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Meet the 10 Women-Led Startups Graduating from India’s Brand New Accelerator Rebalance

Rebalance accelerator just launched its first batch in August 2019 with 10 diverse founding teams from across India.  By SWB Team India’s new accelerator, Rebalance, has just announced its first cohort of female-led startups. The program is dedicated to accelerating women-led startups in entrepreneurship and venture capital and is early-stage and scale-up program. Founded by Vikas Kumar and…
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Why I Came Back to the Refugee Camp Where I Grew Up

Saddam grew up in the Jerash refugee camp, in Jordan. It was from that unlikely setting that he embarked on an journey that took him to India and back to Jordan, to start a social enterprise. In the 5th episode of the podcast, Saddam dives into the principle of ‘Value first, profit second’, discussing how to create a startup that is profitable, and has an impact mission. [spreaker…
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Partnering Like a Pro: How EdTech Startup Natakallam Secured $600,000 in Income for Refugees

In the second episode of the Startups Without Borders podcast, we get up close and personal with Aline Sara, the founder of “Natakallam.” The EdTech startup connects language learners with refugees, leveraging on partnerships with universities like Columbia and Yale. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=18384979″ width=”100%” height=”200px&#8221…
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From Senegal’s Poorest Town to Creating Italy’s First Migrant VC Fund: Meet Mamadou Lamine

Having arrived to Italy at 14, Mamadou Lamine took on a big dream: He set off to build Italy’s first migrant VC fund, and raised €90.000 in just 5 months. Meet the entrepreneur behind Mama Venture. By Valentina Primo We’re sitting on a bench in a surreal setting; facing us, the Mediterranean Sea rises, dotted by a lineup of blue sailboats anchored to a colourful graffiti-filled wall. We’re…
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