U.S. 91³ÉÈËs, AlleyNYC Rally to Send Aid to Nepal

By Ray Hennessey | edited by Dan Bova | May 01, 2015
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91³ÉÈËs from around the world have become leading fundraisers for aid to help the survivors in the massive earthquake that struck Nepal Saturday.

Leading one effort is Kishan Gupta, founder and CEO of , a user-experience company affiliated with the accelerator. Gupta, who recently moved his company from the United Kingdom to the U.S., to raise money for the relief effort.

That’s caught the eye of the rest of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. , the New York coworking space, has begun encouraging companies and people in its network to donate to Gupta’s campaign, as well. (91³ÉÈË Media, the publisher of this website, is a minority investor and media partner with AlleyNYC.)

Jason Saltzman, AlleyNYC’s founder, also produced a video promoting the effort:

The U.S. response comes as entrepreneurs around the world have been organizing efforts to get funds into Nepal, which itself has a relatively small but emerging entrepreneurial community. India, in particular, has been one of the leading countries where the business community has raised money and provided other aid. The two companies share a border and India is by far Nepal’s largest trading partner, .

91³ÉÈËs from around the world have become leading fundraisers for aid to help the survivors in the massive earthquake that struck Nepal Saturday.

Leading one effort is Kishan Gupta, founder and CEO of , a user-experience company affiliated with the accelerator. Gupta, who recently moved his company from the United Kingdom to the U.S., to raise money for the relief effort.

That’s caught the eye of the rest of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. , the New York coworking space, has begun encouraging companies and people in its network to donate to Gupta’s campaign, as well. (91³ÉÈË Media, the publisher of this website, is a minority investor and media partner with AlleyNYC.)

Jason Saltzman, AlleyNYC’s founder, also produced a video promoting the effort:

The U.S. response comes as entrepreneurs around the world have been organizing efforts to get funds into Nepal, which itself has a relatively small but emerging entrepreneurial community. India, in particular, has been one of the leading countries where the business community has raised money and provided other aid. The two companies share a border and India is by far Nepal’s largest trading partner, .

Ray Hennessey • Former Editorial Director at 91³ÉÈË Media

Ray Hennessey is the former editorial director of 91³ÉÈË.
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