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Pope Francis famously asked, « Who am I to judge? » 

So did Stephen Forte. The entrepreneur and Fresco Capital founder is launching a startup accelerator based in Rome — and in part at the Vatican. The accelerator will focus on for-profit, mission-driven companies (aka companies that care about more than just turning a profit). The accelerator will accept applications from startups until June 5, which will probably have to be chosen through some sort of judging process. 

Forte announced his plan in a Medium post Thursday night titled « Why I’m Running an Accelerator at the Vatican. » He was inspired to start the accelerator by, yep, Pope Francis.  Read more…

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