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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

From 2003-2022 the River Valley Investors operated as a traditional angel group, investing in nearly 100 startups. For posterity, here are some of the more recent investments… 2022 Hubly Surgical Hubly Surgical has an advanced drill, complete with auto-stop and visual feedback, to make medical drilling safe across underserved settings.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners Invests in Ten Companies!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Ten startup companies located in Central and Northern PA recently received an investment from Ben Franklin that will allow them to further develop and commercialize new products, and software applications, or stabilize operations in a long-standing manufacturing business.

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3 new ways to empower your entrepreneurial community

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Racial wealth disparity is a major barrier to thriving communities and economic growth. However, it’s important to consider what barriers entrepreneurs of color face that may keep them from being able to benefit from investment and support resources. Living Cities’ Cities and Businesses of Color: A Guide to Economic Growth.

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NJEDA Angel Tax Credit Approvals Drive over $63 Million in Private Sector Investment into New Jersey Companies in 2023

American Entrepreneurship

207 Applications Approved for over $8 Million in Tax Credits to Support Investment in 28 Companies TRENTON, N.J. October 2, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced today that 28 emerging New Jersey technology businesses benefitted from $63.2

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Why America Must Lead in AI Investment

Andreessen Horowitz

We need to make some key investments in people and platforms. And at the university, which is not a notable university, there was a lot of investment from DoD in supercomputing and they’ve bought supercomputers and I worked on them as a researcher, and that led me to a job in Lawrence Livermore National Labs.

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Raising Awareness about Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy

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“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Identify Potential Allies.

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Governor Murphy Announces Proposed Fintech Accelerator in Hoboken

American Entrepreneurship

NJ FAST is the fourth Strategic Innovation Center in the state and will support research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Fintech and Insuretech Sectors HOBOKEN, N.J. The two entities will oversee NJ FAST’s accelerator program with an opportunity to make equity investments into select participating companies.