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ChargerHelp raises $2.75M to keep EV chargers working

TechCrunch LA

This round values the startup, which was founded in January 2020, at $11 million post-money. ” In January 2020, Terry quit her job and started ChargerHelp. The newly minted founder joined the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator , where she developed a curriculum to teach people how to repair EV chargers.

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Framework Benchmarks Round 22

TechEmpower

Finally, OpenSource helped a lot having realistic feedback from production, even if the project and the associated FreePascal compiler are maintained by a small number of developers, and object pascal as a language is often underestimated. Notes A heartfelt thank you to all our contributors and fans!

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy.

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After pulling in around $80 million last year in revenue, LA’s StackCommerce is acquired by TPG’s Integrated Media Company

TechCrunch LA

With the firepower of TPG behind the combined entity, Integrated Media could bolt on other media companies and then monetize them using the sales engine developed by StackCommerce. As a part of Integrated Media, StackCommerce will join properties like Fandom and Goal.com.

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How Valence Aims to Provide Better Access and Funding for Black Founders & Executives

Both Sides of the Table

At Upfront we believe in improving access for founders and entrepreneurs to networking, professional development, and economic opportunities, and that’s what Kobie set out to do with Valence , which he incubated in our offices. in this video from the 2020 Upfront Summit. yes, THE John Legend?—?in And Ahmaud Arbery.

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Reflections on 2019: Brett Brewer, Crosscut Ventures

socalTECH

To build it, weve hired some amazing people, including Nick Kim, who is now leading platform development at Crosscut. So far, under Nicks leadership, weve built sourcing and pipeline management systems, a portfolio growth and development platform, and a job board to serve the entire city named Interchange.

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6 Drivers For Aspiring Entrepreneurs To Finish School

Startup Professionals Musings

Every school recognizes the power of “hands-on” work to help you develop your own ideas into a business. They provide peer group organizations, usually called incubators, with free resources, practice environments, and outside mentoring that can help you learn and pivot with minimal cost.