by steve | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog
Women in Sports Tech, Inc. (WiST) announces the creation of a new initiative – WiST Next Gen – to introduce middle and high school young women ages 11-18 to a wide array of career options in the sports tech industry. WiST Next Gen launches with a new webinar series,...
by steve | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog, Events
Launchpad2X to host a half-day virtual conference that celebrates women-owned businesses with the theme of ‘Playing to Win’ Women-owned businesses across the globe are registering to attend Launchpad2X’s virtual Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on Friday, November 13th...
by steve | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BUILD and Comcast NBCUniversal are introducing a new virtual digital curriculum to help teachers and out of school providers as students struggle to adapt to remote learning across the country. BUILD’s COVID-19...
by steve | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog
PHILADELPHIA, September 17, 2020 — As part of its ongoing commitment to help connect low-income families to the Internet so they can fully participate in educational opportunities and the digital economy, Comcast today announced a multiyear program to launch...
by Katy Hoogerwerf | Jun 10, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan acknowledges Comcast NBCUniversal The Farm for its startup program commitment during unprecedented times. As The Farm premieres its 4th cohort comprised 90% of minority founders in such categories as tech healthcare, ecommerce, mobile...
by Katy Hoogerwerf | May 5, 2020 | Blog
In the last several weeks, the world at large, and that of business, has drastically changed. We hope you are staying safe and healthy at home. We wanted to update you on how we have adapted our programs in light of this new normal. At The Farm, our first priority is...
by Katy Hoogerwerf | Jan 14, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Today we are excited to announce the launch of Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech, a global accelerator for sports technology startups in partnership with NBC Sports, Sky Sports, and Golf Channel – alongside NASCAR and two US Olympic sports organizations: US Ski and...
by steve | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog
The Farm’s Marie Northington finds enthusiastic entrepreneurs during her travels in Egypt. I recently traveled to Cairo, Egypt, where I had the opportunity to educate high school students about The Farm, attend the RiseUp Summit, and learn about the...
by steve | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
Congrats to The Farm Accelerator Class of Fall 2018Whew! We’re still basking in the excitement of last Friday’s Demo Day at The Farm, where our latest cohort of founders pitched their companies to an audience of investors, partners, community members, Comcast...
by steve | Oct 26, 2018 | Blog
Over the years, Coleman Oglesbee has built a phenomenal career across a variety of roles inside large, well-known companies — including Kraft Foods, Bell South, AT&T, and Comcast. Though you might think someone with this kind of corporate experience wouldn’t be...
