{"id":310233,"date":"2010-02-11T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T22:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.readwriteweb.com\/start\/2010\/02\/cause-startl-funding.php"},"modified":"2010-02-11T17:37:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T22:37:00","slug":"cause-based-funding-startl-and-philanthropic-startup-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/310233","title":{"rendered":"Cause-Based Funding: Startl and Philanthropic Startup Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"startl_funding_feb10.jpg\"Raising funding is hard any way you slice it, but the emergence of cause-base resources is helping pave the way for ethical startups that might have otherwise gone unseen. A few years ago we featured 13 seed funding options for entrepreneurs<\/a>. Since then a few investment groups have come forward with a different approach. One such funder is the education-focused incubator Startl<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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As mentioned in Fred Wilson’s latest blog post<\/a>, Startl is similar to seed fund incubators like Techstars and YCombinator<\/a> except that its a nonprofit organization focused specifically on advancing new learning experiences. While the program offers a mobile app design bootcamp in New York<\/a>, it’s Startl’s 3 month accelerator program hosted by Philadelphia-based DreamIt Ventures<\/a> and Ideo design firm<\/a> that will allow entrepreneurs to learn the ins and outs of creating an education-based business. DreamIt celebrated a graduation and demo day in August<\/a> and the new Startl program will be folded into the next cycle of DreamIt participants. <\/p>\n

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The rise of such philanthropic investment groups may open up new categories for startup funding. EBay<\/a> founder Pierre Omidyar’s Omiyar Network<\/a> prides itself on being an organization that offers opportunities for entrepreneurs to “catalyze economic, social and political change”. The network has invested in government transparency, micro-finance and education-focused companies. Meanwhile, the Knight Foundation’s Knight News Challenge<\/a> offers funding for community news innovations. Past prize recipients have included EveryBlock<\/a> and Spot.us<\/a>. <\/p>\n

We know we’re just skimming the surface for cause-related startup funding. If you’ve got suggestions, let us know in the comments below. <\/p>\n

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