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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

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. Angel investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis featured in the competition among its judges contributed to the $100,000 award.

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BE 2.0: When Your BHAG Forces Innovation

Paul G. Silva

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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BE 2.0: Why Culture Matters More Than Strategy

Paul G. Silva

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. Several people suggested building a complex database to track our mentors’ expertise, making it easier to match them with entrepreneurs who needed specific help.

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BE 2.0: Vision Drives Endurance

Paul G. Silva

When I co-founded Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), we created this vision: “Catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of western Massachusetts.” ” Six years later, we were named us one of America’s top 100 startup accelerators. ” At first, I thought it was too ambitious.

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The VC Stack Makeover: What Today's Funds Need - Webinar

The Seraf Compass

This Isn’t Just for Funds Angels, syndicates, and even startup accelerators are tapping into this tooling wave: Cap table visibility: Ledgy or Capboard. LP Reporting : Quarterly snapshots pull directly from Seraf—auto-generating PDFs with performance data, updates, and notes, ready to send or sync with a Notion-built LP portal.

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DC’s New Innovation Hub, STATION DC, Opens Membership Applications

American Entrepreneurship

Located in the Union Market District, STATION DC is more than just a workspaceit is a purpose-built convening space for the regions most influential entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors. Additionally, STATION DC is launching Delta Force, an annual cohort designed to support 6-10 of DCs most promising startup founders.

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Nexture: The Kiwi AI Startup Revolutionising Gastrointestinal Healthcare

NZ Entrepreneur

When Wei Sun fell in love with New Zealand while on holiday in 2016, little did he know that he would be back nearly a decade later, launching a healthcare technology startup in Christchurch to build an affordable, effective AI gastrointestinal (GI) health management platform. Everyone deserves access.” Interview and feature by Richard Liew.