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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

Resource’s “ESO Accelerator” will train startup ecosystem leaders on how to build a more financially sustainable organization, as well as help connect them to potential funders. Resource is supported by a national coalition of funders committed to supporting entrepreneurs of color.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Winners get $7000, a round-trip ticket to Silicon Valley, access to world-class mentorship, and more.”. Oliver Libby, Managing Partner, H/L Ventures , notes, “it is important to remember that impact funders occupy the same spectrum of returns as regular investors. Roddenberry Foundation Catalyst Fund. “The

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All Raise’s interim CEO is now full-time

TechCrunch

Hendrix Buckner joined the organization, which supports women founders and funders, as chief of staff in early 2022 and stepped in as interim CEO in January following the resignation of former CEO Mandela S.H. All Raise ’s interim CEO Paige Hendrix Buckner has now dropped the “interim,” according to the nonprofit’s blog post.

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Investments of time and money are critical for startups’ success

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Over half the deals and total investments reported in the Angel Capital Association’s most recent Angel Funders Report were made in pre-seed and seed rounds. They tend to invest very early in a startup’s life, even pre-revenue.

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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

Local means more hands-on mentorship. There was a lot of fighting between founders and funders that the independent quit his job because he didn’t want to get in the middle. Otherwise, I value involvement over brand. Local means likely more time. There were two founders and two investors plus one independent.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

“The PeaceTech Accelerator provides the mentorship and training needed to scale both for and not-for-profit peacetech initiatives rapidly, securely, and cost-effectively. Winners get $7000, a round-trip ticket to Silicon Valley, access to world-class mentorship, and more.”. Peacetech Accelerator. From 100% loss capital (e.g.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten VC

Jonathan Bragdon , CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50-$300k in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2X revenues in 12-24 months. Capacity Capital , based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the Southeast.