{"id":74355,"date":"2017-11-29T10:41:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T18:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=74355"},"modified":"2018-10-11T20:32:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T03:32:52","slug":"weekly-funding-roundup-november-29th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-funding-roundup-november-29th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Funding Roundup: November 29th, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74355\" class=\"elementor elementor-74355 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bada9f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bada9f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-996f70\" data-id=\"996f70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568f3d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"568f3d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div>Funding Roundup &amp; the importance of supporting immigrant entrepreneurs<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Hi everyone, the next installment of our Funding roundup is here.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h2><b>1. Funding immigrant entrepreneurs is critical to the growth of entrepreneur communities<\/b><\/h2><div>Immigrants play a vital role in job growth and empowering communities. Funding is one such area that needs to step up and ensure that immigrants have a fair, and equal, opportunity to gain the funding support needed to launch and scale their ventures. Here&#8217;s an insightful piece of the impact immigrants have on communities.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3867c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ab3867c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2017\/11\/22\/immigrants-are-vital-to-startup-communities-across-the-u-s\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7acd5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7acd5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>2. Raise money for your startup from anywhere<\/b><\/h2><div>Blockchain based funding platforms are investible, and XPrize backed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dropdeck.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/dropdeck.io\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1512065523333000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHX5aLh3P-3QBNveK7DQSsSnOdxRg\">DropDeck<\/a>\u00a0is one of the first. They&#8217;ve recently launched and, in their words, &#8220;DropDeck is a royalty and debt financing platform for fast growing businesses with a pure smart-contract and token-incentivized mechanism to evaluate and fund businesses worldwide.&#8221; As you look to your 2018 and beyond funding needs you&#8217;ll need to get educated on this debt funding option and the potential fit with your funding and growth goals. Remember to consider strategic value and other benefits, and compare with other sources and alternatives.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95fbe6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b95fbe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/dropdeck.io\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c035636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c035636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>3. Keiretsu Forum: Funding hiding right out in the open<\/b><\/h2><div><div>Not many entrepreneurs know, but Keiretsu Forum is incredible active in the Pacific Northwest, with over $40M invested in the region. They&#8217;re known for investing in tech and life sciences, and is a viable option for post launch ventures with the potential for scale.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b52604 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b52604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.keiretsuforum.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c404a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41c404a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>4. $15,000 contest for Canadian entrepreneurs\u00a0<\/b><\/h2><div>Intuit hasa contest for Canadian entrepreneurs including a $10,000 first place prize.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c937e84 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c937e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/intuit.promo.eprize.com\/canada2017\/?affiliate_id=sb&#038;cid=DR_em_39585_NWLFUELING201711EN01_CAN_QBO_SUCCESS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27931b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27931b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h2><b>5. Getting to a close on your round &#8211; finally!<\/b><\/h2><div>Closing the round is the hardest thing for many entrepreneurs. No lead? Running out of time? When to wrap things up? Last minute change requests? 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