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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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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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 2, 2025

Taste Tomorrow Ventures (TTV), a new early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to investing in the next generation of consumer food, beverage, and snack brands, announced the closing of its $30 million TTV Fund I. The venture firms first investment is in Just Ice Tea, one of the fastest-growing iced tea brands in the United States.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

As VP of Investment at BDev Ventures , Keshia leads sourcing and portfolio operations, managing both strategic and operational aspects of the fund. programs at German Accelerator, specializing in global startup expansion and cross-border growth. How did you break into tech investing? What is it that excites you about investing?

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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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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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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. Their work directly enhances the bankability and credibility of clean energy projects, which is essential for accelerating global adoption.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 3, 2025

The Series A funding round was led by Healthworx , the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst , further solidifying Culina Healths unique approach to addressing one of the countrys most pressing public health issues.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 3, 2025

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

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 18, 2024

By focusing on CX, startups can foster customer loyalty, drive word-of-mouth marketing, and ultimately accelerate their growth. Invest in their training and give them the authority to resolve issues quickly. Here’s how you can leverage customer experience to propel your startup forward.

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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. This significant investment, led by prominent venture capital firms Lightspeed Venture Partners and Felicis Ventures, positions the company to expand its market reach.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Poddar previously was Head of Machine Learning Engineering at investment platform Robinhood following his position as Data Scientist at Meta. The recent closing of a $100 million Series C financing at a $750 million valuation positions the company for accelerated growth. This is more flexible than fixed payment periods.

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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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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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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. Over the last few years he’s been a diligent company-builder, brand steward, and community leader.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

By clearly defining product-market fit, you will save time and money by investing in the building of a product or service that is truly demanded by a sizeable target audience. Consider attending startup events, joining incubators or accelerators, and seeking out people in your industry who are open to mentoring.

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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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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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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 18, 2025

a pioneering company in quantum computing hardware, has secured a significant investment from Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. This is a critical step toward accelerating the development of large-scale quantum computing. Qolab, Inc.,

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HPA

JUNE 24, 2025

HPA is excited to announce its investment in Moonnox’s $2 million Seed Round alongside M25, with participation from Early Light Ventures and Service Provider Capital. This investment leverages HPA’s operating expertise in AI to support Moonnox. said Robert Ong , CEO and Co-Founder of Moonnox.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 5, 2025

Supergut, a trailblazer in gut health and GLP-1 nutrition, has announced the successful closure of a major minority growth investment. Strategic Investment for the Next Phase of Growth The latest funding round was led by Full Frame Growth Partners , a Texas-based growth equity firm edit here specializing in high-potential consumer brands.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

As AI adoption continues to accelerate, Island is helping establish a new industry standard. The company will continue to invest in enhancing its product, expanding global operations, and driving adoption across new markets and verticals.

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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

Invest in Legal and Intellectual Property Protection Early Many entrepreneurs consider legal protection as a checklist item rather than an essential building block. Moreover, constant internal strife can lead to burnout, which further accelerates turnover. Take proactive steps to integrate work-life balance into your routine.

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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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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We tried to compete, investing a million dollars in enabling self-serve products and revamping our GTM playbook. Our strategy includes accelerating customer activation month-over-month by streamlining our product onboarding process to enhance self-service capabilities, thereby driving exponential growth. But it wasn’t enough.

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Join an accelerator Joining an accelerator may help you with this in some way. There are some that are pre seed like Antler but generally the further along you are in building your business the more chance you have of getting investment! Investors will then come to you.

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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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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. If you do get and offer from top US VC's take them, dont be greedy and stay humble. These VC's will not only help you but will accel your business.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Angel Investors An angel investor invests in a business using their own money. They may also provide guidance and mentorship, while taking the firm’s equity in return for the investment. Accelerators are a faster and scaled-down version of incubators, offering short and intensive mentorship programs and funding.

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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. I’ve said before this is one reason why we are very very careful about investing in addiction or mental health startups.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 16, 2025

In a significant step toward accelerating the global transition to renewable energy, Terabase Energy has successfully raised $130 million in a Series C financing round. Addressing the Energy Storage and Onshoring Boom This investment in Terabase arrives at a pivotal time in the renewable energy sector.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 2, 2025

Investments into new areas may be challenged, slowing sales cycles, resulting in pipeline shocks , a phenomenon we witnessed in 2022. Assuming this trend is broadly true across US companies, we should expect at least uncertainty if not slowing growth or contraction in about one-third or one-half of their businesses.

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StartupNation

JUNE 6, 2025

Better plunge into mCommerce and accelerate your mobile pages as soon as possible. It was in 2016 that ETC accelerated the mobile site speed. consider investing in white-label innovative tech. And besides our work schedules, we also sync our values as a team through the ETC Cares program. CEO Lesson #2.

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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.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 27, 2025

With this capital injection, Nexthop AI plans to accelerate the development of its cutting-edge networking solutionstailored specifically for hyperscale AI infrastructure. Hyperscalers need the ecosystem to innovate with them to accelerate their infrastructure deployments, said Anshul Sadana, CEO of Nexthop AI.

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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). People are the most significant investment, whereas spending money on trends can be an express lane to bankruptcy.

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