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SXSW EDU® Announces Winners of the 2024 Launch Startup Competition and Student Impact Challenge

Entrepreneurs / 7th March 2024

South by Southwest EDU® Conference & Festival is excited to announce the winners for its 2024 Launch Startup Competition and Student Impact Challenge. The winners were announced at the Launch Spotlight...

Bank of America Announces Accelerator that Provides Economic Opportunities to Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented Communities

Entrepreneurs / 18th May 2023

Bank of America has launched its impact accelerator program named Bank of America Breakthrough Lab with the call for applications for the September 2023 cohort. The six-month program provides tailored...

Brazilian Startup Program Elevates Innovative Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs / 23rd December 2022

 ApexBrasil, The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, together with the Brazilian Ministry of Economy, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sebrae (Brazilian Micro and Small Enterprises’ Support Service), and Anprotec (National Association of Entities Promoting Innovative...

Rutgers MBA Alumna Realizes Dream of Being an Entrepreneur as Venture Takes Off

MBA Blog / 29th November 2022

Hannah Redmond kept retrieving lessons from her MBA classes at Rutgers Business School as she built her startup, Happy Box, from an idea to a ranking on Inc.’s list of fastest-growing companies. “I use...

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Startup Growth Agency, Tailored Brands, Evolves to Become ‘Ventuure’ to Scale Series A & B Startups

Entrepreneurs / 5th July 2022

Startup Growth Agency, Tailored Brands, announced it is rebranding to become Ventuure to evolve its mission to support Series A and B startups. Ventuure will combine strategic consultancy and investment readiness with agency execution...

Bonfire Ventures Raises Over $230M For Two New Funds To Help B2B Software Startups Beat The Odds

Entrepreneurs / 8th June 2022

Bonfire Ventures — the firm helping seed-stage B2B software companies beat the odds — has announced the close of its third core seed fund at $168 million, and its second...

Travel Insurance Startup Faye Raises $8M in Seed Funding, Poised for Travel’s Rebound

Entrepreneurs / 6th May 2022

Whole-trip travel insurance startup Faye has announced it has raised $8M in seed funding, led by Viola Ventures and F2 Venture Capital, with participation from Portage Ventures, Global Founders Capital (GFC) and...

Travel Adventure Startup YouTravel.Me Raises $1M to Strengthen Its Position in the US

Entrepreneurs / 9th September 2021

YouTravel.Me, an algorithm-powered online platform for booking small group adventure travel organized by travel experts, announced today that it has secured $1 million in funding. The round was led by Starta VC...

Menopause Startup Elektra Health Raises $3.75M In Funding, Co-Led By Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six And Flare Capital Partners

Entrepreneurs / 16th August 2021

 Elektra Health, a new women’s health tech company on a mission to smash the menopause taboo, is announcing $3.75M in seed funding co-led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six and Flare Capital Partners, with...

Woman-Owned Tech Startup CharismaQ Announces $1M in Seed-Round Funding to Invent the Future of Coaching and Development for Enterprise Organizations

Career Climbers / 10th August 2021

CharismaQ, a coaching and communication platform headquartered in Germantown, WI announced seed-round funding of $1 million financed by Wisconsin-based insurance carrier West Bend Mutual Insurance. The new capital will allow CharismaQ to accelerate platform development,...