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May 21, 2017 |
Fledglings, Seattle
In America, childcare costs more than college, more than rent, and too often, more than the job pays a new mom who is trying to reenter the workforce. The “solutions” for this...
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May 14, 2017 |
Africa, Conscious, Fledglings
Talking about doing your business, Americans take for granted how simple it is to “do your business”, flush, and get on with the day? Not the case in Uganda. The dirty truth...
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May 10, 2017 |
Africa, Conscious, Fledglings
One of the exciting outcomes from Fledge is the discovery of a new, better business model that an entrepreneur never gave a second thought. For Fledge9, this extra exciting, as...
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May 4, 2017 |
Advice, Startup Ecoystem
Do accelerators really help is the second most asked question in the industry after how do I apply? That would seem an odd question almost twelve years after the birth of the...
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Apr 24, 2017 |
Advice, Africa, Fledglings, Seattle
How Fledge helps startups varies from company to company. One of the best stories from Fledge9 is BioGen Kenya. They applied (three times) with a plan to turn used cooking oil...
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Apr 9, 2017 |
Fledglings, Seattle
The fledglings are back in Seattle, from Monday, April 10th through Friday, June 9th. Six exciting startups from five different countries: Africa Business Radio is a multi...
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Mar 28, 2017 |
Europe, Startup Ecoystem
Fledge is excited to announce its third city: Barcelona, Spain. For 2017, Fledge9 is in Seattle April-June, Fledge10 back in Lima July-September, and Fledge11 in Barcelona...
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Feb 26, 2017 |
Investment, Seattle
Fledge is now more than just an accelerator, it is a family of seed investment funds. This new structure came about after talking to hundreds of impact investors, nearly all of...
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Jan 9, 2017 |
Advice, Fledglings
After receiving (and reviewing) almost 2,000 applications, it seems long overdue to provide some guidance to the applicants on how to best apply to Fledge. 1. Do some homework...
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Dec 13, 2016 |
Fledglings, LatAm
Fledge8 is the first session of Fledge in Lima, Peru (and the first of many upcoming sessions outside of Seattle). Eight impactful LatAm startups based in Peru, Chile, Ecuador,...
