American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

billionmore than double its 2021 Series B figure of $1.6 This round is about seizing the opportunities ahead for our next phase of growth, including driving innovation with new products, exploring acquisitions, and ensuring long-term financial flexibility, said Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James Burnes: Ministry of Awesome is a startup ecosystem organisation that is on a mission to drive New Zealand’s economic growth through founder-led innovation. In 2021-2022, we took a really hard look at what is driving the most impact and the highest quality results for founders in terms of how our programs were structured.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 7, 2025

Since merging with Vungle in 2021 under Blackstones leadership, Liftoff has accelerated its growth trajectory by combining complementary technologies and expanding its product portfolio. Weve merged, innovated, and built momentum, yet we believe the opportunity for growth in mobile is just beginning.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 24, 2025

The NP workforce is projected to grow by 45% between 2021 and 2032, making it one of the fastest-growing healthcare professions in the country. A Model for Healthcare Innovation Edison Partners’ backing of NPHub places the platform among other standout investments aimed at modernizing America’s critical healthcare infrastructure.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Supercharge your invoice automation with AI Zapier's AI orchestration platform offers innovative ways to bring the power of AI to your invoice workflows. With key invoice activity shared instantly, your team can stay aligned and respond quickly when it matters. It was most recently updated in June 2025 by Michael Toth.

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Venture Well

JANUARY 20, 2021

For 25 years, VentureWell has closely supported early-stage STEM entrepreneurs who are designing groundbreaking innovations for the world’s most urgent problems. The post big ideas 2021: a bold path forward for innovation and entrepreneurship education appeared first on VentureWell.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 16, 2025

It’s a product with iconic New Zealand roots, created by a couple with a shared love of dogs, the outdoors, and sustainable innovation. A few years later, a simple stick has been transformed into an exciting natural pet product – Bonno , a uniquely Kiwi chew for dogs. But Bonno is more than just a dog chew. Chewing releases endorphins.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 23, 2024

Innovating AI research and advancing entrepreneurship skills in Colombia By Jewelle Saunders “What motivates me in everything that I do is the movement that comes with curiosity,” says Jonathan Puerta Pereira , a 2021 YLAI Fellow. on Innovation & Technology Policy with a focus on artificial intelligence.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 13, 2021

That number is expected to go up in 2021. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021: November 8-14. According to data from the Census Bureau , Americans filed paperwork to start 4.3 million businesses last year, a 24 percent increase from the year before. As the economy continues to recover in the U.S.

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UBI Global

JANUARY 27, 2023

Download the World Rankings Report 2021-2022 Recognizing Excellence Among Business Incubators and Accelerators from the World Benchmark Study 2021-2022 The UBI Global research team has released the World Rankings Report 2021-2022 of business incubators and accelerators as the result of the World Benchmark Study for 2021-2022.

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UBI Global

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Unprecedented – 2020 was all those things and more, and even though the world is about to transition into a new year the world’s innovation ecosystem still facing many challenges. If there is one thing our innovation intelligence community understands […].

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UBI Global

MARCH 19, 2021

This new study by UBI Global opens in August 2021 Join UBI Global as we examine the transformative year in innovation with the Triumph of Innovation impact study. This new study will identify success within the global innovation ecosystem despite the immense challenges brought on by the pandemic in 2020. The post NEW!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2021

My big question for 2021, and the one that is on every startup’s mind, is how will a cataclysmic event such as a global pandemic show up in post-pandemic innovation? In 2020, innovators and investors were forced to stand still, and witness cracks, fractures and rubble in society in a way like never before. Across the week.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 26, 2021

We spoke with several entrepreneurs and thought leaders about their own business goals for 2021, in the hopes of inspiring fellow entrepreneurs to move forward with actionable goals for the year: Deliver experiences, not just products. Our goal for this year is to continue to get creative and innovative with our marketing strategies.

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UBI Global

JANUARY 31, 2023

The DMZ at Toronto Metropolitan University (Canada) and the SETsquared Partnership (the UK) have contributed expertise to the World Rankings Report STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Tuesday, January 31 – The World Rankings Report 2021-2022 of business incubators and accelerators was officially released by UBI Global during the World Incubation Summit (..)

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Entering 2021, the bullishness of African tech stakeholders returned — and why not? Stephen Deng, the co-founder and partner of DFS Lab, a firm that invests in digital commerce startups, serially compared the 2016 Southeast Asia funding landscape to where Africa might be in 2021, at $3 billion. It wasn’t a bad year, though.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 23, 2023

In my testimony, I explained to the DFS staff that the difference between the US and China is that the US respects the freedom to innovate: REMINDER: ANYTHING THAT CHINA BANS, INVEST IN!

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

As 2021 begins, we’re witnessing a fast-changing landscape. How can you demonstrate your product or service with an innovative video or meme that catches people’s attention and makes them want to click on your ad? The post 21 Ways to Grow Your New Business Online in 2021 appeared first on StartupNation. year-over-year.

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Source Link

AUGUST 9, 2021

Both communities recently participated in NLC’s City Innovation Ecosystems (CIE) program, offered in partnership with and support from the Kauffman Foundation. NLC is proud to partner with SourceLink again for the 2021-22 CIE program year, kicking off in November. Committed partnerships.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

In 2021, we saw new programs and funding opportunities from the EDA and SBA to rebuild, sustain and grow entrepreneurship. Our network grew in number and impact in 2021. 2021 was marked with proactive action, resilience and optimism, and we can’t wait to see what this emphasis on entrepreneurship will bring in 2022.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Expedited innovation. According to the Microenterprise Collaborative of Inland Southern California’s 2021 Impact Report , over 90% of all businesses in the area are “microbusinesses (less than five employees). Even large companies have begun to recognize the value in thinking entrepreneurially. More entrepreneurs, new needs.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. The soundbite: “What distinguishes the apex innovators from behemoths who disappear? Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 1, 2021

percent by February 2021. Working in wine during the financial crisis of 2008, I quickly noticed the opportunity to innovate within the alcohol logistics industry alongside my business colleague, Tim Elenteny. In addition to overseeing a company as CEO in a global pandemic, I launched two passion projects.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Brazilian instant payment system Pix ended 2021 having powered more than 8 billion transactions, according to statistics from the country’s Central Bank. “The open banking initiatives adopted by Brazil’s Central Bank are absolutely tailwinds for fintech innovation,” Costanoa’s Amy Cheetham said.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 1, 2023

Consumer frustration with their existing healthcare has spurred innovation, in particular, emerging health focused digital platforms such as Lifeforce that have received investor funding. Lifeforce is a telehealth driven model that lowers cost, reduces friction, and makes personalized health optimization more accessible.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Register Cellico (CEO Kim Jungsuk ) won CES Innovation Awards in three categories: Wearable Technologies, Digital Health, and Accessibility & Aging Tech, for their augmented reality (AR) smart glasses (product name: EyeCane), which they are developing for visually impaired patients.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 26, 2024

In December 2021, I was searching online for something for my daughter to wear to a wedding. The post Empowering Innovators: Trailblazing Women Entrepreneurs Share Their Journey appeared first on i2E. Learn more at bigassbag.com. Be creative with ideas and opportunities and figure a way to make those things happen.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

2021 YLAI Fellow Kenna George knows this well. One of the things we thrive on is innovation. As changing conditions create a path to returning to normal, many businesses that persevered through these challenges are seeing rapid growth during the recovery. Is this something you are passionate about? What keeps you motivated?

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest & the End of “Silicon X Syndrome.” But from the back half of 2020 into 2021, we are bearing witness to accelerated adoption and transformational change in industry after industry. Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups.

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Source Link

JANUARY 29, 2022

This year in particular, many of these searches are coming from the millions of Americans who quit their jobs in 2021. University entrepreneurship and innovation centers that partner with the community to provide tools, facilities and education to local business owners.

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Revolution

MARCH 28, 2023

And second, it’s stuck in an internet time capsule from September 2021. For developers, this is a new sandbox to play in that will usher in a novel wave of experimentation and innovation. OpenAI’s latest announcement solves for both, introducing support for plugins and giving us a glimpse into the first AI App Store.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

Throughout 2021, security teams will begin to realize the unconsidered security challenges of robotic process automation. Like we’ve seen with other innovations, the security aspect of RPA isn’t implemented in the early stages of development — leaving organizations vulnerable to cybercriminals.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

Successful entrepreneurs know that they will face fierce competition in the market and must stay up-to-date with the latest innovations and ideas to keep their businesses thriving. The 2021 GLC programming and virtual conference experience were top-notch.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With an impressive 60% of startups hailing from outside South Korea, COMEUP 2023 , embraces its 2023 theme, “We Move the World,” underlining its commitment to continuous innovation and nurturing the global startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Even after the unprecedented year that we had in 2020, the VC markets picked up in 2021 and founders raised 157% more capital in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the previous year. billion as of July 2021, already passing the total investment amount in 2020. Global VCs have invested $268.7 How does it bring value?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 2021, the total number of podcasts broke the two million mark, and in 2023, there were over five million podcasts (Source: Spotify, 2023). Trendspotting: Branded podcasts The branded podcast is a trend with legs that continues to climb. We’re still early in the adoption curve.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Pajani Singah’s company, Amazonia Impact Ventures , was named Top Innovation Winner of the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Tropical Forest Commodities Challenge for protecting the Amazon rainforest and improving the lives of its people through an innovative finance company that works directly with indigenous communities in the rainforests.

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