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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. Here at the U.N.

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Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much more

TechCrunch

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. Investors funded edtech startups with $10 billion last year as the pandemic forced widespread adoption of remote learning. Subscription-based pricing is dead: Smart SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based models.

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Top Grand Rapids Startups to Watch in 2022

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Their high-end products and storefront come from a hand-cultivated culture, state of the art facilities and a sustainable growing practice. FirstIgnite is also a graduate of the Y Combinator startup accelerator (class of Summer ’21) and has raised a seed funding round. This year, the company raised $2.8 HealthBridge.

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Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator launches 12 new startups at demo day tomorrow

TechCrunch

How to get into a startup accelerator. Hopscotch is targeting the pediatric behavioral health sector with a SaaS platform that allows providers to use digitized treatment programs for both in-person and virtual sessions. It operates on a B2B SaaS model and the company is testing the platform in four upcoming pilots.