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UNest Acquires Kidfund

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North Hollywood-based UNest, a fintech startup backed by Anthos Capital, Draper Dragon, The Artemis Fund, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, NBA All Star Baron Davis, and Band of Angels, says this morning that it has acquired Kidfund, the developer of an app which helps parents save money for their kids and which teaches good financial habits.

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Local Clean Energy Business Plan Contest Awards $160,000

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First Look West also said it provided $5,000 in a "Tansformational Idea Award" funded by Draper University, the entrepreneurial education program from venture capitalist Tim Draper. firstlookwest first look business plan competition venture capital prize award cleantech university education spinout' READ MORE>>.

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Anthos Capital and NBA All-Star Baron Davis back LA-based college tuition savings service, UNest

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Ksenia Yudina initially founded the company to provide financial planning and services to lower- and middle-class families looking for ways to start saving for their children’s education, she said. “To me the investment in UNest is a great opportunity to help my community.

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Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

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We decided that V2 would have a more formal education program taught by real practitioners rather than just hosting discussions on topics as we did in V1. On the funding, business creation, business development fronts I think we did quite well. The companies are listed on the website. What did we need to improve?

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Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

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The first two years of the program focused on education & mentorship. This education will continue. We sort of think of ourselves as an “accelerator” who provides strong education & mentorship. million from Rincon Ventures & Tim Draper. So What is Different for Class Three? So we went ahead.

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500 Startups Presents Bitcoinference

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Our panel notes that Bitcoin’s problems are as much to do with public perception as they are to do with education. And of course, to extend a supportive and educated hand to inquisitive friends and acquaintances – through social media, fact checking, and a call to disconnect from toxic news stories. Bitcoin’s PR War.

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DefCon 22 | DISOBEY!

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Others like John “ Captain Crunch ” Draper tuned in remotely via social outlets. Hackers for Charity is a non-profit organization that leverages the skills of technologists to help provide food, equipment, job training and computer education to the impoverished in Uganda.