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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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 21, 2025

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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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

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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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 18, 2025

a pioneering company in quantum computing hardware, has secured a significant investment from Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. With the support of Applied Ventures and other industry partners, Qolab is well-positioned to push the boundaries of what is possible in quantum technology.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The team quickly gained pre-seed funding support from P rimary Venture Partners which joined the latest round with Alumni Ventures, Friends & Family Capital, Correlation Ventures, Firestreak Ventures, and numerous industry-veteran individual investors.

investment

Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

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 About i2E, Inc.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a leading venture capital firm, says, “The thing that gets me most excited is the founder whos obsessed with solving a problem that matters, and is determined to keep going no matter what.” Learn what investors want to hear that triggers their investment decisions.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The products include access to capital, spend management, and savings tools. Backers include the Rounds lead N otable Capita l, with significant participation from Redpoint Ventures and existing investors Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital, and GIC. This is more flexible than fixed payment periods.

financing

The Seraf Compass

JULY 21, 2025

You’re juggling pipeline, diligence, founder support, LP management, and usually doing it all with a lean team. Early-stage investing is a high-context, low-resources game. Good tools don’t replace instinct. They sharpen it. They free you up to think about the deal, not where the SAFE note is saved.

VC

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The goal is to create a structure that can support growth, whether that involves expanding your product offerings, entering new target markets, or improving your internal processes. The Importance of Investment in Scalability Bringing in investment via venture capital or angel investors can turn a startups business model into a scalable one.

strategy

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!

culture

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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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $100,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections WILMINGTON, Del. Prizes include cash grants from a pool of over $100,000 along with mentorship opportunities and connections with potential investors and key influencers.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 29, 2025

AI agents are transforming industries by automating routine processes, providing data-driven insights, and supporting decision-making. The startup’s rapid growth has gained additional support from investors with the company closing a Series C funding round.

health

American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The two-year-old startup having served approximately 40,000 customers announced the closing of a $21 million Seed funding round to support its AI speech models and an AI voice agent platform. mini is a lighter weight low-latency model that supports 30+ languages and a voice agent platform for a diversity of applications. Its Play 3.0

entrepreneurship

American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

AI continues to open up new frontiers as innovators apply the fast-emerging technology in ways that gain investor support. With its robust global patent portfolio and the support of notable beauty and venture capital investors, its reach is global. That caught the ready support of investors.

innovation

American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

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. Find time for self-care, establish boundaries, and seek support when needed.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Steve Gomberg I had the pleasure of interviewing Steve Gomberg and he is a seasoned executive whose career spans general management, finance, and corporate development across a variety of entrepreneurial ventures. Developed creative, non-dilutive financing that supported rapid growth. Thank you so much for joining us!

ventures

StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

You must demonstrate how your venture helps solve certain problems. They want a glimpse of what your venture’s future looks like. 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.

pitching

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.

entrepreneurs

American Entrepreneurship

JULY 2, 2025

Led by Battery Ventures, the latest funding round brings Levelpath’s total capital raised to $100 million and marks a significant step forward in addressing the $13 trillion global procurement challenge. They require no complex IT support and come preconfigured to deliver value immediately.

accelerator

NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 22, 2025

The event brings together entrepreneurs and supporters from all over New Zealand in a two day festival of networking, collaborative education, and getting sh!t Also present at the event will be investors, support organisations, government representatives, and academics. Chris O’Neill : Accelerating Startup Progress with AI.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

They have the enthusiastic support of their investors. DCVC, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in deep tech, led the recently closed $28 million Series B round. The Georgia-based startup was founded in 2020 by former Tesla, Cummins, GE, and Waymo engineers.

entrepreneurship

American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 22, 2025

Other Top States for Business Startups in 2025 While Florida takes the top spot, several other states also offer strong support for new businesses, providing a mix of affordable living, tax-friendly environments, and strong economies. the state offers entrepreneurs a low-risk environment for starting new ventures.

real estate

American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

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.” Creators produce and share content, products, or services primarily through digital platforms.

collaboration

American Entrepreneurship

MAY 7, 2025

StackOne, the London-based AI-powered integration platform, has secured $20 million in Series A funding led by Google Ventures (GV) that also included Workday Ventures, XTX Ventures, Episode 1, Playfair, and angel investors from leading technology companies such as OpenAI, DeepMind, Microsoft, and Mulesoft.

SaaS

American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 5, 2025

The funding will fuel the companys expansion into retail, drive product innovation, and support the hiring of top-tier talent. She is also the Operating Partner at Full Frame Growth Partners that led the recent funding round and was previously the Founder and Managing Partner of Creekside Ventures.

leadership

Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

As VP of Investment at BDev Ventures , Keshia leads sourcing and portfolio operations, managing both strategic and operational aspects of the fund. I joined BDev Ventures shortly after the fund was launched and helped build out both the investment and platform sides of the business. From there, I ran U.S.

founder

StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

Founding team conflicts have doomed many promising ventures. 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

DECEMBER 19, 2024

They quickly gained the enthusiastic support of their investors. DCVC, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in deep tech, led the recently closed $28 million Series B round. The Georgia-based startup was foundedin2020by former Tesla, Cummins, GE, and Waymo engineers.

entrepreneurship

Revolution

JUNE 26, 2025

Portfolio company leaders from across the country touched down in the Windy City to connect with fellow Rise of the Rest-backed founders on tactical tools for turbulent times. VP of Platform and Portfolio Success, Amira Ouji, and Head of Community, Liz Westhouse, recap the event below.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 27, 2025

The funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners included Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures, and Emergent Ventures. With this capital injection, Nexthop AI plans to accelerate the development of its cutting-edge networking solutionstailored specifically for hyperscale AI infrastructure.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2025

You obviously have to do this work to support your team, but you shouldnt be counting this in your proof that youre able to generate your own deal flow. Those are people would would have a view of where that world is going that you should stay in touch with if you plan to have a long term career in venture.

VC

American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 31, 2025

Key Dental Service Organizations and independent dental practices are embracing the companys AI platform driving its growth and gaining the timely support of investors. Emily Melton of Threshold Ventures shared her enthusiasm for the companys potential, highlighting its impact on healthcare delivery.

education

NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. So it’s much less about raising capital, it’s much more about business fundamentals. For us, it was not a good use of money.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

The oversubscribed round was led by global multi-stage investor B Capital aligned with the Boston Consulting Groupand marks a significant vote of confidence in Omnidians mission to ensure long-term performance and reliability of distributed clean energy systems.

energy

American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2025

In a major boost for the artificial intelligence startup ecosystem, Seven Stars, a new venture capital firm founded by former SV Angel Partner Steven Lee, has officially launched its $40 million inaugural fund to support early-stage AI startups. billion in capital.

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