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With Benioff backing, Sustainable Ocean Alliance aims to be the rising tide that lifts all ‘ecopreneurs’

TechCrunch

For a few years now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has been a stalwart advocate for the “blue economy,” and an incubator for ocean-focused early stage startups. “We see startups leapfrogging across multiple accelerator programs to try and access new networks and funding.

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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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Meet Seoul-based accelerator SparkLabs’ 19th batch of startups 

TechCrunch

SparkLabs, a member of the global accelerator network (GAN), has been using international best practices for accelerators from the beginning, Kim said. Not all teams end up pitching at demo day. He added that its partners and mentors are all former entrepreneurs and have global business experience in both the U.S.

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Pre-Seed Funding Explained: What It Is & How It Works

Feedough

But to make sure that the startup idea can result in a profitable business, an entrepreneur needs to validate it. This validation often requires the startup to pitch in some money. Pre-Seed funding is the earliest funding round where a startup raises money to validate its problem-solution hypotheses, propositions, and demand.

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Daily Crunch: Asian and Hispanic e-grocer Weee! bags $425 million Series E

TechCrunch

Catching you up, OneCard is a consumer credit card startup in India that also provides credit scoring services. Moving along, Y Combinator’s push to fund startups around the world is paying off. I’m not surprised at the ratio, and the rising tally of international companies that it implies. It’s pretty recent.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks. The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Google for Startups Accelerator. Google AI for Social Good.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks. The Aspen Tech Policy Hub is a West Coast policy incubator, training a new generation of tech policy entrepreneurs. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Google for Startups Accelerator. Pioneer.app. “Get

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