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Views on the Ground: Scenes from Our Chicago Founder Fly-In

Revolution

VP of Platform and Portfolio Success, Amira Ouji, and Head of Community, Liz Westhouse, recap the event below. At Rise of the Rest, we aim to meet founders where they are — on the ground in their communities, and in a mindset shaped by real constraints, not blind optimism. Scaling is hard enough on its own.

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Scamnetic’s $13M Series A to Scale AI-Powered Scam Detection

American Entrepreneurship

The round, led by Roo Capital , included participation from 1st and Main Growth Partners, SaaS Ventures, and Riptide Venturesbringing the companys total funding to $16 million. The world needs to fight AI with AI, said Spencer Cecola, Partner at Roo Capital.

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$10K Grants and Skills Training: Free Events for June

StartupNation

But, first, you should know that before you can even apply for the $10K grants, you have to complete any two of the free courses or events the program offers. Lucky for you and your business, the course and event offerings are many, varied and aimed at helping you build your skillset and your community.

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The Five "Ups" of Getting Early Stage VC Deal Flow

This is going to be BIG.

nextNYC, the startup events platform I run, produces the largest formal VC/Founder intro event at NY Tech Week. Events like these foster a lot of good conversation around where good deal flow comes from and where investors should be spending their time. Promise them some good deal flow, of course.

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Oprah Winfrey Joins T.D. Jakes to Inspire Entrepreneurs at the 2025 Good Soil Forum in Dallas

American Entrepreneurship

Known for igniting purpose-driven business growth, this years event will feature none other than media icon, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey , who will join T.D. Every event, workshop, and conversation is an opportunity to plant seeds for future success, turning bold dreams into flourishing realities.

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Creators as Small Businesses Recognized by Visa at Web Summit

American Entrepreneurship

“We are proud to help creators grow their businesses – whether it’s helping creators access funding with a small working capital solution, or helping creators get paid in real-time to their debit card.” The latter is a two-day event hosted in Tokyo later this month with industry leaders like Amplify and emerging influencers.

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Delaware’s 5th annual Startup302 funding contest accepting applications January 2 to 26

American Entrepreneurship

Coordinated by Delaware Prosperity Partnership and innovation-supporting partners from throughout the Delaware business community and beyond, Startup302 launched in 2020 and has provided $800,000 in funding to 52 ventures since 2021. After going through multiple rounds of consideration, finalists will be notified of their status on March 17.