2017
August 2017
The How of Business: Luni Libes Interview – Start-Up Tips & Advice
May 2017
EcosystemMarketplace: New Initiative Lends A Helping Hand To Europe’s Green Entrepreneurs
March 2017
ImpactAlpha: Fledge’s Africa Eats fund makes first three investments
Rank&File: How to Break Away From the #1 Killer of Disruptive Design
January 2017
Rank&File: Mentor Whiplash: Advice from Fledge
2016
December 2016
Forbes.com: The Year In Social Enterprise And Impact Investing
November 2016
El Comercio: Fledge: “Aceleramos’ start-ups que quieren cambiar al mundo”
October 2016
Huffington Post: Reaching Your Potential Through Partnerships: Lessons Learned from SOCAP 2016
September 2016
Rank&File: Mentor Whiplash
PRESS RELEASE – FLEDGE8 IN LIMA, PERU
August 2016
GeekWire: Socially-conscious accelerator Fledge raises more cash for new cohort in Peru
Carnegie Mellon Today: Startup Fledglings
African Independent: Bumpy start to success story
June 2016
GeekWire: Better bricks, healthier chickens and more life-changing ideas from the Fledge startup accelerator
May 2016
GeekWire: Seattle startup Evrnu pairs with Levi’s to create first jeans from post-consumer cotton waste
PRESS RELEASE – KICK IS NOW SPRING UNIVERSITY
February 2016
Conscious Company Magazine: 8 Leading Accelerators
2015
December 2015
SMEBizInfo.com: The Fledge Seattle Incubator & $20,000 Seed Capital Is NOW OPEN
November 2015
CNBC: Emerald City start-ups seeing green
Forbes.com: Seattle-based Fledge hatches 39 social ventures
Sitepoint: If You’re Considering Startup Accelerators Read This
October 2015
Social Entrepreneur: Interview with Luni [or iTunes]
CNBC’s Nightly Business Report: November 5, 2015 [starts at 12:50]
Puget Sound Business Journal: This cab driver-turned-Seattle-entrepreneur may have solved one of Africa’s most deadly problems
CNBC: Emerald City start-ups seeing green
Devin Thorpe: $1,000,000 For Social Good, For Profit
biz21: Building a Startup Accelerator
Xconomy: Seattle Roundup: Simply Measured, Keiretsu + ZINO, Fledge
September 2015
June 2015
Seattle Times: Fledge helps socially conscious startups get off the ground
Globalist: New kind of accelerator boosts “fledgling” global startups
April 2015
Forbes.com: Startup Accelerator Fledge Spreads Its Wings With Online Version
January 2015
VentureBeat: How to build a world-saving startup
2014
December 2014
Rainmaker.tv: Helping Entrepreneurs Fly
October 2014
Your Mark on the World: Amazing, Impactful Innovations at Fledge
SVP Fast Pitch: 2014 Winners (Evrnu)
GeekWire: Startup Week kicks off in Seattle with 60 events
July 2014
B Labs: Best of the World
June 2014
Ninon Speaks: How to go from Idea to Company
May 2014
220 & Change: Fledge: From Idea to Start-Up
Xconomy: “Fledgling” Startups Provide Power, Light, and Food in East Africa
April 2014
Go Green: Green Lines Series | Michael “Luni” Libes, Founder & Managing Director, of B Corp Certified Fledge
University of Washington: For Profit, For Good
March 2014
Reality Crowdfund TV: HUB Seattle / Fledge LLC: Mock Show / Panel Discussion
February 2014
XConomy: Fledge Receives $637,000 New Financing
January 2014
Forbes.com: Social Entrepreneurs In Seattle Are Scaling To Change The World
2013
December 2013
CSRwire: If Not Now, When? Exploring Sustainable Initiatives that Need an Extra Push
November 2013
GeekWire: Socially conscious companies: Meet the 4 do-good startups from Fledge’s latest class
B Labs: Best for Community
NextBillion: India’s No. 1 problem is No. 2.
October 2013
Started in Seattle: Fledge
Your Story: 5 global social incubators promoting social entrepreneurship around the world
Triple Pundit: Tansa Clean think the future is shit
August 2013
Wall Street Journal: Michael “Luni” Libes: Build a Company That Matters
July 2013
Off at Kick
June 2013
Hearpreneur: Why did you start your business? (bottom of the page)
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal: ‘Social Purpose Investing’ is next topic in Bainbridge lecture series
The Global Transition to a New Economy: Fledge
May 2013
Northwest Energy Angels: Cleantech Investor Insight
Navallo.net: Michael “Luni” Libes – Founder & Managing Director, Fledge (The ”Conscious Company” Incubator)
Sustainable Business Oregon: PSU’s Impact program ‘Elevates’ awards finalists
Standing for Something: Seattle shows off entrepreneurial chops with Fledge Demo Night and SIFP 2013
Examiner: Seattle shows off entrepreneurial chops with Fledge Demo Night
April 2013
Northwest Energy Angels: Northwest Energy Angels Key to Fledge’s Series A
Bainbridge Graduate Institute: The Power of Fledge in the Startup Community
Seattle Tacoma News: Fledge Incubator Turns up the Heat
March 2013
Entrepreneur: ‘Impact Entrepreneurship’ Places Importance on Social Consciousness
Xconomy: Women and Startups
Startup Seattle: A “Kick” for all Entrepreneurs
CEO Coach: Conscious Company Incubator
Overdrive: ‘Impact Entrepreneurship’ Places Importance on Social Consciousness
CEO Coach: Entrepreneurship of Necessity
Women in Innovation: Women the Majority in Running Conscious Companies
February 2013
Triple Pundit: Fledge Hatches a Second Clutch of Fledglings
Xconomy: Roundup: Version One Ventures, Scope 5, Gigabit Squared, and Fledge
Seattle Angel Network: Accelerating from 0 to 7 in 4 years: Who will fund Demo Days?
The Capitals: Fledge Raises Funds As ‘Fledgling’ BURN Gets $4m For Africa Factory
Washington Clean Tech Alliance:Northwest Energy Angels Invest $4.7 M
VentureBurn: Incubator Fledge closes funding round as its startup BURN gets cooking
January 2013
Puget Sound Business Journal: Northwest Energy Angels’ clean-tech investments grow with diversity with new cash
GeekWire: Fledge: A startup incubator for socially-conscious startups takes flight with new cash
Xconomy: Fledge Raises Funds As ‘Fledgling’ BURN Gets $4m For Africa Factory
2012
November 2012
Good.is: Emerging Resources for Social Entrepreneurs: A Handy Guide
Portland State University: Five Great Programs for Social Entrepreneurs Currently Accepting Applicants
PBT: What you should know before you apply for an incubator
October 2012
TriplePundit: A Month of Impactful Innovation
Seattle24x7: Center for Impact and Innovation Opens New Hub for Social Ventures
Economist: Start-up incubators: The road from SURFdom
TriplePundit: Fledge Participants Impact the Lives of Billions
TriplePundit: Conscious Consumers Are the Key to A Sustainable Future
Seattle24x7: Impacting the Lives of Billions
Examiner: Fifty-hour social entrepreneurial challenge spawns 11 potential start-ups
EarthTechling: New Twist On Tech Incubator Helps Fledgling Companies Take Flight
September 2012
Standing for Something: Seattle social entrepreneurial incubator shows off first class of Fledglings
Tray Creative: Fledge: emerging, socially conscious businesses
Examiner.com: Seattle social entrepreneurial incubator shows off first class of fledglings
Tech.co: 7 Social Good and Green Startups Debut at Fledge Incubator
Community Funders: Community-focused Startups in Seatle
TechFlash: SURF Incubator … hosts 40 incubating companies
Startup Seattle: “Consciously” Creating a Startup Ecosystem
Accelerator Gazette: A Q&A with Fledge
TriplePundit: HERE.st Wants You to Know Your Neighbors
TriplePundit: Personify.it… Give yourself away
Bainbridge Graduate Institute: Students, Fledglings, and Reality
August 2012
TriplePundit: 6 Components of a Thriving Startup Ecosystem
Geekwire: Fledglings take flight: These 7 startups are looking to make the world a better place
Seattle24x7: Community Sourced Capital: The World You Want to Live In
NextBillion: SIFP and Fledge Form Partnership
Seattle24x7: Meet these Fledgling Startups At “Fledge” During the “Next 50″ Month of Innovation
Accelerator Gazette: Seattle’s Fledge announces inaugural class
Xconomy: Seven Socially Minded Startups to Take Flight at Fledge
Northwest Innovation: Fledge Takes on Socially Conscious Startup Incubation
July 2012
Kidela.com (video): Interview with Fledge founder Michael “Luni” Libes
Forbes.com: A Fresh Take on Startup Accelerators for Social Enterprise
June 2012
Reason.tv: Will Seattle Become the Capital of Social Entrepreneurship?
Sustainable Business Oregon: Fledge sets out to incubate ‘conscious’ companies
Sustainable Seattle: Fledge: The Socially Conscious Company Incubator
May 2012
Washington Clean Technology Alliance: Cleantech Startups: Fledge Can Help
April 2012
Seattle 24×7: Fledge Is Born with a Pledge to Help Fledgling Startups
Social Earth: Fostering Social Enterprises in Seattle
GeekWire: Meet Fledge: The first incubator for ‘conscious’ companies
Xconomy: Fledge, a New Social Enterprise Incubator, Opening in Seattle
Sustainable Business Oregon: PSU’s Impact program ‘Elevates’ awards finalists