TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2021

During CES, there were several “age-tech” presentations. One of the most notable was AARP Innovation Lab, the non-profit’s startup accelerator program. It presented nine companies at the virtual show. Zibrio’s smart scale for assessing postural stability, or balance.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Second, more expensive and larger seed deals were not only caused by excessive capital present in the private markets. Instead, COVID-19 shook up which startups were considered attractive by private investors. First, the pattern of rising seed-check sizes seen in prior years continued despite the tumultuous business climate.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 18, 2020

STATE COLLEGE, PA – On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, The Tech Celerator @StateCollege, a partnership with Invent Penn State that has helped create more than 130 new startups, hosted a zoom pitch event. Thanks to everyone’s cooperation we were able to not only host the weekly sessions via Zoom, but to also present the final pitches virtually.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

In May, the accelerator advised its portfolio founders to “plan for the worst.” ” “You can often pick up significant market share in an economic downturn by just staying alive,” top startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in an internal e-mail to its founders this week.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

For starters, Formwork Labs will select five pre-seed companies to participate as a cohort in its immersive, 10-week startup accelerator program. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar trillion-dollar industry. Founders can apply to the program here. .

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

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. A fun networking reception follows the presentations. You Won’t Want to Miss This! When: December 6, 2018. Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM. Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 12, 2019

With funding support from the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority and business mentors provided by Ben Franklin and Gannon’s Small Business Development Center, the local entrepreneurs behind these startups have been participating in Ben Franklin’s business startup accelerator, the Tech Celererato r@Erie.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

With no on the ground know-how as to which startups to fund but an interest to do so, for portfolio diversification and other personal reasons, Microtraction and a few other early-stage investors present the best bets to accomplish this goal. The Microtraction team with founding partner, Yele Badamosi (far right).

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

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.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Attending a remote startup accelerator is absolutely worth it. The 17 startups presenting today were whittled down from 1,850 applicants, according to the accelerator. “We are also hearing chatter that Demo Day will be larger than ever before because virtual events are much more scalable.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about chief inspiration officers, growing startup accelerators and a rare buzz we’re hearing about one tech company and its public market wishes. In this case, we have no idea how the old or the new attempts at Twitter are going to do, but we do know that this time has never mattered more.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 20, 2019

SOMERSET, PA – For the past two months, several tech-entrepreneurs have been participating in a business startup accelerator program, the Tech Celerator @Somerset. On March 14, 2019, they each made a graduation “pitch” to a team of judges from the surrounding area.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

Earlier this year, we were one of six pet care companies selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the Leap Venture Studio , the first pet care-specific startup accelerator. We were also recently selected as one of the 12 startups to participate in the fourth cohort of Plug and Play Topeka’s Animal Health Program.

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Feedough

MARCH 22, 2021

It is usually not brought to the market but presented to key stakeholders and some prospective customers. There is no specific timeframe, and it can last for several years, giving a startup enough time and space to try and come up with a solid business model. Accelerators. They usually do not take much equity.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

But if the startup remains true to its mission — insuring the next billion people — it could be one to watch, particularly given the capital (~$13 million) already behind it. One of the more unique Demo Say startups that presented was BetaStore , a supplier for the “informal” retail outlets common in Africa.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. In addition to walking us through the presentation that encouraged Lightspeed to invest in Grafana’s Series A, the duo also gave direct feedback to audience members about their pitch decks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

. “There are a lot of studies about crisis management on the web, but none of them tell us how to manage a company during times of war,” according to Alex Fedorov, CEO and founder of Ukrainian startup OBRIO.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

I remember the Demo Day in 2007 where DropBox presented to about 30 Boston area Angels and Venture Capital investors. You will present in front of hundreds of the most successful Angel investors and Venture Capital investors. The presentations were folksy and unpolished. None of the local VC firms invested.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Winning solutions are regionally specific yet globally applicable and present a truly comprehensive, anticipatory, integrated approach to solving the world’s complex problems. Competitions have three rounds: Executive Summary, Full Plan, and Public Presentation. Google for Startups Accelerator. Future Labs Flash Pitch.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Google for Startups Accelerator. Geared toward social impact startups working to create a healthier and more sustainable future, the accelerator provides access to training, products and technical support. Each Award grants the winners CHF 10’000. Three dot dash.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

Superscout provides learning resources for current and upcoming VC scouts, a community forum, and tools to help scouts present their deals and find the right investors to send them to. . Monk’s Hill Ventures (‘MHV’) is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups in Southeast Asia. . Open Water Accelerator.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

The question comes after Natasha’s latest Startups Weekly column, where she looked into the trend of everyone constantly trying to re-invent startup accelerators. Today’s show is a continuation of that conversation, specifically digging into how demo days served founders in the past, and how they amplify in the present.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh, human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. You can often pick up significant market share in an economic downturn by just staying alive,” top startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in an internal e-mail to its founders this week. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

That list of past backers includes Zeev Ventures, Foundation Capital and the Google for Startups accelerator.) On new users, while freelancers have always been present in the economy, their numbers suddenly swelled. The company has now raised $80 million and is not disclosing its valuation yet. Which neobanks will rise or fall?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Since its inception , the Google for Startups Accelerator alumnus claims to have led Africa’s fintech sector in some global firsts from the continent. Like most Nigerian startups these days, Appzone is big on senior engineers. Appzone platforms are used by 18 commercial banks and more than 450 microfinance banks in Africa.

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