Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Breaking the “Impossible” at VVM When I was at Valley Venture Mentors, we set this BHAG: “In ten years, catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of Western Massachusetts by generating $1 billion in cumulative revenue and investment.” ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies.

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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. Aviel and I know something about this.

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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. Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Robert Glazer is a member of EO Boston and the CEO of Acceleration Partners , a leading independent affiliate management agency with 160 employees. Glazer has established himself as a leader who invests in his team and in the culture of his organization. . Acceleration Partners has grown 20 times larger in the eight years since.

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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. The investment also supports the companys commitment to creating human-centered robots.

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Dream It

APRIL 2, 2019

Press Release The venture fund and growth-focused accelerator accepted the cohort from a field of nearly 2,000 pre-Series A companies NEW YORK CITY, NY — April 2, 2019 — Dreamit Ventures, an early stage venture fund and growth-focused accelerator, announced its latest batch of startups this week.

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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 ). The trio will introduce a new accelerator program in Japan.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2024

Google Cloud and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) have announced a collaboration to assist 100 Singapore-based generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups in developing and commercializing their products within the next three years.

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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. At some point, a real seed round needs to get raised—and it needs to get led by someone. Raising for a seed fund is exceptionally difficult.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Recognizing this, The Veteran Fund announced the winner of its $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition and the recent closing of its inaugural oversubscribed investment Fund I. Head of Global Operations of The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and the Co-Founder & COO of the Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The $8 million seed round brings the startup’s total investment in the company to $10 million. The investment was co-led by Harpoon Ventures and Refactor Capital, with participation from Pathbreaker, BoxGroup, Seraphim, Plug and Play, Impact First, and Climate Capital.

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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. He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

” And then there are incubators and accelerators. The only conclusion one can draw from this is that if you start your investment analysis at a YC Demo Day, you are perhaps best reminded of t he famous quip about PT Barnum. So I have a rule on accelerators. The temptation in our business can be to “take meetings.”

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest (Part II): Does your City have a Moat? The framework was originally created to help public market investors determine whether or not an investment opportunity afforded a defensible moat that would contribute to a superior return-profile. When exploring an investment in a tech hub?—?i.e.,

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. In the last decade, we’ve socialized several Rise of the Rest-isms to describe investments that check those boxes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2024

Turning an idea into a sellable product takes grit, but limited budgets often require entrepreneurs to develop creative solutions that rely more on resourcefulness than cash. This approach allows you to collect valuable customer feedback without investing excessive resources in full-scale development.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

Register Tenity, a fintech accelerator formerly known as F10, has launched the XRP Ledger (XRPL) in the Asia Pacific region. The 12-week XRPL Accelerator program is set to begin in August 2023 and will be based in Singapore. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Private-equity firm has a track record of accelerating the growth of family-owned businesses. Private equity firm Rotunda Capital Partners focuses on transforming family-founder-owned companies into data-driven platforms that lead to accelerated growth.

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Revolution

JANUARY 18, 2024

Revolution Ventures Invests in Kashable, the Fintech Leading the Socially Responsible, Employer-Sponsored Credit Movement The $25.6M The funding will also allow Kashable to grow its research and development technology team, further refine its innovative underwriting model, and enhance its suite of financial products.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

TPG invested in the startup through its TPG Capital Asia, its Asia-focused private equity platform. helps firms improve investment decisions, Eugenie.ai “Many companies have developed expertise on their product and engineering sides. Fractal also incubates and invests in AI projects, he explained.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Africa’s largest innovation hub Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), is launching a $15 million accelerator program, dubbed The Edtech Fellowship Program, to back and support 72 startups across Nigeria and Kenya over the next three years, TechCrunch has learned. One, the edtech space is highly regulated, more than the casual tech observer might think.

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Revolution

JULY 21, 2022

The new funding for the meat alternative startup will support rapid retail expansion, continued product development and product capabilities Meet Meati ?—?the Their whole-cut menu currently includes steak and crispy and classic chicken cutlets, with more products in development. The funds will: ? Giga Ranch?—?capable

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined. Family office investments increased by 5x , and corporate venture investments rose 6x , thus opening new capital avenues for founders who found it difficult to raise capital.

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Revolution

JULY 22, 2021

Today, we are pleased to announce our seed investment in Anduin , a software company improving invoicing, accelerating collections, and modernizing payments for owners and executives in professional services, such as accounting.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Let’s look at six reasons to invest in tech startups that hail from Ukraine. As the development of the IT sector is integral to the maintenance of the country’s GDP, the government fully supports it. Ukraine is one of the most popular centers for the development of IT. Ukraine has an immense talent pool.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Register The landscape of software development is undergoing a transformative shift with the rise of no-code tools, and Korean startup Skylink is at the forefront of this revolution. The platform’s intuitive interface removes traditional barriers to entry, making application development accessible to a broader audience.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

The companys collaboration with the New Jersey Economic Development Agency is a boost to the states program to attract AI companies for its innovation economy. The company also acquired AI platform developer Weights & Biases for $1.7 billion, expanding its capabilities in the AI development lifecycle.

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 6, 2024

Identify and access management company Okta will award up to $500K as an investment to the winner of its inaugural SaaS startup competition. Okta’s platform helps startups develop identity-enabled applications. The company seeks the latest application innovations underway using identity, privacy, and security-enabled workflows.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 7, 2021

I’d love to see more national and local partners and leaders talk about how their implementations of these new and expanded programs will accelerate local entrepreneur success. The SourceLink?

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Source Link

MARCH 29, 2021

To develop sustainable hub-and-spoke models of entrepreneurship-led economic development, lead agencies need to go further than identifying trusted ambassadors in their communities. The course is available to economic developers in the field who frequently find themselves perfectly positioned to spearhead efforts like this.

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Paul G. Silva

JANUARY 21, 2025

” Six years later, we were named us one of America’s top 100 startup accelerators. Looking back, we could have made our vision even better by adding a clear timeline and target: “By 2025, catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of western Massachusetts by generating $1 billion in combined revenue and investment.”

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Revolution

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While VC dollars still overwhelmingly funnel into places like Silicon Valley, Brookings research shows tech jobs are finally spreading out — movement spurred by the availability of hybrid and remote work, private investment, and federal initiatives.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

But today we’re highlighting the demo day for a new wave of crypto projects and teams who participated in the latest cohort for Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community. The firm aims to help simplify developers’ move to the web3 industry by handling their entire crypto strategy in exchange for future crypto revenues.

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Revolution

JANUARY 18, 2022

Where They’re Headed: Curbio’s $65 million Series B will accelerate the company’s growth and its support of real estate agents across the country. A primary focus will be on tech advancements, market development, and job platform growth. What do you look for in an investment partner?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

The AI “stack” has emerged with Large Language Models and other important models (like audio, imagery, video, etc) operating in the cloud with well-documented and supported APIs that are available to developers to build on. Trillions of dollars are being invested in the AI sector and that will continue for as far as this eye can see.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

South Korea is considered a gateway to Asia due to its strategic location and well-developed infrastructure. South Korea’s largest accelerator program– the K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is the unique opportunity for global startups to enter the flourishing market of Asia.

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