Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

Alphabet is letting its laser-based internet company Taara fly and be free, according to reporting by Financial Times. Taara uses light beams to provide high-bandwidth internet and phone services to hard-to-reach areas of the world. Taara now has two dozen staff members and is hiring aggressively.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda. Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 18, 2023

Endaoment.Org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation and internet-native donor-advised fund platform, has joined forces with GlobalGiving, an international nonprofit that supports and connects charitable organizations around the world with donors and companies.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Plan for Internet Outages Ensure that you have a plan for short-term internet outages. As the Center for Disaster Philanthropy notes in their tips for disaster giving, funders should be patient in planning their disaster funding, because the impact of the disaster will unfold over time.

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The Verge

MARCH 12, 2021

And for every young person without internet access, there’s a “lost opportunity for new ideas and innovations that can serve humanity.”. The breadth of the digital divide has come into sharp focus during the coronavirus pandemic, as people tried to work and learn from home, often on less-than-ideal internet connections.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

Three months later, the startup has a different mission: to power the internet economy in Africa and has closed $2 million in seed investment towards that goal. We’re thinking of how we can power the internet economy with data that isn’t necessarily financial data. “It’s the same thing for us right now.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In 1994, hedge fund vice president Jeff Bezos, 30, quit his job at D. to found an internet-based bookstore. In 1998, Amazon bought the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for approximately $55 million, in the company’s first major acquisition. The two acquisitions further expanded Amazon’s control over internet commerce.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2022

Among the largest beneficiaries of the fintech capital were Opay , which raised $400 million in Series C funding, Flutterwave , which got $170 million in a Series C round, and TymeBank , which raised $180 million in Series B. While investments grew in 2021, the bulk of the funding went to a small number of startups.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Add those up and then compare that amount to whats in your emergency fund and figure out how much runway you have to live on with only that money, she says. Rather than treating yourself to a new dress, treat yourself to more money in your emergency fund, Rebell says. Practice politely declining invitations, Rebell says.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Over the last two decades the global NGO sector has embraced online technology, but economic and political factors and the quality of Internet infrastructure regionally often affects how well NGOs worldwide can use new technology. Cost: Free. Presented By: Heather Mansfield.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The investors behind virtual hack.summit() , the world’s largest blockchain programmer event, have launched a $200 million crypto seed fund under the Hack VC umbrella, fund partner Alex Pack told TechCrunch in an interview.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Citadel is one of the largest hedge funds in the world, and Forbes ranks him fourth on their list of wealthiest hedge fund managers, with a net worth of $16.1 After losing the bid, ConstitutionDAO is essentially dissolving and plans to return all funds raised to contributors, minus transaction fees.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers to one another, creating a fiber-like network. The two say current internet infrastructure is the main reason so many people lack reliable internet access. Transcelestial plans to enter the U.S.

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Candid

JULY 14, 2022

Carefully listening to needs and wants has allowed us to build strong relationships and fund impactful grants. Funding self-determination to fight COVID-19 . We also empowered tribal partners to determine the best use of funds for COVID impact in their communities. But this did not emerge overnight.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. The first grants are to be awarded later this year. Will your nonprofit apply?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Source: United Nations Population Fund. 6) By 2018 more than half the world will have access to the Internet and by 2020 global internet users are expected to reach 4.2 Today, out of roughly 6,000 languages in use, ten languages make up 82% of the content on the Internet. Source: Rothschild’s Giraffe Project.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI-OGEF), Cordaid, and Qotto’s existing investors also participated in the round. The growth bid follows the planned introduction of new products in the market, including financial services and internet access hotspots, as Qotto evolves into an all-rounded essential services operator.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2021

There is no reason federal funding to rural areas should not support the type of speeds used by households in typical well-served urban and suburban areas.”. “Going forward, we should make every effort to spend limited federal dollars on broadband networks capable of providing sufficient download and upload speeds and quality,” Sens.

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VentureBeat

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Social Discovery Group said it is starting SDG Lab, a $20 million corporate venture fund that will invest in social discovery startups. Read More

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 15, 2023

While Elon Musk's Starlink company is being very successful in losing federal funding from the US government, Amazon is "firing" its space lasers aboard Project Kuiper's satellites.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

billion won) for its latest, sixth fund, bringing the firm’s total assets under management to approximately $22 million (28 billion won). The early-stage VC had already set up five social impact funds and backed 81 startups since 2020, after Han acquired the firm in December 2019. Sopoong has closed on around $8 million (10.3

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen an uptick in funding possibilities within your field. COVID-19 took the world by surprise, and along with it came a government response with unprecedented spending and a massive increase in grant funding.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

Adopting Internet of Things (IoT) tech for the office isn’t easy — especially at enterprise scale. Showing investors are keen on the idea, Haltian recently closed a €22 million (~$24 million) funding round led by Mandatum Asset Management Growth Equity with participation from Varma, Tesi, Ventic and Inventure.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

He then headed the Android-maker’s Next Billion Users initiative that made products such as Google Pay in India to serve and onboard the next wave of internet users. Caesar and team are uniquely accomplished in having built multiple cutting-edge products that are used by billions of internet users.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Nonprofits need to be visible on the internet, but getting to a place where your organization shows up in search results or becomes featured content takes time, money, and expertise. If you’re a nonprofit, the Google Ad grant offers up to $10,000 of funding every month for Google advertising.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

million from Z Venture Capital , the corporate venture capital wholly owned by Z Holdings , which also owns the Japanese messaging app Line and internet portal Yahoo Japan. The latest funding, which brings Akros’s total amount raised to $6.1 million in funding from PeopleFund, a South Korean peer-to-peer lending platform.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

“I was like, there’s just people nerding out here, doing cool s**t…that feels exciting and interesting and everything I like about the internet — communities building and organizing themselves.” As for now, Mammoth has at least a year’s worth of funding thanks to Mozilla’s backing, Decrem says.

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The Verge

APRIL 16, 2021

Internet should become a lot more affordable in New York after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that requires all Internet Service Providers operating in New York state to offer a $15 a month broadband option for low-income consumers. Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge. That’s still over 7 million people in 2.7

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Engadget

MARCH 7, 2025

So far, we've learned about some new laptops and phones, as well as upcoming AI updates to Android and an internet connectivity announcement from Meta. Elsewhere on the internet we also saw Samsung showcase a Galaxy Z Flip-esque device that had two hinges that let it fold in on itself from the top and bottom.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Today, Muck Rack is making another kind of connection, with investors: it’s raised $180 million in what it’s describing as its first outside funding, having been bootstrapped since being founded back in 2009. At least one answer is coming in the form of today’s news and this very hefty funding round.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 27, 2023

Internet Archive Wayback Machine :: archive.org/web The Internet Archive Wayback Machine is an online library of almost 500 billion screenshots of websites since 1996. Ideal for small nonprofits with limited funds for digital marketing. Having a fast-loading website is essential for a successful SEO strategy.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2021

The whole thing is honestly worth a read, but we especially paid attention to how funding has dropped for female founders: Round sizes for women + non-binary founders were up to 49% lower than males. 85% of venture funding goes to all-male teams. To quote Winnie CEO and co-founder Sara Mauskopf, “Internet is the new Miami.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2019

4) Executive Director’s Guide to Fund Development. And there are an ever-growing number of free learning opportunities – some formal, some informal – available all over the internet. Whether you’re searching for a new role or planning your long-term career, watch this interview with a nonprofit career coach.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The internet is becoming a wasteland, devoid of human interaction, as bots consume global bandwidth with malicious and worthless traffic. According to those in the ebook lending industry, AI-generated text has already become a major issue for publicly funded libraries.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Crowdfunding is when a nonprofit creates an online fundraising campaign to fund a specific project or program. Provide campaign updates and emphasize how these funds will make a positive impact. TikTok has 1 billion monthly active users and is used by 21% of the world’s internet users. Select a Crowdfunding Platform.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“As Exec Chair I will stay engaged in important Amazon initiatives but also have the time and energy I need to focus on the Day 1 Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, The Washington Post , and my other passions.”. Bezos is stepping back to better focus on projects like the Bezos Earth Fund and Blue Origin.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Game on : Amazon is in talks to acquire Indian video streaming giant MX Player from Times Internet, Manish reports. Oh, you fancy : Jendaya raises funding to scale its Africa-focused luxury e-commerce platform, Tage reports. Becca and Ron wonder. Where you headed?

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