Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 18, 2024

By focusing on CX, startups can foster customer loyalty, drive word-of-mouth marketing, and ultimately accelerate their growth. By implementing these strategies, startups can create a superior customer experience that drives loyalty, positive word-of-mouth, and ultimately, accelerated growth.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies. We challenged many “well-known truths” about accelerator programs and embraced new research on the Wisdom of Crowds : “Expert” Evaluation? The safe play would have been scaling to 9 or 12.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 3, 2025

The Growing Role of Digital Health The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the growth of telehealth services, and Culina Health has capitalized on this shift by providing virtual, clinically rigorous nutrition care at scale.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 3, 2025

Cradle Fund’s MYStartup Accelerator programme has helped channel nearly RM5.5 million (US$1.3 million) in investments into local startups across five cohorts. Powered by Cradle under the Ministry of Science, Technology […]

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Based in New York City Cake accelerates AI initiatives with a platform enabling the seamless deployment, integration, and management of dozens of popular open-source AI technologies.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Observo AI, a leading innovator in AI-powered data pipelines, is experiencing accelerated growth while successfully securing $15 million in seed funding. His deep expertise in security and observability markets will be vital as we accelerate the deployment of our agentic AI technology.”

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Revolution

JUNE 26, 2025

If you’re building a company in 2025, the headlines are loud: market whiplash, trade realignments, AI acceleration, geopolitical shockwaves. VP of Platform and Portfolio Success, Amira Ouji, and Head of Community, Liz Westhouse, recap the event below. Scaling is hard enough on its own.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Having achieved initial production, the recent funding will accelerate the company’s development and deployment of its proprietary technology and the expansion of its engineering team. Refactor and Harpoon’s investments in the space and climate companies, Astranis and Solugen, made the two venture firms attractive partners.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2025

Extend, the AI-native document processing startup, announced the closing of $17 million in combined seed and Series A funding to accelerate its mission of turning complex, unstructured documents into accurate, production-ready data.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 29, 2025

The company’s recent $60 million Series C round, led by Greenfield Partners, with participation from notable investors like F-Prime Capital, Menlo Ventures, and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, will accelerate Eleos’ innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents to transform the delivery of behavioral health services.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

This years Startup302 prize sponsors include the Delaware Division of Small Business , Discover Bank , DuPont, FMC , M&T Bank , Highmark Delaware , JPMorganChase , Delaware Biotechnology Institute , The Mill , Bronze Valley VentureLab and University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The company is growing rapidly and has attracted $5 million in seed funding to accelerate international market expansion. Starboard’s maritime domain awareness software is used globally to monitor national waters and tackle illegal fishing, trans-national crime, prevent biosecurity outbreaks and protect at-sea assets.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Consider attending startup events, joining incubators or accelerators, and seeking out people in your industry who are open to mentoring. Networking can help you gain insights into industry trends, potential partnerships, and funding opportunities while providing a support system when times get tough.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 12, 2025

The collaboration between a publishing giant and hyperscaler Amazon Web Services will accelerate the integration of AI Agents into the life sciences industry. This collaboration, unveiled at the 2025 AWS Life Sciences Symposium, demonstrates the growing importance of AI-powered agents in accelerating innovation and research workflows.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The recent closing of a $100 million Series C financing at a $750 million valuation positions the company for accelerated growth. Backers include the Rounds lead N otable Capita l, with significant participation from Redpoint Ventures and existing investors Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital, and GIC.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2025

Earlier this month, ten dynamic Oklahoma startups took the stage at Bridge2 Demo Day, marking the conclusion of the third cohort of i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator. Bridge2 is Oklahoma’s premier pre-accelerator for scalable, tech-enabled, early-stage startups. It was truly an honor to help these founders build.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 2, 2025

Levelpath, a leading AI-native procurement platform, has raised over $55 million in Series B funding to accelerate its mission of transforming enterprise procurement through intelligent automation and autonomous AI agents. We’re building the intelligent infrastructure that turns procurement into a competitive advantage.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Culture in Action: A Story from Valley Venture Mentors Let me share how this played out at Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), a nonprofit startup accelerator I helped lead. Your shared values and behaviors shape every decision, big and small, creating the foundation for lasting success.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 31, 2024

With its latest funding round, Moniepoin t will accelerate its growth, introducing its One-Stop-Shop to customers across Africa. The proceeds from this raise will speed up our efforts to drive financial inclusion and support Africa’s entrepreneurial potential.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

With funding in place, Orbite will further scale its operations, accelerate its sales and marketing efforts and continue the pre-development for its inaugural Spaceflight Gateway Campus—specialized commercial astronaut training facilities to reimagine the human spaceflight experience.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With access to new funds, the company plans to accelerate the manufacture of its electric shuttles and school buses, reinforcing its position as the nations only vertically integrated Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in this space.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

programs at German Accelerator, specializing in global startup expansion and cross-border growth. operations for the German Accelerator, helping European startups expand into the U.S. As VP of Investment at BDev Ventures , Keshia leads sourcing and portfolio operations, managing both strategic and operational aspects of the fund.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This critical investment will enable Apptronik to ramp up the production of its groundbreaking humanoid robot, Apollo, and accelerate the development of next-generation robots tailored for a wide range of industries. Founded in 2016, Apptronik has rapidly gained recognition as a leader in humanoid robotics.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

And more recently, we’ve attracted strategic capital that has either 1) experience building the brands in this space or 2) the ability to help us accelerate distribution and revenue gains. who believe in our mission of bridging cultures.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The company’s computing-focused AI accelerator products will revolutionize AI computing efficiency and expand client computing solutions. EnCharge AIs Path Forward As EnCharge AI prepares to bring its AI accelerator solutions to market in 2025, it is seeing the fruits of years of research and development.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2025

Pisons CEO, John Croteau, expressed excitement over this partnership, emphasizing that the investment will help accelerate the development of mobile apps and subscription services that aim to redefine cognitive performance and productivity.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Our strategy includes accelerating customer activation month-over-month by streamlining our product onboarding process to enhance self-service capabilities, thereby driving exponential growth. Additionally, we are dedicated to building a strong community around our brand to foster loyalty and deep engagement among our users.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 1, 2025

The funding will accelerate its mission to address the construction waste crisis by transforming wood waste into renewable energy, a breakthrough approach that positions the company at the forefront of clean energy innovation. million seed funding round.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 22, 2025

Chris O’Neill : Accelerating Startup Progress with AI. Jenny Douché : How Can Government Agencies Provide Better Support to Startups? Explore how the government can better serve founders beyond just funding and help redesign the startup support system alongside Jenny Douché.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 18, 2025

This investment marks a key milestone in Qolabs efforts to accelerate the development of scalable quantum computing architectures, particularly superconducting qubits, which are crucial for advancing quantum technology from research to commercial viability. Qolab, Inc.,

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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

Moreover, constant internal strife can lead to burnout, which further accelerates turnover. In contrast, when your team is mired in conflict and negativity, ideas fall flat and productivity drops. High attrition doesn’t just disrupt your workflow, it also creates a culture of negativity and makes it harder to build momentum.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

As AI adoption continues to accelerate, Island is helping establish a new industry standard. As David Schneider, General Partner at Coatue, noted, Islands world-class executive team has continued to deliver a product that drives immense value for enterprise executives and end users alike.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 10, 2025

Chen is a graduate of the Y Combinator Accelerator and was a research intern at Stanford University – Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Revolution Growth’s Latest Investment in Healthcare and AI: Pathos, the Company Re-Engineering the Drug Development Process The oversubscribed $62M Series C will be used to expand the team, accelerate platform development, and advance its clinical-stage pipeline of precision oncology therapeutics.

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