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Google for Startups (formerly known as Google for Entrepreneurs) is a startup program launched by Google in 2011. It consists of over 50 co-working spaces and accelerators in 125 countries, and provides hands-on lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Angela Benton (born () May 22, 1981) is an American businesswoman. Benton founded NewME (acquired), [1] the first startup accelerator for minorities globally in 2011. She is a pioneer of diversity and one of the most important African-Americans in the technology industry. [2]
Alice Yvonne Bentinck [1] MBE (born 23 July 1986) [2] [3] is a British entrepreneur.Along with Matt Clifford, she is the co-founder of Entrepreneur First, a London-based company builder and startup accelerator.
Made with Code is an initiative launched by Google on 19 July 2014 aimed to empower young women in middle and high schools with computer programming skills. Made with Code was established after Google's research found that encouragement and exposure are the critical factors that would influence young females to pursue careers in computer science. [1]
Fast Forward is the first startup accelerator to focus solely on nonprofit-based technology enterprises, it was founded by Shannon Farley and Kevin Barenblat in 2014. [1] The accelerator provides support, mentorship, and access to financial capital for emerging companies that aim to improve the world, by focusing on poverty, education access, improving health, and environmental degradation.
Y Combinator, LLC (YC) is an American technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm launched in March 2005 [1] which has been used to launch more than 4,000 companies. [2] The accelerator program started in Boston and Mountain View, expanded to San Francisco in 2019, and was entirely online during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
In 2006, Amidi used the returns from his investments to fund the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California. It was based in a three-story 150,000-square-foot building that would rent space and provide other amenities such as gyms and cafeterias to startup companies. It would also provide them with ready access to data centers and ...
Startup accelerators, also known as seed accelerators or less frequently venture accelerators, are programs that serve as short-term business incubators for startup companies in their investment portfolio.