Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

My colleague, Jim Lynch, and I recently presented at the Amigos Going Green at Your Library 2 online conference. Jim is the Computer Recycling and Reuse Director for TechSoup's GreenTech Initiative , and I was thrilled to tag team with him. Tags: Green Office GreenTech Running Your Organization.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

million USD in pre-Series A funding. Founded in 2019, STACS has now raised a total of more than $6 million and is preparing to raise Series A funding later this year. STACS co-founder and managing director Benjamin Soh told TechCrunch that STACS is targeting a network of more than 30 institutions by the end of this year.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

My last full-time, Monday-through-Friday job was as an outreach director for a small international development organization in San Francisco. Finally, if they need to spend $50 for a premium Tumbler design or $25 a year for Flickr Pro, they have the green light to do so. Here are five reasons why: 1.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The team’s ideas caught the attention of Katie Rae, CEO and managing director of The Engine, a special fund that spun out of MIT that is notable for its lengthy time horizons for VC investments. The fund is backing WoHo with $4.5 million in seed capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2021

million in seed funding. As a director of engineering at Tinder, he created the Trust & Safety team, which is responsible for keeping the dating app’s users safe from abuse. These green thumbs have added 350,000 plants across 4,000 different species, which they’ve interacted with over 2 million times.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Headroom , a startup developing AI-powered software to make meetings ostensibly more efficient, today announced that it raised $9 million in funding led by Equal Opportunity Ventures with participation from Gradient Ventures, LDV Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, and Morado Ventures. “There has been a slow rollout of AI features (e.g.,

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

The green, green grass of climate investing just got a $1.7 Alrighty, then: In the jungle, the mighty Jungle : Singapore-based venture firm Jungle Ventures is digging deeper into Southeast Asia and India with the close of its fourth fund. Momei Qu, managing director, PSP Growth. Startups and VC.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

People living with Amazon’s pollution see gaps in Bezos’ funding Once he steps down as CEO of Amazon later this year, Jeff Bezos will have more time to focus on his “ passions ,” including his $10 billion Earth Fund aimed at addressing climate change. They’re asking for recognition and funding. to establish warehouses.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

On Tuesday, VP and managing director of Dell Technologies Capital, Yair Snir, shared an article explaining why founders should plan to get acquired , particularly since their odds of going public are so long. Dear Sophie: How long am I required to stay at my current job after I get my green card? Craving Change. billion in 2021.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Despite the clear and present need for a significant shift in how the field supports Black leaders, long-term commitments to funding Black leaders and communities are episodic at best. . Since 1987, Echoing Green has identified visionary leaders with bold ideas for transforming the world and invested in their ideas and leadership.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bolt’s plan follows the introduction of a ‘green category’ – which lets riders hail an electric or a hybrid vehicle. The company already offers a green option in Kenya, where it also runs e-bike food delivery. This comes as the company expands its services to environmentally friendly modes of transport. “We

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TechNode

DECEMBER 18, 2023

billion capital injection, as the Abu Dhabi-controlled fund raised its bet on the Chinese electric vehicle maker following a $1.1 stake in NIO after the deal is completed, making it the largest shareholder of the company entitled to hold two seats on NIOs board of directors. billion investment in July.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 24, 2021

This week, Bill Taranto, president of Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund, wrote a TechCrunch+ article that explored six digital health trends his corporate VC fund is tracking as we enter 2022. Tracey Wallace, director of marketing, MarketerHire. Dear Sophie: What’s allowed between a K-1 visa and a green card?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

With its $25 million Series B funding — which takes its total funding to over $42 million — Banyan Infrastructure is seeking to align sustainable project finance with the technology it is meant to support and develop. Furthermore, Banyan announced that Juan Muldoon, partner at Energize, has joined its board of directors.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

Of course, that initiative only came after thousands of Amazon employees signed an open letter to Bezos and Amazon’s board of directors asking the company to adopt a wide-ranging plan to fight climate change. Whether that can be offset by a green-tinted, environmentally focused sports arena is up for debate.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The startup, which allows customers to instantly rent cars near them in over 100 cities, announced today that it has raised $140 million in a Series E deal, bringing its total known venture funding to $600 million. Participating prior investors include SoftBank Vision Fund, Menlo Ventures, and more.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

It’s reasonable to ask what role ethics plays in the building of this technology and, perhaps more importantly, where investors fit in as they rush to fund it. Founder empathy is a huge green flag for us,” said Alexis Alston, principal at Lightship Capital.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Shabodi raised $3.375 million in seed funding to enable enterprises, system integrators and telecommunications companies to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation applications on 5G. Likening it to what Square did for payments, Shabodi aims to demystify 5G by providing simple APIs so that developers can build Industry 4.0

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Greater Giving

APRIL 8, 2021

Have your Executive Director pen a thoughtful, meaningful letter addressed to potential donors that shows earnestness, class, and gratitude for the generosity that keeps your important work going every day. Tie each of your success stories back to critical funding. Images are always suggested!) Even better? Even better? Seal the Deal.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Data streams with continual, real-time updates of information are a critical building block of how apps and sites function today, and now a startup that has built a platform to power those data streams is announcing a growth round of funding on the back of strong growth in its business into a wider set of use cases.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

In a conversation with Editor Greg Kumparak at TechCrunch Early Stage, YC managing director and group partner Dalton Caldwell spoke about the application process founders must navigate before they’re accepted to one of the world’s top accelerators. Dear Sophie: When should I sponsor engineers for green cards?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

“Conversational AI” startup PolyAI , based out of London, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley’s Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors (Point72 Ventures, Amadeus Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, Passion Capital and Entrepreneur First). expansion beyond its existing U.S.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The company closed two funding rounds in 2024: $200 million in February and $260 million in September at a $4.6 In May 2024 DeepL raised a $300 million funding round and saw its valuation rise to $2 billiondoubling its valuation after its previous funding round a year earlier. billion valuation. Blackbird.AI

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2009

The Environmental Defense Fund or EDF is a grantee organization and also attended the Packard Foundation's recent Network Effectiveness Convening by the Monitor Institute in Washington, DC in May. Blurring the lines between internal/external: What does modeling transparent behavior actually look like on the ground?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Investors say Indian startup funding could get even hotter after record Q3. Global startup funding has soared this year, but a number of exits and large funding rounds are drawing new attention to India’s startup ecosystem. Investors say Indian startup funding could get even hotter after record Q3.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

million in its Series A funding round. Simon Yoo of Green Visor Capital, Maninder Gulati, chief strategy officer at budget lodging startup Oyo, Munish Varma, managing director for EMEA region at SoftBank and Girish Mathrubootham, founder of SaaS giant Freshworks, are among those who participated in the round.

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NTEN

JUNE 17, 2009

We were impressed (but not surprised) to see these Green orgs on the list: Defenders of Wildlife : @Defenders. Environmental Defense Fund : @EnvDefenseFund. " then you might want check out the recording of our free webinar on Twitter: > You're All a-Twitter , with Holly Ross, NTEN's Executive Director .

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Sisu Data , which aims to help businesses make better decisions, announced today it has raised $62 million in a Series C round of funding led by Green Bay Ventures. It solved a real pain point: even the best funded companies in tech don’t have enough analysts to make decisions from the data they have.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

Don’t forget to wear something green tomorrow! Green with envy : The Climate Choice wants to make supply chain emissions more visible and more green , Haje reports. Meanwhile, Annie and Tage contemplate the broader implications of SVB being in hot water, reporting how it forces African startups to rethink their banking options.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

Last week, I reported on smoothie company Kencko raising a $10 million Series A, and Athletic Greens , which created a daily nutrition beverage, announcing $115 million on a $1.2 This gives the company $53 million in total funding. billion in 2020 and is poised to reach $1 trillion by 2026. billion valuation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

Like a lot of other startups, we’re looking for funding. In a recent episode of my podcast, I spoke with Esther Tricoche , director of investments at Kapor Capital, who offered up many words of wisdom to founders. embassies and consulates remain closed to routine visa and green card processing due to the ongoing pandemic.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

founder, This Week in Fintech, and general partner, The Fintech Fund; Joshua Ogundu, CEO, Campfire; and Gefen Skolnick, founder, Couplet Coffee. For four-time NBA champion and Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green, that’s meant moving from the court to behind the mic. Nik Milanovic? Thursday, October 20.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 30, 2009

NEWS This week, Echoing Green partnered with Jobs for Change on a new Be Bold Podcast. In the first edition of this partnership, I interviewed Erin O'Connor Jones , the Director of Candidate Services and Managing Associate at Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group. It's been a been a busy few weeks! Early registration deadline is Nov.

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Candid

APRIL 7, 2022

A 2020 Echoing Green study found that nonprofits led by Black women received less funding than those run by white women or Black men. The report also found that when nonprofits led by people of color did get funding, it was more likely to come with restrictions. The research resonated with the group. “The

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

Looking forward, Alanna Gregory, senior global director at Afterpay, says she foresees four major trends : Networks. Dear Sophie: Should we sponsor international hires for H-1B transfers and green cards? They’re looking for H-1B transfers and green cards. African startups join global funding boom as fintech shines.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Dear Sophie: Can I still get a green card through marriage if I’m divorcing? I’m considering either having my startup sponsor me for an O-1A visa or self-petitioning an EB-1A green card. Yes, we have many best practices to pass along for filing for an O-1A extraordinary ability visa or an EB-1A extraordinary ability green card.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

4 SaaS engagement metrics that attract investors Ask Sophie: How many employment green cards are available each year? Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch Dear Sophie, I’m trying to figure out how long I have to wait for a green card. Standing By in San Jose Ask Sophie: How many employment green cards are available each year?

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