Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Breaking the “Impossible” at VVM When I was at Valley Venture Mentors, we set this BHAG: “In ten years, catalyze entrepreneurs to change the economy of Western Massachusetts by generating $1 billion in cumulative revenue and investment.” ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A scalable business model refers to a framework that enables a company to increase revenue without a proportionate increase in operational costs. Invest in research to better understand your market and customers, and make sure your business is adaptable enough to respond to evolving demands. What Is a Scalable Business Model?

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

Successful entrepreneurs have a mindset that enables them to move past failure. Reframing failure helps you detach your personal identity from outcomes that enables you to focus on progress over a desire for perfection. He shares the challenges he is facing which include raising funds for a venture of significant scale.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 21, 2025

Early-stage investing is a high-context, low-resources game. Some teams streamline investor onboarding using Passthrough or Allocations Post-Investment Ops : This is where Seraf becomes the quiet engine, tracking IRR, KPIs, and cash positions, organizing documents, managing deadlines, and generating stakeholder-ready updates.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

The fresh capital also drew participation from top-tier investors including Marunouchi Innovation Partners, BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, Citi Impact Fund, and Alumni Ventures. The post Omnidian Gains $87M in Funding to Revolutionize Renewable Energy Investment appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

I’m a believer in the ‘ software eats the world ‘ thesis, although I often change it to ‘software enables the world,’ which is not nearly as evocative but also not as consumptive. I’ve said before this is one reason why we are very very careful about investing in addiction or mental health startups.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 7, 2025

StackOne, the London-based AI-powered integration platform, has secured $20 million in Series A funding led by Google Ventures (GV) that also included Workday Ventures, XTX Ventures, Episode 1, Playfair, and angel investors from leading technology companies such as OpenAI, DeepMind, Microsoft, and Mulesoft.

SaaS

American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 2, 2024

They seized an opportunity they observed in the rapidly growing AI arena, launching PlayAI with their shared vision to “Enable Delightful Human-AI Interactions”. Kindred Ventures and 500 Global led the Seed round with participation from Race Capital, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Pioneer Fund, TRAC, and others. Its Play 3.0

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

You must demonstrate how your venture helps solve certain problems. Leveraging before-and-after scenarios may help, enabling you to showcase how your solutions solved specific customer problems. They want a glimpse of what your venture’s future looks like. You shouldn’t be tunnel-visioned by raw data.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2025

Held at Gradient, Tulsa’s Innovation Hub, the event spotlighted founders who have spent the past 16 weeks refining their ventures through tailored curriculum, expert mentorship, and strategic preparation for the next stage of investment and growth.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 21, 2025

Two things First, as my venture track record has matured, while theres still lots of opportunity for upside and returns to my investors, Ive had to come to terms with the fact that my outcomes werent the kind that I had hoped for. What changed for me? Everyone knew the risks going in.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 27, 2025

The funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners included Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures, and Emergent Ventures. This disruptive model enables cloud companies to build the most cost- and power-efficient AI solutions. Filling a Critical Market Gap The market opportunity is enormous.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In my previous venture, a 100% sales-led growth (SLG) cybersecurity company, we regularly secured $250K annual deals with large enterprises. We tried to compete, investing a million dollars in enabling self-serve products and revamping our GTM playbook. But it wasn’t enough. What are your future plans for your startup?

SaaS

HPA

JUNE 24, 2025

HPA is excited to announce its investment in Moonnox’s $2 million Seed Round alongside M25, with participation from Early Light Ventures and Service Provider Capital. This investment leverages HPA’s operating expertise in AI to support Moonnox. said Robert Ong , CEO and Co-Founder of Moonnox.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 16, 2025

SoftBank Vision Funds investment reflects our shared commitment to leveraging advanced technology to drive the future of renewable energy, said Matt Campbell, CEO of Terabase Energy. Addressing the Energy Storage and Onshoring Boom This investment in Terabase arrives at a pivotal time in the renewable energy sector.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Securing Funding for Breakthrough Technology The Series B funding round, which brought EnCharge AIs total capital raised to over $144 million, was led by the renowned investment firm Tiger Global, with participation from a diverse range of financial and strategic investors.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

This design enabled investors to delve deeper into aspects they found most relevant. I also incorporated a live demo section to enable investors to see the tool in action. For example, during a pitch to a major venture capital firm, one partner was particularly intrigued by our customer acquisition costs.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 31, 2025

Backing from Industry Leaders Thre shold Ventures led the Series B round with participation from Avenir Ventures, BAM Ventures, and existing investors Spark Capital, Zetta Venture Partners, and Pillar VC. We invest in technology companies that can transform healthcare delivery.

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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. With its just closed $5.2

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 30, 2025

The latest investment brings Canopys total funding to over $150 million and underscores the company’s aggressive push to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify, streamline, and supercharge accounting operations at scale. Medium and large firms, in particular, are under pressure to do more with less.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

The investment in these programs aims to empower unconventional thinkersstudents who may not have thrived in traditional academic environments but possess the creative drive to tackle real-world challenges. million, the total external investment in the program is expected to reach $17.5 With anticipated matching gifts totaling $7.5

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

After years of working in strategy and marketing, I realized that I wanted to channel my skills into a venture that aligned with my values. I’m excited to share insights from my journey and encourage others to embrace sustainability in their own ventures. Together, we can make a difference!

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

We continued with transparent and empathetic customer communication and recognized the importance of investing in technology to help with effective shipping and preventing disruptions. This experience taught me that—especially in new ventures—you may not get it right the first time. Resilience doesn’t just mean pushing through.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Headwinds Liquidity crunch: While venture-backed IPOs ticked up in 2024 , public market entrances still fell short of expectations and historical levels. The optionality to lock in gains amid prolonged investment cycles through secondary sales and continuation funds are disproportionately available to larger, multi-stage, incumbent funds.

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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. We’re excited to work with our partners at PPL to invest in the generation needed to support this critical digital infrastructure.”

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 6, 2025

Global professional services firm Accenture has announced a strategic investment in Snorkel AI through Accenture Ventures , marking a pivotal move to advance the development of AI solutions for enterprises. This investment can help our clients move from experimentation to impact more quickly.”

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StartupNation

JUNE 9, 2025

Starting a new business is an exciting venture, but it’s fraught with potential pitfalls. Failing to invest in a professional website, engage in social media marketing, or utilize digital advertising channels can severely limit your reach and growth potential.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 8, 2025

Led by True Ventures and Offline Ventures, with participation from Goodwater Capital and Marketplace Capital, the investment underscores the need for flexible, accessible, and high-quality child care solutions. This funding empowers us to scale our operations and broaden our reach into new markets.”

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HPA

OCTOBER 22, 2024

HPA is excited to announce our investment in Paccurate’s $8.1M Series A Round , which was led by High Alpha, and includes co-investors Grand Ventures, Springtime Ventures, Las Olas Venture Capital, Tech Square Ventures, and Royal Street Ventures. ” said Scott Simanek, HPA Deal Lead.

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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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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 30, 2024

the designated broker/owner of Venture REI , an award-winning, Arizona-based real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in the purchase, sale, rental, and marketing of select residential developments and commercial investment properties. He began personally investing in real estate at the age of 18.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Homebrew makes investments by consensus – it works because there’s just two of us. Second, it matters to us externally that founders know it’s always Homebrew making the investment – never a situation where one of us was excited and the other one didn’t block it.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 17, 2025

trillion in investments by 2034 which has been trending toward overseas suppliers. This investment positions Ultion as a key player in the national effort to reduce reliance on foreign battery supply chains. Torus’s investment in Ultion builds the case for building vertically integrated energy solutions in America.

technology

American Entrepreneurship

JULY 22, 2025

Led by Playground Global , with participation from Boardman Bay Capital Management , Morpheus Ventures , and other investors, the funding marks a major milestone for xLight’s vision to deliver a next-generation light source that could redefine semiconductor lithography and reestablish U.S. leadership in chip manufacturing.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 9, 2025

Led by TCP Health Ventures , with participation from Thena Capital , existing investors, and over $1.6 The investment underscores strong investor confidence in Plexāā’s innovative surgical technology and its mission to revolutionize surgical prehabilitation through Supraphysiological Preconditioning.

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