CareFirst Partners With D.C.’s Halcyon Incubator To Support Promising Healthcare Startups
Healthworx, the corporate investment and innovation organization of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), plans to provide up to $200,000 to support emerging healthcare entrepreneurs seeking to join the Halcyon incubator, a Washington, D.C.-based fellowship program for social entrepreneurs...
A new angel investor group is forming in D.C. Here are the details.
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Halcyon’s getting into angel investing.
Halcyon is Only DC Organization to Receive U.S. Commerce Department Grant
HALCYON IS ONLY DC ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT GRANT
Will Build Unprecedented Network of Impact Investors for Social Enterprises
Halcyon Incubator’s 9th Cohort Drives Social Impact With its Final Showcase
With 10 days left to their residency, Halcyon Incubator’s latest class of entrepreneurs showcased their startups with a pitch event Thursday afternoon. Eight early-stage companies took the stage to present their ventures to investors, peers and partners.
15 Women Entrepreneurs From Saudi Arabia Visit U.S. To Develop Their Pitches
A Washington, D.C.-based tech incubator is hosting women entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia who work on social problems through apps.
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Saudi women entrepreneurs grow their ventures at US incubator
Reem Dad, a 22-year-old from Saudi Arabia, is developing a platform for pilgrims and tourists to experience a virtual reality tour of Medina, one of Islam's holiest sites.
Heba Zahid, 37, is working on GreenDesert, a venture that would be one of the first to help create a recycling culture in the Middle Eastern country.
NUSACC hosts 15 Saudi women social entrepreneurs
The National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), in partnership with Halcyon Incubator, recently hosted a delegation of 15 Saudi women social entrepreneurs from Taibah University in Madinah.
Saudi Women Pitch Their Dreams at Halcyon
Dreamers from all over the world are imbued with an unshakeable sense of hope. This held true for a group of plucky Saudi Arabian women who took part in a Halcyon Incubator Intensive in Washington, D.C., this summer.
Saudi women incubate creative ideas for community development
The Halcyon Incubator fellowship on Friday concluded a program in Washington, DC for a group of Saudi female pioneers in social development.
How D.C.’s EnrichHer is Breaking Down Barriers for Both Women Entrepreneurs and Investors
As Roshawnna Novellus was pitching her startup around the investor circuits, she noticed a void. The investors making the decision as to whether or not she’d get funding didn’t look like her. Most of them were men.
That’s what Novellus hopes to combat with her startup, EnrichHer.