American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

He then took key software engineering positions in technology-driven companies before co-founding Cake in 2022 with Skyler Thomas who previously was the Distinguished Technologist/Director of Strategy of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 1, 2025

and Brazilian markets, especially in contexts where legal structure is seen as a core pillar of business strategy. They lacked fluency in tech concepts, investment logic, equity structuring, IP protection, flexible contracts, and scalable legal strategies. Thank you so much for joining us! What motivated you to launch your startup?

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2024

With the recent funding of AirOps, marketers have a platform that builds and scales go-to-market strategies using human + AI content workflows that produce best-in-class brand content. The startup’s platform was quickly embraced by marketing agencies and in-house teams. The power of AI is unfolding across industries.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Watching the boom/bust cycle of DTC brands that were running on just the sugar high of venture dollars has given me even more appreciation for those who, yes, require investment capital along the way, but are playing the long game. Here are Five Questions with Sandro. Hunter Walk: Backstory time!

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

This article presents key strategies, backed by expert insights, to help you showcase your startup’s value and growth potential. That shift made all the difference — not only did we close our seed round oversubscribed, but we also attracted mission-aligned partners who continue to add value beyond capital. That’s the goal.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 19, 2025

New multi-strategy venture fund addresses capital alignment challenges with equity and credit options tailored for scaling companies in regulated industries. Lioncrest Ventures has officially launched with the debut of a $100 million multi-strategy investment platform designed to support growth-stage technology companies.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It outlines the strategies that will be employed to achieve short-term and long-term goals, providing a roadmap for growth and sustainability. Distinguish between operating costs and capital R&D Both operating costs and capital R&D are essential when you’re just starting up, but there are several differences.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Prior to joining LUUM, Lawson’s 15 year career included shaping brand strategies and product development across global brands such as Apple, PayPal and Movado. LUUM’s Beauty Experience Automation and positive engagement by beauty professionals solidified LUUM’s strategy of enhancing customer experiences in select retail environments.

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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

Remember, agility in your financial strategies can mean the difference between capitalizing on trends or running out of resources. However, clear legal frameworks and sound intellectual property (IP) strategies can safeguard your innovations and support your overall growth.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 18, 2025

The two companies collaborated on a technical paper co-authored with experts from the semiconductor and quantum computing industries that lays out a strategy for achieving large-scale quantum computing. Qolab, Inc.,

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

Consumer has the largest share of global GDP, and yet consumer startups have been underfunded by venture capital in recent years, said Sasha Kaletsky, Managing Partner at Creator Ventures. What sets the firm apart is not just capital, but a deep blend of market expertise and firsthand creator economy experience.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 21, 2025

Held at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, the 2025 Good Soil Forum continues to serve as a transformative platform that offers not just ideas, but real tools, capital, and community for entrepreneursespecially those from historically underserved backgrounds. Jakes, Chairman of the T.D. Jakes Group and Founder of the Good Soil Movement.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 22, 2025

Explores exit strategies through shared stories and group discussion, highlighting what founders and investors can do now to unlock future value. Looks to Help founders and early-stage innovators assess startup potential through the eyes of venture capital, with tools to identify innovation types and evaluate viability.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

On the business side, they face hard decisions about establishing the right marketing strategy for their products and services, gaining timely access to capital to grow their business and dealing with the day-to-day operations. They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

This slide listed potential obstacles we may face as a startup, along with our strategies to mitigate them and ultimately succeed. This strategy aligns with today’s digital-centric investors who appreciate autonomy in exploring information.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

Keshia Theobald-van Gent I had the pleasure of interviewing Keshia Theobald-van Gent , an accomplished executive with deep experience in innovation, strategy, and stakeholder engagement. It’s been a journey of staying close to founders while growing into the capital side of the table. What is it that excites you about investing?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Magnetar, a global multi-strategy alternative asset manager, with additional support from Pulse Fund and strategic partner Pritchard Auto Company, made a $36 million equity contribution to the five-year-old company. In addition, Endera secured a $13 million credit facility.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 2, 2025

Taste Tomorrow Ventures (TTV), a new early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to investing in the next generation of consumer food, beverage, and snack brands, announced the closing of its $30 million TTV Fund I. The venture firms newly launched Fund will fuel food, beverage, and snack innovation.

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StartupNation

JULY 21, 2025

And entrepreneurs who are listening closely are already pivoting toward new strategies, recognizing that waiting for government support may no longer be a viable option. Resilience is the new growth strategy: Success is no longer about waiting for policy relief but about proactive reinvention and intentional operations. Even if H.R.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

She has worked with companies from all sectors, including Transportation, Telecom, and Manufacturing companies to guide their Supply Chain and Inventory strategies. In this role, she actively mentors and nurtures the next generation of innovative leaders, ensuring that the spirit of entrepreneurship continues tothrive.

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StartupNation

JULY 17, 2025

Venture Capital (VC) If rapid scaling is one of your financial goals, venture capital might be the right choice. But, it typically involves giving up equity and facing pressure for an exit strategy (like an acquisition or IPO) within a few years. EquityNet RAISE CAPITAL Use flat-fee crowdfunding with no commissions.

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StartupNation

JUNE 14, 2025

That’s why it’s important to explore strategies to buffer financial volatility. The Productivity Game PDF Package is an excellent example of what this income diversification strategy can look like. Fortunately, there’s a relatively simple solution. It’s a simple resource that’s affordable.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Two Bear Capital, with notable participation from Accenture Ventures, led the funding round. With the support of Two Bear Capital and Accenture, we are poised to provide organizations with a long-term solution to upgrade and manage their encryption standards with ease, said Krauthamer.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

So it’s much less about raising capital, it’s much more about business fundamentals. We see a need to master things around finance and the economics of capital raising, building more confidence, understanding how go-to-market strategies drive value, and how your use of capital to invest in those things really matters.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At Coolwater Capital , the Y Combinator for VC funds, we assess this as part of our diligence process. However, forming your new fund also typically requires making important decisions about firm strategy, culture, how you make decisions, budget, data ownership, and other issues.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2025

Theres a whole post to be written about this, but every basic B2B marketing strategy, which is what deal flow generation is (with money as the product) would include generating inbound. To some extent, this is also where referrals get generated.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

Arizona’s bioscience sector continues to set a national example for how focused, long-term strategy can elevate an 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

APRIL 10, 2025

Further supporting its global strategy, IonQ joined the State of Marylands Capital of Quantum initiative and committed to developing a state-of-the-art quantum intelligence campus at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Implemented robust financial controls & operational strategies. Today, Steve Gomberg is the managing partner at Mondegreen Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with a focus on cleantech and medical technologies. Leads investment strategy and portfolio management for Mondegreen Ventures.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

After years of working in strategy and marketing, I realized that I wanted to channel my skills into a venture that aligned with my values. Can you share a specific example of a creative bootstrapping strategy that yielded impressive results? We implemented a creative boot-strapping strategy by launching an educational content series.

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HPA

JUNE 24, 2025

HPA is excited to announce its investment in Moonnox’s $2 million Seed Round alongside M25, with participation from Early Light Ventures and Service Provider Capital. This investment leverages HPA’s operating expertise in AI to support Moonnox. Moonnox is transforming the way our team delivers work.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 1, 2025

The platform, known as the Innovation Network Capital New Jersey (INC-NJ), will bring together the states innovation ecosystem, allowing emerging companies and funders to engage with one another and share various business and investment opportunities.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 14, 2025

Those not receiving implementation grants were awarded $500,000 Consortium Accelerator Awards for further implementation of their strategies including the pursuit of additional capital.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2025

After helping hundreds of early-stage companies streamline their contract processes, I’ve identified five practical strategies that anyone can implement—regardless of your technical or legal expertise. Free Skills Training: From Raising Capital to Joyful Budgeting 5. The key is consistency.

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Rafa runs Background Capital, and is one of the best partners for early company builders I know. HW: The whole ‘get on rocketships without worrying about seats” – you ended up moving through Instacart in a variety of business and strategy roles before assuming the President role.

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 21, 2025

I entered venture capital with some beliefs – many of which still hold true (such as ‘your LPs are your business partners, not your customers’). The dominance (in scale) of the multibillion dollar AUM holders, who are often underwriting to lower outcomes and needing to put more capital to work.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Powered by a large, diverse real-world clinical, trial, and genetic dataset, the platform combines in-silico predictions (computer-based simulations that model how drugs may work) with ex-vivo drug screening (tests on real tissue outside the body) to confirm patient selection strategies before starting Phase II trials.

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