Steve Case Announces $1 Million Donation to Support Maui Rebuilding
Hawaii-born and raised entrepreneur and philanthropist, Steve Case, announced a $1 million contribution to support communities affected by the wildfires on Maui. The donation is being made by the Grove Farm Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Case’s Kaua’i-based Grove Farm. In addition, Maui Land & Pineapple, where Case is the majority investor, has announced a series of steps, detailed below, to provide on island support, as well as a long-term commitment to assist in Maui’s rebuilding efforts.
The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream
America Online co-founder and New York Times bestselling author Steve Case’s new book The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream will be published this fall by Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Case, who also co-founded Revolution--an investment firm that has backed more than 200 startups--has become a champion of innovators across the country who are building groundbreaking companies, renewing communities, and creating new jobs.
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Publishes Report Revealing the Dramatic Shift in VC Funding Towards Rising Startup Cities
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, a seed stage venture capital fund that invests exclusively in startups based outside of the Bay Area, New York City, and Boston, today released its “Beyond Silicon Valley” report, in collaboration with PitchBook. The report explores how and why funding for startups has steadily shifted towards rising cities over the past decade. First, coastal investors are, more than ever, seeking investment opportunities across the country, a trend accelerated by the pandemic; 2021 will be a record year for venture capital funding, and the share of capital going to Bay Area startups is set to drop below 30% for the first time in a decade. Secondly, there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of VC investors in cities throughout the U.S., and they tend to back companies in the regions where they are located.
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest to Host Virtual Career Fair for More Than 1,000 Open Roles at Startups Based Outside of Silicon Valley
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, a nationwide platform and seed fund dedicated to supporting and investing in entrepreneurs outside the coastal tech hubs, announced today that it is hosting the virtual Tech Talent Tour on June 22-24, 2021 (full agenda below). The event seeks to educate job seekers about startup job opportunities in cities outside of Silicon Valley, New York, and Boston, and connect them with startup leadership from across the country actively looking for talent.
