Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

The company hosted key stakeholders in Africa’s tech ecosystem and “reviewed opportunities unfolding throughout the internet economy, paying special attention to the support of developers and startups in the region.” Going into this year, the Google for Startups Accelerator program will be hosting its sixth cohort.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 23, 2024

Companies participating in the accelerator program, which is mostly remote, benefit from the region’s growing battery industry cluster enabled by New Energy New York ( NENY). The methodology leverages university, community, and industrial involvement. Register at: Scale Your Startup at ChargeUp (Jan. 25, 2024, 1–2 p.m.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This collaboration, known as Techstars Tokyo, aims to support early-stage companies with a global perspective, providing assistance to entrepreneurs eyeing international expansion or seeking entry into the Japanese market.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

Recently, I worked with a community that was struggling to explain what they thought success looked like in ten years to their funding organizations. And the ecosystem building metrics stem from the outcomes derived from the community. They learn how to develop community goals and strategies to achieve those. Ellen Bateman.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Vale do Dendê coordinates with local startups, investors and government agencies to support entrepreneurship and innovation and runs startup acceleration programs specifically focusing on supporting Afro-Brazilian founders. There is a clear recognition of the business case for Afro-Brazilian businesses.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2021

One of the most notable was AARP Innovation Lab, the non-profit’s startup accelerator program. One common theme among AARP’s group was tech that helps elderly people “age in place,” or stay in their homes or communities instead of moving into a nursing home. It presented nine companies at the virtual show.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

The eight companies that are part of the latest batch of startups will take up a 13-week residency in one of Snap’s buildings in Santa Monica, California. Ettos — Is making an e-commerce platform for beauty products, supporting inclusive beauty, based in Colombia.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

the free YC Startup School courses). Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g., Moreover, rumors of deeply unethical behavior at accelerators are starting to surface frequently. long-term support at the earliest stages).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Rodriguez said EVEN aims to address other pain points that artists have today, such as being compensated or credited properly, by letting them connect with their fan base easily, which in turn lets fans support artists and avoid having to pay fees to reseller platforms.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Sololearn was founded and is currently led by Yeva Hyusyan, who tells me that the impetus for the company came out of a previous project (a startup accelerator) she worked on while working for Microsoft in the country. Helpers are incentivized, Hyusyan said, “because they learn and they get recognition from the community.”

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

Successful companies like Pinterest, Thumbtack, Yammer and UberConference all got their start winning startup competitions. If a bank doesn’t believe in your idea, the startup community might — and there’s a good chance they’ll give you a lot of money if they do. Accelerators. Crowdfunding.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

For a few years now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has been a stalwart advocate for the “blue economy,” and an incubator for ocean-focused early stage startups. These entrepreneurs need support for life,” said Fernandez. “The time-bound model is broken, I would say.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I’m now researching non-dilutive funding for Action Tank , a startup I’m gestating to “Make America Functional Again”. Google for Startups Accelerator. Mulago Foundation Rainer Arnhold Fellowship.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Rodriguez said EVEN aims to address other pain points that artists have today, such as being compensated or credited properly, by letting them connect with their fan base easily, which in turn lets fans support artists and avoid having to pay fees to reseller platforms.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

How to get into a startup accelerator. Turnout is a platform built specifically for internal communities and groups within an organization, making it easier for employees to host events and discussions across their company. is a skin health brand focused on men. The Verticale makes money by taking a commission on every order.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

In those seven years, the accelerator says it has supported more than 500 startups, 200 manufacturers, been awarded around 450 patents, and helped to create roughly 4,000 jobs. Ashland has been built-out to provide mHub with the facilities that it needs to support the development it wants to foster. “We’ll

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Kim noted that the investment is made either with a SAFE (simple agreement for future equity) or stock purchase agreement — a decision that is up to the startup to make. . During its program, SparkLabs provides funding, mentorship and access to administrative and legal advisory support for startups. and Asia. .

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 12, 2019

With funding support from the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority and business mentors provided by Ben Franklin and Gannon’s Small Business Development Center, the local entrepreneurs behind these startups have been participating in Ben Franklin’s business startup accelerator, the Tech Celererato r@Erie.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2023

This could support the clinical management and assessment of a range of mental health conditions (e.g. These strong clinical, scientific, engineering and business collaborators have supported us throughout the translation process and have allowed us to continue to innovate despite our limited funds. ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder).

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Founders Coop

APRIL 15, 2019

Some friends in Boulder were experimenting with an idea for a “startup accelerator” they called Techstars. million, to lean into our strategy of being first to support the most promising founders here in the Pacific Northwest. We raised our second fund around the same time, a whopping $7.7 We just weren’t sure exactly how.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

A quick glance into founder dating sites or startup accelerator applicant pools you will see that in most cases the tech founders are outweighed by at least 10 to 1. But this still needs to be grounded and supported by data. Get involved with startup communities Most big cities have numerous startup communities.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

NJ FAST is the fourth Strategic Innovation Center in the state and will support research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Fintech and Insuretech Sectors HOBOKEN, N.J. From 2020 to 2022, Plug and Play was the most active startup accelerator in the world, according to CB Insights.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Thousand Faces , a web3 community-based investment group, hosted its demo day on Wednesday with the top 10 startups from its Female Founder Accelerator program. The accelerator program’s first cohort accepted 30 startups from a pool of over 220 applicants across 76 countries.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 20, 2019

SOMERSET, PA – For the past two months, several tech-entrepreneurs have been participating in a business startup accelerator program, the Tech Celerator @Somerset. On March 14, 2019, they each made a graduation “pitch” to a team of judges from the surrounding area.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

Our team works with local animal services organizations and municipalities to build a custom identification tag program tailored to meet the needs of the community. Earlier this year, we were one of six pet care companies selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the Leap Venture Studio , the first pet care-specific startup accelerator.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I’m now researching non-dilutive funding for Action Tank , a startup I’m gestating to “Make America Functional Again”. Database of grants for a wide range of startup types.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. GCVF specializes in providing critical support to founders based in small communities, while connecting them to an unfair network well-beyond their small-town headquarters. . II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? —– Indie.vc

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. GCVF specializes in providing critical support to founders based in small communities, while connecting them to an unfair network well-beyond their small-town headquarters. . II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? —– Indie.vc

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Well, Dropbox focused on User Experience, ease of use, and cross platform support. There are lots of startup accelerators to help get the company off the ground. Some investors are now spending more time prospecting startups in Boston or New York where valuations are more reasonable, and the competition is less intense.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Culture in Action: A Story from Valley Venture Mentors Let me share how this played out at Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), a nonprofit startup accelerator I helped lead. This large, active mentor community gave our entrepreneurs access to expertise and resources we could never have provided on our own.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Google is spinning up a new, online-only startup accelerator centered around the elusive circular economy. The effort is Google’s latest to help environmentally focused startups grow while potentially hooking them on its cloud products in the process.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Bristol is also home to an important startup accelerator, SETsquared. A collaborative effort by the five universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, the accelerator has supported over 4,000 entrepreneurs and helped their startups raise a total of £1.8 and Europe, and expires on August 31, 2021.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When Stable Diffusion , the text-to-image AI developed by startup Stability AI , was open sourced earlier this year, it didn’t take long for the internet to wield it for porn-creating purposes. Growing community. ” Unsurprisingly, some AI ethicists are as worried as Chaudhry is optimistic. .

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