Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and improve startup outcomes across sectors and regions. As VP of Investment at BDev Ventures , Keshia leads sourcing and portfolio operations, managing both strategic and operational aspects of the fund. How did you break into tech investing?

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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. David Hall opened the evening with a reflection fit for a room that’s seen more than a few cycles: “To be and invest in entrepreneurs, you have to believe in a better tomorrow.”

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Watching the boom/bust cycle of DTC brands that were running on just the sugar high of venture dollars has given me even more appreciation for those who, yes, require investment capital along the way, but are playing the long game. Here are Five Questions with Sandro. Hunter Walk: Backstory time!

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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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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

Launching a startup is an adventure filled with uncertainty, excitement, and plenty of unexpected challenges. We’ve put together eight ways to safeguard your startup—from how you build your team to managing your finances, and choosing the right tech. It means building a resilient, adaptable, and innovative company.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

A founders journey when taking on the challenge of launching a startup is filled with highs and lows.Their path to success will have challenges, setbacks, and moments of doubt. First-time entrepreneurs may find the startup adventure daunting without having the right guidance and perspective. .”This

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Funding a startup can be challenging, especially if you’re new to the game. What are the options, benefits, and risks of alternative financing for a startup? Startups may seek alternatives to bank loans for several reasons. Today, there are many more options, a development that has opened the doors to more startups.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 29, 2025

Five-year-old startup Eleos Health is focusing on the behavioral health sector, leading the charge with AI agents in an industry burdened by administrative challenges, inefficiencies, and limited access to care. The startup’s rapid growth has gained additional support from investors with the company closing a Series C funding round.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 2, 2025

The startup, f ounded in 2022, is led by the seasoned team of Alex Yakubovich and Stan Garber who quickly gained investor backing to make Levelpath the leader in enterprise procurement. The round also included participation from prominent firms such as Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, 01A, New View Capital, and World Innovation Lab.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

million pre-A funding round, the FinTech startup aims to expand its regional footprint while laying the groundwork for future global growth. Notably, the round saw participation from Jason Gardner, founder and former CEO of Marqeta, who made this investment his first in the MEA region. With its just closed $5.2

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

One byproduct of this movement, especially during the blitzscaling era , were new startups in areas such as finance, healthcare, housing, education, using venture capital to acquire customers at accelerated rates. But know that your customers aren’t taking ‘startup risk,’ they just want some help.

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Any other accelerator is not the same There is simply nothing else that compares to the quality of these VC's for PRE SEED investment. Building a startup is not about having an ego even though its your baby. These VC's will not only help you but will accel your business. Dont have a big ego.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2025

That $12,000 lesson taught me something critical: for startups, contract management isn’t a luxury—it’s survival. Speed vs. Risk: Finding the Right Balance For startups, speed is oxygen. High-risk agreements (major partnerships, investment documents, IP licensing): Always get professional review.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

Further sharpening her entrepreneurial skills in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Stanford University , Tulika now contributes as an Entrepreneur part of at Plug and Play and Alchemist Accelerator. My motivation to launch my startup came from identifying a gap in the market where I believed I could make a real difference.

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

Pick a business that doesn’t suck up cash Skip expensive solutions that look like a financial Everest and require investment with a capital “I” (and five or more zeros). They offer the highest return on investment (ROI). Note: Fines can definitely cost you more than your startup budget of $100. for every dollar spent.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

On the business side, they face hard decisions about establishing the right marketing strategy for their products and services, gaining timely access to capital to grow their business and dealing with the day-to-day operations. They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

Startup Formation and Venture Capital Activity Arizonas bioscience innovation engine is also being powered by its universities and startup community. In 2024, 14 bioscience startups were spun out of the states research universities, a modest increase over the previous year but still below 2021s peak of 27.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

His expertise in navigating the complexities of startup environments has been instrumental in driving growth and sustainability for various companies. Today, Steve Gomberg is the managing partner at Mondegreen Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on cleantech and medical technologies.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Watch/listen to the Interview: In this interview Richard Liew talks with James Burnes , Chief Executive at Ministry of Awesome , a Christchurch New Zealand based startup hub helping high growth startups throughout New Zealand to start, grow and scale up. Some of those being, you just mentioned it there, the Entrepreneurs in Residence.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For startups, a good Board is better than no Board, but a bad Board is worse than anything. But sometimes the CEO takes the initiative to recruit an absolute gem and that was the case with ResQ , a software startup servicing the hospitality owners and service/repair vendors. I got a text from Apoorva asking if we could reconnect.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Next NJ Program and AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program will increase AI investment and catalyze groundbreaking research TRENTON, N.J. New Jerseys continued investment in the sectors of the future will pay dividends for generations to come, setting the Garden State on a path of economic strength and prosperity.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 14, 2025

These hubs, often located in cities or regions with a strong focus on tech development, bringing together startups, investors, academic institutions, and industry leaders to drive growth and create new solutions for the economy of tomorrow. These new awardees, all designated Tech Hubs, have not received prior Tech Hub implementation funds.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

The funds from Blackstone Infrastructure and Blackstone Real Estate are expected to draw in an additional $60 billion in private investment, accelerating the State’s Innovation Ecosystem. We’re excited to work with our partners at PPL to invest in the generation needed to support this critical digital infrastructure.”

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Revolution

JUNE 30, 2025

We kicked off the morning in Baltimore with an engaged room, strong coffee, and a simple premise: climate innovation is urgent, accelerating, and will pay dividends. The conversation: Why climate tech isn’t just necessary; it’s investable and inevitable. The job of a good banking partner? Help founders think two steps ahead.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 17, 2025

trillion in investments by 2034 which has been trending toward overseas suppliers. This investment positions Ultion as a key player in the national effort to reduce reliance on foreign battery supply chains. This is a critical differentiator as demand for domestically sourced energy technology accelerates.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 9, 2025

This strategic funding round positions Plexāā for accelerated growth in the U.S. Led by TCP Health Ventures , with participation from Thena Capital , existing investors, and over $1.6 Led by TCP Health Ventures , with participation from Thena Capital , existing investors, and over $1.6 Saahil Mehta , founder and CEO of Plexāā.

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500

MARCH 26, 2020

It’s what led me to San Francisco, and, ultimately, what drew me to 500 Startups. When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator. When I moved to San Francisco in 2012, I was working on my fourth startup and looking to join an accelerator.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

Across the world, various economic development organizations, government agencies, and non-profits are putting in admirable and well-intentioned efforts to develop startup ecosystems. Very little time and effort is spent helping professional, full time investors raise capital for venture funds.

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500

OCTOBER 25, 2019

How has corporate venture capital changed? Conventional wisdom dictated that incumbents should focus their innovation efforts on R&D and growing their cash cows while investing in a few startups. But the rate of change has accelerated and with it, the balance of internal versus external investment.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 17, 2020

Startups need capital to launch and grow. What many entrepreneurs don’t know is that startup capital comes in many different flavors. Here is a 2-page table summarizing each of the major flavors of capital, their pros, cons, and who they are good for. I hope you find it helpful!

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

One of the questions I heard most often from commenters was: “if Techstars is an example of a failed accelerator, what does a good one look like?” This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders.

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

From taking all aspects of our accelerators digital (including our Demo Day) to rethinking the opportunities of the future, we’ve taken this moment to analyze what innovations can come from this time and new opportunities that arise from our changing environment. As a VC firm, we’ve had to adapt many aspects of our business as well.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. He spoke about ROCE (return on capital employed).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda. Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. The attendees must be EO members, EO Accelerator participants, or their vetted guest, such as a spouse or business partner. Who can attend DX22?

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