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CCNY Student-Led Start-up Organovis Wins USD25,000 Top Prize at Standard Chartered 2023 Women in Tech Incubator Competition

American Entrepreneurship

Organovis hopes to transform drug testing by making it more precise, ethical, and affordable NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 – The City College of New York (“CCNY”) student-led start-up, Organovis has won the 2023 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition. We are thrilled to be named the winner of this year’s Women in Tech Incubator competition.

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Japanese startup ispace raises $46M to support planned moon missions

TechCrunch

The Series C was led by Japanese VC firm Incubate Fund, with additional investment from partnerships managed by Innovation Engine, funds managed by SBI Investment Co., Incubate Fund’s investments in ispace stretch back to the company’s seed round in 2014. Ispace’s total funding now stands at $195.5 million. .”

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Unlocking the Entrepreneurial Potential of People With Disabilities

Impact Hub

Although entrepreneurship is presented as an opportunity and alternative form of employment, people with disabilities face considerable challenges related to business development. In addition, as an incentive, those who finalise the academic programme have the opportunity to ask for financial support to develop their projects.

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Is American Entrepreneurship In Crisis?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Craig Hall, the writer of Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups , shares his view on the current state of entrepreneurship in the U.S. . Unfortunately, we have created a widening opportunity gap for most Americans to become entrepreneurs. What happens when the entrepreneurial spirit and sense of innovation diminish?

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Smart lock maker Latch teams with real estate firm to go public via SPAC

TechCrunch

Founded in 2014, the New York-based company came out of stealth two years later, launching a smart lock system. The company is set to go public courtesy of a merger with blank check company TS Innovation Acquisitions Corp. This week, Latch becomes the latest company to join the SPAC parade.

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We Recast Our Business Expertise Into Valuable Incentives for Young Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Instead of creating advertisements and posters, we reached out directly to 600-some contacts at universities and local incubators, and this paid huge dividends. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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How Can Entrepreneurship Become More Inclusive?

Impact Hub

Q: In preparing for our interview, I loved reading about how you want to give more power and opportunities to women, who carry the burden of day-to-day work but are under-recognised. All adapted garments available around 2011-2014 were very poorly designed and not fashionable at all! Rut Turró, Founder of Moving Mood. Stay tuned!