From MarketWatch: Cox Sponsors Startup Runway

05/22/2019

Startup Runway Foundation, the nonprofit behind the largest pitch competition in the United States for under-represented startup founders, doubles its grant-making capacity from $10 to $20k this year thanks to presenting Sponsor Cox Enterprises and a new sponsor, the American Family Insurance Institute for corporate & Social Impact.

“We’re thrilled that Startup Runway is becoming a destination for capital seeking returns with impact,” says Sarah O’Brien, Startup Runway board chair and co-founding partner at Valor.VC, the Atlanta-based venture capital firm that founded Startup Runway. 

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