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Google’s early-stage AI Fund Gradient Invests in Cake’s Open-Source AI Platform for All Businesses

American Entrepreneurship

Recently funded Cake addresses that concern with the launch of its open-source AI infrastructure platform enabling all businesses to deploy the latest technologies cost-effectively. Unfortunately, the cutting-edge has historically been the exclusive domain of large ML engineering teams.

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Lioncrest Ventures Launches $100M Equity and Credit Fund Platform for Growth-Stage Tech Startups

American Entrepreneurship

New multi-strategy venture fund addresses capital alignment challenges with equity and credit options tailored for scaling companies in regulated industries. Lioncrest Ventures has officially launched with the debut of a $100 million multi-strategy investment platform designed to support growth-stage technology companies.

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Why Seed Rounds Are Growing as Startups Shrink

Tomasz Tunguz

We can decompose the decline to understand what reduced the small seed round & why it matters for founders today. US venture capital fundraising nearly doubled from $42.3B Salary inflation isn’t driving founders to raise larger rounds. Three forces drove this transformation. in 2015 to $81.2B The correlation of -0.68

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Creator Ventures Raises $45M Fund II to Back the Next Generation of Consumer Internet Startups

American Entrepreneurship

Creator Ventures, founded in 2022 by cousins Sasha Kaletsky and Caspar Lee , is uniquely positioned to invest in the next wave of AI-enabled consumer applications, marketplaces, creative tools, and SaaS platforms reshaping the digital landscape. As a creator, Ive lived through the digital evolution firsthand, said Lee.

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Resilience in Entrepreneurship is the X Factor for Success

American Entrepreneurship

Successful entrepreneurs have a mindset that enables them to move past failure. This is because founders can better manage pressure, adapt quickly, persevere and lead their teams through crises to achieve growth. Common Setbacks Entrepreneurs Face Every founder, no matter how seasoned, faces adversity. Ask “What did I learn?”

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Qolab’s Funding from Applied Ventures Advances Quantum Computing Manufacturing

American Entrepreneurship

a pioneering company in quantum computing hardware, has secured a significant investment from Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. The Expertise Behind Qolab: Co-founder John Martinis A key figure behind Qolabs innovations is Dr. John Martinis, the companys Co-founder and CTO.

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Delaware’s 5th annual Startup302 funding contest accepting applications January 2 to 26

American Entrepreneurship

Ventures with underrepresented founders will compete for share of more than $100,000 in cash grants, plus mentoring and connections WILMINGTON, Del. This years categories of FinTech , Life Sciences , and Environmental Impact reflect Delawares evolving innovation and industry landscape.