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. To design a scalable business model for your startup, you should focus on several key principles, including flexibility, automation, and leveraging technology.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

Chegg, a leading student-first online learning platform, has contributed to advancing student innovation by donating $50,000 to Stevens Institute of Technologys iSTEM and Launchpad@Stevens programs. Stevens Institute of Technology President Nariman Farvardin underscored the programs impact since its inception.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 12, 2025

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.

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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”. PlayAI’s technology addresses the challenge of unnatural sound that lacks prosody – correct latency, pacing, emphasis and cadence of speech. Its Play 3.0

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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.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 31, 2025

Investors back the two co-founders having great depth in agricultural innovation and technology. The company specializes in vision-based autonomous technology tailored for agriculture and it took a big step forward with the closing of a $15 million Series A round.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 21, 2025

Tracks holdings, IRR, and custom KPIs Collects updates directly from founders Organizes all deal docs and deadlines Auto-generates reports and LP-ready outputs Enables investor portals with real-time access A smart stack isn ’t about more tech. It’s about less noise.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

They leverage technology to promote their content creation, particularly the internet and social media, to reach audiences, build communities, and often monetize their work. A brand advocate and star of Visa’s 2024 b rand film, “Prodigies ,” Visa will partner with Pharrell on two of his philanthropic ventures, B lack Ambition and YELLOW.

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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. Bridge2 is Oklahoma’s premier pre-accelerator for scalable, tech-enabled, early-stage startups.

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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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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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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. This funding validates our mission and provides the resources to scale our platform, paving the way for the terawatt era of solar.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Verma, a Princeton University professor since 2009, has conducted pioneering research in next-generation computing technologies. As Dan Ateya, President and Managing Director of RTX Ventures, stated, EnCharges technology is poised to enable advancements in environments previously inaccessible due to the limitations of conventional processors.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

Investors could see the direct bottom-line benefits of our technology, which helped build trust and excitement around our platform. 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.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 31, 2025

VideaHealths advanced AI technology offers a solution by streamlining workflows, improving patient case acceptance, and enhancing provider satisfaction. Emily Melton of Threshold Ventures shared her enthusiasm for the companys potential, highlighting its impact on healthcare delivery.

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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. At its core, Omnidian delivers protection and performance plans for solar and energy storage systems in both residential and commercial markets.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 30, 2025

Existing backersincluding Ten Coves Capital, Ankona Capital, Pelion Venture Partners, and Tenaya Capitalalso participated in the Series C round, reaffirming their support for Canopys fast-paced growth and AI-driven roadmap. As we look to the future, our focus remains squarely on enabling accountants to do what they do best, said Bell.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Two Bear Capital, with notable participation from Accenture Ventures, led the funding round. In response to this imminent threat, QuSecure is providing solutions that enable businesses to transition seamlessly to post-quantum cryptographic standards.

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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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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 24, 2025

When Wei Sun fell in love with New Zealand while on holiday in 2016, little did he know that he would be back nearly a decade later, launching a healthcare technology startup in Christchurch to build an affordable, effective AI gastrointestinal (GI) health management platform. That idea never left me.” I wanted to change that.” I saw the gap.

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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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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

JUNE 11, 2025

This round includes both new backers like Khosla Ventures, Bicycle Capital, Geodesic Capital, and Archerman Capital, alongside continued support from existing top-tier investors including Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

economy, Blackstone has also formed a joint venture with PPL , a leading Allentown-based utility company. The venture plans to invest in new natural gas generation facilities located in Pennsylvania—providing reliable and cost-efficient power to a growing digital economy.

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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

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. Paccurate’s platform helps shippers identify their ideal carton suite and enables them to pack orders efficiently.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 17, 2025

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. This is a critical differentiator as demand for domestically sourced energy technology accelerates. As the U.S.

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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. I had the pleasure of interviewing Dan Noma, Jr., Dan is a 22-year industry veteran.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 22, 2025

In a significant step toward reshaping the future of advanced semiconductor manufacturing, xLight, a Palo Alto-based technology innovator, has raised $40 million in an oversubscribed Series B round. A Visionary Leadership Team xLight’s leadership brings decades of experience in accelerator physics, laser systems, and semiconductor technology.

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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 25, 2025

The company has the backing of top-tier investors including Nova Threshold , Undeterred Capital , Y Combinator , and Liquid 2 Ventures , the company is accelerating the development of its flagship product—the Cascade Portal, a cutting-edge platform for space communication system design, test, and operation.

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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 Led by TCP Health Ventures , with participation from Thena Capital , existing investors, and over $1.6 operations, and continue development on its platform of wearable surgical technologies targeting additional specialties.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2025

Enabling the AI-Nuclear Convergence Standard Nuclear’s rise comes at a pivotal time. 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. advanced nuclear ecosystem.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2014

something that many creatives feel about technology, that for all it has given us is has also robbed us of expressiveness and the ease of making. It''s also the same bet that Brooklyn Bridge Ventures made with Makr --that enabling more people to be more creative could be revolutionary. Venture Capital & Technology'

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab. Over the next five months, the disruptive startup companies will participate in an in-house accelerator program designed to help them develop and scale their technology further. Twelve U.S.-based

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 13, 2013

Yet, when I think about its impact on our lives and what it enables people to do, I can''t help but be underwhelmed. If you surveyed people forty years ago, at the dawn of the internet, and asked them, "If you could connect a billion people with a piece of software, what could you enable them to do?" Venture Capital & Technology'

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