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Startup venture and alumni funds

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Shopify Sustainability Fund (founded 2004) – with a market cap of $73 billion, publicly traded Shopify launched a $5 million annual fund to invest in environmental technology fighting climate change. The mega grants are a way for Epic Games to back developers and companies using their Unreal engine.

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Y Combinator's First Batch: Where Are They Now?

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Were hiring. Chris had been working on creating a better desktop search since early 2004, knowing that no existing solutions were any good. The Next Web. TNW Conference. Part of The Next Web family. Twitter Now Available In Basque, Czech and Greek. Why is Apple ditching the YouTube app from iOS 6? Save to read later. or copy the link.