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Newsletter: Airbnb, DoorDash & DropBox incubator

OurCrowd

Gil Meron appointed CEO of our New Zealand incubator. Rebel Fund is a Silicon Valley-based venture fund focused on the top seed-stage startups from Y Combinator, the world’s most successful tech incubator. OC50 Series I, launched in 2017, saw six firms exit, generating on average 2.3 Job opportunities. Learn more.

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Innovation for More Inclusive Urban Spaces: the Case of MiFriendly Cities

Impact Hub

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. The project looked to develop innovative, community-led and sustainable approaches to enhance the contribution of refugees and migrants across the region.

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New Startup Accelerator for Battery Innovation Accepting Applications

American Entrepreneurship

Mostly remote six-month program leverages New York-based Federally Designated Battery Tech Hub The National Science Foundation as part of its mission to spur innovation across the U.S. Part of this initiative was used to open the new accelerator ChargeUp in upstate New York , focusing on battery innovations. awarded a $4.5

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

These can be policy makers, entrepreneurs, students, incubator managers and staff, universities, professors, educators and researchers, or just citizens. I also do research on incubators, as intermediaries between entrepreneurial and the ecosystem and how they decrease the gap between them. We are all connected to our ecosystem.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

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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Nigerian e-health pharmaceutical distribution startup DrugStoc secures $4.4 million Series A funding, embarks on expansion drive

TechCrunch

Opara was completing his PhD studies while Yehia, who was pursuing a master’s in health innovation management, was looking for an advisor for his project when they met. The two entrepreneurs first met as students at the Maastricht University in Holland.

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Navigating Singapore’s Startup Ecosystem: Top 5 Funding Initiatives Unveiled

AsiaTechDaily

Entrepreneurs are drawn to Singapore’s comprehensive support system, which has business-incubating infrastructure, tax incentives, substantial government subsidies, and strong international connections. Startup SG Founder The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Spring (SPRING) consolidates various startup assistance programs.