TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Today a company called Sololearn — which has built a popular mobile-first education platform to meet that demand, now with over 21 million users across some 25 curriculum categories like Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, HTML and SQL — is announcing $24 million in funding to expand its business. And thus Sololearn was born.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2016

Over the weekend, Rent the Runway held an event for its Project Entrepreneur initiative, which brought together over 100 female entrepreneurs looking to get education and advice on how to take their businesses to the next step. Now, I've seen the stats and the studies. I know that white males get a majority of the venture capital funding.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

This article was written for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. Just ask Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison , EO Johannesburg members who are redefining the educational ecosystem in South Africa. Historically, South Africa is ranked among the worst-performing education systems in the world.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 2, 2021

Open a savings account with your child: A perfect opportunity to teach children about budgeting and saving is when they receive money from special events or birthdays. Unfortunately, most children grow up without any financial education whatsoever, whether at home or at school. Susan is a board member of EO’s New Jersey chapter.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

We now have 150 people across three offices, tens of millions in recurring revenue, inbound demand from investors, opportunities to acquire related startups and demands on Jason’s time to speak at conference, do press interviews and so on and so on.

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Source Link

MARCH 30, 2022

Creating inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems can help close the wealth gap , as entrepreneurship offers one of the greatest opportunities for personal wealth building. However, it’s important to consider what barriers entrepreneurs of color face that may keep them from being able to benefit from investment and support resources.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 22, 2025

The number of small businesses in the state grew by nearly 16% between 2016 and 2022, the fourth-highest percentage in the country. The state saw a nearly 16% increase in the number of small businesses between 2016 and 2022, one of the highest growth rates in the nation. Beyond taxes, Floridas business growth is impressive.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Since 2016, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda has been a driving force in addressing 17 sustainable development goals, tackling challenging issues ranging from energy to climate change to hunger. Educational opportunities. In areas where Internet access is a challenge, Kenya’s Moja comes into play.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

More enjoyment, more opportunities, more challenges. Entrepreneurs with an ongoing thirst for learning often turn to executive education programs to expand their knowledge base to tackle new challenges and opportunities. The Entrepreneurial Masters Program class of 2016. ” What did you gain from executive education?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Ruthe Farmer is the founder and CEO of the Last Mile Education Fund , and a global advocate and evangelist for equity and inclusion in technology and engineering. This is an enormous missed opportunity with dire consequences. More posts by this contributor. 10 Men Making Waves For Women In Tech. This discrepancy should make you pause.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2016

For those of you who haven’t yet taken up the hobby of listening to podcasts, you might be missing out on a valuable channel of education and entertainment. Michaels began his career in radio in Canada, and when the opportunity arose to work permanently in the United States for the fast-paced world of network television, he took it.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Through these demonstrations, CC4H Robotics has had the opportunity to showcase their creations to industry professionals, garnering recognition for their ingenuity and fostering potential collaborations for future projects.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

One characteristic I have discovered and tracked with fascination since 2016?—?in the way in which Miami’s entrepreneurs, investors, and elected officials are publicly embracing and activating this opportunity. Silicon X Syndrome So if cities are like startups, what “startup-ish” characteristics might they exhibit? That difference?—?the

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Families across the nation have historically invested heavily in their children’s education to advance in life. But the quality of education and its affordability are two major challenges that millions of students, especially those living in smaller cities and towns, have always had to confront. You have to look at our genesis.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2017

Formerly known as Spousal Forums, Spousal/Life Partner (SLP) Forums offer the loved ones of EO members a chance to experience the same support, experience-sharing and education that members enjoy. McManus returned home and decided to launch an SLP Forum in late 2016—leaving him just four months to prepare.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 2, 2016

Which of the 16 major start of categories in information technology will reap disproportionate share of investment dollars in 2016? This may be a breakout category in 2016 for Series A investments. Since 2010, education startups have been on a tear in the seed market growing from 6% to now 10% in 2015.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2017

When Hana Laurenzo launched her translation business in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2007, she did what every smart small business owner does—joined local professional organizations, like the chamber of commerce, and generally sought opportunities to mingle with like-minded professionals. So, Hana waited. From my first day of learning, I was amazed.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 28, 2021

Emerge Education, located in Cumberland County, offers higher education institutions an innovative way to manage their online programs through business-related strategies that allow clients to focus on the teaching process rather than delivery issues. www.cpnet.io. www.horizontechnology.biz. www.plexis.app. www.FloorsBySteller.com.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

With this new online program, Station F is focusing on online education. There’s the Founders Program, which was announced back in 2016 when Varza unveiled Station F at TechCrunch Disrupt. When we looked at the topic, we thought it was both an opportunity and that startups urgently needed some help,” Varza told me at the time.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Since 2016, the retention rate of Black and Latinx employees in Big Tech has fallen from 7% to 5%. One model for this was the Dream Corps TECH Town Hall this month, where activists and educators from underrepresented communities shared panels with industry leaders. These overlapping needs mean we can find common ground.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A lot of that edtech bump came in K-12 and college solutions, or in leisure educational things like MasterClass,” Sims said. Udacity raises $75M in debt, says its tech education business is profitable after enterprise pivot. Ours was less pandemic-induced.”. The number one biggest differentiator has been interactivity,” Sims said.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Register Hailing from Singapore, Jeshua Soh is a young and dynamic angel investor who has woven a narrative that curves through unconventional education, accidental entrepreneurship, and a globetrotting escapade to over 55 countries across five continents. Tourist investors often see poor returns; commit wholeheartedly to avoid pitfalls.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 22, 2016

From that point on, I started educating others about air pollution. billion people, combined with little or no environmental consciousness, spells a large opportunity in India. This article was originally posted to Octane in June 2016. . I was intrigued enough to research the masks when I got home. All the health effects of PM2.5

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Mukul Chawla, Partner and Head of Growth Equity, Asia Pacific for KKR, said they are excited of privy’s growth potentials as well as the opportunity to advance Indonesia’s digital transformation and prosperity.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

He led several University of Michigan innovation initiatives in both education and research, one of which led to the top-ranked national undergraduate entrepreneurship program. Zurbuchen joined NASA in 2016, and he engages people worldwide with the agency’s work and the inspiration of science.

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Forward Cities

JANUARY 30, 2020

Due to redlining, housing discrimination and other discrimination tactics, certain areas of the city (east of Troost) didn’t experience the same opportunity or financial resources and development as more influential/affluent areas of Kansas City. There are certain areas of our city that are completely dilapidated.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence. The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown. Edtech valuations aren’t skyrocketing, but investors see more exit opportunities. That startup was DoorDash, by the way.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

South Korea also has a relatively open and business-friendly environment, with a highly educated and skilled workforce. South Korea’s largest accelerator program– the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is the unique opportunity for global startups to enter the flourishing market of Asia. It takes work to enter the Korean market.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

It felt like an opportunity in the market for products to help people,” she told TechCrunch. She recalls going to her first trade show in 2010 and having to educate retailers on ingredients like chia seeds, coconut sugar and coconut oil. What we put in our mouths is one of the most important things we can do.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

That makes $669 million raised since GoStudent was founded in Vienna in 2016, giving it a notional $3.5 The company is creating a leading global platform for K12 education and the speed at which they are growing is impressive. billion / €3 billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

The MaC Venture Capital founding managing partner hadn’t actually seen Wonderschool’s original pitch deck before investing in the remote education startup. Fast forward to 2016. According to Bennet, Nichols reached out about the opportunity on Facebook Messenger. We started to build a casual relationship then.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

These investors can also be hesitant to bet on emerging managers, whom they may perceive as higher risk than established investors, even though Cambridge Associates data shows emerging firms made up 72% of the top returning firms between 2004 and 2016. As a result, capital can be concentrated in certain areas.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

percent increase in testimonies in 2016 of which 76 percent of testimonies concerned transgender people. Offer Hiring Opportunities to the LGBTQ Community. I’ve had many situations when LGBTQ people were looking at new job opportunities because they faced harassment in their old jobs.”. Educate Employees about Human Rights.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

. “We can improve both outcomes and costs by moving care from the hospital back to the place it started — at home,” they write in a post that explores five innovations enabling at-home care and identifies investment opportunities like acute care and infrastructure development. Image Credits: Cowboy Ventures / Guild Education.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The company, founded in 2016, provides 24/7 live chat and telehealth, ship-to-home prescriptions, vet-curated items in its e-commerce marketplace and educational content and programs. The San Francisco-based company previously raised $18 million in a Series B round in March.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

The raise brings Digital House’s total funding raised to more than $80 million since its 2016 inception. Since it first launched its classes in March 2016, the company has seen a 118% CAGR in revenues and a 145% CAGR in students. Edtech valuations aren’t skyrocketing, but investors see more exit opportunities.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Founded by Eytan Bensoussan and Justin Adler in 2016, the startup was born to serve small business owners such as barbers, mechanics and local restaurant owners. COVID, despite all the terrible parts, pushed the education around digital banking — at least in our part of the world,” said CEO Bensoussan.

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