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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

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. “Veterans bring unmatched resilience, leadership, and mission-driven mindsets to the private sector,” said Ryan Micheletti.

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

American Entrepreneurship

In a major milestone for both Scamnetic and the growing Tampa, Florida innovation ecosystem, the AI-powered scam detection company announced a $13 million Series A funding round to accelerate its growth and expand its market presence globally. The world needs to fight AI with AI, said Spencer Cecola, Partner at Roo Capital.

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The VC Stack Makeover: What Today's Funds Need - Webinar

The Seraf Compass

This Isn’t Just for Funds Angels, syndicates, and even startup accelerators are tapping into this tooling wave: Cap table visibility: Ledgy or Capboard. They’ve essentially institutionalized their fund - without needing a large back-office team. Investor group operations: Seraf, AngelList Stack.

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Arizona Biosciences Break New Ground: A Snapshot of a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem

American Entrepreneurship

Startup Formation and Venture Capital Activity Arizonas bioscience innovation engine is also being powered by its universities and startup community. In 2024, 14 bioscience startups were spun out of the states research universities, a modest increase over the previous year but still below 2021s peak of 27.

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DC’s New Innovation Hub, STATION DC, Opens Membership Applications

American Entrepreneurship

STATION DC was launched by Capital Factory, in partnership with the City of Washington, DC, as a community-driven coworking and event space designed to support diverse entrepreneurs, creators, and changemakers. As the official D.C.

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VC's should be embracing founders with startup experience not rejecting them

Founder Bounty

If you scan LinkedIn you may be able to see the amount of VC's that have little to no startup experience. But why is this? It may be a good idea to move into more of a YC type VC. View Vlad Kozul’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

One of the questions I heard most often from commenters was: “if Techstars is an example of a failed accelerator, what does a good one look like?” This post is an effort to unpack what’s required of a startup accelerator to truly serve the needs of high-performing founders. This has not been our experience.