Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Alex founded El Árbol English School in Costa Rica, an institution where students of all ages learn English and develop critical thinking skills. Teaching them English and these various instrumental global topics gives them more opportunities to learn and grow. Creating unique lesson plans.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When we think about the opportunity beyond Silicon Valley, we are really speaking of America. In reality, there will be some lag time before the checks being written by these same VCs are consistent with both the outward hype and existing market opportunity. America is the opportunity and we are worthy of investment, aren’t we? “We”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 11, 2022

In 2018, she moved her business to Charlotte and has seen significant improvements since. I knew that if we scaled up, we’d have the opportunity to influence and impact even more people in a positive way, but I needed to take the time to do that,” Allen explained. “It In 2013, Allen went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Source Link

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In 2018, the state of Nebraska released Blueprint Nebraska, a strategic plan aimed at identifying the state’s core economic development challenges to create pioneering solutions. Solving statewide community opportunities. From inception to implementation, ecosystem building can be a complex process, and it does not happen overnight.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

2018 YLAI Fellow Porfirio Baez spent his free time dreaming up different ways to contribute to the preservation of the environment. To celebrate Porfirio’s efforts in creating job opportunities in his community, and in leading them toward a culture of sustainability, the YLAI Network asked him a few questions about Green Depot’s successes.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. Adyen launched in 2006, and in June 2018, it was listed as one of Europe’s largest tech IPOs with a value of €7 billion. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? A great team.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

TechCrunch’s Kate Clark has done a round-up of the largest “private VC” rounds of 2018, and there’s a whole other list for just $100M+ financings led by Softbank’s Vision Fund. Samir Kaji of First Republic has chronicled the unbelievable rise in the number of new funds. Money has been coming into the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 30, 2018

In early 2018, EO DC joined forces with the Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) and DC Metro Business Leadership Network (DC Metro BLN) to host an event to educate entrepreneurs and small businesses on the value of hiring people with disabilities. EO DC Chapter President Marsha Ralls welcomed attendees.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

That deliberate balance paid off, but CAVA wouldn’t be where it is today without… A few leaps of faith: Notably its acquisition of Zoës Kitchen in 2018. A commitment to culture: Ike, Ted, Dimitri, and Brett grew up in the restaurant industry.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. 80 percent of construction firms are having trouble hiring craft workers ( Associated General Contractors of America from August 2018 ).Today, billion into construction tech in 2018. USA News ).Labor

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families.

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StartupNation

MARCH 8, 2021

Today is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. What can you do: Gather your team today to share with them the promotional equation you will be implementing in your business to ensure an unbiased and equal opportunity for all employees moving forward.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In 2018, Leslie Feinzaig , the founder of Female Founders Alliance , launched a free, equity-free accelerator for women called Ready, Set, Raise. Health In Her HUE : Founded by Ashlee Wisdom and Eddwina Bright, the company is a digital platform connecting Black women to culturally competent providers. It is based in San Jose, CA. ?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

That changed in late 2018 when Brannon helped with launching a new EO chapter, in Charleston. The combination of networking and educational opportunities that a peer group provides ensures members have access to top-level development. When Brannon Poe first heard of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , it was from a friend in Texas.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

This brings the company’s total funds raised to $87 million since the company was founded by Richard Hong and Darwish Gani in 2018. Gani later joined Hong as a co-founder to scale the business, as they realized there was a bigger opportunity for global e-commerce.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Chang formed igniteXL in 2018 and started fundraising over a year ago. This is a $5 trillion market opportunity that is hugely overlooked,” she told TechCrunch. Beauty and wellness is seen as a women’s segment, but what is happening with the cultural transformation being applied to every industry, this segment is ripe for that.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Then she met product designer and entrepreneur Farwah Tapal, who had recently returned to Pakistan from Spain, and the two created Oraan in 2018 to help women access financial services. There was an opportunity, how can we understand the saving space and informal economy in Pakistan, and where can we capture that?” Iqbal said. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

Tomiwa Aladekomo , the company’s CEO, took over from Taylor in 2018. The publication, launched in 2016, creates and curates content around African youth culture for Gen Zs and millennials within and outside Africa. BCM was founded by Seyi Taylor and Bankole Oluwafemi in 2013.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 4, 2018

He earned a nomination for 2018 EO Global Citizen of the Year. When I became president, the culture of the EO New York chapter was not great. Every entrepreneur who I am able to inspire to change their company to change the world in an impactful way is an opportunity to affect one or more of the SDGs,” he says.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Money is emotional and complex, and the opportunity within the multiplayer fintech reflects just that. The next wave of products will be able to straddle the line of comfort to successfully get adoption, and cultural shift to successfully deliver a truly collaborative cash experience. What should banking look like for modern couples?

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

The inside of the MEDIAIPLUS office Despite having the opportunity to select a different location, I found the prospect of starting a business quite overwhelming. Before establishing MEDIAIPLUS in 2018, I had gained experience in a foreign company, familiarizing myself with its organizational culture.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In 2018 , the company told TechCrunch that a majority of its revenue came from selling live courses. The company sees AI as an opportunity to see what student weaknesses look like, which it can then address in teacher curriculum and product design. Making sense of 3 edtech extension rounds.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Since that time, Centeno and her team built a direct-to-consumer subscription-based model and hired co-CEO Elise Densborn, who had been one of the company’s early loyal customers, in 2018. Centeno did not disclose the company’s total funding, which includes an undisclosed Series A in 2018. Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

million in funding since 2018, according to Crunchbase data, Olipop announced $30 million in Series B funding on a $200 million valuation. We saw the pandemic as both a significant challenge and opportunity, and that’s exactly what it was,” Goodwin said. “It After raising some $13.5

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

Whether they’re highlighting a few entrepreneurs in the community, a new innovation district or initiative, or how their startup community has come together to support entrepreneurs, these cities have created engaging messaging that showcases their entrepreneurs and startup community and in the process supports a culture of entrepreneurship.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Their culture is flexible and collaborative, making it a top Detroit startup to work at, and they’re constantly innovating and helping small businesses find the banking tools they need. Tens of millions of workers don’t earn a living wage, and it’s not for a lack of job opportunities. FinTech companies. Petram Data.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Founded in 2018 by Jumoke Dada , the online furniture seller sources raw materials from local suppliers and manufactures furniture pieces from sofas and beds to chairs and tables, which it sells to individual customers and businesses. When Dada launched the platform, its target audience was solely businesses.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

He co-founded Check Point Software, which went public in 1996 and Imperva, which went public in 2011, and was later acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in 2018. “There’s a huge opportunity and we want to move as fast as possible. Kramer is a serial entrepreneur. He helped launch Cato in 2015.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

We fielded the survey in 2016, 2018 and 2020, and released the outcomes of the third edition last month, featuring data (as of June 30, 2020) collected from 378 firms, a marked increase from 203 participating firms in 2018. Once talent has come on board, inclusive culture and retention become key metrics of DEI progress.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Lumachain was founded in 2018 to use computer vision-based artificial intelligence to transform meat plant operations. The company installs cameras around the plant to identify potential safety hazards and training and coaching opportunities for plant supervisors who often have 50 employees under them. “We

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

You may know her from her cheeky, on point shorts about tech culture (and tech Twitter). Gay gave us an honest look into the life of creator helper turned creator actual , admitting that her current job path wasn’t possible in 2018. every single park hang in San Francisco pic.twitter.com/fApsQ674YD.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Founded in August 2018, Truora was originally focused on background checks for gigster platforms. In 2018 and 2019, its biggest customers were ride-hailing companies, and with the pandemic, the company saw an increase in e-commerce and marketplace customers. . “By billion,” said Bilboa, a former investment banker at Bank of America.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2020

They actively seek out businesses in markets they know nothing about, because they sense a huge opportunity for innovation or improvement. They get obsessed and go deep to find market niches and opportunities you never imagined existed. Outsiders bear similarities to Accidentals, but there is nothing arbitrary about their process.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

But for now, they see plenty of opportunity to continue growing within entertainment alone — they estimated that the industry currently sees $200 billion in annual payments. Wrapbook founders Cameron Woodward, Ali Javid, Hesham El-Nahhas and Naysawn Naji. ” In fact, he said the company’s revenue grew 7x in 2020.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2021

But a deeper look tells a much different story, one that actually touches all of us in various and important ways, ranging from added employment opportunities to the way we live our lives to the quality of the lives we lead — and, in fact, even to how long we’ll likely live our lives. How significant is venture capital funding?

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Tech firms generally are younger than other companies of a similar size, which partly explains why the median age of S&P 500 companies plunged to 33 years in 2018 from 85 years in 2000, according to McKinsey & Co. Tech execs should be more rigorous about succession planning for one important reason: institutional memory.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

BCG (June 2018): “Startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period: $730,000 compared with $662,000.”. 100x investment opportunities only come along in VC occasionally. According to Pitchbook data , only 21.6% Hope is not a strategy.

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