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The first seed accelerator was Y Combinator, started in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 2005, and then later moved to Silicon Valley by Paul Graham. [3] It was followed by TechStars (in 2006), Seedcamp (in 2007), AngelPad (in 2010), Startupbootcamp (in 2010), Tech Wildcatters (in 2011), several accelerators of SOSV, Boomtown Boulder (in 2014) and Antler (in 2017).
The New York City Economic Development Corporation's Early Stage Life Sciences Funding Initiative and venture capital partners, including Celgene, General Electric Ventures, and Eli Lilly, committed a minimum of US$100 million to help launch 15 to 20 ventures in life sciences and biotechnology in 2014, [6] and in January 2018, the City of New ...
Steve Blank (born 1953) is an American entrepreneur, educator, author and speaker. [1] He created the customer development method that launched the lean startup movement. His work has influenced modern entrepreneurship through the creation of tools and processes for new ventures which differ from those used in large companies.
A Startup Weekend (also known as Startupweekend or SW) is a 54-hour entrepreneurship educational competitive event, [1] in which groups of participants form teams around ideas the Friday evening, and work during the weekend to develop a working prototype, demo, and VC presentation by Sunday evening. Startup Weekend is a hackathon-like event ...
TechCrunch Disrupt brings innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts worldwide. At Disrupt, attendees can witness groundbreaking startups pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, participate in networking events, and explore the latest trends in technology through keynote speeches and panel discussions.
Slush is a startup and tech event held annually in Helsinki, Finland. Slush facilitates meetings between the founders of startups and investors such as venture capitalists, accomplished with events such as matchmaking and pitching competitions. Slush aims to build a worldwide startup community.
Wikipedia Day 2021 NYC is being held virtually on Friday, January 15, 2021 starting at 6pm Eastern. Wikipedia Day is always a big day for Wikimedia NYC ( mailing list ). While we cannot meet in person, we still have something special planned.
Endeavor is an organization headquartered in New York City which supports entrepreneurs with potential for economic and social impact in their regions. [2] The organization provides the entrepreneurs in its network with services that assist them in growing ventures, creating jobs, transforming economies, and supporting future generations of entrepreneurs.