American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

Founded in 2017 by former Wall Street traders Michael Intrator, Brian Venturo, and Brannin McBee, CoreWeave began as a cryptocurrency mining operation before pivoting in 2019 to become a specialized provider of GPU-based cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The company raised $1.5

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

EnCharge AI , a company building hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge , today emerged from stealth with $21.7 EnCharge has its roots in federal grants that Verma received in 2017 alongside collaborators at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. million effort to investigate new types of non-volatile memory devices.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Following a Covid-driven boost, the popular AllTrails resource for hikers, bikers, climbers, and anyone else who enjoys the outdoors, announced today it’s raised $150 million from the growth fund of global private equity firm Permira to further accelerate its business.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

For example, voice-powered ecommerce reached approximately $2 billion in 2017 and Gartner predicts that about 30% of web browsing will happen via voice (and without a screen) by 2020. In 2017, Medscape surveyed more than 14,000 physicians and found that 51% of them reported burnout, up from the 40% in 2013.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

The raise marks Branch’s first since 2017. It started off with earned wage access and then began accelerating payments for workers. (an affiliate of job search site Indeed) also participated in the equity funding, among other investors. Lee Fixel is already raising a massive second fund. 7 VCs look into the future of fintech.

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Dream It

APRIL 24, 2019

Virtual reality and AR have the potential to transform a number of areas within real estate and the building process: Property walkthroughs that can accelerate the sales process for residential brokers. million seed round in 2017, uses DSLR cameras and computer vision to create 3D experiences. The company, which raised a $1.3

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. This trifecta serves as a catalyst for accelerated growth and long-term viability.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

“While CPU performance is increasing, it’s not keeping up, especially where accelerated performance is critical. Oracle’s SPARC M7 chip has a data analytics accelerator coprocessor with a specialized set of instructions for data transformation. ” Accelerating data processing. Marvell has its Octeon technology.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

marking its highest level since 2017. There’s a cottage industry of folks figuring out how to stack tax credits from the inflation Reduction Act to accelerate sustainable initiatives. Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S.,

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 23, 2024

Part of this initiative was used to open the new accelerator ChargeUp in upstate New York , focusing on battery innovations. Companies participating in the accelerator program, which is mostly remote, benefit from the region’s growing battery industry cluster enabled by New Energy New York ( NENY). awarded a $4.5 25, 2024, 1–2 p.m.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

Of course a nice chunk is primary capital, i.e. for the company balance sheet, to invest in growth initiatives, security and quality, and advancing our existing strategic priorities through acceleration and de-risking. We have never been in a stronger position. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. He made this known at the Google for Africa event in October.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. Revenue acceleration is, too. Here is the Google Doc where we tracked these.]

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Greenlabs, founded in 2017 by Scott Sungwoo Choi, Shin and Luke Donghyun Ahn, wants to digitize the entire value chain of agriculture space from crop production to distribution with a mission to address the global food supply problem in a sustainable way.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This is already leading to a massive acceleration in both the investment and application of artificial intelligence in the health and medical ecosystems. As a result, human life expectancy increased from 31 years in 1900 to 72 years in 2017. Advances in AI will usher in the era of modern medicine in truth.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The startup raised a total of $107 million from investors, including Highland Capital Partners, White Star Capital, Insight Venture Partners and Nestlé itself, which led the Series C in 2017. “It’s an evolution brought on by the pandemic but taking hold for the long term. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A 2017 Pew Research poll found that 50% of women reported gender discrimination at work, compared with 19% of men. Problems with workplace culture A major obstacle facing many women in tech is an unfriendly, male-dominated culture. Register today! The post Why there are so few women in tech (and what you can do about it!) first appeared on.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 17, 2021

Here are 2015 , 2017 , This year, I was certain the categories would have been influenced by COVID19. The automation of QA is a secular trend that perhaps accelerated with more software engineers working from home. From time to time, I chart the fastest growing categories of startup investment in the US for seed through Series C.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Founded by Yele Badamosi in 2017, Microtraction arrived on the continent’s early-stage investment scene with all intent to be “the most accessible and preferred source of pre-seed funding for African tech entrepreneurs.” Half of its portfolio companies are backed by YC and other global accelerators.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

As an EO Vancouver member, he was the 2017 Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Citizen of the Year Award. . Join an international accelerator or entrepreneur group. Similarly, accelerator programs like YCombinator and 500 Startups have gold-star reputations for a reason.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Allen Institute for AI has a small accelerator that launched in 2017, which provides up to a $500,000 pre-seed investment and up to $450,000 in cloud compute credits. We’ve also asked OpenAI to disclose the full terms for Converge, including the equity agreement, and we’ll update this piece once we hear back.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Aurora, which was founded in 2017, is focused on building the full self-driving stack, the underlying technology that will allow vehicles to navigate highways and city streets without a human driver behind the wheel. . “If anything, this accelerates our objectives,” he said. Uber wasn’t a party to either arbitration.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

He referenced his time at Microtraction, an early-stage investment firm he founded in 2017 to back African startups. According to him, crypto trading, the most accessible form of web3, was accused of the same issues years ago but has become cheaper to use.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In April, NextView launched a virtual accelerator for startups to build a more robust pipeline for deal flow. Local accelerators provide a boon to area startups. Its previous fund was raised in 2017 at a $50 million close. More Boston coverage. A hot Boston VC Summer. 13 Boston investors reflect on COVID-19.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 2, 2019

EO is an avid supporter of the UN’s Sustainable Development Agenda: In September 2017, EO members pledged support for the UN SDGs during the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly , recognizing the importance of solving real-world problems through sustainable business practices.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Founded in 2017, the startup has already empowered more than 10,000 doctors who treat 2.5% India’s HealthPlix raises $22M to accelerate growth and enhance healthcare delivery by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch of the country’s entire population using the proprietary software. to 3x next year.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

This years Startup302 prize sponsors include the Delaware Division of Small Business , Discover Bank , DuPont, FMC , M&T Bank , Highmark Delaware , JPMorganChase , Delaware Biotechnology Institute , The Mill , Bronze Valley VentureLab and University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Microsoft Student Accelerator , though it has the word “accelerator” in its name, is a free, 4-month boot camp teaching students advanced analytics and AI, Azure and cloud fundamentals, and web apps and APIs.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2017, when Campos was in her early 20s, she learned to program and created a system to help manage her mental health. He first met Campos when she was participating in an accelerator program in 2017, and then again recently. Andrea Campos has struggled with depression since she was eight years old.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Launched in 2017, Fuse connects insurance companies with multiple distribution channels and partners to make insurance services accessible and affordable through its technology. The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation in the insurance industry, one of the most conservative sectors.

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Revolution

JANUARY 18, 2022

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Potomac, MD, the company set out to transform the process of getting homes move-in-ready with a streamlined approach to better automate home improvement. Where They’re Headed: Curbio’s $65 million Series B will accelerate the company’s growth and its support of real estate agents across the country.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 5, 2018

Meet 26-year-old Lotte Leufkens, the 2017 GSEA global finalist from the Netherlands and founder of CloudCuddle. In November 2017, I won the TEDx Amsterdam Women Startup Award. As soon as we reach US$250k revenue, I am determined to join the EO Accelerator program! Tell us about your company. Here’s my Ted Talk. )

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

My friend Marie was the Irish finalist at EO GSEA 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany. Well, after EO GSEA 2017, I realized how little I knew of the world after meeting people from a few countries I hadn’t heard of and many more I couldn’t point to on a map. We recently caught up with him to ask him to reflect on his experiences at EO GSEA.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Throughout the first year we made many fixes and saw our revenue base in these markets accelerate so we felt we were ready to attack Los Angeles, amongst the most important storage markets in the country. We used our refined playbooks for LA and figured this time we knew how to launch a market.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

In 2017, Softbank rounds caught folks’ attention. The short story now is that I believe we as a society and economy are not only underestimating the rate of acceleration in climate change, we are doing the same with respect to the severity and intensity of global trade wars. 5/ Early Effects Of The Softbank Effect.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

It went live with its mobile and internet banking service in 2016 and launched an instant card issuance product in 2017. Since its inception , the Google for Startups Accelerator alumnus claims to have led Africa’s fintech sector in some global firsts from the continent. ” Image Credits: Appzone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

By late 2017 it was clear there was a problem with our bookkeeping and accounts receivable (AR) was so backlogged we nearly ran out of cash, just in time for our bookkeeper to quit without notice. Lindsey had recently attended the EO Accelerator Cash Day where she learned about profit first. Growing Pains.

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