American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Board will work to increase capital to minority-owned startups, create diverse innovation economy WOODBRIDGE, N.J. The Diversity Finance Advisory Board aims to rewrite that narrative and ensure New Jersey-based diverse entrepreneurs have equitable access to institutional capital,” said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Register KB Financial Group has collaborated with startups to support emerging ventures proactively. The financial institution recently organized the ‘2023 HUB Day,’ a startup demo day held at the KB Innovation Hub Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

(April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies. This early commitment from the NJEDA catalyzes additional financing in these innovative startups.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 23, 2024

Growth of veteran-owned, Newark-based company will support production of semiconductor components and other advanced technologies for Department of Defense contracts and private-sector clients WILMINGTON, Del. I’m pleased by Phase Sensitive Innovations’ work to recruit employees from our institutions of higher education.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

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.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Register Cradle , an early-stage fund under Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance, has formed a partnership with Bursa Malaysia , the nation’s stock exchange, with the primary objective of enhancing local startup listings. billion ringgit (approximately US$727 million) to the nation’s economy.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

That’s the gap that revenue-based financing platforms like GetVantage want to fill. Other participants included Sony Innovation Fund, InCred Capital and Haldiram’s Family Office. GetVantage says this includes several debt lines with non-banking financial companies to help scale its financing platform. “I

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

For one thing, the processes remain largely manual, with financing in this sector remaining reliant on emails, spreadsheets and documents in a variety of formats. For Banyan, these inefficiencies in communication and monitoring are pain points it wants to solve with its purpose-built project finance software.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 16, 2023

This collaboration aims to foster co-development, testing, and iteration of innovative solutions while validating them against commercial opportunities within Visa’s extensive network of financial institutions, merchants, and digital partners. Also, Playbux from Thailand presents a fully integrated Web 3.0

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Request for proposals seeks to support nonprofits leading groundbreaking food security projects Citi Global Perspectives & Solutions (GPS) found through their recent study that the estimated impact of malnutrition on the global economy reaches as high as $3.5 trillion per year. million meals on behalf of U.S. Hunger since 2017.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Meeting highlights Governor’s commitment to equity and inclusion in New Jersey’s innovation economy TRENTON, N.J. While we have more work to do to ensure minority entrepreneurs have access to the funding needed to launch and grow in the Garden State, discussions such as these will help to spark ideas for ways to level the playing field.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

The funding comes from the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), the EU’s innovation agency, which has a €278 million Innovation Fund. The EIC co-invested with an innovation credit provided by the Dutch government and existing shareholders. As launch market matures, space opportunities on the ground take off.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

The first mission, which ispace aims to conduct in the latter half of 2022, is being furnished by earlier financing. The Series C was led by Japanese VC firm Incubate Fund, with additional investment from partnerships managed by Innovation Engine, funds managed by SBI Investment Co.,

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 14, 2023

(October 12, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the first investment in an emerging New Jersey company from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF). I look forward to seeing the next step for 1Huddle and future companies approved under the Innovation Evergreen Fund.”

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides guarantees to support investments into Garden State companies TRENTON, N.J. The NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides investors with a one-year guarantee of up to 80 percent on a convertible note or bridge loan to a qualifying company.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Ugandan technology-enabled asset finance company Tugende today announced that it has closed $3.6 This brings Tugende’s total Series A financing to $9.9 This brings Tugende’s total Series A financing to $9.9 The company is also currently piloting financing for e-mobility assets. . Image Credits: Tugende.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2023

This new fund will build and expand upon the MM Catalyst Fund’s success – including our innovative, consultative approach that helps address the gaps and barriers to funding,” said Jason Allen, Portfolio Manager of Impact Investments at MassMutual. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 15, 2023

Register Financial technology (fintech) firm Jenfi , renowned for its pioneering work in revenue-based financing for digital-native companies, has successfully secured US$6.6 Series B funding in fintech innovator Jenfi first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform. The post Headline Asia leads $6.6m

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Scott Purcell is the CEO and chief trust officer of Prime Trust, an innovative API-enabled B2B open-banking financial solutions provider. Before considering how financial institutions can assist with crowdfunding campaigns, we must first look at the diverse array of impressive results from this financing option during the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

In a deeply researched report for TechCrunch+ , reporter Christine Hall examined the state of the cell-cultured meat industry and identified many of the startups innovating in the sector, along with the challenges they face when it comes to ramping up production and getting regulators and consumers on their side. “It

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Small businesses encouraged to take advantage of the Small Business E-Commerce Support Program to develop website, marketing plan & implement online ordering TRENTON, N.J. Since the Small Business E-Commerce Support Program launched, the NJEDA has connected 152 small businesses to consulting firms, representing over $1.1

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OurCrowd

APRIL 11, 2024

This financing will support the continued growth of the company’s market-leading community solar program, alongside product innovation leveraging AI to unlock new use cases built on the company’s trove of energy data. Read more here.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

To continue its mission, the Miami-based trade finance company raised $7 million in seed funding and $75 million in a credit facility, led by Arcadia Funds LLC and Kayyak Ventures, to increase its credit line to $100 million. The company is able to show what kind of financing can be obtained based on the amount of data customers provide.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While finance and media are typically concentrated in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, a city of three million in the state of Bahia, is considered one of Brazil’s cultural capitals. Bahia could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America. There is a clear recognition of the business case for Afro-Brazilian businesses.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The proposal also includes a loosening of strict EU state aid rules that will allow Member States to provide financial support to novel “first of a kind” chip fabs. A dedicated semiconductor equity investment facility (under InvestEU program ) will also support scale-ups and SMEs with market expansion, per the Commission.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Impact Hub Zagreb: Microentrepreneur support for Fierce Women Society The launch of the Fierce Women Society is a collaborative initiative by K-zone and Impact Hub Zagreb, aimed at providing comprehensive support for micro-entrepreneurs of all genders.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 16, 2022

David Toh from Mirana Ventures, Venture Partner of Bybit and BitDAO, said, “As an early supporter and investor of Treehouse, we are excited by the growth of the company and what the team has achieved in a short time. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

New investors Sanofi Ventures, Medical Excellence Capital, and Astellas Venture Management join syndicate with founder RA Capital Management Funding supports advancing multiple first-in-class degrader pipeline programs for the treatment of autoimmune, neurological, and other diseases driven by pathogenic extracellular proteins WALTHAM, Mass.,

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In Southeast Asia, for example, a growing list of startups is increasing access to mental healthcare and support. While many of the highest profile mental health startups, like Calm or Headspace Health , are based in the United States, more attention is also being paid to emotional wellness around the world. Morgan in Hong Kong.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

Cathay Innovation is hoping to secure the bag in a new investment partnership with a company that secures crypto assets. Denis Barrier, co-founder of Cathay Innovation Image Credits: Cathay Innovation. Cathay Innovation was the lead investor in that round, which valued Ledger at $1.5 billion, Gauthier said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We created the Autism Impact Fund with the ambition of becoming the investment and innovation arm of the autism community,” said Male. AIF makes direct investments across a variety of sectors, such as biology, environment and behavior, and stages of financing. For nearly a decade, Male operated his family’s investment office.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 26, 2021

To support employment generation among youth and marginalized communities, promote social cohesion as well as to support the Government of Jordan in developing a vibrant social entrepreneurship ecosystem, UNDP launched “Heart of Amman (HoA)” in July 2019 funded by the People of Japan.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 13, 2023

million Series B growth financing led by ABS Capital Partners with participation from existing investors Claritas Health Ventures, as well as Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, PTX Capital, and Kapor Capital. Last week’s announcement of a $1.67 The post Scene Health Secures $17.7

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

OZÉ , a Ghanaian fintech startup that provides digital recordkeeping tools with embedded finance products to medium and small businesses, has raised a $3 million pre-Series A round. pre-seed for its small business finance management app. This news follows the $700,000 seed funding OZÉ secured last year.

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

With the support of our investors, we are poised to rapidly expand our market share as we redefine fuel procurement to meet the evolving needs of both the U.S. We believe that Fuel Me provides an innovative platform to enable price and operational efficiencies that will drive significant value in the multi-billion dollar fuel industry.”

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Economic Development Administration that represents a forward-looking commitment to supercharging innovation across the nation, spurring cutting-edge technological investments, and creating 21st-century job opportunities.

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