TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business. It grants up to CHF 130,000 per company.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

What the report reveals is that NYC has a rich and expanding ecosystem of tech skills training opportunities, including K-12 and adult education. Make a significant new public investment in expanding and improving New York City’s tech education and training ecosystem. . Prioritize long-term investments in K–12 computing education. .

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Dream It

MARCH 28, 2020

These companies are actively deploying COVID-19 solutions in hospitals and healthcare systems to enable rapid testing, to limit exposure to the virus, to educate patients and clinicians on rapidly-evolving information, and to provide communication tools that reduce exposure risk for front-line healthcare workers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 5, 2021

When the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the US in January of 2020, the situation demanded a rapid response. Corporations and educational institutions had to find ways to bring people together for meetings and instruction. Families and friends had to find on-line means of supporting each other during this crisis.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

billion, achieved in under five years since its founding in 2020. A Platform for All Industries Islands product is already being used across a wide array of industries, including finance, government, higher education, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail. This latest raise propels the companys valuation to an impressive $4.8

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Widespread layoffs during the pandemic contributed to an initial rise in female entrepreneurship in 2020, along with the need for flexibility. By fostering early exposure and education about entrepreneurship and other career paths, Franc.World is paving the way for an inclusive landscape where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The company’s decade-long growth will continue with its recent funding round supporting its innovative approach to healthcare. Members can obtain real-time updates on their benefits and costs on the same platform they receive fertility education and coaching. Members receive support from the first trimester through returning to work.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 14, 2021

In recognition of International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9, 2020, YLAI Network members joined a conversation with nine YLAI Fellowship alumni from a variety of countries and specialties on the YLAI Network Facebook page to discuss what leadership and integrity means to them. By Bryce Kelly. What makes a good leader?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

We spoke with Greg Crabtree , chair of EO@Wharton Executive Education program, to gain insights on how to plan during these uncertain times. In 2020, Greg will release his newest book, Simple Numbers 2.0: Decide if you can support more labor at full or reduced pay, or if you have to cut faster and harder than you originally thought.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In 2020, the venture industry continued to invest in startups, despite the COVID-19 crisis. Amsterdam has tech industry “schools” such as Growth Tribe , The Talent Institute and THNK for educational courses, as well as accelerators like Rockstart, Startupbootcamp and Fashion for Good. Digital health, education, B2B SaaS.

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Source Link

APRIL 14, 2021

If we are to create entrepreneurial ecosystems that nurture entrepreneurs of all colors and races, we must begin by addressing the systemic issues in play that prevent these business owners from accessing vital resources, capital, mentoring, networking and education. SourceLink offers resources and support to help you do just that.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. Resource aims to give local accelerators and incubators support in the form of training and community.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Segments improved, but gaps of differing degrees remained For instance, from 2015 to 2020 women engineering graduates rose by 55% (from 19,588 to 30,326), accounting for 24% of awarded undergraduate engineering degrees, but significantly lower than the 50.4% of the U.S. population. of engineering degrees versus 13.6% of the population.

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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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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 18, 2020

The largest early-stage investor in the region, Ben Franklin provides investment capital and business support services to emerging tech-entrepreneurs and small manufacturers located in central and northern Pennsylvania. www.cnp.benfranklin.org. technology to mid-market producers across several manufacturing verticals. www.Werkberry.com.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Given the times in which we currently live, I can’t think of anything worthier than recognizing the amazingly dedicated educators to whom we entrust our children to help them learn and grow. Detroit native Kiarra Ambrose has valued education all her life. My purpose is educating; that’s my core,” Ambrose says.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 12, 2020

This Positively Gotham Gal podcast from April 2019 with Robin Steinberg of The Bail Project is a great education into the bail system and why it is so problematic. One of the issues with giving to bail funds is figuring out which one to support. This Atlantic piece describes why that is.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Creative professionals continue to look for ways to monetize their talents and knowledge through online education platforms like CLASS101 that bring stable incomes and improve opportunities. CLASS101, a Seoul-based online education platform, announced today it has closed $25.8 and Japan. It has 350 employees now. “We

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 4, 2020

I support these efforts and am sympathetic to them. They mean that the education a black person has matters as much as our education. USV TEAM POSTS: Union Square Ventures — Jun 3, 2020 An Appraisal Nick Grossman — Jun 3, 2020 Listening Albert Wenger — Jun 2, 2020 American Carnage.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2021

The opportunity to meet personally (or virtually in 2020) with a group of trusted entrepreneurs who run a variety of businesses, to be able to share experiences, and to be able to learn from each other in a safe and trusted environment is second-to-none. Immediately after joining, I felt a sense of belonging. I haven’t felt lonely since!

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

Her teaching areas are Management, Strategy, Business Plan and Entrepreneurial Support. Her areas of research include entrepreneurial ecosystem, entrepreneurial support, and inter-organizational strategies with a focus on business incubators. HilbertProblems (As an educator, I am working on a webinar/MOOC to serve ecosystem builders.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2021

Last year, Lambda School raised $74 million for its coding education program. We believe that practical skills training, a supportive global community and career development programs can give everyone, regardless of their education or employment history, the ability to write their stories through technology,” said Quiñones.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Holberton , the education startup that started out as a coding school in San Francisco and today works with partners to run schools in the U.S., Today’s announcement comes after a messy 2020 for Holberton, and not only because the pandemic put a stop to in-person learning. It opened campuses in Mexico and Peru, for example.

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The focus is on providing personalized support to underserved communities. For this first cohort, the program supported 20 ventures, 70% of whom completed the program, 50% were women, 45% refugees, and 55% were non-EU-migrants. Entrepreneurs from historically oppressed backgrounds (migrants, women of color, rural entrepreneurs, etc.)

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

At the start of 2020, Chelle Neff is wrapping up a decade of considerable success, growth and innovation. We have five cities so far and are bringing in the Bay Area in 2020. When I first opened my salon 15 years ago, there wasn’t education or companies you could reach out to about sustainability. 5000 list twice! .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2021

Moreover, the more educated we are, the more likely we are to engage in such active rejection. That’s why research demonstrates that the more educated you are, the more polarized your beliefs will be around scientific issues that have religious or political value overtones, such as stem cell research, human evolution and climate change.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

trillion in 2020, citing Bank Indonesia’s data. . More than 340 Indonesian companies and SMEs in travel, hospitality, e-commerce, transportation, education, outsourcing, crowdfunding, business management sectors use Flip’s employee payroll, customer refunds, invoice/ supplier payments, and international transfers. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

Y-Combinator- backed Localyze has nabbed $12 million in Series A funding led by Blossom Capital for a SaaS that supports staff relocations and hiring across borders. nationality, family status or education). . nationality, family status or education). It offers tiered pricing for the SaaS, based on usage.).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 3, 2020

The year 2020 has emphasized one certainty: In times of crisis, entrepreneurs innovate, adapt and continue to give back. Other Karma initiatives include: • Sahara is a program that expresses our core value—support. How has EO supported your efforts? He is known for his leadership in business and charitable pursuits.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

billion English language learners globally and the number of children among them reached 500 million in 2020. So the company targets markets with low online education penetration rates, such as emerging markets. There are approximately 1.5

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

VC has been invested over the past decade according to race, gender and educational background makes for grim reading — with all-ethnic teams and female entrepreneurs receiving just a fraction of available funding versus all-white teams and male founders. New research looking into how U.K. Here the report found that 42.72% of U.K.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach. As a consultant at Bain and Company, Case worked with clients in technology, private equity and education.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 6, 2022

OSSM’s Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. In 2020, she became instructor of OSSM’s Virtual Regional Center. “I The Virtual Regional Center brings added educational opportunities and challenges to rural high school students. By Scott Meacham.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

London-based Kodland , which started out back in 2018 offering in-person courses for children to learn digital skills like computer programming before switching focus to online learning from early 2020, has closed a $9 million Series A funding round to scale into more markets. We are very excited to support Kodland on their journey.”

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

For example, voice-powered ecommerce reached approximately $2 billion in 2017 and Gartner predicts that about 30% of web browsing will happen via voice (and without a screen) by 2020. As smart speaker platforms have matured, more entrepreneurs are leveraging the technology to benefit healthcare.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 5, 2020

And if you want to learn to code and support five scholarships by doing that, you can do that here. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — May 2, 2020 COVID19 and the Decentralization of Money. If you are a displaced worker and want to learn to code for free, you can apply here (need to login first).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In 2020, VC investments totaled NZD $127.2 USD $76 million) in 2019, due to a near doubling of transactions from 46 in 2019 to 92 in 2020. billion, from Q1 2020 to Q4 2021. Despite the pandemic, venture and early-stage investment in New Zealand is reaching record highs. million (USD $86 million), up from NZD $112.2 (USD

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