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

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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. Previously funded or incubated companies will be added to the network automatically, in case any of you are reading this.). Here at the U.N.

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Newtopia closes first fund of $50M to invest in LatAm startups

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The group has already invested in startups in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, including Aleph (B2B SaaS for e-commerce), Apperto (social commerce), Choiz (healthtech), Exactly (DeFi), Elevva (e-commerce brands), Inipay (fintech), Leef (sustainability), Wibson (e-privacy) and Yerbo (wellness).

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Consumer goods software company Aforza bags $22M to open US headquarters

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However, from his time at Salesforce he feels he got an education like going to “Marc Benioff’s School of SaaS.” Our mission is to improve the lives of consumers by bringing forth more sustainable products and packaging, but also helping companies be more agile and handle changes as the biggest change is happening.”.

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Top Grand Rapids Startups to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

Not only do they work in business development, market placement, and research to help develop solutions for the food service industry, but they also run their own startup incubator! Their high-end products and storefront come from a hand-cultivated culture, state of the art facilities and a sustainable growing practice. HealthBridge.

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Lessons Learned, Experience Gained: Ruminations on Mark Small’s Journey from Salesperson to Sales…

Jason Malki

He assists startups in achieving repeatable growth and scalability, leveraging his extensive background in leading global organizations for renowned SaaS and cybersecurity companies including Oracle, McAfee, Proofpoint, and Cofense. I’m not a product inventor.

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Dutch startup hub Utrecht emerges from Amsterdam’s shadow

TechCrunch

Our survey respondents think the ecosystem is strong in sustainable energy, medtech, food tech, life sciences, marketplaces, deep tech, gaming and media. Another said, “The investor scene focuses on early-stage, scalable tech in healthcare, sustainability and education. Stefan Braam , incubation lead, UtrechtInc.

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

In Africa, incubators, accelerators, angels and seed investors easily outnumber larger funds — simply because it’s much harder to raise a large fund here. We have strong relationships with most of the continent’s leading incubators, accelerators and venture-building studios.