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Venus Aerospace’s Hypersonic Global Transport Receives Airbus Ventures Funding

American Entrepreneurship

With AI bursting all around us and the James Webb Space Telescope sending back stunning images from the universe, new and bold ventures continue to emerge. Airbus Ventures based in Silicon Valley has joined the Venus’ group of investors in their next phase of flight-redefining growth.

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Nuview emerges from stealth with plans to map the Earth using lidar

TechCrunch

Graumann, an Earth observation (EO) industry veteran who was most recently consulting for EO companies and startups with his company TerraMetric, said he repeatedly heard from customers who wanted to fuse their dataset with lidar data. Graumann said the idea for the company “struck [him] like a thunderbolt.”

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Systemiq secures $70 million to fund early-stage climate tech founders

TechCrunch

Morgan , the world’s top funder of fossil fuels. . The consulting giant, which pulls in an estimated $10 billion a year in revenue, also has a lengthy history of work with many of the world’s top polluters. Last year, OpenInvest sold to J.P. Systemiq was co-founded by McKinsey veterans Jeremy Oppenheim and Martin Stuchtey.

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Small Business Resources Essential for Starting a Business

American Entrepreneurship

Small Business Administration (SBA) and offer free or low-cost consulting, training, and assistance to entrepreneurs. They also provide a range of in-house services, are a great place for networking with fellow entrepreneurs and can be a source for outside resources that includes funders who attend incubator events and programs.

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Startup Pitching 301

Paul G. Silva

Spell out for people why your team is right for your venture. Entrepreneurs tend to explain to funders how they will spend money. Consult with teammates and mentors to create a list of the 3-7 high-priority questions your audience will ask. . Also, resumes tend to emphasize the wrong facts. Risk reduction not line items.

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Tech Nation looks for new home as UK Gov hands tech ecosystem contract to Barclays

TechCrunch

We have exhaustively explored whether Tech Nation could continue without core government grant funding, but have concluded after extensive consultation that this is not an option.” “There’s such a gap in equity for Northern funders still.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

Venture-backed: 42 years. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. Below are the findings related to average founder age: All companies (with at least one employee): 42 years. Fastest growing 0.1 percent of companies: 45 years.