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Serena Ramirez 11/26/24 Serena Ramirez 11/26/24

PayStand Ranks on Deloitte Technology Fastest Growing U.S. Companies List

PayStand earned a spot on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list for the second year, ranking #306 with 380% growth from 2020 to 2023.

Serena Ramirez 11/19/24 Serena Ramirez 11/19/24

Former Duolingo Executives “Outsmart” Higher Education?

Former Duolingo executives Jorge Mazal, Daniel Falabella, and Gina Gotthilf have launched Outsmart Education, a start-up dedicated to making college more accessible and affordable.

Malina Long 1/17/24 Malina Long 1/17/24

UCSC Offering Hacking 4 Oceans Course

UC Santa Cruz is offering a new Entrepreneurship + Ocean/Coastal Conservation Course.

Doug Erickson 5/13/23 Doug Erickson 5/13/23

Displaced Tech Employees Venture into Entrepreneurship

"From Layoffs to Launches: Tech Workers Turn to Entrepreneurship Amidst Uncertain Funding Climate" is the inaugural piece in a three-part series by Christine Kilpatrick for Crunchbase.