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Lupe Fiasco kicks off non-profit Start Fund

By  Michael Loring
   
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Chicago’s own, rapper Lupe Fiasco’s “Neighborhood Start Fund” is on its way.

The non-profit, co-founded by Fiasco and business entrepreneur Di-Ann Eisnor (head of global partnerships for Waze), is on a mission to “turn ideas into start-ups.” Finalists will have the chance to win $5,000 to turn their ideas for select neighborhoods into prototypes.

According to the organization’s website:

We need more diverse entrepreneurs bringing fresh ideas and new innovations to life. So, we’ve created a neighborhood-specific fund to support entrepreneurs and start-ups from underserved areas and of course so the best new ideas won’t go wasted. We provide access, network, workshops, mentoring and of course funding.

The first neighborhood targeted is Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, and interested parties must submit their ideas for that community by Oct. 30.

Both Fiasco and Eisnor tweeted out the news:

For more information, visit www.start.fund

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