American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

September 21, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the establishment of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) which will work to increase access to institutional capital for women- and minority-owned startups.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 26, 2022

Ben Franklin’s investments paid huge dividends for the commonwealth as the state continued to rebound from the pandemic, according to the statewide initiative’s “2021 Annual Statewide Impact Report,” with clients generating more than $2 billion in revenue and securing $917 million in post-Ben Franklin financing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Jamil Wyne is an advisor, investor and author focusing on entrepreneurship, technology and economic development in emerging markets. However, depending on whom you talk to, the climate finance gap currently sits at $2.5 More posts by this contributor. A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem. Abrar Chaudhury.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

The Middle East consists of developing nations and, sadly, we are consumers of innovation and create very little of it ourselves. We hardly invent any new technologies and don’t invest enough in research and development,” Suhail says. “I Contributing to Sustainable Development. An Unreasonable Idea.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

Even as VC funding dries up across the world, development finance institutions (DFIs) are looking to African startups to deploy their dry powder. It seems they’re attracted to tech that enables wider socio-economic development because it offers a scalable and efficient way to make an economic impact.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

billion 2013 figure) have been massive financings at Honest Company ($70mm), JustFab ($85mm), ZipRecruiter ($63mm) and lord only knows how much SnapChat has actually accumulated. Over the past 4 years LA’s tech fundings have growing at a 30% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) which is > 4 times the US average VC CAGR (7%).

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

By leveraging its extensive network and resources, i2E is committed to supporting innovation, driving economic development, and nurturing a thriving entrepreneurial community. Alkami , Oklahoma’s first unicorn, was valued at $3.1 billion at its IPO in April 2021.The

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech company OPay raised $400 million in new financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bloomberg reported Monday, valuing the company at $2 billion. Other investors, including DragonBall Capital and 3W Capital, also took part in the new financing round.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The digital lending platform partners with Egyptian merchants, allowing them to underwrite customers at the point of sale and provide them with finance to purchase items such as electronics, furniture and automotive services via 6-36 month installments. million debt financing and $8.3 million debt financing and $8.3

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Even after graduating from Y Combinator’s summer batch that year, Releaf toyed around with ideas around trade finance and a marketplace for buyers and sellers of agricultural products. Releaf will use the seed investment to develop technology and deploy it to smallholder farmers, Nzewi tells me. Then the $1.5

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This vital industry is the lifeblood of Africa’s cities and powers economic development. “SafeBoda welcomes Google to their community and are excited to continue to drive innovation in informal transportation and payments in the boda boda (East Africa) or okada (West Africa) industry,” said co-founder Ricky Rapa Thomson in a statement.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Products developed to manage artificial intelligence data are still largely fragmented, solving one problem at a time for developers, but not the entire life cycle. CEO Wendy Gonzalez said the company is developing the first end-to-end AI tool for training data through machine learning. Sama CEO Wendy Gonzalez.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs): Administered by the SBA, Centers are located around the country to be a local resource that is either free or low cost to small business owners. The Centers often reside within universities, colleges or state economic development agencies.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Colombia’s finance sector has historically been one of the most regulated in the world. That trend is being reinforced by advances in licensing and Open Finance, the promise of ubiquitous instant payments, and regulatory support for innovative fintech solutions. Lee este artículo en E spañol. See a16z.com/global-payments for more.

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Forward Cities

JULY 2, 2019

As Forward Cities journeys with communities to develop equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems, one thing we are learning is that our collective imagination around entrepreneurship will have to expand. To them, those enterprises seemed less like examples of entrepreneurship and more like examples of community development.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Deci , a startup company with 50 employees who are developing a platform to build and optimize AI-powered systems, today announced that it closed a $25 million Series B financing round led by Insight Partners with participation from Square Peg, Emerge, Jibe Ventures, Fort Ross Ventures, and ICON that brings the company’s total raised to $55.1

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 21, 2023

Register Proxtera has closed its seed round of funding, securing fresh funds to further develop its digital cross-border trade and financial services. The company is well placed to further develop and release more digital products to cover the end-to-end digital trade journey for a B2B trade.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

He has 25 years’ experience in AI and related technologies, and over 10 years at the C-level of driving large projects in various areas for economic development. Trade financing desperately needs a new architecture since more than half of food exports and a quarter of all imports belong to countries with volatile currencies.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Tara Sabre Collier is an early-stage impact investor with more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of economic development, social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Tara Sabre Collier. Contributor. She is a Visiting Fellow of Oxford University where she teaches and writes about impact investing, diversity and equity.

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HPA

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

With a career in finance, government and mobility, Steve brings a unique perspective on how to successfully grow companies. He then served as the deputy mayor under Rahm Emmanual, where his responsibilities included economic development and urban planning.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

(November 21, 2023) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved a new $20 million pilot program to support rising real estate developers. The Emerging Developer Fund will help developers gain access to capital and build additional capacity to expand their existing portfolio.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

Fisher’s Popcorn officials presented to Delaware’s Council on Development Finance an application for a Jobs Performance Grant of $60,000 and a Capital Expenditure Grant of $145,500 from the Delaware Strategic Fund to support the company’s investment in construction, fit-out costs and new equipment.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

We’re excited to partner with impact-focused institutions like InfraCo Africa, DOB Equity, and Mobility 54 to continue developing electric boda bodas (motorcycles) and charging stations for our customers,” said Zembo co-founder, Étienne Saint-Sermin. Its motorcycles cover 37 miles (60km) on a single charge.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies. This early commitment from the NJEDA catalyzes additional financing in these innovative startups.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

November 28, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced the opening of the NJ Capital Access Fund. Financing for the NJ Capital Access Fund is allocated from $255 million in federal SSBCI capital allotted to the State of New Jersey by the United States Department of the Treasury.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Ghanaian e-logistics startup Jetstream Africa is on the list, and today, it’s announcing that it has secured $13 million in equity and debt pre-Series A financing. . We simplified our business into just the import-export product line by directly them with a combination of trade financing and logistics.”.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Ben Franklin surrounds entrepreneurs and established manufacturers with experts in accounting, finance, marketing, supply chain management, intellectual property protection, product and process improvements, and countless other disciplines. But now other states are investing heavily in innovation and high-tech economic development.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 4, 2024

June 3, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced that 34 technology and life sciences companies were awarded more than $68 million through the 2023 Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program, commonly known as the Net Operating Loss (NOL) program. TRENTON, N.J.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

The news also comes off the back of the launch of Google’s first product development center on the continent, in Nairobi, Kenya, the city where Lori Systems first launched. “ Lori Systems is a great example of how technology can be scalable across Africa, and how, in turn, this can drive meaningful economic development.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 30, 2024

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is extending the deadline of its Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for the planned New Jersey Green Fund (NJGF) indefinitely, until a formal application is launched.

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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. NJ FAST will serve as a central hub for innovative fintech entrepreneurs, which will allow for new, cutting-edge developments to advance.”

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Small businesses encouraged to take advantage of the Small Business E-Commerce Support Program to develop website, marketing plan & implement online ordering TRENTON, N.J. This program is funded by the Main Street Recovery Finance Program, which was established under the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020 (ERA).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Under the leadership of Nancy Meyers, a Pennsylvania attorney, the team at Advocord developed a mobile responsive, web-based software platform that is a compliance tool that effectively protects those who have a fiduciary/legal obligation to act on the behalf of another. These features have caused investors to take notice as well. since 2008.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. The DEI Task Force has developed and published a formal ACA DEI Policy and set its strategic goals for 2022.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The funding will be used to accelerate growth, technology development, expansion into other Brazilian cities and develop additional supplier partnerships. These stores still face many challenges when trying to procure goods in an efficient and low-cost manner, and they also lack access to fair financing solutions,” Colaço said.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 23, 2023

an early-stage company specializing in developing innovative technologies for carbon capture and utilization, has chosen to continue growing in its hometown of Newark, Delaware, with an expansion from its Delaware Technology Park incubator space to nearby Delaware Industrial Park. October 23, 2023 ) – RiKarbon Inc. ,

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