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Crimson Founders Brings MIT & Harvard-Affiliated Startups to UAE’s Thriving Innovation Landscape

American Entrepreneurship

Six startups showcased at Investopia 2025 represented a diverse range of industries, demonstrating the breadth of innovation within Crimson Founders 2025. The week-long initiative, held from February 24-28, 2025, marked a significant milestone in integrating 19 high-impact startups into the UAEs dynamic investment and innovation ecosystem.

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15 Innovative Pitch Deck Designs That Drove Investor Engagement

StartupNation

This article breaks down the essentials of innovative design techniques that have a proven track record for engaging investors. I treated the product demo as a live slide. This innovative approach not only drove higher engagement but also helped us secure the necessary funding to grow our business.

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

This is going to be BIG.

There are places that founders frequenteverything from demo days to meetups to sponsored dinners to coffee gatherings. Here are a few things to remember about these events: When it comes to demo days, its unlikely that youre going to show up to the main event and see a top quality company whose round isnt largely spoken for.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

James Burnes: Ministry of Awesome is a startup ecosystem organisation that is on a mission to drive New Zealand’s economic growth through founder-led innovation. You’re also sort of no longer running your classic three-month type accelerator program, which finishes on, say, a demo day. Lots of community discussions.

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The Role of Alternative Funding in Startups

StartupNation

Faster access to capital. EquityNet RAISE CAPITAL Use flat-fee crowdfunding with no commissions. Raise business capital of $100K to $100M. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready: $10K Grants and Free Training to Help You Grow Venture Capital Venture capitalists are another funding option. Grants are often quite competitive.

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NJEDA Board Approves Two Programs to Advance New Jersey’s Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

American Entrepreneurship

Next NJ Program and AI Innovation Challenge Administration Grant Program will increase AI investment and catalyze groundbreaking research TRENTON, N.J. A business must commit to creating at least 100 new full-time jobs and meet a minimum capital investment of $100 million to be eligible for tax credits.

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Google Ventures Leads $20M Series A for StackOne, Transforming SaaS and AI Agent Connectivity

American Entrepreneurship

This innovative tool simplifies the process of connecting enterprise APIs by automatically building use cases on top of complex data systems. Initiatives such as AI Demo Days and open-source contributions are helping foster collaboration among researchers, builders, and infrastructure teams.

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