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Female Founders Struggle To Break The Bias Despite Record Exits
Female-founded startups continue to receive a dismal share of venture funding – only 2.2% of all venture funding in 2021. New data from Pitchbook seems to tell a more positive story – female founders in the US tallied a record number of public listings and acquisitions in 2021. Has the time finally come for female …
Technology, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Students Sweep the 2021 NC State eGames
Poole College of Management Technology, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (TEC) Program entered five student teams to the NC State eGames. Each of the Poole College teams were finalists in their category winning over $26,000 in scholarship. Since 2009, the NC State eGames have awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to students through the annual startup competition. This year, due …
The Day – Voice technology startup Voxion, run by Stonington grads, acquired by California commpany
San Francisco-based voice entertainment company Volley announced this week it has acquired Voxion, a voice technology startup that high school graduates from Stonington founded in 2018. In the earlier days of Voxion, founders Matthew Gillen, Ryan Fornara and Nathaniel Rowe launched Hotel Helper, software used on Google Home speakers to act as a technological concierge, …
Firms that took a PPP loan under $2 million are about to get a break
Business owners who borrowed less than $2 million from the Paycheck Protection Program can breathe a little easier: They likely won’t face an audit from federal authorities. The PPP — a forgivable loan program that allows small businesses to cover up to eight weeks of payroll costs, mortgage interest and other expenses — was refilled …
How home workout technology changed over the past 10 years
The same way that Jane Fonda’s iconic VHS workout and “The Richard Simmons Show” are synonymous with the 80s, and the 90s conjures images of Suzanne Somers’ ThighMaster and step aerobics, the 2010s will be remembered for Peloton bikes, activity trackers and social networks devoted to fitness. While people are still working out in gyms …
World’s gone mad, system is broken
“The world has gone mad and the system is broken.” So says Ray Dalio, the billionaire financier and founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world with $160 billion in assets. There are several problems, including an overzealous lending market, a growing mountain of government debt and a widening divide between the …
Healthcare entrepreneurship- Breaking new grounds by merging science and business
Money seeks reason to grow. To multiply. In its most basic sense, it seeks to be a catalyst of change, of growth. Its power lies in serving a purpose which goes beyond simple multiplication. Artiman, a mid-sized venture capital firm, based out of silicon valley defines just that. It puts in money in ideas which …
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