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Chicago Startup Better Weekdays Wins the St. Louis Innovation Award
Graham Mann, Co-Founder of Lean Systems, wins Canada 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' Award
Fertility Startup Kindara Starts Accepting Investments In Equity Crowdfunding Round
Los Angeles Startup Kangarootime Wins $500k in 43North’s Startup Competition
Johannesburg Startup Ovamba Partners with Microsoft to Help African SMEs Bridge the Language Barrier
Denver FI Graduate CipherPoint Acquired by Covata
Ottawa Startup ViiMe Helps Local Venues Attract New Customers with Exclusive Deals
London Startup OddBox Plans to Rescue Tons of Produce from Waste
Manila Startup ServeHappy Jobs Wins the Techtonic Startup Challenge
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