Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Angel is the founder of Blue Hope ( Azul Esperanza ), an organization that provides educational therapy to children on the autism spectrum. Every April 2, since 2016, we organize a national walk. In 2016 we pushed for the implementation of Law N. One inspiring YLAI Network member in Nicaragua wholeheartedly shares these goals.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

It’s a known fact that the number of venture dollars flowing to Black and Latinx founders is dismally low. 31, Black and Latinx founders had raised $2.3 billion in funding that had gone to all founders up until that point in 2020. . Venture firms rush to find ways to support Black founders and investors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders. The motivation behind the project is straightforward.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. In 2016, when she was selected as a YLAI Fellow, Ashna was able to further develop her ideas, and her YLAI Reverse Exchange became a great success that grew her confidence for undertaking international projects.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Mentorship. Founder’s perspective. As You Start to Mature. Experience.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3 Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

In an unprecedented work environment defined by distributed teams and virtual-only communication, two co-founders think their 2018 bet reigns truer than ever: mentors need mentorship, too. Revenue has doubled or tripled every year since 2016, which the company says hovers in the “multi-millions” range.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

On the other side of the spectrum is Benchmark Capital who famously eschews platform services and believes that having nobody between their partners and the portfolio companies they work with makes for the most productive relationship between VC firm and founder.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

Tom Charman is a “studentrepreneur,” an EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) finalist in 2016 and co-founder and CEO of KOMPAS , a city exploration application helping people discover amazing but little-known adventures hidden in the world’s urban jungles. You were an EO GSEA Global Finalist in 2016.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 11, 2015

” Any predictions for a 2016 equivalent? This is another way of describing a CEO or business founder who is caught-up in the daily operations of their organization. Put a noun in front of the “-jack” suffix, and you’ve created a verb worthy of lively boardroom discussion or cocktail hour. In the weeds.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

But in the end, if you have the right business partner, if you connect to the Korean ecosystem, and you enlarge that network and add some value to them and also show that you are interested in staying in Korea long term, then people are super excited to work together,” said Sina Albanese, co-founder of Koralo.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

K-Startup Grand Challenge launched in 2016 In April 2016, the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) was started. KSGC selects 60 promising startup teams from across the world every year and gives an all-expenses-paid mentorship/networking opportunity in South Korea. were chosen from the pool of applications.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

These resources include funding, access to industry experts, mentorship, workshops, fireside chats and visibility into adidas’ networks. With at least one Black and/or Latinx founder. Blavity.org is a new racial equity and social impact organization created by the founders of Blavity Inc. IG: @hood_health. About adidas.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Community organizations like Shine & Rise provide support and mentorship to women who work at tech companies, and coworking spaces like Cahoots offer dedicated tech entrepreneurial spaces for the community. Amesite , founded by top Midwest female founder Ann Marie Sastry, uses AI to improve the online education experience.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now the bad news: some venture capitallists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize. “The Bloomberg New Economy Forum Solutions. Y Combinator.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

As founder and CEO, it is my responsibility to address the concerns you may have, and this will be a priority for me moving forward.” I am thankful for the learning and mentorship I received at the numerous employers I worked at before starting Flutterwave.”. No exceptions. What Flutterwave and Agboola didn’t address.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 22, 2022

Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, EIT Food , has been working to make the food system more sustainable, healthy and trusted since 2016. By promoting inclusivity and diversity between business founders, and increasing female founded start-ups. Fostering Innovation to Support Female Entrepreneurs.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed by investors like Boost VC and Tim Draper, was serving a relatively niche market in the States. Founders in countries with large Muslim populations say they also had to educate investors, but that is changing.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

The startup accelerator program, launched in 2016, supports foreign startups that want to enter the Korean market and further explore the international markets. Shin is now part of our Advisory Board,” said Aykan Ekici, co-founder of Khenda, the top winner of KSGC 2021.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now the bad news: some venture capitalists have a bias against startups with an explicit positive social impact, on the grounds that they have a smaller addressable market, and that the founders are not sufficiently focused on creating shareholder wealth. no-equity stipend + corporate pilot opportunities with our founders.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

They were in the Summer 2016 batch of YC and you can check them out at Meesho.com. 44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. Vidit is co-founder and CEO of Meesho. They were in the Summer 2016 Batch of YC, and you can check them out at Meesho.com. Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Pocketnest was founded by a woman, Jessica Willis, who is a fantastic mentor to local founders. They’ve partnered with TechStars, ID Ventures, Lofty Ventures, Wayne State University and Precursor Ventures, which gives them the mentorship and funding to scale. StockX was founded in 2016 and already boasts more than 1,000 employees.

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