NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 22, 2025

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. Debi Roder : What Is Economic Development? Niamh Given : The Innovation Lens – Recognising Ideas Worth Pursuing.

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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.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Over the course of 18 months, I built up an initial knowledge set as I was developing the underlying thesis for the brand. HW: Sanzo was founded, and thrived, through a time where traditional venture capital firms got excited about – and then became more disillusioned – with DTC brands.

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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. Amundson serves as Vice President of Engineering, where he spearheads the development of the company’s systems for automated eyelash extension application.

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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. This is a critical step toward accelerating the development of 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. With this raise, the firm more than doubles its prior fund and brings total assets under management (AUM) to $65 million.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

DCVC, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in deep tech, led the recently closed $28 million Series B round. This brings Slips total to date raise to $45 million from repeat investors such as Eve Atlas, Tech Square Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Overline, and Pathbreaker Ventures.

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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. Today, there are many more options, a development that has opened the doors to more startups. You need a good pitch and must have (or develop) marketing skills.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2025

The newly launched fund will focus on pre-seed and seed stage startups developing AI applications. 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.

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StartupNation

JULY 17, 2025

Such as product development or customer acquisition.) Venture Capital (VC) If rapid scaling is one of your financial goals, venture capital might be the right choice. Develop a risk matrix to map out these risks and create strategies to mitigate them. This helps you maintain full control.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

F lourish Ventures , a global FinTech investor known for backing major players like Chime and FlutterWave, led the round, while new investors include Saudi Arabia’s Vision Ventures, Arab Bank Venture Capital, and Emurgo Kepple Ventures.

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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.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Revolution Growth’s Latest Investment in Healthcare and AI: Pathos, the Company Re-Engineering the Drug Development Process The oversubscribed $62M Series C will be used to expand the team, accelerate platform development, and advance its clinical-stage pipeline of precision oncology therapeutics.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In regions where venture capital is already sparse, accessing funding remains difficult and expensive. Higher interest rates additionally create pressure for outsized venture returns, pulling investors back to geographies that have historically produced the biggest multiples.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 12, 2025

Backed by a global network of venture capital firms and industry experts, the awards underscored CatalyX Ventures ongoing commitment to identifying and accelerating high-impact talent. This includes: Tailored Mentorship: One-on-one guidance from global experts in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and sector-specific innovation.

innovation

Revolution

MARCH 10, 2025

Cambium has partnered with brands, developers, and mass timber manufacturers seeking high-quality materials with reduced carbon footprintsnot just as an ethical choice, but as a sound business strategy. The numbers tell thestory: Every year, the U.S. generates approximately 45 million tons of tree waste, the equivalent of 7.2

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

” If you’re joining a venture capital firm as a junior professional I’d recommend against being a generalist, or trying to get good at everything. Instead once you’ve gotten your bearings optimize on developing distinct super powers. One super power that is in service of your GP.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 8, 2025

Initially launched as a physical co-working space with on-site care, the company pivoted during the pandemic to develop BumoBrain, a virtual learning solution. We want Bumo to be as integral to family life as Airbnb, Uber, and Instacart are in their respective fields,” said Joan Nguyen, co-founder and CEO of Bumo.

innovation

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Venture Capital Is a Team Sport: Navigating the Partner Track with a Collaborative Mindset I was talking to one of my VC coaching clients a recently promoted young principal at a firm that's likely to raise a much bigger fund next time around. Play the Long Game Venture capital is a long game. Go find that person.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 26, 2025

Malaysia’s Invest NCT Programme, led by the NCT Group of Companies, has joined forces with Canadian venture capital firm Intrinsic Venture Capital to promote industrial innovation and boost economic development. […]

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 17, 2025

The funding round also includes participation from mission-aligned investors such as Battle Born Venture, Nevada’s state-sponsored venture capital program which the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has oversight, and is a key driver of Nevad a’s innovation ecosystem. In a decisive step toward U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 6, 2025

The company develops middleware that links trading firms, exchanges, and custodians, enabling […] Singapore-based startup BridgePort has secured $3.2 million in seed funding to expand its platform and strengthen its team.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Meet Hidden Level the leading developer of technology for sensing, identifying, tracking, and analyzing radio frequency (RF) spectrum signals to help customers detect potential threats. Hidden Levels mission: to keep people safe, infrastructure secure, and communities peaceful by modernizing how we monitor low-altitude airspace.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2025

Its $42 million funding round was led by venture capital firm Decisive Point with the participation of Andreessen Horowitz and others to position nuclear energy at the center of the AI-powered future.

energy

Revolution

JUNE 9, 2025

For Pathos , that “something” is healthcare, and more specifically, drug development — a process that, on average, takes a decade-plus, costs billions, and fails often. Great companies often spring from a simple question: “ How do we make something fundamental work better for the people who need it most?”

leadership

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

It also doesn''t take into consideration many important factors: One, venture backed companies are a tiny hiccup in the grand scheme of entrepreneurship. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine. I scratch my head over why raising venture is put on such a podium. later in their careers.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 24, 2025

Molly Mielke: My approach to investing is singularly focused on finding and developing relationships with outlier people. As someone newish to venture capital, whats a piece of advice you received early on that really shaped the way you think about Moth? HW: I find you to be a thinker who uses others opinions to inform your own.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 25, 2023

Register Venture capital firm Goodwater has concluded its latest funding round, raising $1 billion in capital commitments for its fifth early-stage and third opportunity-style funds. Most of the capital, 60%, will be allocated to early- and seed-stage startups. With this successful raise, the firm now manages $3.3

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 18, 2023

30 Investments to date in the areas of AI, autonomy, cybersecurity and space Shield Capital was launched in 2021 by the Managing Partners Philip Bilden and Raj Shah, both of whom have deep experience in technology and investing, driving their passion to support founders of frontier technologies.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

His focus on higher growth rates in developing markets aligns with the belief in the power of compounding interest. For founders opting for VC funding, swift closure of funding rounds is advised to maintain focus on product development. If opting for VC funding, close funding rounds swiftly to maintain focus on product development.

venture capital

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2014

Quirky helps you develop and market your product ideas. Venture Capital & Technology' It takes a fair bit of skill to be adept at Adobe Illustrator or to use AutoCAD. What we''re seeing now is a third shift in the maker market--to individuals and hobbyists, i.e. everyone. Etsy is a marketplace for things you make.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model. Venture Capital. He talked about a unique model where you don’t have to become liquid in venture capital and can target singles & doubles.

education

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

If you''re looking for business development partners, is there a "Partner" section on your website, or a way to capture leads from all the attention? Venture Capital & Technology' VCs love meetings with interesting people when they don''t need to say no. Did you specifically state in the press that you were looking for partners?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 29, 2020

What started as a small project to develop a small medical device that could evaluate malnourishment in rural areas has become one of the only woman-led technology labs and enterprises in Ecuador. Finding a female mentor with the same background was difficult, as was procuring venture capital funds in a male-dominated field.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

The AI “stack” has emerged with Large Language Models and other important models (like audio, imagery, video, etc) operating in the cloud with well-documented and supported APIs that are available to developers to build on. AI developed for over forty years before its coming out party. Well, that’s not such a happy story.

energy

Source Link

APRIL 14, 2021

However, women – and especially minority women – often face institutional and systemic challenges including obtaining funding for their ventures, which can make the climb to the top slower and more difficult. As we foster the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems, it’s important to design them to level the playing field for women.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2015

. “the ecommerce company gained fauxmentum by raising artificially high amounts of venture capital and spent lavishly on customer acquisition despite long payback periods and questionable LTV” __. We live in heady times.

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