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Mercury’s $300M Series C Doubles Valuation to $3.5 Billion Fueled by Powerful “One Banking Account” Model

American Entrepreneurship

In conjunction with the funding, Mercury also announced an expansion of its board of directors, including the appointment of four new members. Amongst them is Tim Mayopoulos, a seasoned financial executive best known for leading the FDICs stabilization efforts following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in 2023.

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NJEDA Board Approves Two Programs to Advance New Jersey’s Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

American Entrepreneurship

March 18, 2025) Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the Next New Jersey Program – AI and the AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program. The two programs approved today are part of Governor Murphy and the NJEDAs efforts to expand state resources for the AI sector.

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LUUM’s Eyelash Extension Innovation Garners $30M Series A Round

American Entrepreneurship

Harding remains a board member and an integral executive team member. In Fall 2023 and Fall 2024, LUUM began collaborations with Ulta Beauty and Nordstrom to pilot their innovative eyelash extension service in San Jose store locations.

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20 Years As a CEO: What I Wish I Knew Then

StartupNation

Twenty years ago, I kickstarted the company with only one employee on board. ” Create traditions and rituals (also, don’t shy away from internal jokes). Live your values together. By now, ETC has grown to 30+ members. We call it the ETC family. And besides our work schedules, we also sync our values as a team through the ETC Cares program.

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Can You Build a Business with $100 or Less? Yes … and Here’s How

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In 2023, Jackson Greathouse Fall asked ChatGPT-4 to turn $100 into “as much money as possible” ASAP, “without doing anything illegal.” Following AI’s advice, he launched an eco-friendly brand , Green Gadget Guru, in just a week. Yet, despite all the buzz and frenzy around it, the business failed.

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20 Years As a CEO: What I Wish I Knew Then

StartupNation

Twenty years ago, I kickstarted the company with only one employee on board. ” Create traditions and rituals (also, don’t shy away from internal jokes). Live your values together. By now, ETC has grown to 30+ members. We call it the ETC family. And besides our work schedules, we also sync our values as a team through the ETC Cares program.

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CSIT Awards over $2.7M to Support Clean Energy Startups with Demonstration Projects

American Entrepreneurship

In 2023, the NJEDA awarded more than $3.6 Funding for Round 2 of the Pilot Clean Tech Demonstration Program is provided through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the NJEDA and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) to support early-stage, New Jersey-based clean tech companies.

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