Haya Odeh

funding jordan funding venture-capital saas amjad-masad The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) committed $7 million as a limited partner in Endeavor Catalyst V, aiming to connect Jordanian startups with international venture capital and close late-stage funding gaps. The article notes Endeavor’s track record including Replit, founded by Jordanian entrepreneurs Amjad Masad and Haya Odeh.

Like most of my fellow classmates at UNC, I run on coffee. But no matter how much I need the caffeine to finish an essay or get through finals, I refuse to let my coffee purchase prop up Starbucks, a multi-billion dollar company that exploits its workers without remorse. Right now, thousands of Starbucks workers across the country are organizing in their workplaces, winning their unions, and demanding a seat at the table to ensure they’re respected, protected, and paid a living wage.

Despite the progressive values it touts, Starbucks has long made it clear that the company could care less about its nearly 10,000 union workers.