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Parafin Transforming Delivery of Small Business Financial Services Closes $100M Series C

American Entrepreneurship

Fintech startup Parafin innovatively tackles this challenge through its embedded finance infrastructure used by partners such as DoorDash, Amazon, and others. Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy yet banks do not have their backs, says CEO and co-founder Sahill Poddar. and Canada.

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Delaware’s 5th annual Startup302 funding contest accepting applications January 2 to 26

American Entrepreneurship

Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $100,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections WILMINGTON, Del. This years categories of FinTech , Life Sciences , and Environmental Impact reflect Delawares evolving innovation and industry landscape. Thanks to sponsors, there is no charge to enter.

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Gridware’s $26.4M Series A Funding Revolutionizes Power Grid Monitoring with Gridscope Technology

American Entrepreneurship

With Gridscope units placed on power poles, utilities can now identify and address hazards within minutes instead of hours or days, before they result in lengthy outages or life-threatening disasters, said Tim Barat, Co-Founder and CEO of Gridware. The three bring their collective knowledge and experience to the startup.

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Slip Robotics’ $28M Series B Round Highlights Industry-leading Customers Embracing Robotics Automation

American Entrepreneurship

Customers John Deere, Nissan, other manufacturers, and logistic operators are now using the startups technology. Were moving freight faster, more safely, and at a lower cost for industry-leading brands across the supply chain, said Chris Smith, CEO and co-founder of Sli p Robotics. They have the enthusiastic support of their investors.

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Shaping the Future of Work: How Founder Zach Wright and Grapevine Are Redefining the Modern Office

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Zach Wright, the founder and CEO of Grapevine Software , a cutting-edge Virtual Office platform designed to centralize communication, knowledge sharing, and team alignment for distributed workforces. What motivated you to launch your startup? The result? It validates that we’re on the right path.

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Max MRR: Your growth ceiling

A Smart Bear: Longform

2014- 2020 MRR $40k → $140k Cancel 6% Although cancellations never improved, they accelerated new MRR, with a few clear “found a new channel; channel saturated” events visible where Max MRR briefly plateaued. In 2023, Buffer founder and CEO Joel Gascoigne wrote a strategy letter saying the same thing.

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17 Inspiring Recoveries: How Entrepreneurs Bounced Back from Crises

StartupNation

Danielle Dahl , Co-Founder, Resilient Stories Strategic Adjustments Overcome Economic Downturn In 2015, Brazil was in the midst of a severe economic downturn, and I had just launched my first successful company. What I learned is this: perseverance doesn’t mean pretending you’re fine. Ask for support.