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Culina Health Fills Gap in Payer-Sponsored Nutrition Services, Secures Series A Round

American Entrepreneurship

This brings Culina Healths total capital raised to an impressive $20 million, propelled by its 117% year-over-year growth, strong patient engagement, and remarkable clinical outcomes. Culina Health achieves this by offering a nationwide network of registered dietitians. million in a Series A funding round.

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Stealth Nexthop AI Emerges with $110M in funding to Build Next-Gen Networking Infrastructure for Hyperscalers

American Entrepreneurship

The company is building specialized networking solutions that offer cloud giants hardware and software that integrates seamlessly into each customers optimized stack. The funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners included Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures, and Emergent Ventures.

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Creator Ventures Raises $45M Fund II to Back the Next Generation of Consumer Internet Startups

American Entrepreneurship

Creator Ventures, founded in 2022 by cousins Sasha Kaletsky and Caspar Lee , is uniquely positioned to invest in the next wave of AI-enabled consumer applications, marketplaces, creative tools, and SaaS platforms reshaping the digital landscape. Thats what we bring. Its Fund I (20222025) already shows 0.3x

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i2E & Plains Ventures Surpasses $100M Milestone in Total Investments

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Since first investing in Oklahoma startups in 1999, i2E, and now its independent Venture Capital Fund management partner, Plains Ventures, have managed numerous early-stage debt and equity investment funds, making 452 investments in more than 250 companies. Alkami , Oklahoma’s first unicorn, was valued at $3.1

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The Entrepreneurial Path: Essential Tips for First-time Founders

American Entrepreneurship

Equally important is knowing sources of capital such as bootstrapping, prospective investors such as angel investors, or venture capital if necessary, that can be tapped into at the various stages of a startups growth. Create a financial plan, and regularly monitor your revenue, expenses, and profit margins.

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

This is going to be BIG.

If you believe in a 100% efficient market for venture, then better founders will speak to better investors than you before they come to youso networking with other VCs in the front of the line is beneficial. How well networked are you at the mid to senior level of early Plaid or Chime employees? Fintech investor?

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

American Entrepreneurship

Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $100,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections WILMINGTON, Del. Startup302 strengthens Delawares innovation ecosystem by providing this access to entrepreneurs seeking financial and networking boosts for their businesses.