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Breakthrough Energy Fellows announces 3rd Cohort to accelerate Climate-tech Innovation

American Entrepreneurship

To succeed, these leaders need a uniquely tailored set of resources, and that’s why we created the Breakthrough Energy Fellows Program,” says Ashley Grosh, Vice President of Breakthrough Energy Fellows. Breakthrough Energy was founded by Bill Gates in 2015 to solve the climate crisis.

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NJEDA Names Inaugural New Jersey Innovation Fellows Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

in income replacement grants and mentorship to first-time entrepreneurs, creating 10 new businesses and helping fuel innovation in strategic sectors The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the inaugural cohort of the New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF) program. First-in-nation program will provide $3.6M

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Z Fellows wants to give you $10K to launch a crypto startup

TechCrunch

Capital may help someone take the jump into entrepreneurship, but what about the activation energy to let them think that big in the first place? Four cohorts in, Z Fellow announced that it is scaling its vision of bringing calculated risk and activation energy to, you guessed it, the crypto world. or Web 3.0.”.

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5 Things Veterans Should Know About Starting a Business

StartupNation

Although veteran-owned businesses are often more successful than the average startup, they still need mentorship, funding and support to take their idea from concept to market. Many veterans have created product ideas based on their field experience, from energy drinks to performance gear. and overall, 6.8 Create a business plan.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

University entrepreneurship competitions and events are a great way to fund yourself and build relationships with potential partners, mentors, and investors. ClimateTech & Energy Prize @ MIT is a competition for student-led climatech startups. It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000.

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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

TechCrunch

“Two-thirds of the fund will be invested in the environment and climate tech, including renewable energy, agri-tech, and food tech, and the rest will go to the information technology industry investment,” Han said. Its sweet spot is early-stage ventures from seed to series A stages across South Korea and Southeast Asia.

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Best Buy investing millions in Brown Venture Group, a firm exclusively backing BIPOC founders

TechCrunch

In conjunction with announcing Best Buy’s commitment to the fund, the company and venture firm said they would jointly launch an entrepreneurship program at Best Buy Teen Tech Centers to help develop young entrepreneurs through education, mentorship, networking and funding access.

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