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Atlanta Falcons’ Dontari Poe Invests In Startup Challenge Winner Sutro

At the end of March, swimming pool monitoring company Sutro won the San Francisco Poe Man’s Challenge, which connects youth to entrepreneurs with the prize of a $15,000 investment for the top startup. Now, Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe is making good on that deal and investing in Sutro, which makes smart sensors that monitor […]

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NFL Players Dontari Poe, Jalen Mills Invest In DailyPay

DailyPay, a tech company that aims to reduce employee turnover, announced investments by Dontari Poe, defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons and a two-time Pro Bowler, and Jalen Mills, cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles. DailyPay helps reduce employee turnover by granting workers instant access to wages. Seventy percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, according […]

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Kansas City Chiefs’ Dontari Poe Hosting ‘Shark Tank-Like’ Competition As Part Of Charity Event

During the NFL offseason, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Dontari Poe is holding the second iteration of his Poe Man’s Challenge and bringing underserved youth together with local San Francisco startups for a Shark Tank-like competition and charity event on March 30. Poe, who is an investor in Silicon Valley healthcare startup Lab Sensor Solutions, is calling for […]

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