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. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation. As someone who gave them an opportunity.”. Ashna has always been somebody who sees opportunity and acts on it.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

million in funding on TechCrunch led by Harmony Partners and Upfront Ventures to double its footprint of 3 cities (New York, Chicago & Washington DC) to 6 in 2016. They have high-priced property and zero innovation. You will see unparalleled innovations in customer service, scheduling, tracking and pick-up / delivery options.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Entrepreneurs are discovering new and innovative ways to reach their target audience and express their mission, through their branding. 2016 YLAI Fellow Liziane Dranka Silva has realized the necessity of marketing and rebranding to expand and specify the target clientele of her company. .

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Dream It

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Accelerated digital innovation has catapulted the world into unprecedented growth. But this age of disruption has also created numerous opportunities for hackers and cybercriminals. million back in 2016. Cymulate Founded in 2016, this Israel-based startup recently closed a $7.5 Galsworthy.

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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. The motivation behind the project is straightforward. Disclosure: Verizon is TechCrunch’s parent company).

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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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

Worldfavor co-founder and CEO, Andreas Liljendahl, says he welcomes the thickening pack of sustainability reporting players — envisaging a future of rich collaboration and startup opportunity to cater to increasingly comprehensive and intertwined reporting requirements.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

For many of those cities– who have been laying the foundational bricks of innovation and entrepreneurship in their communities for the last decade or more?—?this One characteristic I have discovered and tracked with fascination since 2016?—?in But most startups who use the “we are the X for Y” shorthand do not achieve breakout success.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 19, 2022

We called it Tech:NYC and I first wrote about it here at AVC in March of 2016. It is quickly becoming the largest employer in NYC and is bringing much-needed innovation to the city, state, and world. I agreed to co-chair the organization and have been in the chair role since then. It is an exciting time.

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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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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Recently, five CC4H Robotics’ middle school teams showcased their talent and innovation at an event on January 20th, 2024, kicking off the competition season at the York qualifier with a day filled with thrilling robot battles. In total, the program has ten competing teams, with over 100 students between 4 th and 12 th grade.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

This article was written for the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine. While pursuing an MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, we saw an opportunity to leverage our business acumen to drive growth in South Africa’s educational sector. … Read the rest of this amazing story in the March 2016 issue of Octane magazine.

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Dream It

MAY 18, 2020

Wellth graduated from Dreamit’s Healthtech program in 2016. Market Opportunities "Our mission has always been to seek out and support the patient populations that need help the most,” said Wellth CEO and Co-founder Matthew Loper. Today, we announced a $10M Series A round co-led by yabeo and Boehringer Ingelheim.

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Startup Catalyst

JUNE 21, 2018

From there we headed to the “Scale Up In London” event at City Hall to learn about the UK opportunity, before rooftop networking. On Wednesday we visited the huge Plexal facility to learn about their space and innovation programs, before returning to the city to visit the CBA Innovation Lab for the ART of Digital panel event.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a demonetisation initiative aimed at eradicating black money; Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes ceased to exist as legal tenders and ATM withdrawals were capped. India today: Regulation enables innovation At present, the revolution is in full swing. in a single database.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

It significantly broadens investment opportunities and a startup’s potential to raise capital through only a few legislative provisions. Holdback until 2016 at the Earliest While startups wait, the SEC deliberates. Many of the startups that crowdsource are driven by passion or innovation rather than raw profits.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 28, 2021

Listed below are brief descriptions of the companies and the innovations they are developing: AccountAbility Tech, located in Franklin County , offers a platform for people who are responsible for the management of finances and medical care for the elderly or the impaired. www.accountabilitytech.com. www.cpnet.io. www.emergeedu.com.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 22, 2016

What we offer the public seems like a niche product; however, as environmental consciousness grows and we gain access to information about the pollutants in our air, more and more people like us are adopting innovative solutions. We are young and nimble, and are able to design or innovate pretty quickly. Additionally, 1.25

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

But issues around pricing, flexibility to innovate and a lack of local tech support always come up. It went live with its mobile and internet banking service in 2016 and launched an instant card issuance product in 2017. Today, the company is announcing that it has closed $10 million in Series A investment.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Apple saw this potential and took the opportunity to add it to their technology portfolio.” ” WaveOne was founded in 2016 by Lubomir Bourdev and Oren Rippel, who set out to take the decades-old paradigm of video codecs and make them AI-powered.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

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. “We believe that Korea has excellent technology as well as opportunities. KSGC is now accepting applications for its 2023 edition from April 10 to May 18, 2023.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

I want to thank my coauthor Akshat Dixit , a rising senior at North Carolina State University, intern at Versatile VC, and past intern with the HBS Alumni Angels Association and the Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, NC. . Columbia , University of Washington , NYU ) have mounted formal efforts to promote interdisciplinary innovation.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As a professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor — where he taught classes in space science, aerospace engineering and innovation — he focused on solar, heliospheric and planetary instrumentation and data analysis. Zurbuchen joined NASA in 2016, and he engages people worldwide with the agency’s work and the inspiration of science.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 16, 2017

I’m involved in scaling a non-profit called The Innovation Law Lab that uses technology, process optimization and data to provide pro bono legal representation at far greater scale and effectiveness than traditional methods. Past winners of EO’s Global Citizen Award include Manny Padda in 2016 and Sri Bharatam in 2015.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Incubators such as the one Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh started a few years ago are also a great way to jump-start your innovative ideas, receive mentoring, network, etc. Zappos also offers opportunities to learn about its company culture, which you can apply to your business. Boulder, Colorado. Nashville, Tennessee.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Burrow participated in the Y Combinator accelerator in 2016 with an initial aim of building sofas that, by virtue of being modular, were easier to move and adapt to a variety of living spaces. “The goal is to match the largest customer needs with the biggest market opportunities,” Kuhl said.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

In May 2016, 89% of healthcare organizations included in a study by the Ponemon Institute had experienced at least one data breach over the prior 24 month period. Cylera is an innovative startup in this space. Health systems and hospitals face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. And, The U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The number of low-income students attending college is increasing: According to a 2016 report from the Pew Research Center , the total share of undergraduate college students who come from low-income families increased from 12% in 1996 to 20% in 2016. This is an enormous missed opportunity with dire consequences.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. “My work with startups and the ecosystem began in 2016 when I founded Startupmedia to help startups and the ecosystem tell their stories and school myself in starting/scaling businesses.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Many of the most of apparent and immediate opportunities in the software market have been filled by now SaaS incumbents. Meaningful innovation will be required to shift customers once more. Artificial intelligence is to be a big trend in the SaaS world, a theme that matured in 2016 but will very much continue through 2017.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I recently survey more than 150 VC friends from all stages and geographies what they thought about the market by asking “Which of the following statements best describes your mood heading into 2016?” For every bear there’s somebody else thinking they have an opportunity. Remember the RIP Good Times by Sequoia ?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

Murphy’s strategy overall for the economy is to build a stronger and fairer New Jersey and a stronger and fairer economy,” Sullivan said, adding that the state is also focused on “reclaiming New Jersey’s heritage of leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship.”. As one evidence of that, last year Crunchbase found that as of Aug.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The proliferation of fintech services across Africa remains in full swing as investors remain bullish about the opportunities that abound in the sector. Launched in 2016 as a Nigerian and U.S.-based There are so many trailblazing innovations that we don’t talk about a lot about Nigeria, like the BVN and the NIP system.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder. Fika Ventures , co-founded by Eva Ho and TX Zhuo, raised a $160 million fund 3 and a $35 million opportunity fund.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

The seed round follows a $620,000 angel and pre-seed round BCM raised between 2016 and 2020, bringing its total funding to over $2.9 Four years on, it’s now one of the most-read tech publications covering Africa’s technology ecosystem, from startups and innovators to venture capitalists and policy-shaping events.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2021

Hundreds of startups dot the landscape, and the amount of money being raised and spent on innovating around the country’s industrial heft is mind-boggling. He soon set up his own investment fund, Challenjers Capital , convinced that the next big tech opportunity in China was in tech’s application to everyday consumer products.

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Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Of course, that was not 100% true, with innovative startups and large outcomes occurring in Europe, in Asia, and other parts of the USA. The argument threaded through Fred’s posts above is that significant venture-scale opportunities for VCs existed outside the Bay Area. The Future and Future Posts. This is as far as I’ve gotten.

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