Vinod Khosla, others bankroll Seattle fund to accelerate Indian startups

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Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, former Microsoft executive Mike Murray, former Bain Capital managing director Bob Gay and others have joined with several leading investors in India to bankroll the Unitus Seed Fund, an $8 million venture capital fund that’s designed to help entrepreneurs in India get new ventures off the ground. The Unitus Seed Fund… Read More…

Geeks Give Back: Who will win the Vittana challenge at the GeekWire Gala?

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We’re gearing up for the geekiest holiday bash of the season, with more than 700 expected at McCaw Hall for Thursday’s huge GeekWire Gala. And while we’ll raise a toast to an exciting year in technology, and honor some of the most important newsmakers of the year, this event is extra special in part because the… Read More…

Check out these 14 ‘entrepreneur’ grants for STEM education

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Washington STEM, a nonprofit that supports science, technology, engineering, and math education across the state, has awarded 14 grants to educators in Washington. The one-year investments are used to encourage teachers to pilot new ideas that could be used to bolster STEM education. “My female students use to think that building robots was just for boys,” said, Dave… Read More…

From Bill Gates to Google, Startup Weekend is on a roll

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The folks over at Startup Weekend continue to pull in key partnerships as they look to spread the gospel of entrepreneurship throughout the world. After recently inking deals with the Kauffman Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Google today announced that it was entering into a two-year sponsorship arrangement with the Seattle-based non-profit…. Read More…

Doing well by doing good: Winners from the Social Innovation Fast Pitch event

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More than 600 people turned out last night in Seattle to listen to business plans from entrepreneurs who are trying to the make the world a better place. And some of those startupers walked away with a little cash in their pockets. The first annual Seattle Social Innovation Fast Pitch competition, organized by Social Venture… Read More…

Greg Gottesman, Brad Feld and others join board of Startup Weekend

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Startup Weekend, the Seattle-based non profit which coordinates 54-hour startup marathons at locations across the globe, has formed a new board with leading venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and execs from the Kauffman Foundation. New members include Carl Schramm, CEO of The Kauffman Foundation;  Steve Blank, an entrepreneur and professor at Stanford and Berkeley;  Greg Gottesman, managing director… Read More…

Social innovators to compete for $150,000 in prize money

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Can you do well, by doing good? An upcoming event — hosted by Social Venture Partners — will highlight entrepreneurial ventures from both the non-profit and for-profit worlds. The goal is to feature products or services that attempt to solve a critical need of society. That can be anything from education to protecting the environment… Read More…

Founder’s Co-op backs GlobalMojo, a browser app that pushes cash back to charities

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Affiliate commissions are a big (and frequently misunderstood) business on the Web. GlobalMojo, which has scored $550,000 from Founder’s Co-op and others, wants to insert itself in those transactions, allowing consumers to choose non-profits where they’d like to direct a portion of the commissions. “GlobalMojo is a free browser app that automatically and effortlessly generates money… Read More…