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The BF TechCelerator is Hosting a Pitch Event: Someone Will Walk Away With Up To $10,000!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

STATE COLLEGE, PA – On December 6, 2018, six emerging tech entrepreneurs will compete for up to $10,000 at the BF TechCelerator’s graduation “pitch” event. A panel of local judges will evaluate the presenters who have been honing their business concepts for the past ten weeks in an intensive business startup accelerator.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Moreover, rumors of deeply unethical behavior at accelerators are starting to surface frequently. The most notable example was allegations of fraud at Newchip , a popular virtual startup accelerator. Another instance of negative press involved the On Deck accelerator, which laid off 25% of its staff in 2022. Peer groups.

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Wrap-up of the Startup Community Leaders Mission USA 2018

Startup Catalyst

San Francisco, and the associated Bay Area, is home to Silicon Valley – the epicentre of startup activity – where an estimated 27,000 startups and 15,000 investors operate in an area roughly equivalent to the the Brisbane-to-Gold Coast region, and with a population of roughly 7 million people. Aussie startups can and should plug in.

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Apple’s sustainability-focused Impact Accelerator invites first 15 Black- and brown-owned companies

TechCrunch

The Impact Accelerator is part of the company’s $100M Racial Equity and Justice Initiative , which is being divided between a number of efforts, some directly funding existing programs, some going to venture firms owned by people of color, and generally whatever the Initiative’s team thinks is a good investment.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 is accepting applications from global startups till May 31

AsiaTechDaily

K-Startup Grand Challenge is a great opportunity for global startups looking to explore Asia’s markets for their innovative products and services. Test Bed Korea for the Global Market: Korea provides excellent opportunities to do consumer testing. Korean people are active social media users.

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Lantern is a startup looking to ignite a conversation about how to die well

TechCrunch

For founders Liz Eddy and Alyssa Ruderman, Lantern was an opportunity to tackle a looming problem in a compassionate and empathetic way. “I The two connected and incubated Lantern at startup accelerator Grand Central Tech. From a product perspective, there are some nuances compared to your more typical SaaS startup.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. We model ourselves after tech incubators like Y Combinator, but train new policy thinkers and focus the impact of their ideas. “Our Google for Startups Accelerator. Bloomberg New Economy Forum Solutions.

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