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2023 Inc. Founders House at Black Tech Week: Founder-Led Discussions
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15 founders building solutions to look out for in 2023
According to this report by the United Nations, Africa’s sustainable growth is heavily dependent on how well Africans can use tools like technology to fight multidimensional vulnerabilities. People all across the continent are taking their experience, skills, and network, and using them to build purpose-driven solutions for the continent. From Aisha Husseini, who is making
16 Female Founders Taking The Fashion Industry By Storm
Photo Credit: Photo by Caroline McCredie/Getty Images In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8) I’ve reached out to female founders in the fashion world to highlight their successful businesses and get their insights on what makes them feel empowered. Keep reading to learn about some amazing female-founded fashion labels and get their advice on
Founders of Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Launch Their Own Investment Vehicle
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What African founders think about the new $500,000 Y Combinator deal
About 2 weeks ago, Y Combinator announced that it has updated its investment deal in startups, from $125,000 to $500,000. With this new deal, the accelerator has added $375,000 in an uncapped safe, with “most favoured nation” (MFN) terms added to its standard deal of $125,000 for a 7% equity stake. This announcement sparked a…
Latino Founders Have a Hard Time Raising Money From VCs
A few years ago, Rocío van Nierop visited the tech accelerator Y Combinator. Nierop is the cofounder and executive director of the advocacy group Latinas in Tech. As she walked through the building, she passed by photo after photo of the teams that Y Combinator had funded. Nierop noticed they were all white men. “Where…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. As someone who has spent their career closely following fashion trends and making predictions about the next big thing,…
Aito Media Founders Launch New Finnish Production Banner Take Two Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
A trio of well-experienced Finnish producers, Eero Hietala, Lasse Koskinen and Ilkka Hynninen, have joined forces to launch Take Two Studios, a production company which will focus on premium drama, documentaries and podcasts. Hietala and Hynninen previously co-founded Aito Media in 2003 and produced more than 1,700 hours of programming during their 18-year run as…