| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.09.2024 | Alan 'AP' Powell Named as The Vanguard Award Winner for the 2024 Champions of Inclusion Awards | Alan 'AP' Powell
The Phoenix Business Journal's Champions of Inclusion Awards will honor individuals and companies in the Valley that, through their work, are paving a new way forward to make Arizona a more inclusive place to live and pursu... |
| 28.04.2023 | New appointments, additions made to SEED SPOT Executive Board | PHOENIX, AZ , UNITED STATES, April 28, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- SEED SPOT, one of the nation's leading social enterprise incubators, announces the appointment of Sentari Minor of Scottsdale-based behavioral health integrator evolvedMD as C... |
| 04.04.2023 | Volunteers of America and SEED SPOT Announce Partnership for Community Health Incubator | Applications open for community health ventures to benefit from impact-first accelerator, sponsored by Humana Foundation
This incubator provides mentorship and knowledge sharing that improve startup success rates in community health, and of... |
| 18.01.2022 | Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity Update: Supporting the Success of Black Businesses in Retail | The dictionary defines the word disproportionate as "too large or too small in comparison to something else." To me, the following statistic starkly illustrates "disproportionate": While Black Americans make up 13% of th... |
| 05.02.2021 | Social impact incubator SEED SPOT appoints Zach Leverenz as its new CEO | After a national search for a new leader, social impact incubator SEED SPOT has tapped Zach Leverenz as its next CEO.
Leverenz has a background in tech and entrepreneurship. He founded and formerly led national nonprofit EveryoneOn, which f... |
| 29.01.2021 | Shorties Roundup: In3DC and Capital One are teaming up to host a business bootcamp | The Inclusive Innovation Incubator (In3DC) is looking for representatives from local small businesses to participate in its Capital One-sponsored business bootcamp.
Over the six-week program, In3 will host workshops focused on business deve... |
| 17.11.2020 | SEED SPOT is in search of a new CEO as C’pher Gresham moves to advisory role | Prominent social impact incubator SEED SPOT is in search of a new CEO.
Founded in 2012, SEED SPOT runs a six-week incubator every fall and spring, two-day launch camps for entrepreneurs working to get their ventures on the map, webinars, an... |
| 24.08.2020 | Work-from-home burnout is real. Here’s how local startup leaders are avoiding it | We’re nearly nine months into the year, and March — the month our lives changed forever because of COVID-19 — feels like it was ages ago.
Work-from-home life is more common than ever yet, some people still may be feeling burnt out from the ... |
| 21.07.2020 | Applications are open for SEED SPOT’s fall 2020 virtual Impact Accelerator | SEED SPOT is looking for social impact entrepreneurs to apply to its fall accelerator program.
The social impact incubator runs its Impact Accelerator each fall and spring to provide social entrepreneurs with support for scaling and attract... |
| 16.04.2020 | SEED SPOT dished out $25K in prizes at its first virtual demo day | Over 1,000 unique viewers from around the country joined social impact incubator SEED SPOT online for its annual Impact Accelerator Demo Day on Tuesday.
Viewers heard pitches from 11 impact-driven ventures as founders competed to win $25,00... |
| 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 dc@technical.ly so we can consider it for our next roundup.
Citizens residing in D.C., Maryland and Vi... |
| 19.03.2020 | Virtual happy hours, Zoom calls and friendly competition: Here’s how 3 DC orgs transitioned to remote work | As COVID-19 continues to spread in the region, many companies and organizations are asking their teams to work remotely indefinitely.
It seems like the best course of action, as Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. government announced operatio... |
| 03.12.2019 | These #dctech organizations want your support on this #GivingTuesday | It’s #GivingTuesday, the annual day when nonprofits call on their supporters to make charitable donations.
Supporters can make donations via outlets like Facebook, Apple Pay, campaign websites and more. While there’s an impossibly long list... |
| 12.09.2019 | Apps are open for SEED SPOT’s spring 2020 Impact Accelerator | Social impact incubator SEED SPOT has opened applications for its spring 2020 Impact Accelerator program.
The program will run from Jan. 27 to April 24, and accepted social entrepreneurs will gain in-depth support for scaling and attracting... |
| 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... |
| 22.07.2019 | C’pher Gresham is transitioning to CEO at SEED SPOT | This prominent social impact incubator is getting a new leader.
Longtime SEED SPOT leader C’pher Gresham will be taking over as CEO of the incubator, effective August 1. He will succeed cofounder Courtney Klein, who has been SEED SPOT’s CEO... |
| 11.03.2019 | SEED-SPOT is bringing its startup launchpad back to Philly | Phoenix-based nonprofit SEED-SPOT is hosting a two-day launch camp in Philly aimed at giving social entrepreneurs a biz boost.
Philly was among the first cities outside of Phoenix to host the 2-Day Launch Camp, a 48-hour dash to get sociall... |
| 08.02.2019 | Meet the second cohort of social impact entrepreneurs taking part in SEED SPOT’s accelerator program | Eleven early-stage social impact entrepreneurial teams took to the stage to pitch their ventures to the #dctech community at Booz Allen Hamilton‘s Innovation Center on Feb. 7. The kickoff event was put on to introduce the 11 startups to the... |
| 05.02.2019 | SEED SPOT announces two key hires as it prepares to launch Impact Accelerator | SEED SPOT, the social impact incubator, recently announced two key hires to lead its second Impact Accelerator program in D.C.
Kelly O’Malley, a prominent #dctech leader and the Mid-Atlantic regional director of The Vinetta Project, will jo... |
| 17.12.2018 | SEED SPOT is looking for entrepreneurs to join its spring accelerator program | SEED SPOT, the social-impact incubator, is recruiting impact-driven entrepreneurs for its second spring Impact Accelerator program in D.C.
Are you ready to take your impact-driven venture to the next level? Apply to our 8-Week Impact Accele... |
| 08.11.2018 | These 8 entrepreneurs are presenting at Lyft’s first pitch competition | Eight finalists were named on Thursday for Lyft Pitch, the inaugural pitch competition for DMV Lyft drivers who run their own separate businesses.
Last month, Lyft said the competition was born after the ridesharing company crunched its dat... |
| 06.11.2018 | SEED SPOT’s weekend launch camp went to George Washington University | Last weekend, SEED SPOT brought its 2-Day Launch Camp to George Washington University, offering the social impact–focused program to more than 30 undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and alumni entrepreneurs in the GW community.
“GW students w... |
| 23.10.2018 | SEED SPOT lands new partnership to support military spouses with entrepreneurial dreams | SEED SPOT, The Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN) and Booz Allen Hamilton are teaming up to send 20 military spouses to the SEED SPOT 2-Day Launch Camp Oct. 26-27 in Washington, D.C.
The camp will help aspiring entrepreneurs validate t... |
| 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... |
| 21.08.2018 | SEED SPOT wants to be the safe space where your (finally) pitch your company | Early-stage entrepreneurs with an idea that’s still taking shape (or one they haven’t raised capital for) are exactly who SEED SPOT is looking for to join its 2-Day Launch Camp.
The Phoenix-based nonprofit, which focuses on fostering social... |
| 22.02.2018 | Breaking Down Barriers to Entrepreneurship Starts with Messaging | With the rise in startup activity around the country, more local organizations are emerging to help provide resources, training, education, and funding to support underserved communities and their dreams to build a business. At Techstars St... |
| 16.02.2018 | Need a change? Check out these tech jobs in DC | On the Market is a Technical.ly column where we highlight noteworthy job openings and the people who are lookin’. Got a submission? Email us and tell us why it belongs in the roundup.FS Card has three openings.
The fintech company that aims... |
| 24.11.2017 | Inno Approved: DC Tech Events To Know About This Week (11/24-12/7) | Like DC Inno Approved? A fresh version comes out every other Friday with new ideas of tech and networking events to check out. Here's a list of great tech, business and networking events in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, to hit up in the next... |
| 11.09.2017 | Introducing the 2017 50 on Fire Winners | DC Inno's 50 on Fire honors the hottest companies, organizations and people from across a number of categories, each one operating within or around the city's innovation economy.
You might be looking at this list and think "Huh, this i... |
| 07.09.2017 | Accelerators for minority led companies | They include Minority Venture Partners, DivInc, NewMe and Manos Accelerator
For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, but another popu... |
| 18.07.2017 | 9 Socially Conscious Startups Making Moves in DC | Founders, young to senior, wake up each day and try to make this world a better place through their innovation and solutions. The rise in social impact startups are gaining the attention from investors and experts who are looking for differ... |
| 06.07.2017 | What these social entrepreneurs learned from DC’s startup community | About six months ago, Phoenix, Arizona-based incubator SEED SPOT joined the growing ecosystem of accelerators in the District to offer social entrepreneurs the opportunity to launch, grow and scale their businesses.
With a week to go before... |
| 20.04.2017 | Here’s who is part of SEED SPOT’s inaugural DC cohort | On Wednesday night, 10 early-stage social impact ventures took the floor, and the mic, at WeWork White House to introduce themselves to the broader #dctech community. Collectively, this group is part of SEED SPOT’s first full-time cohort in... |
| 14.04.2017 | SEED SPOT has a new national director of product and impact | SEED SPOT, D.C.’s newest social impact–focused accelerator program, announced on Thursday that it has hired a new director of product and impact, Duane Rollins, to lead big-picture strategy in the coming months and years.
The role is intend... |
| 24.03.2017 | How C’pher Gresham managed SEED SPOT’s DC expansion | C’pher Gresham is originally from the D.C. area, so he was pleased when, in summer 2016, his employer the Arizona-based incubator SEED SPOT decided to expand to the District. The city has a special place in his heart.
But the story of the (... |
| 23.02.2017 | SEED SPOT accelerator is a new home for DC social entrepreneurs | In recent years, D.C has become home to a growing community of entrepreneurs and businesses that are determined to solve the world’s most pressing issues and demands. From homegrown startups to tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter ... |
| 20.01.2017 | Seed Spot, Booz Allen Launch DC Social Impact Incubator | Entrepreneurs have quite a few options when it comes to transforming the idea on the back of a napkin into a full fledged company. Unfortunately for those seeking to create a positive social impact, the options are notably less plentiful. I... |
| 22.02.2016 | Annual PHX Startup Week Returns, $400K Going to Nonprofits | The second annual PHX Startup Week kicks off today, a week-long showcase and celebration of entrepreneurs in Arizona. The event series launched last year with a mission of fostering relationships and expanding thought leadership for local e... |
| 11.02.2015 | Silicon Desert: How Phoenix is quickly — and quietly — becoming a hub for innovation | Photo via Shutterstock.
Editor’s Note: GeekWire has partnered with UP Global and Chase to cover four Startup Week events around the country, starting with Tampa Bay earlier this month and now Phoenix from Feb. 23 to 27. Tune in to GeekWire ... |
