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The ACA 2021 Innovation Funders Showcase Pre-Summit Kick-Off and Deeper Dive Feature Groundbreaking Companies

Angel Capital Association

Chiara Renella-Brooks, ACA Partnership Director Incredible Companies Built by Women Highlighted During the Innovation Funders Showcase Deeper Dive This year’s ninth Annual ACA Summit Innovation Funders Showcase opened ACA Summit week with many exciting new twists!

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Venture Atlanta 2023 “Startup Showcase Live” selects Enrichly as $500K Winner

American Entrepreneurship

Three of the four pitching finalists were women entrepreneurs focusing on health and wellness issues. “I am so grateful to Venture Atlanta, BIP Ventures, Catalyst by Wellstar, Florida Funders, and Knoll Ventures for this incredible opportunity for growth,” said Jordan. Women’s healthcare startup Betty’s Co.

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Presbyterian Health Foundation awards $4.6 million in new research grants

Innovation 2 Enterprise

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 20, 2020: The Presbyterian Health Foundation has awarded nearly $4.6 million in biomedical research grants to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). “We Our contributions are enabling researchers to achieve important progress for public health.

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TravelPerk’s breakout Business Platform gains $104M led by Softbank Vision Fund 2

American Entrepreneurship

With booking volumes approaching $2 billion and employees now over 1200, the latest lead funder Softbank has come on board with participation from existing investors, Kinnevik and Felix Capital. TravelPerk was co-founded in 2015 by a highly seasoned entrepreneurial innovation team.

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5 questions emerging managers should ask before selecting LPs

TechCrunch

In order to make those investments, venture firms must first have the money, which means they’re not only just the funders, they’re fundraisers, too. Even 30 years later, only 4% of all healthcare research and development is meant to address women’s health issues. But that image is only one part of venture capital.

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Post-Pandemic Changes in Investor Sentiment

Angel Capital Association

Finally, when asked to describe the overall health of their angel group or fund in the 2021 survey, 90% of respondents indicated it was stable and/or actively growing and in 2023 the answer to that question was very similar at 88%.

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Impact Hub Bradford: journey in inclusive innovation

Impact Hub

RESTART: post-recovery empowerment Developed in partnership with the Racial Equality Network, the ‘RESTART’ programme targets BAME (Black, Asian & minority ethnic) organisations in the VCSE (Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise) sector, providing health checks, advice, support, capacity building, and workshops.