Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. As The Economist put it, comparing U.S. misses an opportunity. Securities Regulation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2021

Zapier , a well-known no-code automation tool, has purchased Makerpad , a no-code education service and community. million round back in 2012 that tapped Bessemer, DFJ and others. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch has covered Zapier often during its life, including its first, and only, fundraising event, a $1.2

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Defy Ventures is a program that aims to educate people in prison to become better humans upon graduation. Catherine (Cat) Hoke founded the program in 2010 and launched the business plan competition in 2012. I wasn’t raised badly — I was well educated. And they didn’t want pity. They wanted opportunity. They wanted to learn.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 8, 2024

Cilingir at the helm as CEO with Chief Revenue Officer Serhat Soyuerel and others co-founded the AI-native platform in 2012 that boasts a community of 200,000+ CX, marketing & e-commerce professionals. Societies that educate girls and allow women to participate in decision-making are more successful.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 20, 2012

About three years ago, I started journaling my startup education by blogging. Blogging helps me some observe changes in the start-up ecosystem, communicate trends primarily through data while strengthening and building relationships. During that time, a small community has grown around the blog for which I’m very grateful.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. 4) Student-focused founder communities. Right here. school of engineering).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

And while there’s a long way to go in terms of workplace equality, women entrepreneurs are making their mark on their industries and communities now more than ever. In 2012, Girls Who Code launched, teaching girls computer programming. Boys outnumbered girls by a wide margin. Katrina Lake / Stitch Fix. Payal Kadakia / Classpass.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For the past decade, Gener8tor has been working to shift that by spinning up accelerators in local communities that have money but are underserved in terms of startup support. “These communities are taking their dollars and investing it elsewhere. . “These communities are taking their dollars and investing it elsewhere.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

These startup communities have created engaging campaigns that celebrate their entrepreneurs and startup community. But most people are unaware of this and the enormous potential of entrepreneurship in their communities and society in general. Community Campaigns Celebrating their Entrepreneurs and Startup Community.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

The Family was originally founded in 2012 with three co-founders — Alice Zagury, Oussama Ammar and Nicolas Colin. Instead, startups could apply and join the community of startups backed by The Family. In exchange for a stake, they could get advice from The Family’s team and network with other people in the community.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). I predict this will come before the end of 2012.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

They met and bonded over both having type 1 diabetes — Westermann was diagnosed over 25 years ago — and started the MySugr app for diabetes self-management in 2012 ( they won a TC pitch-off back in 2011 ). It is finding patients through digital outreach, community work and hospitals. Four years later, Westermann moved to the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

Best of all, you can catch all of these sessions and join the robotics community online with speed networking, chats and one-on-one meetings by registering here for free. Amazon’s huge bet on robotics dates back to its 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems. Education FIRST . Automating Amazon. with Joseph Quinlivan (Amazon).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

It eventually became the first startup out of India to join Y Combinator, and it was actually also a Battlefield contender in 2012. What’s notable is that HackerRank has a strong ethos around training and education. Its rise very much tapped into the growth of India as an important tech hub and source of technical talent.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

I could spend hours discussing early-stage startup operations and community-based marketing, but deal flow is my blind spot. Pre-pandemic, VCs were notoriously reluctant to invest in education-related companies. But when investment banking firm UBS picked up financial robot-advisor Wealthfront for $1.4

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 5, 2016

While there, I spent a Saturday volunteering with an organization called Believe Guatemala, which empowers Guatemala City’s poor through education. However, it wasn’t until 2012 that his true purpose came into focus: providing clean water for those in need. That day, I helped deliver water filters to families desperate for clean water.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 18, 2023

He is also deeply involved with the Angel Capital Association, where he has served on the Marketing & Membership and Education Committees. Additionally, they have led the charge in developing an “angel introduction” series of educational events that allow our new members to quickly learn the process of angel investing.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

” PAIRIN’s My Journey platform changes the way workforce and education programs connect to foster a seamless, rewarding and relevant journey for students and career-seeking professionals. PAIRIN was founded in 2012, is based in Denver, Colorado, and serves states, education and workforce programs across the nation.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

And beyond the network, we take software very seriously, and so we have about a half a dozen people on our product, engineering, and design team who work in partnership with our venture team, our community team, others to look at software as core to the VC model. But that's really where it started back in 2012. Digital cash.

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The report features details of how communities of entrepreneurs globally are creating significant change in combating the world’s most challenging problems and are contributing significantly to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Impact Hub is a global network focused on building communities for impact at scale.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Moreover, the local investor community is quite dynamic. Since 2012 Vilnius’ population has been steadily growing 0.3% As it is a very tight-knit community, local tech investors are very collaborative and helpful with each other and entrepreneurs. Gradually everyone moved to full remove in the tech community.

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OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

Investment can help solve problems facing communities, regions and the world. Climate change, growing financial inequality, lack of access to education for billions and lack of food and water security are among the problems that plague society. Issues that impact investing will effect are manifold.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Sean Lane co-founded Olive in 2012, and signed on Chris Olsen from Drive Capital as the company’s first investors. Darrell, Jordan and Claire got into how she landed on a B2B model for Aunt Flow and the importance of free, accessible period products — which is something she often has to educate prospective investors or customers on.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 27, 2023

It certainly wasn’t just this feeling; I loved the team and the community, too, but in hindsight, there was definitely an insecurity that kept me from stepping away. This was the role I kept until I left Google roughly 15 months later (with another brief absence for paternity leave in 2012. What happened once I vacated my throne?

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OurCrowd

JUNE 3, 2022

Freightos , one of the first OurCrowd investments back in 2012, announced a merger agreement with Gesher I Acquisition Corp. The business leaders came to Jerusalem as part of Innovation Experience Israel, a senior education program that helps firms of all sizes develop global business opportunities. Download Now. Top Tech News.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

You believe in your community, you believe in your friends, and you believe in someone that everyone believes in, right? But when you’re buying from someone in your community who you know very well, that trust deficit goes away. The community helps each other out. .” So who do you believe in? People start doing this.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

.” That was Lori Coulter, CEO and co-founder of Summersalt, speaking at the State of the Midwest Startup Community 2020. Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. They’re starting businesses, innovating new technology, leading teams and helping their communities.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

But while emails and text chat are useful and of course very common now, they aren’t a replacement for face-to-face communication, and unfortunately there’s no easy way for signing to be turned into written or spoken words, so this remains a significant barrier. Image Credits: SLAIT. Image Credits: SLAIT. Image Credits: SLAIT.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

We’re still caught in the “post recession bounce” : What’s happening is that the angel & VC community is still feeling good from having bounced back from the nadir of the famous “ RIP Good Times ” funk that we felt in 2008. In California the primary school education system has cut 10 days from the school year to save jobs.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

OSRF will remain in charge of the open source intellectual property, project governance and growing the ROS, Gazebo and Open-RMF communities after the deal closes. ” A screenshot of Gazebo, which can be used to simulate a range of different robots, including autonomous cars, in various scenarios. .”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Our team has been involved and invested in crypto since 2012, so we’ve been excited about the industry for a long time. I think we especially have advantages in subsectors like proptech, energy, healthcare and education. or even in Sweden.

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