Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

Some of the common best practices to keep in mind when building an inclusive workplace, according to Ideal , include fair treatment and equal access to opportunities; a focus on teamwork and collaboration; representation at all levels; diversity, equity and inclusion training, and education; and effective and consistent communication.

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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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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Geography does not determine success—it may surface some unique challenges, but it also gives unique opportunities. Talent seeks opportunities, and opportunities can (and must) be created. Starting and growing a business can prove to be a daunting endeavor within any market.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

But, I knew I’d be opening a second location the following year, so I used this opportunity to build the desk-less front desk! Growth naturally comes with obstacles and opportunities. Yes, without the struggle, I feel there is no opportunity for growth. Guests wish to have an open and intimate experience.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

Peanut , the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. “The assumption that founders should have networks able to invest in their businesses creates an unfair starting line for most groups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2020

5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US, most recently as #2,118 on the 2019 list. Opportunities to Innovate: Addressing Challenging B2B Customer Experiences through Digital Products. The next step is to identify the innovation opportunities which exist behind every customer experience challenge on your list.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 22, 2020

First, this is what an Internet Treasure looks like by the numbers: Across Stack Overflow and the Stack Exchange network, we saw around 10 billion page views from 100+ million unique visitors over the course of 2019. In 2019, Stack Overflow added over 2.8 Over 40,000 jobs were posted on Stack Overflow Jobs in 2019.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In the midst of a major second wave of coronavirus infections across Europe, an Estonian startup that’s building an on-demand network to move food and people around in cars, on scooters and ( most recently ) on bikes across developed and emerging markets in EMEA is announcing a major round of funding. France, South Africa and Nigeria.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

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 -based company that sells managed detection and response and cybersecurity consulting services, has raised $9.6 million in Series B funding led by East Seattle Partners. million in funding.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

Written by Ruchir Punjabi , the co-founder and chief digital officer of Distributed Energy , a company that matches investors with renewable energy projects across Africa, Middle East and India, and the founder of Langoor, which was sold to Havas Group in 2019. He is also a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) UAE chapter.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The vast majority of startups remain focused on consumers, knowledge workers and the opportunities to provide services to those that are already operating completely, or at least partially, in digital environments. The funding, an extension to the company’s 2019 Series A , is being led by Octopus Ventures. million users.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

On 25–26 June 2019, EO presented a two-day International Entrepreneurial Summit at the United Nations focused on inspiring, educating and connecting business leaders to promote sustainable business practices. Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. More and more angels will be minted as the 2019 IPO class emerges. The original conventional wisdom was that capital could be a weapon for the winning company as private markets hold longer, but now as 2019 begins, I am not so sure.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

billion networked devices projected to be in use by 2023 and the growth rate currently at around 10%. If these sums sound very large, it’s because outsized funding is the order of the day for large enterprise startups taking on networking infrastructure leviathans like Cisco, Juniper and Huawei. (It

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In 2019 alone, the robotics space saw roughly 600 venture-backed fundraising rounds, while construction companies successfully raised roughly 200 venture rounds. Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines.

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Dream It

MARCH 8, 2019

On May 14, 2019, our friends at Lab Ventures Miami are hosting Future of Real Estate Tech Summit Miami. Apply to Pitch at the Event The top 10 finalists will be given the opportunity to get their ideas in front of distinguished investor panels, influential media, global partners, and over 300 esteemed guests. Will you be there?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Discord’s doubling in corporate value comes as the persistent, inept, American response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate the adoption and growth of businesses creating virtual social networking opportunities. Those opportunities are apparent in Discord’s explosive growth.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2021

Overall, the startup’s revenue has ballooned by 300% since September 2019, when it last raised money , he said. It also provides its customers with a social network for their employees to remain connected with one another and an AI assistant to apply for a leave or set up meetings with quick voice commands from their phones.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 12, 2019

In fact, the work he does outside of his original business helped him earn the 2019 EO Global Citizen of the Year. With its innovative model for empowering rural women and youth, IndiVillage introduces balance to India’s ecosystem—where cities tend to grow exponentially while rural villages have few economic opportunities. “We

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

For example, my EDO had “7 wins” (companies that relocated) in 2018, but only “1 win” in 2019. Does this mean we were less successful in 2019? We rocked it in 2019, but our metrics don’t capture the true nature of our work. They learn how to develop community goals and strategies to achieve those.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

When she left in 2019, the startup had 1,500 employees. As many founders do, the duo saw opportunity in solving the problem both were struggling with and as, they assumed, many others were too. Kindred’s members-only model works by creating a network for exchanging homes. And the network is invite-only.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Djamo is one of such companies taking advantage of this opportunity to bring affordable and seamless banking to the region. In 2019, Hassan Bourgi , a second-time founder, returned to Ivory Coast after exiting his Latin American-based startup, Busportal, to Naspers-company redBus.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

in 17 startups since 2019. They learn how to assess startups’ products, management, market opportunities and business models; how to perform due diligence, evaluate an investment pitch, and make informed investment decisions. Accredited investors are invited to nation’s largest angel conference, which has invested $4.8M

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. Participants have the opportunity to receive prizes reaching $40,000. The pitch takes 90 seconds and participants have the opportunity to win prizes totaling $10,000.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Although commitments such as SoftBank’s $100 million fund to support people of color may seem like a leap forward, when we consider the $120 billion of dry powder (available funds remaining to invest) that the industry saw in mid-2019, these proclamations are merely a drop in the bucket. Investors’ networks tend to mirror themselves.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Today social networks are more powerful than ever, and startups and corporations are innovating new commerce models that leverage the greater reach available to us. Image Credits: Kantar Global MONITOR 2019. Image Credits: Kantar Global MONITOR 2019. Predicting the next wave of Southeast Asia tech giants.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

The combination of networking and educational opportunities that a peer group provides ensures members have access to top-level development. With a peer group—even one with a global presence like EO, “The network effect is huge. One such event will be taking place in Charleston: EO Nerve 2019.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

A typical strategy has been for Series A VCs to raise “Opportunity Funds” that double down by taking up the pro rata rights of a firm’s best deals. So here’s a reminder of why 2019 is 10000x better than 20 years ago. “We But there are clear pro’s and con’s. As a result the best companies grow faster than any time in human history.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

million as the Bangalore-based startup chases the opportunity to digitize neighborhood stores in the world’s second-largest internet market. The startup told TechCrunch that the new tranche concludes its Series B round, which it kickstarted in 2019 with a tranche of $12.7 Indian B2B e-commerce startup Udaan raises $280 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With the world’s attention turning to Japan for the Rugby World Cup 2019 and for the 2020 Olympics, members of EO Japan realized an opportunity to cultivate an international mindset in their families. What better time to connect with other countries? And what better way to do so than by reaching out to EO peers?

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 22, 2023

Watch the video interview now A network of more than 140 entrepreneurial businesses and organisations warns New Zealand is in danger of being left behind due to a lack of resources and insufficient policies to progress entrepreneurship. They collaborated to produce the manifesto, reflecting the views of network members.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Multi-asset social investment network and Robinhood competitor eToro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gatsby — a fintech startup which also aimed to go head to head against Robinhood — for $50 million in a cash and common stock deal. million at the end of 2019, 17.5 Scaling our U.S. million at the end of 2021.

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Dream It

APRIL 29, 2019

Boston | May 8th, May 10th, June 3rd | The three-part Rock Health Enterprise Insights Series will gather select enterprise executives for a half-day of insights from the latest Rock Health research, facilitated networking opportunities, and expert discussions on startup-enterprise partnerships in digital health. Request an invite.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive. In 2019, less than 3% of all VC investment went to women-led companies, and only one-fifth of U.S.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 1, 2019

They can often find talent outside your typical network. Anthony says that if you choose to work with a third-party partner for hiring, it’s important to give the agency an opportunity to understand your culture, what you stand for and the position you’re hiring for. Aim for good leadership and continuous improvement.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

By 2019, the government had issued a unique ID to nearly every adult resident in India; today, the system is used by 1.3 UPI has since become the world’s fifth largest payment network by volume, and a model for the rest of the globe. Currently, banks representing ~80%+ of the market share are plugged into this network.)

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