Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

She is also the award-winning author of Material Value: More Sustainable, Less Wasteful Manufacturing of Everything from Cell Phones to Cleaning Products. When I moved to Washington State in 2014, I initially registered my business as Julia L F Goldstein Communications. If you didn’t, should you do so?

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

Being self-sustainable has given us a new perspective on startup funding, especially compared to what I experienced on my first accelerator run. In mid-2014, Caya started Slidebean. The most valuable resource the accelerator provides is the network, so use all my time to navigate that network. The plan-sort of worked.

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StartupNation

MAY 2, 2021

Based in Detroit, Floyd is a sustainable furniture startup founded by Alex O’Dell and Kyle Hoff. The company has come a long way since its 2014 Kickstarter campaign. The post Sustainable Furniture Brand Floyd Raises $15 Million in Series B Funding appeared first on StartupNation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

We were invited to participate by the Global Leaders Initiative, which aims to bring key networks together to find solutions that address the challenges of sustainable development. I started going regularly in 2014 when I became a Global Shaper. (I I always weave EO into the story of Junk Kouture. I am now an alumnus).

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

HPA led the first round of institutional capital in 2014, providing subsequent capital and strategic support to help drive growth and innovation. This mutual commitment to innovation and sustainability has been central to the company’s journey toward this milestone achievement.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 8, 2017

This is an e-mail I got from Amanda Weeks in February 2014, and the beginning of a two and a half year journey that culminated with Brooklyn Bridge Ventures leading a pre-seed round for Industrial Organic that kicked off about a year ago. "Hi Charlie, I've requested a meeting with you during the first week of March.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels The year was 2014. All of that changed on December 1st, 2014. A team of two young men who shared my passion for a sustainable future. The result was that the very money that we had been chasing to grow became an inhibitor to our long-term sustainable growth.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 1, 2024

For high-performance entrepreneurs, retreats are remarkably powerful tools — and the best ones can offer a significant transformative power to entrepreneurs who are seeking sustained success. I will never quite forget the experience of an early retreat which truly opened my eyes to the transformations one can experience.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

AgriWebb is on a mission to help livestock producers feed the world efficiently, profitably and sustainably by providing its comprehensive, ground-truth database for beef production worldwide. million since its inception in 2014. “In fact, the long-term sustainability and viability of their land are of utmost importance.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Existing investors, including co-founder of Facebook Dustin Moskovitz, Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital and notable sustainable tech investor Capricorn Investment Group also participated in the round. million round back in 2014 , when the company said it would be able to get net power generation of fusion up and running within three years.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 22, 2016

I signed up for the half-marathon at the EO Global Leadership Conference in Athens, Greece, in 2014, and I started training on the streets of Delhi. How did you take advantage of a health scare and turn it into a successful business? EO was the root cause of my awakening. One evening, I developed a wheeze. Things went downhill pretty quickly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2019

Ryan Villanueva is an entrepreneur, educator and co-founder of Best Delegate , a rapidly growing education company with a goal of making Model United Nations a worldwide program in order to help this generation of students lead the world to a better, more peaceful, just, and sustainable future.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I knew the organization primary through its consumer hardware companies — a primary focus when it was founded, back in 2014. I’ve visited Brinc’s headquarters the last few times I’ve been to Hong Kong, and been impressed with the range of different startups the accelerator works with.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Chief executive officer and co-founder Francesca Chia founded GoGet in 2014. Chia said GoGet’s “vision is to bring flexible work to the world in a sustainable manner.” The startup decided to focus on gig workers because there is a labor gap in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, she told TechCrunch.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

5000 for six years and has won the Entrepreneur 360 award three times, underscoring its sustained growth and excellence. We started Lemonlight in 2014 at a time when the industry was inefficient and outdated, and I knew there was a better way. Lemonlight has been celebrated in Inc. Thank you so much for joiningus!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. Sopoong was launched in 2008 by Jaewoong Lee , who co-founded South Korea’s largest internet portal operator Daum Communication, which merged with Kakao in 2014.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The investment from SEEDS Capital is expected to help Willowmore expand its footprint in Singapore by delivering value to major critical infrastructure players and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and help them drive automation and operational efficiency, while delivering cost savings and sustainability.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

He and his wife, who are passionate about sustainability, tried buying secondhand to furnish the apartment when they moved into a new place in 2014. Their vision has transformed the circular economy for used furniture and created a next-generation home décor marketplace with sustainability and environmental impact at its core.” .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Founded in 2014 by James Paterson and Benji Meltzer, Aerobotics is currently focused on building tools for fruit and tree farmers. South African consumer internet giant Naspers led the round through its investment arm, Naspers Foundry , investing $5.6 million, according to Aerobotics.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 23, 2023

In 2012, it surpassed Melbourne, Australia; in 2014, it surpassed Osaka, Japan, and Sydney, Australia; in 2016, it overtook Seoul, South Korea; and in 2018, for the first time, it outranked Tokyo, Japan. Now, Shanghai is poised to become one of the top global financial centers in the world, like New York, London, and Tokyo.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Bootstrapping a startup is one of the effective means of building a self-sustaining and successful business, especially as VC investments slow down. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve reached $40 million in ARR through bootstrapping. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve reached $40 million in ARR through bootstrapping.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Aspect Ventures : co-founded in 2014 by Theresia Gouw and Jennifer Fonstad, the early-stage venture firm uniquely focuses on bridging the funding gap between angels and the larger multi-stage VC platforms through collaboration and diversity. 90% of their funded startups are led by women or people of color.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 24, 2023

Backed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korea Creative Content Agency, this seminar endeavors to foster a sustainable and robust gaming industry in Korea. This sector has been on an upward trajectory since 2014. 7 at the Business Support Hub in the 2nd Pangyo Techno Valley, a must-attend for gaming aficionados.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

“They had users and in Silicon Valley, there was this notion that if you have users, you can turn anything into money,” said Bing Gordon, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) partner who led Duolingo’s $20 million Series C in 2014. Suddenly, success isn’t defined merely as cash-flow breakeven with a long-term sustainable business.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 22, 2017

A 50% growth rate sustained over 6 years implies 11x growth in venture capital investment during the period. This milestone could accelerate in particular because the US market is reverting to the mean after the 2014-2015 heyday. Brazil, United Arab Emirates, and Ireland follow at four, fix and six. The US, meanwhile, grew 75%.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

MoKo was founded in 2014, initially as Watervale Investment Limited, an entity that sought to fix raw material supply issues for furniture manufacturers. The company is a leading innovator in the industry because they’ve turned sustainability into a remarkable commercial advantage.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

But Tang wasn’t satisfied and eventually sold ELEX Technology to a publicly listed company for about $400 million in 2014. 2014 might have been the last year it was economically feasible to start such a business due to the soaring cost of acquiring customers and the strength of incumbents,” he said. Other investors noticed as well.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

In 2014, the Nigerian tech scene was coming of age as more local and global venture capital flushed into startups building the next big thing. MaC Venture Capital led the round while VC firms Luminate, Unicorn Group, Future Africa, and several angel investors participated. BCM was founded by Seyi Taylor and Bankole Oluwafemi in 2013.

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Hunter Walk

MAY 17, 2024

If 2024 Kieran could whisper something into the ear of 2014 Kieran, what would you have told her about the difference between leading a team vs leading a company? If I could give 2014 Kieran one piece of advice from 2024 Kieran, it would be to center this much more explicitly in how I approached my job as CEO.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Founded in 2014, Rohlik’s funding comes at an interesting and key moment in the online grocery business, in Europe and beyond. upr, whose passion for service, sustainability and vision for the grocery sector we share. We understand from sources it is around $600 million.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Unveiling the Vision: Founder Martins Zemitis on Revolutionizing the Wooden Bicycle Industry with Materia Bikes I had the pleasure of interviewing Martins Zemitis, the founder of Materia Bikes , a Latvian-based startup that is revolutionizing the wooden bicycle industry with its state-of-the-art craftsmanship and commitment to sustainability.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 23, 2019

Back in 2014, Congress wisely opted to try a new approach for revitalizing American manufacturing: the Manufacturing USA Network. Current institutes include centers that focus on additive manufacturing ( America Makes ), advanced robotics ( ARM ), sustainable manufacturing ( REMADE ), and many other sectors.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

Founded in 2014, Everli lets customers order from local supermarkets for delivery. FITEC (part of Fondo Italiano d’Investimento), 360 Capital, Innogest, and DIP also followed on. Everli, formerly called Supermercato24, says it will use the injection of capital to accelerate growth and further expand its international footprint.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

It is also our view that the current economic conditions create a unique opportunity for venture capital funds holding dry powder to earn significant returns, as was the case for VCs that deployed in the 2010-2014 time period. Scenario 1: Additional pain before recovery. ” This implies a period of lower range-bound U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

However, Tiger Global limited its activity in Africa from 2009 to 2014. And the bets from Tiger Global — and other investors such as Goldman Sachs, which backed Jumia in 2014, and Kinnevik AB, a Swedish firm that invested in IROKO and Konga — was that they would become big winners in the next 10 years.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2022

The new investment brings Joywell’s total funding to $38 million since the California-based company’s inception in 2014 by Alan Perlstein and Jason Ryder. As a part of the investment, Piva partner and co-founder Adzmel Adznan will join Joywell’s board.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 24, 2019

Slow and sustainable fashion is gaining momentum, and you no longer have to make a choice between style or ethics – you can have both. They audit every single brand that wishes to be stocked with them, to prove their ethical credentials and sustainable practices. Slow and sustainable is the new luxury. There is a way forward.

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