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Kauffman Fellows Take On VC Sexual Harassment, Bench Mentor McClure

Xconomy

It provides a two-year mentoring and education program, and then lifelong membership in a global network where members have been screened for integrity and other character traits. (A A group of Kauffman Fellows is pictured above.) The network. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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The Breakthrough Presentation that Stole the Upfront Summit

Both Sides of the Table

We’ve known each other for nearly a decade and he’s been a friend, a co-investor in startups and a mentor to many startups with whom I’ve worked. So of course when Cham wanted to build his own startup I was first in line asking to fund him. It was just announced today on TechCrunch. eat your heart out. Next up for Cham?

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Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent – The Power of Troy Carter

Both Sides of the Table

And more recently he has turned that into a fund called CrossCulture VC such that many in Silicon Valley and beyond now know Troy as well. He found out to get on the radar screens of Will Smith, P Diddy, Biggie Smalls – when Troy wasn’t even 20.

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Mentors-Plus-Capital Programs – Intense Incubation

Startup Professionals Musings

At VT KnowledgeWorks we screen prospective clients for their Market opportunity, for the Magic that they offer to their prospective customers, and for the Moxie displayed by the start-up team. There is a growing fellowship of special-case start-up programs operated by closely-knit, permanent groups of angel-mentors.

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How More Women Are Becoming Angel Investors, with Eva Yazhari

socalTECH

To learn more about how women are looking to change the investment climate--and get involved in investing themselves--we caught up with one of the Pipeline Fellowship''s local mentors, the CEO of Beyond Capital Fund (www.beyondcapitalfund.org), Eva Helene Yazhari , who is here in Los Angeles. What is the Pipeline Fellowship?

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Radicle Accelerator Fund Launches to Nurture AgTech Innovation

Xconomy

Radicle, a new accelerator fund focused on agricultural ventures, is launching today with plans to seed and nurture the next generation of agtech companies addressing global farming problems. Before making an investment, Radicle says it screens technologies and can quickly vet and validate technologies through its farm connections.

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DataPop Gets $1.7M

socalTECH

in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. DataPop is one of the companies in LaunchpadLA, the business mentoring and incubation effort being spearheaded by GRP Partners' Mark Suster. The round was led by Rincon Ventures, and also included IA Ventures, Momentum Ventures, Accelerator Ventures, and angels. READ MORE>>.

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