fixing some of the more egregious problems with SAFEs, principally the lack of transparency about valuations when multiple SAFEs convert to equity. To answer this question, let’s first identify the stage at which angels most commonly invest.

incubation

American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

The country’s only tech-enabled deposit network is leaving behind competitor networks that still use manual processes While fintech funding languished in 2023 , deposit management platform ModernFi is an exception going into 2024, having just closed an $18.7 million Series A funding round. The current round adds to a $4.5

communities

American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2023

The convergence of technology, talent and funding now makes the vision of one-hour hypersonic global transport within reach—so say the co-founders of Venus Aerospace and its most recent funder Airbus Ventures. These advancements also enable more efficient travel in and through space.

transportation

David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Funder Category. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Equity Ownership.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

Additionally, Flexible VC can accommodate all types of companies, not just asset-lite, tech-enabled companies.”. Funder Category. Seed-stage compatible: Like traditional equity VC investors, Flexible VCs accomodate early-stage investment risk within their portfolios better than a traditional RBI funder. Equity Ownership.

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Forward Cities

MAY 13, 2024

The CEO will be responsible for providing leadership to the Forward Cities staff, developing and managing resources that enable them to achieve the organization’s goals and priorities, while unlocking the potential that each diverse staff member brings to the organization.

funders

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Marketplaces like Etsy enable hundreds of thousands of craftspeople to find sellers for their goods. What that means is that many of the funders of this industry wind up being rich white dudes or family offices of rich white dudes, hence where the dollars are flowing for new business opportunities. Leave no trace. it mentioned.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The new Series B funding round will enable more tests, more R&D, and the production of more engines to meet demand — though predictably with a company working with the likes of Raytheon, NDAs prevent the nature of that demand to be described with any specificity. They’ve raised $15.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

eToro, a Robinhood competitor that describes itself as “the social investing network,” announced the introduction of ESG scores for over 2,700 stocks on its platform, “enabling its users to consider environmental, social, and governance factors when building their portfolios.” You can read more on that here.

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OurCrowd

MAY 30, 2021

Read what happened next with those early OurCrowd funders in my ‘Investors on the Frontlines’ column on LinkedIn and The Times of Israel. This is the very essence of a startup – and Israel’s startup nation. Against expectations, Israel’s economy has always emerged stronger from crises like the one we saw in May.

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Surdna Foundation

JULY 2, 2020

With so many communities around the world suddenly facing urgent, unexpected need, funders quickly realized they needed to pivot and add rapid-response tactics to their grant portfolio in order to quickly support their grantees. Keep staff engaged by enabling them to do their work: Ensure that your staff is trained on your system.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Instead, it describes the B2B service as one that will enable brands and retailers to transact with consumers over text. “The goal of the technology is to make it seem like you are speaking with a human, when it’s really technology-enabled,” Bridgeford adds.

startup

TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2021

Existing backers such as Nextview Ventures and Florida Funders also put money in the round, in addition to a number of insurance and logistics groups such as Flexport. The startup’s self-proclaimed mission is to provide companies of all sizes — from startups to multinational corporations — with insurance infrastructure.

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