Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In simple terms, the local LP community owned 70% of the fund economics, the Managing Director owned 20% and Techstars owned 10%; we also paid Techstars a $50K annual fee to support the program’s back-office operations. Bottom line, Techstars needed cash. Killing the Golden Goose Organizations become what they’re staffed and led to do.

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startup ecosystem accelerator communities support 189

Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 10, 2020

We appreciate collaboration and work diligently to identify appropriate networks & partners within ecosystems to convene and apply solutions collectively. ”(Startup Champions Network). Data today, 3-5 years later will not support that notion though. What motivates you as an ecosystem builder?

entrepreneurial ecosystem 98

entrepreneurial ecosystem funders education communities 98

American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 16, 2024

The winners in six categories are: Bonterra , Best Overall, used Large Language Models (LLMs) to streamline the grant review process for funders, a major challenge in the grant-making space. UDC Chief Operating Officer David A. Franklin summed up the importance of holding the hackathon with participation of HBCU students.

peer-to-peer 98

peer-to-peer funders innovation creativity 98

TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

AI Stage: Covers the latest artificial intelligence tech related to NLG, speech recognition, virtual agents, biometrics, RPA, deep learning platforms, reactive machines, and P2P networks. CTA: Want to reach the biggest funders, founders and Disruptors? Sessions will include DeepMind and Benchmark. Founders, do you have what it takes?

disruption 96

disruption funders peer-to-peer networking 96

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. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

opportunity 72

opportunity funders peer-to-peer angel investing 72

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Launched in 2003, LinkedIn quickly became the first global professional social media network by offering an easy way to make and track professional connections. What do these approaches have in common? It’s important to point out that most of these avenues are spectra along which providers can place themselves.

education 98

education entrepreneurship mentorship peer-to-peer 98

Ecosystem Builder Hub

JUNE 20, 2020

I asked them to treat me like a funder. The more metrics that we can collect about ecosystems the more we will be able to make informed decisions and provide targeted support as ecosystem builders.” This was a focused effort to support our mayor’s goal of investing in women-and-minority-owned small businesses. Ellen Bateman.

entrepreneurial ecosystem 131

entrepreneurial ecosystem communities peer-to-peer entrepreneurship 131

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

If the founding entrepreneurs believe their business models will scale quickly, they will need a good deal of funding to support growth. That includes angel investors, venture capitalists, and institutional funders associated with various stages of a startup’s growth. A funded venture’s success is tied to the people running it.

startup 105

startup pitching funders strategy 105

Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

Set up or leverage a digital communications platform that helps small businesses connect with resources, a community of support, and a storytelling platform that can personalize and amplify the work, products, and needs of small businesses; .

entrepreneurs 98

entrepreneurs development entrepreneurial ecosystem communities 98

TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Enter LGBT+ VC, a nonprofit organization that aims to support LGBTQ+ founders and investors allied with the cause. That resulted in the duo tapping into their networks and assessing the relationship the LGBTQ+ community currently has with the tech ecosystem. Tiana and I came together, and we thought, ‘where can we make a difference?’”

VC 95

VC founder funders communities 95

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Launched in Boston in 2019 the program serves over 300 students with many more on the horizon due to Third Rock’s support. That contribution with Third Rock’s founding support is a great convergence of focus, creating optimism that more underrepresented and underserved college students will pursue positions in life science industry hubs.

ventures 75

ventures investing investment funders 75

Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

How they managed to rally other ecosystem stakeholders into supporting these efforts. Alexis Ehrhardt, President & CEO at Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, explains “For two years, Danville Regional Foundation provided a fellow to support the development of the ecosystem. The need for an ecosystem builder.

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development entrepreneurial ecosystem entrepreneurship communities 119

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

With the support of Oikocredit alongside our first-round funders, our distribution, logistics and financing services will continue not only in Ghana but also in Ivory Coast where we’ve recently begun the process of expanding our team,” said Attah in a statement. to grow its input supply network.

funders 95

funders networking financing finance 95

Hunter Walk

MAY 22, 2024

2021 We start Screendoor with some of our industry friends to back new VC firms with $90m+ of Institutional capital from leading endowments, foundations, and other long term supporters of the asset class. 2021-2023 Start investing in amazing new VC firms, often anchoring the raise as one of their largest funders. Get out there and win.

VC 90

VC capital funders strategy 90

Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking. In the midst of supporting founders in their communities during a global pandemic, what do they wish they were more versed in? It is a unique combination of skills and the right mindset.” Kim Louis.

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development entrepreneurial ecosystem funders economic development 75

TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

” Clearly, that’s how Holberton’s funders feel about this, too. ” He expects to see 5,000 students join this year, up from 500 in 2019, and see the network expand with new schools in the U.S., “Raising funds is helping us support and accelerate our vision of creating this ‘OS of education.’

SaaS 88

SaaS education funders accelerator 88

TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Jonathan Bragdon , its CEO, describes Capacity as “a team of founders-turned-funders making non-dilutive, founder-aligned investments of $50,000-$300,000 in post-startup, post-revenue businesses planning to 2x revenues in 12-24 months. Chattanooga, TN-based Capacity Capital was launched in 2020 with a primary focus on the southeastern U.S.

startup ecosystem 76

startup ecosystem funders VC mentorship 76

David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Note that I specifically am excluding from this analysis the firms that help investors access investment funds, e.g., CAIS , Context365 , iCapital Network , OurCrowd , Palico , PrimeAlpha , Trusted Insight. We support that with an active Slack community and a venture scout program.” Elite networks. Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

investing 105

investing investment peer-to-peer real estate 105

Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

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. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

opportunity 52

opportunity funders peer-to-peer angel investing 52

Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

But if you ever forget that supporting extraordinary founders is the whole game, and that your only job as an early stage investor is to identify them and help them progress, you have irretrievably lost the plot. Done right, the intensity of these relationships carries far beyond the duration of the program.

startup accelerator 149

startup accelerator accelerator peer-to-peer startup 149

TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

That means having VC firms that spotlight international entrepreneurship and foster global expert networks. To help this along, angels and VCs who’ve been behind a recent exit and are reinvesting in similar founders should publicize those knock-on investments, explaining how their previous success motivated them to support similar ventures.

peer-to-peer 100

peer-to-peer entrepreneurship entrepreneurial ecosystem funders 100

Angel Capital Association

JUNE 24, 2024

As a century old, full-service business law firm committed to supporting the angel community, they bring the experience and resources that early stage investors and entrepreneurs rely upon.” stated Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer of ACA.

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funders angel capital angel investing education 52

TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Public funding supports are good, but too fragmented and hard to access. Halo Business Angel Network feels staid. With more support from Invest NI, the whole of Northern Ireland can be an innovation hub linked to Ireland via the startup ecosystem. The support for early-stage startups has also contributed to this influx.

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founder incubation accelerator hospitality 113

David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

Scouts are typically hired because they are well-networked and credible in an industry, geography, and/or community that a VC is focusing on. This role helps augment the candidate’s profile with personal branding, networks, track record, dealflow, and industry best practices. HOW TO GET A SCOUT ROLE. Solo GP Training. Calm Company. “We’re

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VC venture capital accelerator ventures 128

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 3, 2024

ABOUT THE PROGRAM Invest In Women x Pittsburgh , a dynamic accelerator in collaboration with Ascender and powered by the Richard King Mellon Foundation, empowers emerging entrepreneurs by providing vital resources and unwavering support to fuel the growth of their ventures. Attend to meet them during the program and reception.

founder 52

founder investing investment funders 52

American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For any entrepreneur to be successful in starting a business, they must have the right help and resources to support of their hard work. Accelerators are programs run by a range of organizations and funders to assist the best startup applicants they choose. Search out resources that are timely to starting and growing a small business.

funders 52

funders peer-to-peer incubation entrepreneurship 52

American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

The country’s only tech-enabled deposit network is leaving behind competitor networks that still use manual processes While fintech funding languished in 2023 , deposit management platform ModernFi is an exception going into 2024, having just closed an $18.7 million Series A funding round. The current round adds to a $4.5

communities 52

communities funders networking enablement 52

Ecosystem Builder Hub

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Over the two days of the workshop, nine projects were identified to move the EBLP forward from the following prompts: Regarding the Field: Imagine the field of entrepreneurship ecosystem building takes center stage; it is consistently adopted among practitioners, funders, policy makers, and others – locally, regionally, and nationally.

entrepreneurship 52

entrepreneurship leadership entrepreneurial ecosystem funders 52

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 worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. J.M.Kaplan Innovation Prize.

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startup incubation accelerator innovation 70

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Network, then platform. While some could argue that connecting funders to founders feels like a natural synergy for AngelList to pursue, Kohli explained that the startup has no plans to become a fundraising marketplace such as Hum Capital or ClearCo. In the past, Kohli has described the power of AngelList as its capital network.

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founder SaaS funders VC 89

Angel Capital Association

APRIL 28, 2021

Plus, we’ll have virtual happy hours and crowd-sourced discussion groups for low-key and high-comfort networking. Experience an all-new way to celebrate angel investing and the power of company support! Attend this preview session on April 29 to get networking and learning tips and tricks, build your own agenda, and more.

angel investing 52

angel investing investing investment funders 52

Angel Capital Association

JUNE 7, 2021

Angels are nimble, identifying and supporting entrepreneurs with desperately needed new technologies and innovations. We’ve become the most active public policy supporter for early and seed stage investing in the United States. More than ever, we need innovation. We need ingenuity. We need risk-takers and difference-makers.

peer-to-peer 40

peer-to-peer funders angel investing education 40

Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking, and investment discovery, specifically tailored to empower the black entrepreneurial ecosystem. This platform not only facilitates networking with potential investors but also offers invaluable feedback and validation from experienced industry experts.

angel capital 40

angel capital capital peer-to-peer entrepreneurial ecosystem 40

TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

The power of one’s network cannot be overemphasized in the business world. I cannot stress how critical a strongly connected network is when raising money. Today, we leverage our investor network and ask for introductions if we’re raising or want to connect with a fund for future rounds. Nigerian fintech Okra raises $3.5M

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VC founder networking investing 115

Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

I wish the small business ecosystem had something equivalent to the angel investor networks that support technology startups. In an ecosystem, there should be multiple entrepreneurial support organizations, coworking spaces, incubators/accelerators, investors, etc.communicating about the resources they have to support entrepreneurs.

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entrepreneurial ecosystem funders sustainability education 52

Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

How can we better support acceleration and incubation efforts to push for the transition from the linear to the circular economy? Circularity is part of our broader Environmental Strategy – discover how Impact Hub Global Network is addressing our time’s most pressing issues here.

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Forward Cities

DECEMBER 16, 2019

It is a description for a new entrepreneurial support pilot program launching in Franklin County, OH in January of 2020. No, this isn’t a description of a new reality TV show! Innovation Sprints. The second pilot provides growth-oriented small businesses with an expert site visit and strategic assessment.

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