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Applications Are Open for the 2nd Cohort of the UpTide Nonprofit Accelerator

June 26, 2026

92NY’s Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact, in partnership with SEED SPOT, is now accepting applications for the second cohort of UpTide, an accelerator…

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…

Meet the DC Impact Accelerator Ventures: Givhero, Inc.

April 2, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Vishal Chintawar and Timothy Guinan teamed up to create Givhero, Inc., an innovative social wellness platform that leverages social…

SBA Relief is Here for Small Businesses, Contract Workers, & Non-Profits

April 2, 2020

By: Erin O’Shea, CFO of SEED SPOT If you’re a small business, solopreneur, or non-profit, I don’t have to tell you that you’ve been hard-hit…

Give and Take: How SEED SPOT Alumni Can Benefit from Joining the Slack Community

March 26, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager “You can’t just take – you have to give. How can we all help each other out?” When Emmett…

Why Supporting Entrepreneurs NOW is More Important than Ever

March 25, 2020

By C’pher Gresham CEO | SEED SPOT SEED SPOT was founded on the basis of community. Woven through every program, event, and interaction in the…

A PT’s Survival Guide to Making Work from Home Work for You

March 24, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Raise your hand if your workflow has changed significantly recently. A few weeks ago, you may have been commuting…

Meet Impact-Driven Entrepreneurs Leading Community Resilience

March 18, 2020

By Corinn Perry, Chief of Staff Rapid iteration to online and virtual resources that keep communities strong is the name of the game right now.…

Meet the 12 Ventures Selected for SEED SPOT’s 2020 Phoenix Impact Accelerator

March 13, 2020

By: Bianca Buliga, Senior Marketing Manager Disrupting industries from corporate philanthropy to workforce development, meet the newest cohort of 12 ventures accepted into the Spring…

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