TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The new funding brings the total amount raised by Uncover, since launch in 2020, to $1.225 million. Uncover was launched after incubation at Antler. Uncover is scaling its operations in Kenya and expanding to Nigeria in January. Lee is an economist turned filmmaker.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community. The goal with Resource is to help ensure that incubators and accelerators focused on supporting people of color have the resources they need to flourish, she added. “We On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

million premium subscribers and $190 million in booked revenues in 2020. Duolingo’s competitors see the app’s massive gamification and solitary experience as inherently contradictory with high-quality language education. The year after its founding, Duolingo launched its Language Incubator in 2013.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

However, from his time at Salesforce he feels he got an education like going to “Marc Benioff’s School of SaaS.” Brett Queener, partner at Bonfire Ventures, said he helped incubate Aforza with Dinardo and Eales, something his firm doesn’t typically do, but saw a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

billion in funding that had gone to all founders up until that point in 2020. . Also, Digitalundivided’s ProjectDiane 2020 report found that Black and Latinx women founders received just $1.7 ” On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point. As one evidence of that, last year Crunchbase found that as of Aug.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Vale do Dendê Accelerator organization has already been in the spotlight at international and national publications because of its innovative work in bringing startup and tech education from mainstream to traditionally underserved communities. It attracted backing from Facebook Brasil and grew 770% in 2020.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We are members of numerous chambers of commerce and associations from across the state that work with small businesses (such as the Detroit Regional Chamber, Grand Rapids Chamber, Dearborn Chamber, The Right Place, MI Chamber, Automation Alley, Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance, MI Business Incubator Assoc.).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Despite the challenging fundraising environment of 2022, we saw more big corporations launching their corporate venture arms in Brazil last year than during the boom years of 2020 and 2021. This has resulted in a dynamic where the majority of the successful and mature startups in Brazil are fintechs.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Israel’s heady mix of questioning culture, tradition of national military service, higher education, the widespread use of English, appetite for risk and team spirit makes for a fertile place for fast-moving companies to appear. At the start of 2020, Israeli startups and technology companies were looking back on a good 2019.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

billion between July 2020 and June 2021, per research by New-York based research firm Chainalysis. Bademosi was the Director of Binance Labs in Africa, overseeing the incubation and development of blockchain projects when he decided to start Bundle as CEO in 2019. million pre-seed to that end.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 1, 2022

In the context of the Better Incubation ’s Communities of Practice targeted at understanding migrants’ challenges to entrepreneurship and leveraging learnings from successful inclusive experiences, MiFriendly Cities was appointed as an inspiring best practice that supports vulnerable entrepreneurs in the European region.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The 2020 High-Tech Human Capital Report from the Israel Innovation Authority and Start-Up Nation Central found that 60% of tech firms were having trouble finding workers and that there were currently 13,000 unfilled tech job openings in the country. But it is not enough for the demands created by the burgeoning tech sector.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

This latest round was led by Falcon Edge’s Alpha Wave Incubation, with participation from Matrix Partners India and LocalGlobe, and existing investors Accel and Strive.vc. The startup was founded in 2020 during covid lockdown with its founders keen to build an app that would enable people in India to watch live matches.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Remote learning and training have become a large priority this year for organizations looking to keep employees engaged and up to date on work practices at a time when many of them are not working in an office — and, in the case of those who have joined in 2020, may have never met any of their work colleagues in person, ever.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The latter two firms are tied in part to the Samwer brothers, who also built the Rocket Internet e-commerce incubator in Berlin.) ” When we last covered Selina, in July 2020, the company was breaking new ground in the U.K. That happened at the end of 2020, and now 90% of Selina’s business is consumer lending, he said.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

Launches Fellowship Grant Opportunity for Early Career Entrepreneurs Altitude Lab today announced that its incubating startups raised over $120M in early-stage funding since commencing operations in 2020.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

We at Impact Hub advocate for better policies and funding, we make education and financial and non-financial resources accessible to impact ventures around the world. His involvement gave him access to funding and valuable business education. The Kitchen at 44 .

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

million on failed, delayed or scaled-back projects in 2020. Elsewhere in the organization, Contentsquare operates a nonprofit foundation to help promote digital accessibility in areas like education and corporate social responsibility. In some cases, it cost them dearly. According to Couchbase, enterprises wasted on average $4.12

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

But when you factor in the need to engage with and educate the broader community it’s an even bigger challenge. Another key type of ally to consider are institutions of higher education. The Mayor also recorded a video recognizing the importance of entrepreneurship that was nationally featured during GEW 2020,” said Jess.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

And this year, the company is expecting “over 50% revenue growth,” compared to 2020. And, both the number of investment requests and new investors surged by more than 250% from January to April 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, with new investors already exceeding all of last year, according to the company.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The second quarter was the first time deal value fell below $77 billion since the fourth quarter of 2020, and this past quarter has seen the lowest amount recorded for a single quarter since the start of 2021. The types of infrastructure VCs are building range from networking and education to operations.

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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2021

What if all startup incubators and accelerators integrated design principles that foster circularity? Here’s what we have learned so far: As of 2020, only 8.6% Circularity-focused incubation and acceleration programs already exist, but there are two problems: There aren’t enough of them to transform the private sector as a whole.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 11, 2020

With the launch of YC’s list of startups hiring for fall 2020 interns , I’ve been getting a lot of requests for advice from students about their upcoming fall plans. If you have work experience, put that at the top — either first or right after your education. Avoid a section listing skills/proficiencies.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Rome has more than 20 incubators/accelerators and many established VCs; because of its lower costs compared to other European cities, it’s become a major base for startups. Italy continues to have structural problems for startups: Credit is based on a company’s financial history, so loans are off-limits.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

After creating COVID screening solutions in 2020 and expanding their partnerships, DocNetwork announced a new partnership with Daxko in 2021 that allows for seamless integrations with YMCA and JCC platforms. As of 2020, it has partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics. Apply now to DocNetwork. DynamoMetrics. Workit Health.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

annually between 2015 and 2020, its market size topping $1.3B The 2020 Spencer Stuart Board Index finds that currently, in S&P 500 boards, women account for 28% of directors while minorities account for 20%. . (I founded Circle of Experts, an expert network which I sold to Evalueserve.).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The startup picked up $5 million in funding back in August of 2020 from a single investor called 25madison, a New York-based venture studio that incubates and funds companies from inception. The premium subscription also includes a family plan, which lets paying users add unlimited friends and famiily to the account.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

GoDaddy is proud to be continuing its partnership with Impact Hub and we look forward to bringing content, education, and our own people to continue to help underserved entrepreneurs.’ Impact Hub Munich began the same initiative with thirty mompreneurs in July 2020.

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Impact Hub

JULY 22, 2020

For South Africa, COVID-19 and the strict lockdown that resulted because of it has amplified the already existing disparities in race, creed, economic standing, and education. The 2020 programs that are run by and at Impact Hub Johannesburg focus on young women of color. How am I dismantling the status quo?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Jooble Venture Lab has also invested in JayJay, a startup in the field of online education. Educators (cultural institutions) and IP owners (publishers and broadcasters) can use it to create immersive games with a drag-and-drop interface that can be deployed in VR and on mobile. Claims 250M downloads (+70M / 38% growth).

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

The country’s focus on education, business, and innovation has made it the 11th largest economy and the fifth largest exporter of goods and services globally. In 2020, despite a turbulent economic condition and the impact of COVID-19, KSGC attracted 2648 applications from 118 countries.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

From 2020 to 2022, Plug and Play was the most active startup accelerator in the world, according to CB Insights. Stevens Institute and Prudential will provide training and other educational, licensing, research opportunities for start-up companies participating in NJ FAST, and more. Plug and Play invests in over 250 companies a year.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 22, 2022

To change this scenario, Impact Hub and European-based partners are taking part in the Better Incubation program. EWA is one of the projects supported by EIT Food, which focus on supporting female entrepreneurs through education, network building, and dedicated programme resources. Which leads us to Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

A 2020 UCLA study found that approximately 15% of couples will have trouble getting pregnant, but Kindbody, which has spun up a network of fertility clinics since its founding in 2018 , has taken a holistic approach to the issue. Historically, people who have difficulty conceiving children have been stigmatized.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For 25 years, Salyer led Accel Financial Staffing, until the sale of the company to key employees in the 3 rd quarter of 2020. On September 30, 2020, the long-term employees acquired the business, ensuring a bright future for many years to come. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Get started!

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 22, 2023

Learn More OurCrowd hosts Spanish innovation officials A delegation of innovation, economic and education officials from across Spain visited OurCrowd in Jerusalem to hear about the Israeli tech ecosystem. Cyfirma is currently funding on the OurCrowd platform. The product line marks the company’s first commercial collaboration.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Israel’s startup ecosystem raised record amounts of funding and produced 19 IPOs in 2020, despite the pandemic. Data-driven AppsFlyer, spearheaded by Oren Kaniel, is an exciting mobile-attribution company that is rapidly growing ($200 million+ ARR in 2020) yet maintains a unique DNA.

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