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Alaska Startups is a community for innovators, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and general rabble-rousers. We're creating the Alaska and world we want to live in.

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Funding a startup is often one of the most pressing issues on the minds of founders. Here is a directory of funding sources for startups in Alaska.

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Last week’s @1millioncups Anchorage had two guests speakers, artist @jrtemte and Alice Glenn. Glenn started her own podcast, @coffeeandquaq, which explores contemporary Native life in urban Alaska. ☕️Link to podcast in bio.
At this week’s @1millioncups Anchorage, we heard from two guest speakers, Alice Glenn of the @coffeeandquaq podcast and artist James Temte. Temte spoke about his artwork, his process and the benefits of public art.
Meet the entrepreneurs competing tomorrow for a $100,000 investment from the Alaska Angel Conference. Link in bio.
Self-published blogs, magazines and newspapers have been on the rise in Alaska’s changing journalism climate. Meet the women behind some of Alaska’s self-made publications, including @soldemedianochenews, @mtviewpost, @49th_degree_mag and @wildheartmagazine — link in bio!
Launch Alaska — Alaska's first accelerator — is working towards opening future markets in the state. “For us to invest in a company, we want them to solve some problem in Alaska that’s also a problem relevant to global markets elsewhere,” Isaac Vanderburg, managing director of Launch Alaska, said. Read more about Launch Alaska, link in bio.
This week at 1 Million Cups, we heard from Bodil Kjelstrup, SEED Lab Coordinator of the Anchorage Museum. Kjelstrup spoke about the SEED Lab focusing on community challenges by sharing stories and knowledge with one another. “We want to [bring] people to the table and focus on solutions.” The SEED Lab will be open to the public next week for the North x North Festival. Full schedule in bio.