American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 14, 2023

First Complete Cycle of Investment Under Novel State Program Benefits Newark Provider of HR Gaming Platform TRENTON, N.J. October 12, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the first investment in an emerging New Jersey company from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF).

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Register Techstars , the world’s largest pre-seed investor, has teamed up with Mitsui Fudosan, a prominent global real estate developer based in Tokyo, and the Japan External Trade Organization ( JETRO ). Entrepreneurs interested in joining the program can find more information on the Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator website.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Incredible Organizational Change, Growth and Advocacy: a Look at the ACA Success and Goals For 2024 Despite the volatility brought about by the pandemic, economic uncertainty, market fluctuation, bank failures and a myriad of other difficulties, the ACA has powered through to continue to be the voice for the art and science of angel investing.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2024

$20M program matches investors’ direct investment in product-based companies TRENTON, N.J. April 24, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has closed its first four approvals under the Angel Match Program , awarding a total of $2 million to support early-stage technology companies. TLA Innovation, Inc.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program. FFA is an extension of the Founders Factory organisation that has invested in more than 130 companies globally.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2024

Investment Accelerates the Development of SaaS Solutions Suite Featuring API-based Pharmacy and Telehealth Products SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 11, 2024 – Foundation Health, a pioneering healthcare technology company, today announced the closure of a $6 million seed funding round.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This is the time of year when we reach out to our angel community seeking nominations for both the Angel Capital Association’s FY 2025 Board of Directors and committee volunteers to help ACA continue to grow and support our work on angel investing.

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Angel Capital Association

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This is the time of year when ACA reaches out to our angel community seeking nominations for both the Angel Capital Association’s FY 2025 Board of Directors and committee volunteers to help ACA continue to grow and support our work on angel investing.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2024

20 March 2024 – Kirchner Group is pleased to announce that it acted as a scientific advisor to the Alaska Permanent Fund during their due diligence process related to the recently announced Kenai Therapeutics, Inc. 82M Series A financing.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 16, 2024

(April 15, 2024) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the New Jersey Green Bank (NJGB), which will make investments in the clean energy sector that will help advance the state’s efforts to make an equitable transition to 100 percent clean energy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

New and existing investors, including Tarsadia Capital, Citius, Arago Capital, Foundation Capital and Quiet Capital also participated in the round to bring Jüsto’s total venture capital investment to date to over $250 million. billion industry by 2024, up from $95.8 is poised to be a $187.7

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

May 1, 2024) – Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) joined company leaders to cut the ribbon on HAX, LLC’s newly constructed United States flagship headquarters located at 707 Broad Street in Newark. headquarters.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

El Segundo, CA – March 26, 2024 – Picogrid , a defense technology startup, announces a $12 million seed round led by Initialized Capital with participation by Starburst Ventures, Credo Ventures, Giant Step Capital, Domino Ventures, and Alumni Ventures. and international security needs.”

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

February 15, 2024) – To respond to challenges faced by New Jersey technology and biotechnology companies in raising capital, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is launching monthly Innovation Programs Office Hours to highlight programs offered by the Authority to stimulate the innovation economy.

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Jason Calacanis

DECEMBER 10, 2023

.” Why The AI Roaring 20s will be the greatest time to start your company The next supercycle is starting right now, in 2023 and 2024. Unlimited venture capital for any winning startup (defined as a startup that can get to $500,000 in revenue), with reasonable gross margins and burn. 2000s In Web 2.0 and five people.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2023

The reallocation and layoffs are expected to delay testing of the under-development Rocket 4 and Launch System 2.0, The spacecraft engine technology is sourced from Astra’s acquisition of propulsion developer Apollo Fusion, which closed the day Astra went public in July 2021. Astra said. Separately, Astra said it had raised $10.8

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2021

Regional VCs like Seedra Ventures, LoftyInc Capital, and Essa Al-Saleh (CEO of Volta-Tucks) also took part. Odiggo will use part of the funding to continue developing its tech and dashboard software, he said. Odiggo is part of the current YC Summer batch and has secured a $2.2 million seed round before Demo Day.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2023

The round was also joined by SEEDS Capital and Masik Enterprises. The funding will be used to develop Equatorial Space Systems’s Dorado commercial-sounding rocket family. The first launches of the Dorado rocket are slated for mid-2024. million in seed funding led by Elev8.VC. The post SG’s Equatorial Space bags $1.5m

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

billion and the company expects to receive about $458 million in cash, including a $100 million PIPE (private investment in public equity) deal subscribed to by a group of investors including T. Ampere Computing, which is mostly known for its Arm-based servers, is also making a direct investment.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 31, 2024

The financing, led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures and AppWorks, is expected to boost their product development and expand market reach. Vietnamese startup BlokID, specializing in blockchain-driven privacy protection solutions, recently secured $1.25 million in a seed funding round.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

WeRide, one of China’s most-funded startups developing autonomous driving capabilities, said on Wednesday that it has raised a $200 million strategic round from Chinese bus maker Yutong. The partners have already jointly developed a front-loaded driverless minibus for mass-production. ” WeRide’s competitors include Pony.ai

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Register Karakalpakstan , a region in Uzbekistan, outlines plans to allocate $200 million in soft loans to support companies and establish a Youth Socio-Economic Center in the Khojaili district, with an investment of 1 trillion soums. Karakalpakstan has charted a comprehensive plan for the years 2023-2024. in national currency.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions. “The

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Board will work to increase capital to minority-owned startups, create diverse innovation economy WOODBRIDGE, N.J. The board will provide knowledge, guidance, and insights on ways to best increase capital, access, and investments in New Jersey’s diverse entrepreneurs.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 20, 2023

The company, co-founded by two former executives from the Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek, managed to secure the funding while still in the research and development stage, making it one of the largest seed funding rounds for a hardware startup in Southeast Asia.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

February 26, 2024 ) – FFI Ionix Inc., We recently announced investments in downtown Dover, and this expansion will bring even more activity to our state’s capital. New FFI Ionix site in Dover will be first Central Delaware location benefiting from state Graduated Lab Space Grant funding WILMINGTON, Del. Christiansen.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Over $19 Million will Support Capital Projects to Improve Local Neighborhoods TRENTON, N.J. December 14, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the creation of the Atlantic City Revitalization Grant Program.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

Aforza , developing cloud and mobile apps for consumer goods companies, announced a $22 million Series A round led by DN Capital. The global market for consumer packaged goods apps is forecasted to reach $15 billion by 2024. Joining DN Capital in the round were Bonfire Ventures, Daher Capital and Next47.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Register Stilt Studios , the Indonesian startup renowned for its innovative prefabricated modular homes, has successfully concluded a series A funding round, raising $10 million through a blend of debt and equity investments. The injection of capital will fuel the startup’s expansion across international markets.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Partners Investment and Murex Partners co-led the new funding, with participation from Smilegate Investment, Quantum Ventures Korea , ABC Partners , Everrich Group, GS Group’s corporate venture capital firm GS Futures , We Ventures, Base Investment and Dunamu & Partners. AmazeVR has raised a total of $30.8

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Deep Render , a startup developing AI-powered tech to compress videos on the web, today announced that it raised $9 million in a Series A funding round led by IP Group and Pentech Ventures. Co-founder and CEO Chri Besenbruch tells TechCrunch that the fresh capital, which isn’t inclusive of a new $2.7

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Shely Aronov and Rod Kumimoto started the Davis, California-based company in 2018 and spent much of the past four years in R&D mode developing genetically engineered crops that give off early “signals,” for example, of when they are thirsty, have a pest attack or need nitrogen so that farmers can act quickly. This time, Deere & Co.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

The startup’s primary targets are those who currently do not currently have cardiovascular disease but have the potential to develop CVD in the future, like diabetes and metabolic disease patients, Choi said. insurance coverage with a goal of final FDA approval by 2024. FDA clearance and implement U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Investment will accelerate advancements of the MIRA Surgical System LINCOLN, Neb. September 19, 2023 – Virtual Incision Corporation , the developer of the world’s first miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system, today announced a $30 million extension to its previous $46 million Series C financing.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

A 2020 report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) revealed that despite women constituting 30 percent of the region’s entrepreneurs, they receive a mere eight percent of venture capital funding. The five most promising teams will be able to secure up to S$80,000 in funding to fuel their ventures and drive social impact.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

The investment marks an important step toward the firm’s international expansion, its chief of business development Sun Huan told TechCrunch. Financial investors leading the round were the Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek and Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital. Ethics in the age of autonomous vehicles.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

The air taxi developer began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday under the ticker symbol “JOBY,” after completing a merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners. billion in total capital to take its air taxi operations to commercialization in 2024. All told, Joby has around $1.6

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