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Halcyon Incubator

https://www.halcyonhouse.org

Last activity: 23.11.2021

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We believe there's a competitive advantage to having a social mission in your DNA, and that impact-driven businesses represent a powerful opportunity to drive equity and inclusivity in the workplace and society.
Halcyon is the community supporting impact-driven businesses and their founders through space, community, and access. Our programs offer fellowships for social entrepreneurs and funding vehicles to help them scale their ventures.

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Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington

Phone:+1 202-796-4220

Investment Type: Accelerator

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23.11.2021	Halcyon fellow Euphoria.LGBT is bringing fintech to the gender transition process	As tech moves to be more socially-conscious, plenty of companies can say they’re working on something for the greater good. But few can say they’re supporting users’ souls. Euphoria.LGBT, a fellow at the DC social impact incubator Halcyon, ...
01.11.2021	Power Moves: Martha Metz is the new board chair of Halcyon	Power Moves is a column where we chart the comings and goings of talent across the region. Got a new hire, new gig or promotion? Email us at [email protected] of October, social impact accelerator Halcyon has a brand new chair. Sachiko Kun...
14.10.2021	Halcyon : announces new board chair Martha Metz	WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- D.C.-based nonprofit Halcyon today announced that its founder, Dr. Sachiko Kuno, will step down as chair of the organization's board of directors and become chair emeritus. Martha Metz, founder of M...
08.06.2021	Events Roundup: SUEGO is breaking down blockchain for businesses in this four-part series	Digital marketing services platform SUEGO has a new resource for startups looking to get in the know in the digital space: A webinar series on all things on crypto and blockchain for business. Founder Steven A. Rodriguez told Technical.ly t...
05.04.2021	Resource Roundup: Made in Baltimore’s Home Run Accelerator is helping product businesses scale up	It’s Monday, a time to dig out your inbox and seek out fresh opportunities in a new week. Technical.ly is bringing a few new chances to plug into the tech and entrepreneurship community with Resource Roundup. It’s a look at open application...
05.04.2021	Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Cureate is restoring the ‘small business American dream’ by connecting local entrepreneurs with large buyers	To meet this ambitious goal, Cureate takes a multi-prong approach, including educating entrepreneurs, facilitating procurement of local good by large buyers and consulting with businesses of all sizes and other stakeholders, such as city g...
26.03.2021	Power Moves: DC Fiscal Policy Institute and WireWheel have new execs	Power Moves is a column where we chart the comings and goings of talent across the region. Got a new hire, new gig or promotion? Email us at [email protected]. DC Fiscal Policy Institute (DCFPI) has appointed Erica Williams as its new executi...
23.02.2021	Capital One Financial : Empowering Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented Backgrounds	Americans that hoped to send a special gift to an incarcerated friend or relative over the holidays didn't get to choose between dropping off a home-cooked meal or mailing a hand-knitted sweater. Many corrections agencies bar family members...
15.02.2021	The new Halcyon-Black Girl Ventures incubator illustrates a collaborative DC ecosystem, say its founders	Shelly Bell and Kate Goodall have been friends for years. They’ve also been frequent professional partners. The alignment makes sense, given the missions of their respective organizations. Bell’s Black Girl Ventures (BGV) funds Black and br...
12.02.2021	Shorties Roundup: Halcyon tapped Dahna Goldstein as its first director of impact investing	Georgetown-based Halcyon Incubator has appointed Dahna Goldstein as its first director of impact investing. Goldstein first started working with the incubator for early-stage social impact entrepreneurs when she began leading its investment...
25.01.2021	Meet the 9 ventures in Halcyon’s latest incubator program this spring	Georgetown-based Halcyon Incubator has announced the 14th cohort for its incubator for early-stage social impact entrepreneurs. The 18-month fellowship welcomes nine ventures, majority of which are minority-owned, to scale their business mo...
02.10.2020	Say hello to newsletter ‘shorties’: Here are the deets on Technical.ly DC’s new initiative	If you haven’t noticed yet, I’ve been adding some extra-short news bites to the top of Technical.ly DC’s newsletter for the past two weeks. I’ve affectionately coined these extra tidbits “shorties,” an idea that’s been on my brain for a whi...
30.09.2020	Events Roundup: Join Halcyon for its inaugural homecoming on Oct. 1	Events Roundup is a Technical.ly column in which we highlight events happening in the D.C. area each month. Got a submission? Email us at [email protected] so we can consider it for our next roundup. Georgetown-based Halcyon is hosting its fi...
08.07.2020	How Halcyon Incubator plans to run its fall program with social distancing in mind	Georgetown-based Halcyon Incubator, an incubator for early-stage social impact entrepreneurs, is welcoming its 13th cohort this fall as it plans to keep some social distancing habits intact to fight COVID-19. Eight ventures have been select...
30.04.2020	Events Roundup: Here are 5 virtual #dctech events happening in May	Events Roundup is a Technical.ly column in which we highlight events happening in the D.C. area each month. Got a submission? Email us at [email protected] so we can consider it for our next roundup. The social distancing order in D.C. has be...
31.03.2020	Events Roundup: 10 virtual meetups to connect with the #dctech community	Events Roundup is a Technical.ly column in which we highlight events happening in the D.C. area each month. Got a submission? Email us at [email protected] so we can consider it for our next roundup. Citizens residing in D.C., Maryland and Vi...
19.12.2019	Meet the winners of DC’s 2019 Technical.ly Awards	As we prepare for 2020, we took a second to breathe, and appreciate those companies making this D.C. tech community thrive. On Wednesday evening, the #dctech community took over Mindspace to celebrate the 2019 Technical.ly Awards. We celebr...
25.11.2019	#GiveFirst: 5 Social Impact Startups to Know in Colorado	Colorado's startup ecosystem has long been known by its Give First mantra since the term was coined more than a decade ago. It's more than just a clever hashtag. It embodies the local startup spirit here, motivating founders, employees and ...
09.08.2019	From Politics to Life Sciences, D.C.’s a Beacon for Inclusive Innovation	Washington, D.C.’s origins as a political hub began 229 years ago when it became the capital of the United States of America to bridge the gap between the south and the north as a compromise. Today, Washington, D.C. is on its way to becomin...
02.10.2018	4 startups we met at WeDC Fest Innovation Marketplace	Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Innovation Marketplace during WeDC Fest featured over 80 exhibitors, including more than 30 local tech companies. The marketplace kicked off the inaugural festival that was created to bring that SXSW vibe to the Distri...
15.05.2018	This DC startup is helping seniors tell their life stories	Jay Newton-Small started MemoryWell as a result of her experience placing her father into senior care after he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 58. During the intake process, she had to fill out a cumbersome 20 page ...
06.12.2017	Meet the social entrepreneurs moving to DC for Halcyon Incubator’s eighth cohort	The Georgetown-based Halcyon Incubator unveiled its cohort number eight, which will start in spring 2018. “These are the people with the power to tackle 21st century challenges today,” the announcement reads. “Coming Spring 2018, out-of-the...
25.09.2017	Don’t sleep on the importance of big tech brand policy offices for DC	Since the enthusiasm about landing the Amazon HQ2 is very much about the high-impact tech jobs, it’s easy to side step that the District has always out-paced most other cities in playing host to big tech brands. That story has mostly been t...
07.09.2017	Every Major DC Accelerator, Listed	Accelerators are to startups as spinach is to Popeye. And for those located in the DC area, it's important to stay updated on the biggest and brightest accelerators available. It's tough to stay on top of the constantly shifting mass of inc...
10.04.2017	Here’s who won the DC regional finals of InnovateHer 2017	Seven local companies focused on making “a measurable impact on the lives of women and families” took the stage at Hera Hub on Thursday night in an attempt to wow a varied panel of judges. Yes, we’re talking the D.C. regional finals of Inno...

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