The Hub for Accelerators and Competitions
Angel Investing is one of the largest potential areas of Faith Driven Investing. The challenge for Angel investors is the same as that of the larger, professionally managed, private equity funds: DEAL FLOW. The following accelerators and startup competitions are great places to find investment opportunities in up and coming faith driven entrepreneurs. We encourage you to check out these organizations out and the entrepreneurs that do well with them before you make an angel investment. Here’s a few of the best podcasts, posts, and places to get involved, all in one place.
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Recent Podcasts about Accelerators and Competitions
Podcast Episodes
Alfa Demmellash took us on a journey to Ethiopia, Harvard, and Rwanda to explain the work she’s doing for underserved urban entrepreneurs.
Dick Blanc and Steven Diedrich joined us to share how they’re giving college students hands-on practice in ways that uniquely prepare them for the world of finance and investing.
Ken Barnes works as the Director of the Mockler Center for Faith & Ethics in the Workplace at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He joined us to share a history of the relationship between capitalism and morals, where the two began to separate, and what we can do to bring them back together.
Today’s guest is Greg Lernihan. He is the Co-Founder of Convergint Technologies, which started in a basement in 2001, and is now the world’s largest electronic security firm with over 5,000 colleagues globally. As a thought leader in the Faith Driven movement, Greg shared his insights for those just starting the journey toward faith-driven investing…
We’re so excited to share a conversation today that we think is long overdue. If you’ve been following the website, you’ve no doubt seen the name Jerry Bowyer as we’ve featured several of his blog posts, all of which are must-reads. Jerry is a leading thinker in finance and economics and a frequent contributor for Forbes and Townhall. His writing has been influential in the Faith Driven Investor movement, and we think you’ll enjoy our conversation about reading the Bible, following Jesus, and investing as faithfully as we can…
If you’re worried about COVID-19, today’s special podcast episode might be the resource you need! Todd Wagner is the lead pastor at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas. If that name sounds familiar to you it’s probably because you’ve heard Henry mention it in the intro to this podcast as the location for where we will be hosting our Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Investor Conferences this fall. In addition to being our host and a speaker at the event, Todd is also a great voice in the faith-driven conversation. His words of wisdom—or as his Twitter handle calls them, words from wags—are encouraging, challenging, and uplifting to all who hear them. And with our current events, we could all use encouragement…
If you’ve been following the Faith Driven conversation, you’ve no doubt heard the name Tom Nelson. He’s been featured on the Faith Driven Entrepreneur podcast twice, and we’re so glad to get to talk to him about the investing side of this conversation. Tom recently wrote a book titled, The Economics of Neighborly Love. In it, he brought his theological insight into the realm of finance, investing, and economics. Hear him talk more about it now…
Today’s episode takes us to jail. Well…not exactly. But we are interviewing a man who owns and operates a business that is run out of a high-security prison. His name is Pete Ochs, and in addition to working as founder and chairman of an impact investing company, he’s also working to make Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Kansas the best prison in America. How? Well, the answer has to do with his approach to multiple bottom line investing…
Today, we have not one special guest but two for you to hear from. We are talking with Will Thomas and Dean Macfarlan down in the heart of Texas. They’re both accomplished investors on their own, but what makes the story even more compelling is that they’re a part of a new movement of City Networks where like-minded Faith Driven Investors are uniting to do more together than they might be able to do apart. Tune in to hear their story, the mission of Ambassadors Impact Network, and what this venture could look like in your city.
Today’s episode finds us all the way down under—in Australia with our guest Tim Macready. Tim is Chief Investment Officer at Christian Super. He has been responsible for the development of the Fund’s Responsible Investment Approach, which is applied across the entire portfolio and now incorporates Negative Screening and Impact Investing. Tim shared about how he set out to create the “perfect, faith-driven fund”. But then he realized…We’re all sinners. He’s a sinner, every company is led by sinners, and every company is a sinner. He talks openly about how that shifted his perspective, some of the tough decisions it led him to, and how he stewards that calling today. Listen in today…
Today we are in Lancaster, Pennsylvania talking with Peter Greer, CEO of Hope International. Specifically, we’re talking to him about his new book, Rooting for Rivals. Peter is going to explain why he believes that leaders in the Faith Driven Investing community can multiple their impact when they focus on collaboration and cooperation. He raises an interesting topic that leads to a great conversation, and we think you’ll be glad you listened in…
Many of our listeners are familiar with Dr. Brian Fikkert as one of the bestselling authors of When Helping Hurts and several other books. He’s the President of The Chalmers Center for Economic Development, a research and training center that is dedicated to helping groups declare the kingdom of God by bringing economic development and spiritual transformation to the poor. He’s been a part of some fascinating new books that tackle some of the deep ideas of Gleaning and how it affects our view of Faith Driven Investing. Its an idea that they like to say is “Practicing the Kings Economy”. He’s on our podcast to share a little bit about what they learned in the process of writing these new books. Listen in to learn more…
Welcome to the Faith Driven Investor podcast! This is a podcast specifically for fund managers, investors, business owners, and pastors who believe God owns it all and who care deeply about how we steward our investments for financial return and gospel-centered transformation. Today’s first episode features Henry Kaestner and Aimee Minnich. Listen in as they share what God has been doing in this movement and what’s to come.
Recent Posts about Accelerators and Competitions
The Blog
Alfa Demmellash took us on a journey to Ethiopia, Harvard, and Rwanda to explain the work she’s doing for underserved urban entrepreneurs.
Dick Blanc and Steven Diedrich joined us to share how they’re giving college students hands-on practice in ways that uniquely prepare them for the world of finance and investing.
What do you say to an entrepreneur who might have to lay off their entire staff? What do you do when those employees need those jobs to survive?
At the heart of an entrepreneur is the curiosity and desire to find a solution where others see a problem. We at The Lion’s Den DFW are entrepreneurs just like many of you.
It’s estimated that Christians manage over 150 trillion dollars. That’s over half the world’s wealth. That’s 200-300x what is given (around the world) philanthropically each year. Capital has influence. Yet many of us are content to let others determine our investment strategy.
Wealth and influence – it’s a topic that comes up regularly in the business and nonprofit worlds, whether it is expressly mentioned or just thought about silently at networking events. It’s important in the world, whether you are a believer or not, and it’s important to God.
A mentorship-driven program, the Praxis Business Accelerator equips top ventures as they seek the redemptive edge in their industries. We accept just 12 startups, with up to two leaders per organization.
The Lion’s Den mission is to connect companies with investors through a Christian business pitch competition where business leaders can use their wealth and experience to change the world and make an impact, and this is exactly what happened at this year’s conference!
The Business Accelerator program includes the Praxis Redemptive Investing Gathering, convened in San Francisco as the conclusion to the second program gathering. Fellows share their visions for shaping culture through their ventures and build relationships with 150+ investors as a part of a two-day redemptive investing event hosted by Praxis.
This October was the fall Lion’s Den conference in Birmingham, Alabama. This year’s event was completely sold out with standing room only during the pitches It is truly incredible how God has blessed the growth.
In 2008, Chuck Welden invited me to hear about a profitable business in India. With 50 people in the room, Tom shared his experience starting the business as a way to have an ministry impact. He spoke about others who intentionally sought to operate the business, deal with people, even handle the profit as a means to serve others and the Lord.
Ben Chelf Describes What Happens When Entrepreneurs and Investors Are Open to the Creative Ways God Chooses to Work