Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Culture in Action: A Story from Valley Venture Mentors Let me share how this played out at Valley Venture Mentors (VVM), a nonprofit startup accelerator I helped lead. This large, active mentor community gave our entrepreneurs access to expertise and resources we could never have provided on our own.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

Peer communities (online forums, founder groups, Slack channels) provide shared experiences and emotional validation. These are real stories of entrepreneurs who’ve persevered through tough challenges to bring their products to market and to scale their ventures. Creating a Support System Building a business can be isolating.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

They leverage technology to promote their content creation, particularly the internet and social media, to reach audiences, build communities, and often monetize their work. Community Engagement : Successful creators often cultivate a community of followers, which can help them grow their influence and increase their earning potential.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Over the last few years he’s been a diligent company-builder, brand steward, and community leader. 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.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

In my experience, the best way to communicate such metrics is to present them in the form of a story. You must demonstrate how your venture helps solve certain problems. Communicating the impact metrics the right way increases your likelihood of being heard and taken seriously. You shouldn’t be tunnel-visioned by raw data.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 22, 2025

Atlanta, in particular, is a thriving hub for tech startups and entrepreneurs, with a growing population and access to both venture capital and skilled talent. the state offers entrepreneurs a low-risk environment for starting new ventures. U tah (3rd) : Utah is known for its robust economy, one of the fastest-growing in the nation.

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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.

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Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

At this years Bark Tank Pitch Competition , eight teams took the stage to pitch their ventures to a panel of expert judges, competing for a record $150,000 in prizes. At Revolution, we know the power of nurturing entrepreneurs in communities outside the usual tech hubs. You represent the spirit of Georgetown, the ingenuity of D.C.,

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In my previous venture, a 100% sales-led growth (SLG) cybersecurity company, we regularly secured $250K annual deals with large enterprises. Despite receiving numerous unsolicited offers from venture capitalists, we are committed to holding out until we reach a significant product traction milestone.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Amongst these groundbreaking ventures, two startupsHexemBio and Spectrohmsecured key investor interest and accolades for their revolutionary technologies. In partnership with the UAE Ministry of Economys Future 100 initiative, six startups took center stage, while 13 others engaged with global investors and industry leaders.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2025

Held at Gradient, Tulsa’s Innovation Hub, the event spotlighted founders who have spent the past 16 weeks refining their ventures through tailored curriculum, expert mentorship, and strategic preparation for the next stage of investment and growth. Bridge2 is Oklahoma’s premier pre-accelerator for scalable, tech-enabled, early-stage startups.

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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.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

How Iteration Transformed Valley Venture Mentors Before I co-founded Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) and for all of my time there, we experimented with different ways to connect startups with mentors. They don’t just set a strategy and hope for the best. Refined the slide deck process making it easier and lower stress for startups.

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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.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2025

We’ve learned a huge amount through late-night research, community connections, and real-world experience. For other founders, we recommend getting involved in the community — talk to people, attend meetups, and seek out genuine conversations. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF FOUNDERS AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR VENTURE HERE.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

This unified platform approach is especially valuable for Mercurys core users: fast-moving startups, e-commerce brands, venture capital firms, and small businesses that need scalable financial infrastructure without enterprise-level complexity. Since its last funding round, Mercury has expanded its capabilities in notable ways.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Less common bank loans, such as those offered by credit unions or Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), may also fall into this category. Entrepreneurs can build a community and get feedback. Like angel investors, venture capitalists take an equity stake in the company. What is Alternative Funding?

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

And a group of community leaders brought together a space and an environment for thought leaders and innovators and people who are just passionate about what Christchurch could become post-earthquake and imagine that future. Lots of community discussions. James Burnes: Well, we started as a result of an earthquake and a city in ruin.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2025

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. They combine consistency, curiosity, and community to ensure, not hope, that theyre seeing the best deals.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 28, 2025

The May 15th finale was hosted virtually by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin CNP), an initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Two Bear Capital, with notable participation from Accenture Ventures, led the funding round. Krauthamer also serves on the World Economic Forums Global Future Council for Quantum, recognizing her as a leading voice in the quantum technology community.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

Arizonas research community continues to play a vital role in the overall growth of the state’s bioscience sector and innovation ecosystem, said Ryan Helwig, principal and senior director at TEConomy Partners. Venture capital activity, though mirroring a national downtrend, remained relatively strong in 2024.

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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. Lee is also a recognized leader in the Asian Pacific entrepreneurial community.

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Jason Malki

JULY 23, 2025

He previously worked in venture capital, private equity, and financial services. Ian’s work is rooted in empowering communities through technology, entrepreneurship, and common-sense governance. We’re helping startups grow and we’re building a blueprint for how communities can thrive through innovation.

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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. From refining our product offerings to building a community of like-minded individuals, every experience has reinforced my belief in the power of collective action.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 12, 2025

Recognizing the Pioneers Reshaping Business, Technology, and Leadership CatalyX Ventures, the globally renowned innovation accelerator, has officially announced the winners of its prestigious 2025 CatalyX Champions Series Awards, celebrating groundbreaking achievements across industries. What Are the CatalyX Champions Series Awards?

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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’). Every venture firm who has held crypto tokens/coins have made buy/sell decisions and some even have a trading desk equivalent. VC Skillset VCs are investors, not traders.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 23, 2025

We’re also building new partnerships with accelerators and venture firms to help their portfolio companies scale with confidence. We’re building a strong and growing community there, so if you’re looking to stay connected, that’s the best place to start. What’s next for you and the team at LatAm Talent Partners?

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

With support from peers and the incredible State of Search community, we fixed the issue, restructured the backend, and got things back on track. This experience taught me that—especially in new ventures—you may not get it right the first time. ” That was my low point. But instead of walking away, I asked for help.

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Jason Malki

JULY 21, 2025

WAYS leverages blockchain and AI to regenerate local economies, preserve cultural heritage, and mobilize a global community of conscious travelers. There’s no well-worn path for ventures like ours. And yet, we’ve built a full platform, proven traction, and activated a growing community. Thank you so much for joining us!

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

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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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Not only that, but the venture community is extremely small when it comes to investor reputations.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Attendees can expect to hear from top executives such as Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer (CPO) of OpenAI; Steve Schmidt, Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Amazon; Vinod Khosla, Founder of Khosla Ventures; Alison Wagonfeld, VP Marketing & CMO of Google Cloud; and Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Co-founder of Databricks.

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Revolution

JUNE 30, 2025

As part of our Beyond Silicon Valley Speaker Series, we collaborated with the Pava Center , Conscious Venture Partners , and J.P. With cost savings on the table and industries and communities suffering real knock-on effects from global warming, the business case for climate innovation has only gotten stronger.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 11, 2025

This round includes both new backers like Khosla Ventures, Bicycle Capital, Geodesic Capital, and Archerman Capital, alongside continued support from existing top-tier investors including Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 11, 2025

Meet the 2025 Big Idea Finalists: Paul Smith (Northumberland County) KinNect A plug-and-play communication platform designed for senior living communities, KinNect makes it easy for residents, families, and caregivers to stay connected. Now, these finalists are ready to pitch for a chance at $35,000.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

economy, Blackstone has also formed a joint venture with PPL , a leading Allentown-based utility company. The venture plans to invest in new natural gas generation facilities located in Pennsylvania—providing reliable and cost-efficient power to a growing digital economy.

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