American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

A brand advocate and star of Visa’s 2024 b rand film, “Prodigies ,” Visa will partner with Pharrell on two of his philanthropic ventures, B lack Ambition and YELLOW. Williams is a GRAMMY® Award-winning, Academy Award®-nominated musician and filmmaker. YELLOW is a non-profit founded by Pharrell that helps youth through education.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Apptronik, the AI-driven humanoid robotics company based in Austin, Texas, is making strides toward revolutionizing the robotics industry, gaining investor support to scale operations. The investment also supports the companys commitment to creating human-centered robots.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 6, 2025

The round follows David’s meteoric rise since its launch in late 2024 and positions the brand for continued growth as a leader in the functional food category. The acquisition is a strategic play to secure control over a key ingredient and support the brand’s long-term innovation roadmap. “We We are not here to make another snack.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 1, 2025

Strategic Partnerships and a Path to Scalability Woodchuck’s strategic collaboration with NorthStar Clean Energy and CMS Energy allows it to integrate seamlessly into Michigan’s renewable energy ecosystem, supplying biomass to power plants and supporting grid reliability in tandem with intermittent sources like solar and wind energy.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2025

At a glance Founder/s: Kate Forward & Stephen Ponsford Business: puawai Founded: 2024 HQ: wellington Can you tell us a bit about your business? Puāwai is here to support your journey with comprehensive tools that empower sustainable growth. The idea for Puāwai was sparked over a beer in December 2024.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

Today, it operates 32 data centers and supports over 250,000 Nvidia GPUs, serving clients like Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI. Microsoft alone accounted for over 60% of CoreWeaves 2024 revenue, raising questions about customer concentration risk. The company reported $1.92 In March 2025, it signed a five-year, $11.9

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

” All of these advances are expensive: “We expect to spend approximately $75 billion in CapEx in 2024. The majority of the spend is to support the growing need for technology infrastructure.” “We made the change in 2024 to extend the useful life of our servers.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Sales strategy, coaching + CRM Fractional, outsourced sales Trade shows, expos + events We support you and your business to grow a healthy sales pipeline. Since forming in 2014, were excited to be part of the sales growth story for more than 50 businesses. GET IN TOUCH Web: [link] Email: mary@magnifyconsulting.co.nz Youre not alone.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Watch >> July 2024 Lunchtime Tech Session with Corey Laverty and Tom Moore from Blue Rock What recent news and highlights can you share about your work and impact? LinkedIn: [link] Facebook: [link] Instagram: [link] Supporter Spotlight: Offers and services from NZ Entrepreneur supporters!

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

A recent study of Arizonas bioscience sector showed high marks for the progress made since the launch of the states strategic roadmap outlined in 2002 in support of its innovation ecosystem. Venture capital activity, though mirroring a national downtrend, remained relatively strong in 2024.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Continued support from previous backers includes COTU, RZM Capital, and Github founder Tom Preston-Werner. MoneyHashs strategic focus on large enterprise clients has resulted in significant growth, with its enterprise segment now making up over 35% of its client basea threefold expansion in 2024 alone.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2025

In a major boost for the artificial intelligence startup ecosystem, Seven Stars, a new venture capital firm founded by former SV Angel Partner Steven Lee, has officially launched its $40 million inaugural fund to support early-stage AI startups. That grit can be the most powerful signal of future success.”

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

Longtime backers Activate Capital, Liberty Mutual Investments, National Grid Partners, and WIND Ventures reaffirmed their support with follow-on investments. The fresh capital also drew participation from top-tier investors including Marunouchi Innovation Partners, BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, Citi Impact Fund, and Alumni Ventures.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Its a striking reminder that beyond financial resources and business plans, confidence and support networks are essential for female entrepreneurs to thrive.

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Jason Malki

JULY 3, 2025

I was approached by the founder in 2024 to join the company, largely due to my background in both traditional banking and startups. We’re also collaborating with innovative technology partners to provide services that truly support business growth. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 30, 2025

This fresh capital comes just months after Canopy secured $35 million in May 2024, signaling strong investor confidence in the companys vision and execution. The funding will support not just product development, but also market expansion and talent acquisition as Canopy scales to meet growing demand from firms across the U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Under Governor Murphys leadership, the NJEDA has focused on supporting cutting-edge industries like AI, creating family-sustaining jobs for residents and bolstering the states innovation economy, said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 24, 2025

Stand Tall, a financial literacy game, was nominated for a NZ Hi-Tech Award in 2024. “We started to learn that games are a new vehicle for government to communicate to people, especially to the younger generation.”

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StartupNation

JULY 12, 2025

This supports your business goals while keeping your hiring process agile and cost-effective. In fact, the average contractor income grew by 18% in 2023 and a further 23% in 2024. Gen Z had the lowest contract termination rate of any generation in 2024. Bottom line? Be sure to: Research the market value for the actual role.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 27, 2025

Co-founded in 2024 by repeat entrepreneurs Will Yin (CEO) and Rohit Rustagi (COO), Mandolin is the leading AI automation platform for specialty drug access, aiming to shorten the often weeks-long wait for treatment by automating burdensome administrative tasks with autonomous AI agents. trillion within the next eight years.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

In 2024 alone, Microsoft, Google, and Meta all confirmed they would spend billions on new data centers for AI. A 2024 PwC survey of more than 4,700 CEOs put that idea in more stark terms. That’s why I believe that if 2024 was the year of AI adoption, then 2025 is the year of AI explosion. It’s already here. Hello, AI Big Bang!

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 8, 2025

In 2024, Bumo evolved again—this time into a full-scale child care marketplace platform, allowing instant, subscription-free bookings for parents and increased utilization for providers. It is about supporting working parents, especially mothers, who are disproportionately affected by child care challenges.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Productivity tools: Tools such as call recording, call distribution, voicemail to text, internal messaging, and the like can help employees be more productive and help better support customers. Customer support: I examined various online review sites to verify each vendor received overall positive customer support ratings.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Unlike ChatGPT, though, it also provides additional support to help you write a strong prompt. This way, you can easily toggle between chatbots to get the right kind of AI-powered support for the occasion. This article was originally published in June 2024 and has also had contributions from Jessica Lau.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 3, 2025

Table of contents Share details from team meetings Create detailed meeting summaries with AI Create tasks from meetings and recordings Connect Grain with product and support tools Build a content backlog To get started with a Zap template—what we call our pre-made workflows—just click on the button. It only takes a few minutes to set up.

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StartupNation

JUNE 25, 2025

A 2024 ADP Research report highlights how artificial intelligence is reshaping the labor market, leaving many knowledge workers uncertain about their job security. By leveraging my corporate skills and partnering with a franchise that provides robust support—such as lead generation and marketing—I was able to hit the ground running.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Whether you need support navigating skills shortages, managing staff or expanding your business skills and knowledge, an experienced Mentor can guide you every step of the way. Applications close 11:59 PM, 30 November, 2024 *Terms and conditions apply. Business Mentors NZ understands the unique challenges Kiwi business owners face.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 16, 2025

Customer Support Automator of the Year : Honoring a CX pro who unifies product, marketing, and success with lightning-fast automations. Check out last year’s winning workflows → zapier.com/blog/zappy-awards-winners-2024 For full details, review the terms and conditions here. Begin Your Application Need inspiration?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Create items from form submissions If you work in support or sales, a lot of your work is reactive. With it, you can store data, trigger automations, and connect all your organization's apps and workflows to your spreadsheet data. Someone reaches out, and you need to follow up.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

When users encounter issues or request new product features, your support teams need to know right away so they can start triaging solutions. Related reading: A guide to Zapier's AI tools Zapier Agents: Combine AI agents with automation Zapier Copilot: Let AI build Zaps for you This article was originally published in July 2024.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Website building apps are also increasingly comprehensive, including not just design tools but also support for eCommerce, lead generation, marketing, and analytics. This article was originally published in July 2024. Weebly: Which website builder is best? Webflow vs. Squarespace: Which should you use?

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 2, 2025

New Zealand offers tax credits and cash refunds for your R&D activities through two separate programs: 15% of costs – R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI) 28% of costs – R&D Loss Tax Credit In the current claim period, a business can access these credits for their R&D expenses from between April 2024 and March 2025.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) propels the world forward by empowering entrepreneurs with the community, tools, and support they need to unlock their full potential as they grow their businesses. 489 on the 2024 Inc. 29 on the 2024 Inc. 159 on the 2024 Inc. 311 on the 2024 Inc. 7 on the 2024 Inc.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher. That is good news for the innovation economy because healthy capital markets are a necessary support system. The good news is we have a lot of that and more is coming in 2024. It seems that a “soft landing” is likely. We also need innovation.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 11, 2025

With Zapier , for example, you can set up an automation that triggers when a new customer support ticket is submitted; AI can analyze it for sentiment, and if it's negative, the automation will immediately flag it for you in Slack. Models in the family include DeepSeek V3 and the DeepSeek R1 reasoning model.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp. The post Ben Franklin’s Spring 2024 TechCelerator Winners Announced! The post Ben Franklin’s Spring 2024 TechCelerator Winners Announced! first appeared on BFTP/CNP. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 26, 2024

With nearly 19,000 members in over 80 countries, EO offers local, regional, and global experiences that support entrepreneurs beyond just business. Here is a sampling of EO opportunities to maximize your first 12 months with the organization: Join a Forum for entrepreneurial growth and support.

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