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2023 Digital Equity Spark Grants Webinar

2023 Digital Equity Spark Grants Webinar

The 2023 Digital Equity Spark Grants funding cycle is now open from February 27th to March 13th for organizations doing work in California. In this webinar, Michelson 20MM hosts Ryan Kulas-Erikson, Director of Programs and Operations, and Cristal Mojica, Digital...

California and the FCC Unite to Eliminate Digital Discrimination

California and the FCC Unite to Eliminate Digital Discrimination

On November 16, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) joined the Michelson 20MM Foundation to discuss how we can eliminate digital discrimination. FCC Special Advisor Sanford Williams took the stage and also shared special remarks from FCC Chairwoman...

Leap Venture Studio Cohort 6 Demo Day

Leap Venture Studio Cohort 6 Demo Day

The Leap Venture Studio & Academy is the first startup-centric program built to springboard innovation in the growing pet ecosystem. This year, we welcomed another 7 companies to the Studio in our sixth class. The startups have been working closely with the Leap...

Dr. Michelson: To Be a Successful Inventor, Deconstruct the Status Quo

Dr. Michelson: To Be a Successful Inventor, Deconstruct the Status Quo

The DaVinci Hour's Episode 32 podcast with Dr. Maxwell Cooper features Dr. Gary Michelson discussing his physician-inventor career, funding early-career scientific investigators, and a new center for immunology research in California. In this DaVinci Innovators+...

Connecting California: Solving the Digital Divide

Connecting California: Solving the Digital Divide

Michelson 20MM’s latest installment in the Connecting California series explored opportunities created by this historic investment as part of its broader Digital Equity Initiative, which works to close the digital divide through collaboration, policy, and investments....