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Luni Libes’ Fledge accelerator takes flight as socially conscious investing keeps growing

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Libes had been involved with Bainbridge Graduate Institute (now Presidio Graduate School ), a program focused on how to use capitalism for social and environmental benefit. ” So in 2012, Libes launched Fledge , a startup accelerator that focuses on socially conscious, mission-driven, for-profit companies.

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Next Tech Titan: MotherDuck, Rec Room, Statsig, Submittable, Zuper vie for pivotal GeekWire Award

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Submittable , a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good. Among them: Data visualization company Tableau Software (the 2012 winner), acquired by Salesforce for $15.7 The company’s total funding to date is $53 million. billion.

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Training angels: Fledge accelerator founder leads new courses for budding startup investors

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Folks curious about making angel investments in promising startups can sign up for online training through the new Angel Accelerator program. Paid programming is available from March until mid-May. The program is available for accredited investors. Libes views his program as a next step for the conference graduates.

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Tech Moves: Delivery giant Gopuff adds Seattle-area execs; Wheels Up names president; and more

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. — Lauren Woodman , a former Microsoft general manager, is the new CEO of global nonprofit DataKind. Founded in 2012, DataKind connects organizations with pro bono data science and AI experts to tackle social issues. DataKind has chapters in the U.K., India, Singapore and U.S. Baum was previously CMO at PixelMixer and WeVideo.

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How Melinda French Gates’ fortune has ‘transformational potential’ to boost women’s equity

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-based company described it as “a vehicle, when the time comes, to help explore potential other initiatives that don’t fit naturally or neatly within the [Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s] program areas.”. Experts see tremendous social and economic benefits if French Gates ramps up these efforts. It seems that time may have come.

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Tech Moves: Delivery giant Gopuff adds Seattle-area execs; Wheels Up names CEO; and more

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. — Lauren Woodman , a former Microsoft general manager, is the new CEO of global nonprofit DataKind. Founded in 2012, DataKind connects organizations with pro bono data science and AI experts to tackle social issues. DataKind has chapters in the U.K., India, Singapore and U.S. Baum was previously CMO at PixelMixer and WeVideo.

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Space Perspective reboots vision of flying passengers to stratosphere on a balloon

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In addition to the bar and the loo, Space Perspective plans to provide a solid wireless internet connection to ensure that passengers will be able to share their experiences on social media in real time. in 1993, followed by World View in 2012. “It’s the ultimate Facebook status update,” MacCallum said.

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