StartupNation

JULY 15, 2025

When we think of startup culture, we often picture open office layouts, team happy hours, and a “no politics, just progress” mantra. Startups pride themselves on being the antithesis of traditional corporate environments with lat hierarchies, fast-moving decision-making, and transparent leadership. But beneath the surface of ping-pong tables and Slack emojis lies a truth that many early-stage professionals learn too late: politics exist everywhere—including startups.

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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. Steve has worked with numerous companies in a state of flux — experiencing both rapid growth and serious problems. From 2006 to 2010, Steve served as Finance Director and a corporate director for Asia Biogas Company, a pioneering developer and operator of waste-to-energy power plants t

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

CEO Craig spoke at the Summit’s Women Entrepreneurs Forum that highlighted her success as founder of Sidus Space and her ongoing commitment to STEM education and inclusion. Carol Craig, the Founder and CEO of Sidus Space, elevated the voice of American aerospace innovation at the 2 025 Global Summit of Women in Berlin. As the sole representative from a U.S. commercial space company, Craig underscored the growing influence of women-led enterprises in the future of global technology, defense, and

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

My house has a graveyard. It's not in the backyard—it's a drawer in the entertainment center, and it's filled with remote controls. There's one for the sound bar, one for a Blu-ray player (RIP), two for gaming systems I don't use, and one that might control a ceiling fan in someone else's house for all I know. Each was once a technological marvel, but now they're an assemblage of expensive, plastic failures, incapable of performing the one task I need: turning

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StartupNation

JULY 12, 2025

Hiring a freelancer can feel like a leap of faith. Will they deliver? Will they fit your team? Or will you waste time chasing someone who ghosts mid-project? The key to freelancer success is hiring the right contractor for your company and role. And with the ideal freelancer, you’ll see benefits you might not expect. Freelancers offer speed, flexibility, and niche skills that full-timers don’t always bring to the table.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

The funds from Blackstone Infrastructure and Blackstone Real Estate are expected to draw in an additional $60 billion in private investment, accelerating the State’s Innovation Ecosystem. In a transformative move for Pennsylvania’s economy and innovation ecosystem, Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, has announced an unprecedented investment of more than $25 billion to develop and expand digital and energy infrastructure across the Commonwealth.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

As far as I'm concerned, a card swiper is a card swiper—I'm not paying attention to the specific logo on the device when I'm making a purchase. But what might be a pretty inconsequential difference to consumers like me will have a big impact on sellers. Sell more and keep your customers happy Automate your eCommerce You need to make sure the processor you choose can integrate with your selling platform, that it supports the transaction types you use, and that it has the features

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StartupNation

JULY 17, 2025

Starting a business is an exciting adventure. But it still brings its fair share of financial hurdles. You’ll need to balance your budget, find the right funding, and navigate risks carefully. A misstep in any of these areas could set you back. But with a strategic financial plan, you can position your startup for sustainable growth and a strong future.

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Mark MacLeod

JULY 17, 2025

Justin Herlick spent five transformative years in San Francisco’s startup ecosystem, witnessing firsthand how companies like Blend revolutionized the US mortgage industry. After returning to Canada, he co-founded Pine, a digital-first mortgage platform that’s challenging the country’s banking oligopoly by […] The post Pine CEO Justin Herlick on Disrupting Canadian Mortgages, His San Francisco Startup Education, and Taking on the Big Banks appeared first on Mark MacLeod.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 17, 2025

Ultion’s expansion of domestic battery manufacturing will strengthen the U.S. supply chain when the global battery energy storage market is projected to exceed $1.2 trillion in investments by 2034 which has been trending toward overseas suppliers. In a decisive step toward U.S. energy independence, Ultion Technologies, a Nevada-based battery manufacturing company, has closed its Series A funding round which was led by Utah-based Torus that is a pioneer in full-stack energy storage systems.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 17, 2025

When your team is juggling requests, approvals, onboarding workflows, and compliance tasks, it's easy for critical details to get lost in the shuffle. That's where Zapier Interfaces shines, not just as a form builder, but as a flexible platform to build custom tools that power your unique business workflows. With Interfaces, teams can build interactive client portals, internal request hubs, and employee-facing dashboards, complete with automation and custom logic.

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StartupNation

JULY 16, 2025

Private debt is often viewed as the nimble entrepreneur’s shortcut to capital. However, its growing popularity reflects fundamental changes in how businesses access financing, particularly as traditional lenders pull back. Since the 2008 financial crash, banks have been steadily retreating from small business lending. Even with reforms in place, risk-averse behavior still dominates, pushing banks toward larger, more stable clients.

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OurCrowd

JULY 14, 2025

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Island, the Enterprise Browser company, announced the participation of J.P. Morgan Private Capital’s Growth Equity Partners as a strategic investor in its previously announced Series E funding round. Coatue Management led the round, which valued Island at nearly $5 billion. Read more here.

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Venture Well

JULY 18, 2025

LymeAlert, which recently completed the VentureWell-led National Institutes of Health (NIH) Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, created a kit to help people identify whether a tick carries Lyme-causing bacteria—right at home. The post Tick Testing at Home: LymeAlert’s Bold Vision for Early Lyme Detection appeared first on VentureWell.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 16, 2025

Every year, Zapier users automate billions of tasks, including more than 250 million AI tasks. To celebrate the builders and innovators behind these workflows transforming the way we work, the Zappy Awards are back! Submit an application and tell us how you’re leveraging Zapier and AI to transform the work you do for your team, customers, or industry.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2025

You’ve finally launched your side hustle. Maybe it’s freelance writing, selling handmade products, or building an app on weekends. But now you’re wondering … should you stick with a simple sole proprietorship … or take the next step and form an LLC ? This question often trips up many early entrepreneurs. On one hand, you don’t want to overcomplicate things too early.

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OurCrowd

JULY 16, 2025

Cyabra is excited to announce the launch of its new Deepfake Detection Tool, analyzing videos and images with precision. Here’s what you need to know about this growing threat and about Cyabra’s innovative solution. Read more here.

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A Smart Bear: Longform

JULY 12, 2025

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

Getting paid is great, but paying others? That can quickly become a relentless, soul-crushing deluge of invoices, receipts, and approvals. One minute. you're managing a handful of vendors, the next, your finance team is playing Whac-A-Mole with overdue notices, drowning in an inbox full of emails with the subject line "bumping this." Save time and reduce errors with accounting automation Learn how I've been there.

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Founder Bounty

JULY 16, 2025

I thought I would write this as I have seen Nischa rise from a small amount of subscribers to amassing over 1.72M YouTube subscribers. We both have similar backgrounds, having also been working in investment banking. The differece is that i have sold a SAAS business and been backed by top US VC's for previous startups. She seems to have gone straight to try the YouTube game and won it!

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 16, 2025

It started with a fishing trip, a smoker, and a piece of Mānuka wood. A few years later, a simple stick has been transformed into an exciting natural pet product – Bonno , a uniquely Kiwi chew for dogs. But Bonno is more than just a dog chew. It’s a product with iconic New Zealand roots, created by a couple with a shared love of dogs, the outdoors, and sustainable innovation.

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HPA

JULY 17, 2025

HPA is excited to announce its investment in Empirical Security ’s $12 million Seed Round alongside Costanoa. The round also saw participation from DNX Ventures, Sixty Degree Capital, and strategic investors Jonathan Cran, founder of Intrigue (acquired by Google/Mandiant), Wade Baker, creator of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report and founder of The Cyentia Institute, and Gerhard Eschelbeck, former CTO of Qualys and CISO of Google.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 16, 2025

As far as chatbots go ( and there are plenty of them ), Grok by xAI is a worthy addition. It can carry out research across the web, brainstorm topics with you, and create any sort of image with a simple prompt. But if you're constantly writing elaborate prompts , sorting through its answers, and moving that data to other tools, you're not utilizing Grok to its full potential.

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Venture Well

JULY 17, 2025

By Demetria Gallagher After nearly three decades of catalyzing faculty-driven innovation and cultivating thriving on-campus innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems through our Course & Program (C&P). The post Why We Flipped the Model: A New Era for Higher Ed Innovation appeared first on VentureWell.

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OurCrowd

JULY 16, 2025

July 16 (SeeNews) – U.S.-headquartered Alloy Therapeutics, a biotech firm focused on expanding access to drug discovery tools, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Serbia’s state-owned operator of the planned BIO4 Campus tech park in the capital of Belgrade to support the growth of Serbia’s biotech sector. Read more here.

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