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. Bridge2 helped us get laser focused.

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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

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Fintech startup Parafin innovatively tackles this challenge through its embedded finance infrastructure used by partners such as DoorDash, Amazon, and others. Founded in 2020 by Poddar and Vineet Goel, the startup has provided nearly $1 billion in annual funding for tens of thousands of small businesses in the U.S. and Canada.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Africa’s fastest-growing fintech, successfully raised US$110 million in equity financing, supporting its all-in-one financial ecosystem. The startup initially provided infrastructure and payment solutions for banks and financial institutions. Moniepoint Inc., Global impact firm Lightrock, an existing investor, also participated.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 13, 2025

million in grant funding to 11 New Jersey startups under Round Two of the Pilot Clean Tech Demonstration Grant Program. The funding will support pilot demonstration projects from startup companies creating technologies that mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. In 2023, the NJEDA awarded more than $3.6

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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. Performance That Scales with Demand The demand for Extend’s solution has been explosive.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 29, 2025

AI agents are transforming industries by automating routine processes, providing data-driven insights, and supporting decision-making. Joffe and his co-founders Dror Zaide, Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit, and Alon Rabinovich combined their skills and experience to launch the healthcare tech Startup.

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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. Building a Strategy-Driving Culture Based on BE 2.0

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

I was working at a venture-backed apparel startup for 4 years and saw the power of building digitally-native brands through Facebook and Instagram (TikTok was still nascent). As for Sanzo, we’ve been fortunate to have the support early on of incredible angel investors (like Hunter Walk!) Here are Five Questions with Sandro.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

December 20, 2024 ) Applications for Delawares fifth annual Startup302 funding competition will be accepted January 2 through 26 from technology-enabled startups with high-growth potential and at least one founding team member from an underrepresented group. Thanks to sponsors, there is no charge to enter.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 8, 2025

Pison’s breakthrough technology is being applied to a range of industries that support neurocognitive health and performance such as baseball. The startup also received several Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the U.S.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 22, 2025

The event brings together entrepreneurs and supporters from all over New Zealand in a two day festival of networking, collaborative education, and getting sh!t Also present at the event will be investors, support organisations, government representatives, and academics. Chris O’Neill : Accelerating Startup Progress with AI.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 21, 2025

You’re juggling pipeline, diligence, founder support, LP management, and usually doing it all with a lean team. This Isn’t Just for Funds Angels, syndicates, and even startup accelerators are tapping into this tooling wave: Cap table visibility: Ledgy or Capboard. Early-stage investing is a high-context, low-resources game.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 1, 2025

The Michigan based startup empowers contractors, manufacturers, and energy producers to reduce costs, meet sustainability goals, and contribute to a cleaner energy grid through its AI platform that uses machine vision and data modeling to improve the quality and consistency of biomass. million seed funding round. million seed 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. They require no complex IT support and come preconfigured to deliver value immediately. AI will drive enterprise productivity at scale.”

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 10, 2025

Gridware now has the necessary support to expand its innovative continuous power grid monitoring solution that was successfully piloted last year. The three bring their collective knowledge and experience to the startup. A significant step forward has occurred in modernizing Americas power grid with the recently announced $26.5

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Customers John Deere, Nissan, other manufacturers, and logistic operators are now using the startups technology. The Georgia-based startup was founded in 2020 by former Tesla, Cummins, GE, and Waymo engineers. They have the enthusiastic support of their investors.

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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. Continued support from previous backers includes COTU, RZM Capital, and Github founder Tom Preston-Werner. In these regions, payment infrastructure has often been underdeveloped and fragmented.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and improve startup outcomes across sectors and regions. programs at German Accelerator, specializing in global startup expansion and cross-border growth. programs at German Accelerator, specializing in global startup expansion and cross-border growth.

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Revolution

MAY 12, 2025

to join a fledgling telecommunications startup. Students can launch startups with the support of faculty and other university resources. And: What can I do to accelerate that readiness? Things arent that clear with startups. Then I saw an opening and moved to D.C. The landscape is different now.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 2, 2025

Venture Capital Backing for Food and Beverage Startups Taste Tomorrow Ventures was founded by industry veterans Danny Stepper , Dino Sarti , and Scott Guthrie collectively bringing more than 80 years of experience in building, scaling, and funding high-growth consumer brands.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Mentoring for entrepreneurs involves receiving personalized guidance and support tailored to the individuals unique personal and business needs. They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth. Emotional Support and Confidence Building Entrepreneurship can be an emotional rollercoaster.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Customers John Deere, Nissan, other manufacturers and logistic operators use the startups automation technology. The Georgia-based startup was foundedin2020by former Tesla, Cummins, GE, and Waymo engineers. They quickly gained the enthusiastic support of their investors.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 24, 2025

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. From Burnout to Breakthrough Sun’s mission is deeply personal.

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Jason Malki

JULY 23, 2025

What motivated you to launch your startup? The idea was simple: create a platform that supports early-stage founders working on the future of infrastructure, and root that platform in a real city with real needs. We’re helping startups grow and we’re building a blueprint for how communities can thrive through innovation.

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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.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 7, 2025

a nonprofit focused on accelerating startup success and commercialization efforts across Oklahoma, proudly announces the appointment of Darcy Wilborn as its new President. These programs have significantly broadened access to entrepreneurial resources and supported hundreds of founders in turning their ideas into viable businesses.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Developed creative, non-dilutive financing that supported rapid growth. His expertise in navigating the complexities of startup environments has been instrumental in driving growth and sustainability for various companies. Mentors entrepreneurs and provides hands-on support to portfolio companies.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

Today, it operates 32 data centers and supports over 250,000 Nvidia GPUs, serving clients like Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI. CoreWeave, alongside its partners, is contributing to a $72 million investment into the initiative, including a planned NJ AI Venture Fund that will support early-stage innovation and AI commercialization.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

A recent study of Arizonas bioscience sector showed high marks for the progress made since the launch of the states strategic roadmap outlined in 2002 in support of its innovation ecosystem. Startup Formation and Venture Capital Activity Arizonas bioscience innovation engine is also being powered by its universities and startup community.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

Washingtons Premier Connector of Tech and Policy Leaders Welcomes the Next Generation of Innovators that includes Delta Force, an annual cohort designed to support 6-10 of DCs most promising startup founders. As the official D.C. Regulatory and Policy Intelligence to navigate the evolving landscape of cutting-edge industries.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 5, 2025

The Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award, powered by Impact Hub, supports these change-makers and their groundbreaking work in the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. This approach builds a scaffolding of support, with innovative solutions that restore the health of the land while also providing customers with healthy, organic food.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 23, 2025

based startups. Especially for startups, it’s a game-changer. Our Recruitment as a Service model (Raas) was built with startups and growth-stage companies in mind. We’re making recruitment predictable, affordable, and aligned with the way startups operate. based teams is incredibly powerful. Absolutely.

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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.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 19, 2025

Under Governor Murphys leadership, the NJEDA has focused on supporting cutting-edge industries like AI, creating family-sustaining jobs for residents and bolstering the states innovation economy, said NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan. For more information, including additional eligibility requirements, click here.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 2, 2025

These funds will be deployed to accelerate product development, support global expansion, and deepen strategic partnerships with AI-driven businesses. This makes ClickHouse uniquely equipped to support the rapid-fire queries generated by AI agents and modern software applications. To learn more, visit clickhouse.com.

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