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Congratulations to
@ChefJoseAndres
on being nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize!
In celebration of his inspirational work, we're resharing
@SteveCase
's chat with Chef José Andrés on the future of food and what motivates José’s humanitarian efforts:
Common
#SiliconValley
advice: solve for personal pain points. As a result, we have too many founders creating photosharing apps vs. solving real-world challenges. In the
@WSJ
,
@SteveCase
explains why the migration of
#tech
talent could help change that:
BREAKING: We’re excited to share that
@60Minutes
will be featuring our
@RiseOfRest
Road Trip during this Sunday’s episode! Make sure to tune in to CBS at 7 PM ET/PT to experience a day on the
#RiseOfRest
bus.
We're launching a $150M
#RiseOfRest
Seed Fund with a group of iconic
#entrepreneurs
and investors to continue investing in
#startups
outside of Silicon Valley. Learn more about our new Fund here:
Thank you to
@60Minutes
for sharing our
@RiseOfRest
story! We’re proud to back
#entrepreneurs
based in cities all over the country – not just on the coasts.
If you missed tonight’s episode, you can watch the clip here:
BREAKING: We're proud to announce our new $215 million Revolution Ventures III fund to invest in transformative early-stage companies. Learn more in
@TechCrunch
:
🚨 Find your next startup job outside of Silicon Valley 🚨
We will be hosting our first-ever Tech Talent Career Fair June 22-24 to connect job seekers w/ some of the 100+
#hiring
companies in our portfolio. Register today at
Some of the most iconic investors and entrepreneurs are joining us in backing startups all across the country.
@AndrewRSorkin
breaks the story:
#RiseOfRest
Fans worldwide want skin in the game & a deeper relationship with their sports idols. When it comes to forging connections,
#startups
are leading the charge. Read what Managing Partner,
@StJMurray
, looks for in
#sportstech
investments in
@FortuneMagazine
.
We’ve partnered with
@Forbes
to spotlight the top 10 rising cities for
#startups
. Check out the curated list and learn why it makes sense to innovate outside of Silicon Valley:
#RiseOfRest
We’re thrilled to be visiting Puerto Rico with
@ChefJoseAndres
on our 8th
#RiseOfRest
Road Trip! Know a local
#startup
that should pitch for a $100,000 investment from our
@RiseOfRest
Seed Fund? Apply here by March 11:
Today, the Trump Administration issued its formal proposal to rescind the International Entrepreneur Rule. The rescission "will deprive the US of the opportunity to incubate great
#innovation
," says
@SteveCase
.
As America confronts the ongoing consequences of racism and the need to overcome its divisions, all of us must take a stand and do our part.
Read our full statement below.
If the cities that lost the bid for Amazon's HQ2 take "half of the dollars they were putting on the table to lure them and refocus that on their
#startup
community, they might create the next Amazon,” says
@SteveCase
.
#RiseOfRest
Join us in congratulating
@Washingtonian
’s
#TechTitans
! We’re proud of our five partners and eight portfolio companies that have been named in this year’s list:
#dctech
"Venture capitalists would say: 'Unless you move to Silicon Valley, we won't invest in you.' That's less true now. And hopefully it won't be true at all ten years from now," says
@SteveCase
.
#RiseOfRest
Instead of moving to Silicon Valley, startup founders throughout the Midwest are doing something new. Staying. Here’s why we’re committed to the
#RiseOfRest
.
In today's
#startup
economy, talent is evenly distributed. Opportunity is not.
Join us from 12/1–/3 for a series of virtual events featuring leaders helping spur more venture capital to Black founders in cities across the U.S.
RSVP here:
#RiseOfRest
“Our general view has been that America is a great entrepreneurial nation, but capital flows to too few people and too few places, and we need a more inclusive innovation economy,” says
@SteveCase
#entrepreneurship
#investment
We end the year inspired by our founders, the companies they’ve built, and their commitment to positive change.
We can't wait to see what they do next.
FACT:
#Startups
and new businesses are what create jobs.
Check out the latest episode of
@MorningBrew
's
@bizcasualpod
where
@SteveCase
explains why funding innovators outside traditional
#tech
hubs begets more economic success for more people:
"What makes these
#RiseOfRest
cities great ... is that they're building on a legacy of connections and expertise in areas the Valley simply can't," says
@JDVance1
.
"We need to support the
#entrepreneurs
outside of coastal tech hubs who are starting and scaling the great businesses — and job creators — of tomorrow."
#RiseOfRest
A bold vision for change, a passion & purpose-filled evolution. Today, we raise a fork to
@sweetgreen
— a Revolution Growth-backed company born in our D.C. backyard — as it makes its public debut. 🍴 Get the details on today’s
#IPO
.
"Just 15% of VC money goes to women founders, 1% to black entrepreneurs and less than 25% to anyone who lives outside California, New York and Massachusetts ... 'It needs to be a national priority to level the playing field,' says
@SteveCase
."
#RiseOfRest
.
@SteveCase
Encourages More ‘Revolution’ Outside Silicon Valley: "Lately it seems trendy for VCs to say they’re looking to invest outside of Silicon Valley ...
So we decided to ask someone who has actually been doing it for years."
#RiseOfRest
"I’ve always firmly believed that it’s not about replicating Silicon Valley, but rather about building upon what’s unique to each city," says
@MaryGrove
. Check out her reflections following
#ROTR7
on our blog:
.
@SteveCase
on why we’re bringing together investors from all over the country to DC this week: “We are committed to building a community for investors to strengthen regional networks and drive more capital to these regions.”
#ROTRSummit
In just five short weeks, we hit the road for our seventh
#RiseOfRest
road trip! We’re thrilled to announce the finalists who will be pitching at each location. Meet the 40
#startups
pitching
@SteveCase
and the
@RiseOfRest
team here:
SAP has acquired Utah-based software company Qualtrics for $8B:
Here's why local successes "play a key role in providing validation to investors, momentum for the community, and mentorship to startups," according to
@SteveCase
:
#InternationalWomensDay
celebrates acts of courage & determination by women everywhere who are changing the world. Today & every day, we’re proud of all the
#femalefounders
transforming
#tech
. Here are the stories of 6 Revolution-backed leaders creating a more equitable future:
We're thrilled to announce our investment in
@TalaMobile
! “We see Tala as a company building the future of
#finance
,” says
@SteveCase
. Here's how Tala plans to serve the 3 billion people around the world that are financially underserved:
We're excited to announce that our
@RiseOfRest
team is expanding with the addition of partners Starling Cousley and Clint Myers! Our new
#RiseOfRest
partners will focus on launching a new real estate initiative. Learn more here:
During
@Babson
's Centennial Commencement ceremony,
@SteveCase
called on the Class of 2019 to redefine
#entrepreneurship
and lead innovation in cities throughout the country. Here are more takeaways from
@SteveCase
's remarks:
"Even as $BTC tops $17,000 today and is rumored to hit $20,000, I still believe cryptocurrency as a currency doesn’t have much there," says
@tchughes06
:
“Over time, young talent will move to those places where exciting new jobs — not to mention more reasonable real estate prices and more modest overhead — exist,” says
@RonaldKlain
:
#RiseOfRest
Our team is hitting the road this week for our eighth
#RiseOfRest
Road Trip!
@SteveCase
wrote an op-ed in this Sunday's
@TB_Times
to share why we're bringing the
@RiseOfRest
bus to Florida and Puerto Rico. Give it a read here:
#ROTR8
🚌
Legalized sports betting is going to be a game-changer for the sports industry.
Steve Murray recently chatted with
@MikeOzanian
and explained how companies like
@Sportradar
are going to thrive in this environment. Watch the interview here: via
@Forbes
Our first episode of Entrepreneurs RISING is now out! Hear from
@ShearShare
’s Courtney Caldwell as she shares her insights on how to scale a
#startup
, build trust with your customers, and what it takes to be a successful
#entrepreneur
.
#RiseOfRest
.
@SteveCase
has been at the forefront of the fight for a more inclusive innovation economy for more than a decade. Today, his
#RiseOfRestBook
shares stories of the innovation happening
#BeyondSiliconValley
& in founders’ own backyards:
"We’ve now backed over 100 companies in more than 70 cities and we’re very excited by what we’re seeing. The momentum really is building. The rest are beginning to rise. There’s still a lot of work to do, but we’re seeing great momentum," says
@SteveCase
.
.
@MaryGrove
was a part of our first ever
#RiseOfRest
road trip during our stop in Detroit ... and this year for
#ROTR7
, was her first tour as an investment partner on the
@Revolution
team! Here are her thoughts from the road and advice for rising cities:
2019 by the numbers:
97 investments 🚀
8 unicorns 🦄
7
@CNBC
Upstarts ✨
6
@Inc
Female Founders 100 🌟
2 new funds 🎯
@60Minutes
profile of
#RiseOfRest
🚌
Happy New Year and cheers to an even more spectacular 2020!
"
#Omaha
needs to understand that big companies come and go. If you're not backing
#startups
today, you're not going to like the way your community looks 25, 50 years from now," says
@SteveCase
.
#RiseOfRest
But just because HQ2 won’t bring 50,000 jobs, the 218 cities not selected by Amazon “can create 50,000 jobs by backing
#startups
,” says
@SteveCase
.
#RiseOfRest