Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

2017 YLAI Fellow Victor Rujano Bautista is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS), an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. By Bryce Kelly. government.

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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. An encouraging note to all YLAI Network members. Before she began this project, she felt as if she had exhausted all her options, and when she participated as a 2017 fellow, YLAI showed her to never stop trying. By Elise Kemp.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The YLAI Network interviewed Marcos to learn more about his various organizations, his advice to network members, and his entrepreneurial spirit. Unfortunately, in 2017, Surcos Argentinos shut down due to a change in its business model, management, and mission. What is the goal of your first organization, La Escombrera?

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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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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Corelight, a San Francisco-based startup that claims to offer the industry’s first open network detection and response (NDR) platform, has raised $75 million in Series D investment led by Energy Impact Partners. . million Series A in July 2017. million Series A in July 2017.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The views and opinions expressed here belong to the author or interviewee and do not necessarily reflect those of the YLAI Network or the U.S. Look out for more resources about branding and digital marketing your business with #YLAIBrandBetter. government.

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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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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

Vic Patil thinks the solution lies in a “mesh” — specifically what he calls a “supply mesh,” inspired by the way wireless mesh networks function. Patil cofounded Backbone, which is based in San Francisco, alongside Rajesh Chandran in 2017. ” Building a supply chain backbone.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

LinkUp launched in 2017. I’ve learned so much about finding the right talent, and finding out what’s available in other markets, and networking. The views and opinions expressed here belong to the author or interviewees and do not necessarily reflect those of the YLAI Network or the U.S. I’m still with the company today.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

billion user records that hackers compromised in 2017. Alsid, a three-year-old, Paris-based startup that says its cybersecurity product is capable of protecting the heart of networks, has raised $14.7 CI Security, a seven-year-old, Seattle, Wa. million in Series B funding led by East Seattle Partners. million in funding.

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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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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

These devices are a real threat to the health of the patient in each bed, the health of all of the patients in the hospital, and the hospital’s entire network. Monitoring Connected Medical Device Security At The Network Level Medical device makers aren’t the only group with responsibility for preventing cyber attacks on their products.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Avena, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, also offers advice for future entrepreneurs. Avena noticed the large-scale unemployment throughout Dominica, and her concerns were confirmed by the Central Development Bank in 2017 when Dominica was listed as one of the Caribbean countries with the highest unemployment rates. Advice for YLAI Network members.

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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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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

Trying to reach everyone is “impossible and hard to do,” says 2017 YLAI Fellow Mariery Young, who recommends that “it is vital to work with a specific target audience in mind.” The views and opinions expressed here belong to the author or interviewees and do not necessarily reflect those of the YLAI Network or the U.S. government.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

In 2017, Softbank rounds caught folks’ attention. The trend now seems to be bending toward incentivizing network participation , where those who see the opportunity will want to not just invest in a new network, but put their time and resources into participating by running nodes themselves. 1/ Social Network Interference.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Studienkreis had previously been owned, since 2017, by the London-based private equity firm IK Partners. GoStudent uses its warchest to acquire large network of traditional tutoring centres in Europe by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch. GoStudent — the Austria-based late-stage tutor marketplace that has raised $686.3

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 30, 2019

The global perspective, given the accessibility of the world via social networks and the internet, is much needed for our students and educators. The views and opinions expressed here belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the YLAI Network or the U.S. Follow Belinha on Twitter at @belmedia. government. .

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 22, 2019

Japhé has been a YLAI Network member since 2017. The views and opinions expressed here belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the YLAI Network or the U.S. Japhé Mercier from Haiti is an economist, entrepreneur, and social activist. government. .

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Venture capital is driven by relationships and many investments are sourced via personal referrals, usually through one’s direct networks. Investors’ networks tend to mirror themselves. So, if your own network lacks diversity and you rely on your network for deal flow, how can you expect to see startups led by diverse founders?

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2017

A post shared by Charlie O'Donnell (@ceonyc) on Dec 20, 2017 at 8:06am PST When you're Ample Hills Creamery , the #1 rated ice cream shop in the country you can pretty much throw everything you've been told about fundraising out the window. Adam Struck brought on significant additional capital from his network.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today, Microsoft confirmed the acquisition but not the purchase price, saying that it plans to use Fungible’s tech and team to deliver “multiple DPU solutions, network innovation and hardware systems advancements.” ” The Fungible team will join Microsoft’s data center infrastructure engineering teams, Bablani said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

By hosting the IES, EO aims to create momentum among leading entrepreneurs from around the world and incite connections with key stakeholders from the broader UN SDGs ecosystem—forming a network of connections that will empower business leaders to contribute in solving pressing global challenges.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

Startup302 strengthens Delawares innovation ecosystem by providing this access to entrepreneurs seeking financial and networking boosts for their businesses. This years competitors will be chosen from applicants who enter by the January 26 deadline. Full contest details and the application also are at s tartup302.org.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Launched in 2017, Fuse connects insurance companies with multiple distribution channels and partners to make insurance services accessible and affordable through its technology. We are very excited to get access and insights from other fintech and insurtech portfolio companies in this global network.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 15, 2024

The four co-founders are continuing to pass major milestones with an acquisition strategy and timely funding since its launch in 2017 Drivers’ parking experiences around the country are now being enhanced through artificial intelligence, enabling them to readily come and go without checking out.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It’s been incredibly difficult for both professional and personal reasons—and if I hadn’t met my wife Aja in late 2017, this would have all been a pretty dismal time, to be honest. Even then, as they say, don’t count the money until it’s in the bank. Let’s start with my fundraising timeline.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

On an app advertised to "meet inspiring people" for meaningful networking, someone tells this black founder, whose last name is "Youngblood" that is name is inappropriate. Your network never signed up to do your outsourced job for you. There is discrimination in the world. This should surprise no one. I've written about this before.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

In 2017, Battery Ventures published its own BOSS Index, but the index was abandoned. It has invested in several open-source startups, including Nginx (acquired by F5 Networks for $670 million), MariaDB and N8N, and recently raised a $157 million fund aimed at open-source startups. China is building a GitHub alternative called Gitee.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Founded by Mark Straub and William Bares in 2017, Smile Identity is a major player in Africa’s ID verification and KYC compliance industry.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Solivan brings her keen insight as an early-stage investor who has invested in and helped many early-stage companies spanning consumer tech, marketplaces, hardware and retail — but also her eight years of experience leading TaskRabbit, the startup she founded and led to a successful exit when it was acquired by IKEA in 2017.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2023

Contributed to EO by Jeffrey Maganis, co-founder of Crowdcreate, a leading blockchain marketing agency specializing in Web3, Crypto and NFTs that has been a global pioneer in launching and scaling some of the most successful projects in blockchain technology since 2017. and more articles from the EO blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Burns left Twitter in 2017 to join GV, formerly known as Google Ventures. Any anecdotes for how out of network founders grabbed your attention? Social media, networking events and warm intros are pretty good paths. Her hope has now been met with recognition. In fact, I met Suraya Shivji, the CEO of HAGS , through Twitter.

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A Smart Bear

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Any number of things can cause this server to break — a power failure, a network failure, a bad configuration change, too much traffic arriving at once, and so on. ” So you have additional servers in other physically-separate data centers that draw power and network connectivity from different vendors.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

Founded in 2017 by Stephanie Strong, the company has a mission to address national overdose rates, particularly with opioid and alcohol use disorders. Analysis from the White House in 2017 shows the cost of the opioid epidemic was over half a billion dollars. Stephanie Strong, CEO of Boulder Care.

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