Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 24, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Marie Flore Morett, owner of Delices de Marie Florett , has worked to create a welcoming community in Haiti to empower women to seek employment opportunities and work to decrease the job and wage inequalities present in Haiti. Advice for YLAI Network members. “Be By Caroline Sachdeva. Passion in the workplace.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 18, 2021

Many YLAI Network members have found creative ways to make their businesses and organizations stand out from the rest and have used their branding to create a strong following. Understand your audience and educate your community. Many YLAI Network members use their business to make an impact on a cause they are passionate about.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Mighty Networks , a platform designed to give creators and brands a dedicated place to start and grow communities, has closed on $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Owl Ventures. The investment brings Palo Alto-based Mighty Networks’ total raised since its 2017 inception to $67 million. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Cityblock Health , a company that provides healthcare services to low-income communities, is now commanding a high-priced valuation of over $1 billion after venture capitalists poured $160 million into the company. The company first spun out of Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs in 2017 and initially partnered with EmblemHealth.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community. “I cannot change the world, but I can contribute to make it a better place to live.”.

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

David Buchan-Swanson (2017) joined this number as a software engineer). Adam Hibble (2015) co-founded Popgun with Stephen Mawson (formerly of We Are Hunted) under Mawson Ventures where Meg White (2017) works as an AI engineer as she finishes her studies. Jessie Hughes (2017) continues her work as a VR filmmaker.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Vienna, 10 November 2021 – As the Impact Hub Network continues to accelerate the transition to a more just and sustainable future, we are excited to announce an update on our leadership team. This network is a community full of talent, drive and a genuine commitment to radically transform the way we do business.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

AUGUST 18, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Neish’s hard work of creating a sustainable trans rights movement has blossomed far beyond his expectations. Celebrating his success in building a sustainable movement, the YLAI Network spoke with Neish recently for background into TransWave’s beginnings and for an update on its future. By Jewelle Saunders.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Entrepreneurship can empower individuals and communities limited in resources. Someone with a good entrepreneurial spirit will look for ways to improve a community and its integrity through its businesses and missions. Unfortunately, in 2017, Surcos Argentinos shut down due to a change in its business model, management, and mission.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Katherine has developed some essential tips and tricks through her experiences in digital marketing to share with the YLAI community. Moreover, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, “communication is digital, which requires you to make a strong digital impact to target audiences,” she stresses. government.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

She is working hard to achieve this goal by encouraging community members to master different skills, such as sewing and garment design. . Avena, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, also offers advice for future entrepreneurs. Avena, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, also offers advice for future entrepreneurs. Community issues motivating action.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Nayleen, a 2017 YLAI fellow, is from a small rural village in the province of Los Santos, Panama. She saw a need for local artisans in this community to be given the same opportunities as those in the modern industry. An encouraging note to all YLAI Network members. By Elise Kemp. Nayleen Quintero. “It

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

We talked about how startups have changed over the last few years, what support has meant to them, Startup Catalyst missions and their impact, as well as ways to get involved in the startup community. He has been a supporter of the startup community since before the word startup was in general conversation. Meet William McCullough.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At Rise of the Rest, we’ve spent years traversing the country, spotlighting emerging startup hubs, and building a network of entrepreneurial champions and ecosystem builders beyond Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. Rail Network : Atlanta offers access to both Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

What issues in your community drove you to create this company? It could take weeks longer to import goods, but they do it because they don’t even know that someone in their community provides it as well. LinkUp launched in 2017. Read on to learn more about Kenna’s journey and experience expanding her small business. government.

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Revolution

JULY 13, 2023

Revolution Growth first partnered with Scopely in 2017 when we led the company’s Series C. At the time of our initial investment, the company was already on its way with a network of more than 125 million players and hit titles, including “The Walking Dead: Road to Survival,” “Wheel of Fortune,” and “WWE Champions.”

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GCUC

JANUARY 8, 2020

Beyond the sleek minimalist office aesthetics and controversial Wall Street valuations, real estate vendors cannot ignore community within co-working spaces if they want to see their co-working establishments flourish. One that combines a community-driven focus. A workspace interior can be replicated, but community cannot.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 6, 2020

2017 YLAI Fellow Andrea Puente Salazar has had her share of obstacles on her way to entrepreneurial success. To highlight Andrea’s hard work and perseverance, we asked her to answer the following questions and provide key advice to fellow YLAI Network members looking to make a difference in their community. By Jewelle Saunders.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Ross Lipson co-founded Dutchie in 2017 and has since led the company to a multibillion-dollar valuation on top of raising $600 million. EDT with networking. Already part of the TechCrunch Live on Grip community? This TechCrunch Live event opens on October 12 at 11:30 a.m. PDT/2:30 p.m. The interview begins at 12:00 p.m.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2023

Our goal is to help clients with everything from token launches and community building to social media management and PR communications. We quickly became one of the leading agencies in the space, all because of word-of-mouth marketing through influencers and community builders. and more articles from the EO blog.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

On the education front, he says the outfit provides online accredited education, drug information, job listings, discussion boards and everything else its community of pharmacists needs to advance professionally and better serve patients. million in Series A funding in 2017 — has the kind of momentum that investors like.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

In 2017, Delahunt was at Ralph Lauren and had her first look at the blockchain, but it wasn’t until years later while working to pioneer some digital wardrobe projects with companies, like Snap, Bitmoji and Roblox, that she had an opportunity to see that web3 was going to be “more than a niche community” for luxury fashion.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Building Startup Communities is the Way to Economic Growth and Recovery. All across the country, communities need to jump start and rebuild their economies. The research and evidence supporting the impact and value of startup community building is strong. Ecosystems need to intentionally build and nurture a startup community.

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Startup Catalyst

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Startup Community cohort (2017). Israel cohort (2017). Investor cohort (2017). Female Founders cohort (2017). …to Rowena is a vital part of the community and does a lot of unseen work to support the ecosystem. Nicholas McCarthy (Brisbane), Future Founders 2017. 4 years by the numbers. to 7 locations.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 24, 2023

Rachelle received her Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from the Milano School for Management and Urban Policy in New York City in 2017. Rachelle founded Dare to Run, a nonprofit that trains women how to run for public office, in June of 2017. I had the pleasure of interviewing Rachelle Suissa. Prior to that, Ms.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2022

The contrasting strategies come down to technical differences in cap tables, the culture of communities that many companies in this space are built upon, and, of course, the non-crypto world’s fear of missing out. These structures were popular in the 2017-2018 [Initial Coin Offering] days and have become less prevalent today.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 8, 2018

Since pursuing and winning PEAK in 2017, Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Utah chapter is well on its way to achieving yet another victory: Hosting a successful EO Alchemy in October 2018. We have a thriving community of tech entrepreneurs that have helped earned Salt Lake City and its surrounding areas the name “Silicon Slopes.”

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Impact Hub

APRIL 1, 2022

Untapping the potential of diverse communities. In October 2017, the European Union’s Urban Innovative Actions fund awarded €4,2 million to Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton for a 3-year initiative called MiFriendly Cities. For the first one – jobs -, a network called ‘Migration Friendly Employers’ was created.

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HPA

JULY 18, 2019

Heavily fueled by its decades of cybersecurity software expertise and success — and boasting world-class unicorn companies that span consumer marketplaces, enterprise software, and automotive innovation — Michigan’s ecosystem has evolved in a way that bodes extremely well for the region’s economy, community, and entrepreneurs alike.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 13, 2023

April 10, 2023) — Gigstreem , a leading national provider of high-quality residential and commercial broadband networks, today announced that it has raised $59 million in funding. Capital infusion supports strategic acquisition of competitor GigaMonster’s assets, more than doubling the platform’s footprint TYSONS CORNER, VA.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 18, 2017

The sixth annual Rally took place in March 2017 and drew more than 250 attendees, from varying industries and locations. Not only does it provide entrepreneurial momentum in the Twin Cities, but it has provided a unique platform for EO Minnesota members to give back to the community and enriched EO as well.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Intudo founding partners Patrick Yip and Eddy Chan launched the firm in June 2017 as the first Indonesia-only venture capital firm, with a debut fund of $10 million. One-third of the deals from Intudo’s first two funds were sourced from universities and the tech community in the United States. Series B round.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 7, 2023

Long considered the back bone of their communities, Native women are now receiving business related support through this partnership. This past week global media giant Comcast announced a $650,000 commitment to non-profit NWL to support established Native women-owned businesses. established for Native women-owned businesses.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 8, 2019

I love coming here for that reason,” said Wasi Mohamed, Pittsburgh director for community entrepreneurship at Forward Cities. Everyday Cafe, built in 2017 by the Oasis Project, a community and economic development effort by the Bible Center Church, puts profits from the cafe back into neighborhood-based causes and organizations.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Save the Children Impact Investment Fund, Verdant Frontiers Fintech and Logos Ventures participated in the round, as did the Nairobi Business Angels Network (NaiBAN), and Melvyn Lubega, co-founder of Go1, an Australia-based edtech unicorn. But around 2017 we realized that data was actually a much bigger problem in schools,” Nyangolo said.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. 2017 Relativity6 AI for Insurance Advisers, Brokers and Agents helps enable your sales and accounts teams to service and retain clients smarter. management.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

AllTrails didn’t need to raise capital, however — it’s been profitable since 2017. The funds will be used for product development, to build out the AllTrails team, and expand its community internationally. Rather, the company chose to bring in new funding to help it accelerate its existing momentum.

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