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Lina Constantinovici Helps Innovators Shorten the Gap Between Funding and Commercialization

In Funding, Investor Interviews, Podcast, Publisher Channel by Blessing Enofe

Lina Constantinovici is a problem solver, but, before that, she was a researcher. Before that, she worked in a place where innovation was rampant, but, the trek toward commercialization for most innovation was long, laborious, and often a threat to the innovation, itself.  Lina founded Innovation 4.4 to bring a solution to the innovator community and breathe new life into …

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Elysabeth Alfano is Helping Businesses to Benefit from Transforming to a Plant-Based Ecosystem

In Agriculture, Climate, Economic Development, Investor Interviews, Publisher Channel by Blessing Enofe

Elysabeth Alfano is Helping Businesses to Benefit from Transforming to a Plant-Based Ecosystem through investments.

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Josh Hile Creates New Options for the Way Impact Work Gets Funded

In Economic Development, Funding, Investor Interviews, Publisher Channel by Blessing Enofe

Founder and CEO of Citizen Mint, Josh Hile, is creating much-needed accessibility to funding toward positive change. For innovators and problem solvers who have solutions to world challenges, this is great news and even better news for the entire planet. Josh shares his background and what he’s developed as a solution to a huge gap in funding impact projects with …

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Raising Capital is What Greg Downey Does and What He Teaches

In Blockchain, Funding, Investor Interviews, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

 Greg Downey is the founder of Purim Ventures, a venture capital company that also specializes in advisory services and fundraising education. Greg has over 25 years of helping disruptive innovations get to market and has helped companies already on market to expand. Over the last 15 years, he has successfully helped lead multiple capital raises totaling over $75,000,000 from …

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Eleanor Haglund of Aspire360 Opens Doors for CEO-Investor Matchups

In Funding, Investor Interviews, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

You knew it would take someone who had been on all sides of the CEO/investor experience to figure out how it should be done, right! Well, of course. Eleanor Haglund has deep experience helping both sides prepare and find the best matches to create success. Her new platform, Aspire360 focuses on the early rounds of investments which puts a level playing …

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Investor Series-Neal Katz is Innovating How To Finance Impact Projects

In Economic Development, Funding, Investor Interviews, Publisher Channel by Mary Kurek

Neal Katz has applied a simple concept to a complex problem. His paradigm shift has investors keeping their money but allowing their cash to create the vehicle for projects to move forward. Under the umbrella of Conscientious Credit Funding Corporation (CCFC), as Founder and CEO, Neal matches projects and investors for green construction and other major sustainable impact projects. He …

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Frontrunners Innovate-Hosted Global Fundraiser Panel

In Funding, Investor Interviews, Publisher Channel by ihelmadmin

Part of our Investor Series:  This is a recorded Q & A session with four fundraising experts – almost all are also serial entrepreneurs and/or serial investors. Backgrounds in banking, cap raising with highly credentialed firms, and/or serving on boards with names like Mark Cuban. The info and Q & A created enough synergy in the group for them to …

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Investor Series: Tushar Kansal of Kansaltancy Ventures Helps Founders Raise Funds and Create Stronger Investor Appeal

In Funding, Investor Interviews, Publisher Channel by ihelmadmin

Investor Series: Tushar Kansal is the founder of Kansaltancy Ventures and is an accomplished professional with experience spanning multiple sectors from Venture Capital (Brand Cap), Big 4 Consulting (Deloitte & Touche), LSE-listed Sistema’s India unit (MTS India) to CFO of Guggenheim Partners-owned company (DLI). He is a Mentor and Judge at Entrepreneurship cells of IIT-Mumbai, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Chennai, ISM-Dhanbad, and such …