StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

It means building a resilient, adaptable, and innovative company. Founding team conflicts have doomed many promising ventures. A balanced team not only mitigates risks but also nurtures innovative ideas. Stay curious and never settle for “good enough” when it comes to innovation.

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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. When you relate your metrics to broader, industry-level trends, you enable investors to gain a sense of the larger picture and the potential for market disruption and growth.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As AI continues to expand from the cloud to edge devices, EnCharge AIs innovations stand to make AI more accessible, scalable, and energy-efficient, tackling some of the most pressing challenges faced by the tech industry today.

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Revolution

JUNE 30, 2025

We kicked off the morning in Baltimore with an engaged room, strong coffee, and a simple premise: climate innovation is urgent, accelerating, and will pay dividends. As part of our Beyond Silicon Valley Speaker Series, we collaborated with the Pava Center , Conscious Venture Partners , and J.P.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

This article presents real-world examples of business leaders who successfully overcame various crises, from supply chain disruptions to regulatory shifts. We continued with transparent and empathetic customer communication and recognized the importance of investing in technology to help with effective shipping and preventing disruptions.

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

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StartupNation

JULY 17, 2025

Venture Capital (VC) If rapid scaling is one of your financial goals, venture capital might be the right choice. Startup Financ ing: From Traditional Loans to Innovative Solutions 4. Operational risks might involve supply chain disruptions or employee turnover. This helps you maintain full control.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Two Bear Capital, with notable participation from Accenture Ventures, led the funding round. Enterprises are then able to upgrade to quantum-safe encryption without disrupting their operations. The quantum threat isnt a distant possibilityits a reality that organizations need to address today, Krauthamer said.

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Revolution

MARCH 10, 2025

Years of offshoring, bottlenecks, and climate-driven disruptions have made it clear: we need to rethink where and how we source materials. Scaling a BetterSystem A recurring theme among the 150+ startups weve backed is that, often, the countrys biggest challenges are the most compelling innovation opportunities.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 29, 2025

Gavin Andresen, one of my partners in my first venture, taught me something I’ve never forgotten: “You can teach skills, you can’t teach work ethic and compatibility.” At Valley Venture Mentors, our BHAG to catalyze entrepreneurs and change Western Massachusetts’ economy gave us a clear direction.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

With the recent closure of a $1.785 million seed funding round, the company is poised to bring its innovative product, the Horseshoe, to market. This investment will accelerate the commercialization of the Horseshoe, ensuring that more hospitals and healthcare providers can access this life-saving innovation.

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StartupNation

JULY 16, 2025

It’s crucial to assess whether this route aligns with your venture’s financial health and long-term strategy. This includes customized repayment schedules, innovative interest structures, and collateral flexibility. Still, this form of financing is no panacea. No Equity Sacrifice Private debt does not dilute ownership.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 24, 2025

Superconducting Compute Platform Unlocks Ultra-Efficient, High-Performance Infrastructure for Next-Gen Workloads A bold new entrant in the compute infrastructure landscape, Snowcap Compute has officially launched with $23 million in seed funding led by Playground Global, alongside participation from Cambium Capital and Vsquared Ventures.

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StartupNation

JUNE 25, 2025

Several factors are driving this shift: Economic Instability in White-Collar Jobs: Industries like tech are increasingly vulnerable to disruptions such as layoffs and automation. The industry’s resilience during economic uncertainty makes it an attractive option for entrepreneurs seeking stable and profitable ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. This article originally ran on PEHub.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The founder of Parachute, Ariel Kaye , had a clear vision for what she wanted to disrupt and how she thought she could do it. I will avoid talking about Ring (for obviously reasons) but can return to how Jamie built an amazing business in a future post. and thumbing through undifferentiated products in plastic wrapping.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

venture capitalists are now asking tougher questions about start-ups' revenue and profits.". The reality is that, most of the time--like two thirds of the time--the venture market is totally open for good businesses to get fair valuations in reasonable turnaround times. What follows in this story is pretty laughable: ".venture

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500

OCTOBER 25, 2019

How has corporate venture capital changed? In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital upstarts – taking advantage of disruptive technologies from AI to IoT – reshape the economy and the corporate pecking order. The post The Future of Corporate Venture Capital appeared first on 500 Startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

I have written about Deflationary Economics (one of my most read posts ever) & The Innovator’s Dilemma before. Disruption of Education. He talked about how for centuries education had “no technological core” (meaning it was bound by physical locations) and thus disruption was very difficult.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

25 seed and early-stage startups participate in a 5-month long program ending with a Demo Day showcasing their disruptive innovation For its 2024 global accelerator cohort, Morgan Stanley received thousands of applications. The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Twenty-three members of the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab cohort are pitching today to an audience of over 300 investors, potential partners, and customers. The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program. “At

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., The soundbite: “What distinguishes the apex innovators from behemoths who disappear? Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We’re less than a month away from TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco! With over 20 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience in technology and media, Jim Lanzone has a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. Aileen Lee , founding partner at Cowboy Ventures.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Today, the nation’s political hub is gaining increasing traction as an innovation capital where game-changing startups start and scale, including Revolution-backed Sweetgreen , FiscalNote , Homesnap , and Cava. Just ask our Chairman and CEO, Steve Case, who built AOL in Northern Virginia in the 1990s. Order your copy today.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Here’s a look at just some of the ways early-stage founders can learn to build, grow and fund their startups at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Let’s kick off the Disrupt opportun-a-palooza with a time-sensitive reminder to apply to the Startup Battlefield 200 (SBF 200) by July 31 at 11:59 p.m.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2015

announced they raised $9 million from Sequoia , arguably the best venture capital firm that exists. We will have two well-funded companies educating the market on why this market opportunity for the $24 billion US storage market is ripe for disruption. This morning Clutter.io Congratulations.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 2, 2021

Joe Reilly , CEO of Circulus Group and a longtime contributor to Family Wealth Report , interviewed me to share views on disruption in asset management, my research into the field, and where the industry needs to be headed. Another said, “I think it’s remnant inventory…the Craigslist of venture capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

In early 2022, you may remember, we called for experts to submit applications to present breakout sessions and roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Audience Choice voting opens for TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 It’s time to make your voice count!

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2024

That is good news for the innovation economy because healthy capital markets are a necessary support system. However, optimistic capital markets are necessary but not sufficient for a healthy innovation economy. We also need innovation. Innovation never waits for rules and regulations. But it eventually gets it.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Capria Ventures , a venture capital firm specializing in investments in the Global South , has announced the first close of its $100 million fund, which will focus on investing in 20 to 25 tech startups in key entrepreneurial hotspots across India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

He is also the founder and managing partner of HartBeat Ventures, an early-stage VC firm with a focus on lifestyle, media and technology. These are just some of the reasons why we’re thrilled that Kevin Hart; his venture firm’s president and co-founder, Robert Roman; and Michael Elanjian, J.P.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. 46:00 Do you believe that most of the disruption over the last few years has some from Elon Musk and Sebastian Thrun? 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation? Everyone give them a big thanks @dvptweets.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

But progress is being made as seen in the rising number of women-led venture funds that focus on funding women entrepreneurs. In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S. venture firms allocated only 22% of their deals to female-founded startups. billion of total venture capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Welcome to the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt ! You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. Connectivity isn’t a nice-to-have for innovation.

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