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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 5/1/21 featuring funding details for Automox, Honorlock, and twenty-seven other rounds that you must know about.
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Time Commitment: 37.5 hours/week
Daily Stipend: A stipend will be received by National Fellows to help cover the costs incurred to participate in the program.
About US:
Youth Challenge International (YCI) is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Together with our partners we create market ready solutions that catapult youth around the world to succeed and prosper; we are driven by youth and their potential to affect positive change in the world. Our solutions are focused – always keeping the young people we are designing for and with at the center of the conversation. Our approach is rooted in creativity and constantly evolving to respond to changing needs and market realities. YCI is an organization where diversity and talent come together to shape a better future for youth around the world.
Duty Station: Mpigi, Uganda
Time Commitment: 37.5 hours/week
Daily Stipend: A stipend will be received by National Fellows to help cover the costs incurred to participate in the program.
About US:
Youth Challenge International (YCI) is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Together with our partners we create market ready solutions that catapult youth around the world to succeed and prosper; we are driven by youth and their potential to affect positive change in the world. Our solutions are focused – always keeping the young people we are designing for and with at the center of the conversation. Our approach is rooted in creativity and constantly evolving to respond to changing needs and market realities. YCI is an organization where diversity and talent come together to shape a better future for youth around the world.
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Welcome to the first edition of the Creator Economy newsletter from The Information.
Social media influencers have extraordinary power over culture and they are among the savviest entrepreneurs of our time. They are also multiplying: By late last year, some 50 million people considered themselves creators, according to venture firm SignalFire.Â
While the creator economy is booming, information about it is fragmented and sometimes hard to follow. This newsletter aims to cut through the noise with news, commentary and financial analysis on the creators and companies driving the industry. Weâll examine the biggest VC deals, go inside the big tech companiesâ strategies and highlight creators moving up the charts. And weâll keep you up-to-date on trends with short explanations (Curious why TikTokers are chanting âSheeshâ? Read on.)
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