Startups

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Techstars’ Kerty Levy knows a thing or two about where seed funding is, and where it might be going, in the Northeast. During a presentation at TechCrunch’s Early Stage in Boston last month, Levy took a brief look at deal counts and…
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Maëlle Gavet is the CEO of Techstars and was previously a senior executive at numerous large tech companies around the world. In these times of heightened tensions and global volatility, I believe startups can play a critical…
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Five alumni have been elected as new members of Harvard University’s Board of Overseers and six as directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). New members of the Board of Overseers Sylvia Mathews Burwell ’87 B.A. ’90, University…
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Contributed by Rossana Weitekamp VE closed an exciting year of business conferences, exhibitions and learning opportunities with the launch of Tech Talks, a series of events that bring technology and innovation leaders directly to…
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Contributed by Trish Vanni Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY was the “very heart of it” as 27 teams from 20 schools of New York City’s five boroughs gathered to showcase their innovation and astute planning in the…
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Industry partners provided volunteers who participated as guest shoppers and competition judges. They included New York Life, the United Federation of Teachers, the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce, the New York City Department of…
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A Day of Insight and Skill Building for VE Student Leaders The VE Winning Women Leadership Conference, held May 5, 2023, and hosted and sponsored by Mastercard at the Mastercard Tech Hub, brought together more than 100 VE high school and…
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Each year, the VE Youth Business Summit (YBS) brings together thousands of rising young professionals, budding entrepreneurs, educators, school/district administrators, business leaders and industry professionals from around the world…
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Dos Palos H.S. also received a local award of $5,000 from Morning Star Packing Company, Los Banos, CA, to support their travels.  All awards acknowledge the considerable accomplishment in creating VE simulated businesses by these…
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