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What if all startup accelerators promote circularity?

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Our ambition for 2030 is to shape the business of the future by pioneering new models to foster financial health, wellbeing, environmental action and social inclusion in all that we do. From health to waste management, agriculture to education, or technology to transport and manufacturing. And this is happening right now!

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Brazil’s Black Silicon Valley could be an epicenter of innovation in Latin America

TechCrunch

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. BLCK VC launches educational initiative to bring more Black entrepreneurs into investing ecosystem.

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Venture capital undermines human rights

TechCrunch

Amnesty International recently surveyed the world’s largest venture capital firms and startup accelerators. Overall, of the 50 VC firms and three startup accelerators analyzed by Amnesty International, we found that almost all of them lacked adequate human rights due diligence policies and processes.

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Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much more

TechCrunch

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. But how did it affect the company’s financial health? For this edtech investor survey , she interviewed: Deborah Quazzo, managing partner, GSV Ventures (an education fund backing ClassDojo, Degreed and Clever).

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Meet the women-led web3 startups from Thousand Faces’ demo day

TechCrunch

What it does: Pre- and post-pregnancy app Founder: Natallia Miranchuk Country: Cyprus The pitch: The SOULA app is an AI-powered guide for 24/7 informational and mental health support during pregnancy, birth and postpartum care. It is currently raising a seed round to invest in business development and grow its product development.

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Forma raises new funding to make employee benefits more flexible

TechCrunch

The startup participated in AngelPad’s three-month startup accelerator program in 2018, shortly before TechCrunch reported that the company had $265,000 in annual recurring revenue (ARR). Forma’s core mission is to flip that relationship by designing employee-first benefits programs, he added.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

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. Accelerator Centre. Accelerator Centre is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

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