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UpTide Showcase: Scaling Impact in Today’s Complex World

January 30, 2026

The UpTide Nonprofit Accelerator by 92NY’s Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact, in partnership with SEED SPOT, concluded on January 28th, 2026, with a…

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Tips for the Self-Employed

April 23, 2020

By: Erin O’Shea, CFO of SEED SPOT You may have heard that there is cash available under the CARES Act for small businesses including independent…

#OpenWeStand: SEED SPOT Joins GoDaddy Coalition of 30 Brands Sustaining Small Businesses alongside Salesforce, Slack, and American Express

April 17, 2020

GoDaddy recently launched #OpenWeStand, a movement designed to help small businesses keep their doors open in the economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19. To double down…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: Plugged Technologies Inc.

April 17, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Victor Ehienulo and Madiagne Sarr are the co-founders of Plugged, a SaaS platform that empowers universities with the technology…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: Bowerbags LLC

April 17, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Jamie Bowerman is the inventor of Bowerbags, a venture that enhances mobility and ensures safety for the Department of…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: Guidefi

April 17, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Charlene Fadirepo is the founder of Guidefi, a fintech marketplace that makes it easier for women and diverse professionals…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: College to Congress

April 17, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Audrey Henson is the founder of College to Congress (C2C), a non-partisan nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a more…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: The Ability Challenge

April 17, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Sarah Sandelius is the founder of The Ability Challenge (ABC), a venture that offers the only integrated solution designed…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: Flushh

April 17, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Kv Tjatjara is the CEO and co-founder of Flushh, a venture on a mission to provide affordable and hygienic…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: Just Results

April 17, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Alex Macdonald’s venture, Just Results, is disrupting the international foreign assistance market by getting rid of bureaucracy that businesses…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: Pet Connect™

April 6, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Hector Ocasio and Jason Hanny are the co-founders of Pet Connect, a pet-focused technology company that provides digital solutions…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: Traipse

April 6, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Darren Smith and Austin Auclair are on a mission to promote and preserve historic areas and independent merchants. Traipse…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: MotherNation

April 2, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Adrienne Prentice and Cait Zogby are the co-founders of MotherNation, a social support and advocacy community for Mothers. They…

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