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. billion in capital.

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Revolution

MARCH 26, 2025

Ive been grateful to see that support firsthand throughout my careerwhether through the passage of the JOBS Act , the creation of Opportunity Zones , or, most recently, the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) initiative. were on the platform. Based in Washington, D.C., In many other cities across the U.S.,

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The order is important because I fell in love with the product before I even knew about the company, and the hustle of its founder/CEO Sandro Roco. I would go into specialty and natural food stores in New York City and look at the other independently owned and smaller brands and just cold-Instagram DM or cold-LinkedIn message the founders.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Sue de Bievre, Beany Founder. Have a good accounting system Having a good accounting system is the sturdy backbone that supports your startup’s growth. A separate business bank account draws a clear distinction between your personal and business finances.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

Syed Balkhi , Founder, WPBeginner Showcase Real-World Impact and Metrics When pitching to investors, especially in the early stages, it’s easy to focus solely on financials — but in today’s landscape, especially in beauty and wellness, impact is a currency of its own. Tips for other founders: 1.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2025

The Enterprise Browser upgrades web browsers from a dedicated consumer software package to an enterprise-ready solution, said Mike Fey, Islands CEO and Co-founder. Islands Enterprise Browser addresses these challenges head-on by embedding enterprise-grade security and IT controls directly into the browsing experience.

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StartupNation

JUNE 18, 2025

We’ve put together eight ways to safeguard your startup—from how you build your team to managing your finances, and choosing the right tech. Your co-founders and early hires set the tone for your entire company. Take the time to draft founders’ agreements, equity distribution, and clear roles from day one.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Mentoring for entrepreneurs involves receiving personalized guidance and support tailored to the individuals unique personal and business needs. Emotional Support and Confidence Building Entrepreneurship can be an emotional rollercoaster. For many entrepreneurs, having a business advisor and mentor is a game-changer.

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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. Developed creative, non-dilutive financing that supported rapid growth. Second was the type of analysis.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 6, 2025

How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses Despite Romania’s growing startup ecosystem, women founders remain disproportionately low. Its a striking reminder that beyond financial resources and business plans, confidence and support networks are essential for female entrepreneurs to thrive.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

Taking place in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, the premiere event will present pioneers in business, innovation and leadership, including innovative founders Brianne West , Nadia Lim , Sam Stubbs , Iyia Liu , special guest Dan Carter and more. View the full session agenda here.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

With support from peers and the incredible State of Search community, we fixed the issue, restructured the backend, and got things back on track. Dan Steiner , Co-Founder, Good Laundry Swift Action Restores Access Amid Regulation Shift When regulations shifted suddenly in one of our core markets, business ground to a halt overnight.

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Jason Malki

JULY 3, 2025

Suzanne holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Rochester and has completed executive programs at The Wharton School and the University of Oxford Said School of Business. I was approached by the founder in 2024 to join the company, largely due to my background in both traditional banking and startups. in Q4 2025.

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StartupNation

MAY 30, 2025

Enroll for free 5 ways to starve imposter syndrome as an entrepreneur June 5 | 1:00 – 3:00PM ET Discover how to create the ultimate business plan in eight easy steps with financial services expert Cate Luzio, Founder and CEO of Luminary.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 27, 2025

The financing round includes backing from top-tier investors like Greylock Partners , SignalFire, Maverick, SV Angel, Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang, and Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel. We just tell it what needs to get done, and it does the work.” Real-World Impact Across the U.S.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

This means these systems can, for example, intelligently route customer support tickets based on their actual content and urgency, dynamically optimize supply chain logistics as conditions change, or provide remarkably accurate sales forecasts by analyzing complex datasets. IDP can automate and make sense of it all.

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 21, 2025

I have worked in finance and well as been though Techstars and have seen it all in the world of startups. FounderBounty Vlad Kozul Its hard enough to build a business but here are some of the positives: 1) the support 2) the network you need. The answer is YES. If you get an offer from YC , take it How to build a $20M fuel business.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 10, 2025

Series B funds support rigorous performance, safety, and lifecycle testing required by automotive and defense standards. where he raised over $50 million in non-brokered financing, guided the Dragon Mine halloysite deposit from exploration to commercial production, and built a 45,000 tpa processing plant and R&D center under budget.

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StartupNation

JUNE 20, 2025

We sold everything to fund our move, leaving behind our support systems, and started from scratch in an unfamiliar place. As co-founders of 100% Chiropractic , Vanessa and I had to figure out how to balance our roles as both business partners and life partners.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

In EO, we celebrate the remarkable women entrepreneurs who have shattered glass ceilings and are now paying it forward to pave the way for future generations of female founders to rise. Their commitment and mentorship have resulted in significant milestones for women-led businesses, proving that collective support can drive meaningful change.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. Right here.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

These companies didn''t announce their financings right away, and for good reason. They''re building up their PR plans to make the financing announcements part of a larger story arc. If your announcement has goals, you need to make sure you do what it takes to support those goals. Is it to get on the radar of future investors?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

million seed round and a student loan financing facility of $25 million from Nigerian financial institution Sterling Bank. As a serial founder, Nwobi ran a couple of tech businesses, most notably mobile internet company MTech in the early 2000s. For its equity financing, Decagon raised money from Kepple Africa and Timon Capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The Future Africa Fund kicked off in 2015 when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi , co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African startups as angel investors. Syndicate leads are often experienced angel investors or successful startup founders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

This experience allowed me to identify a critical void in financing companies: building healthy capital stacks and navigating the public offering process. With no revenue three years in and an ever-increasing pile of expenses, my personal finances took a hit. Loans replaced savings, and credit lines were stretched to their limits.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

Our proposal: governments systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just the local founders. Founders who want to build companies and need funding. In many ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, founders face cultural, legal, reputational and other hurdles to building a successful tech company.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 31, 2020

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today launched a new program, AWS Impact Accelerator , that will give up to $30 million to early-stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+ and women founders. But critics contend that AWS Impact Accelerator doesn’t go far enough in supporting historically marginalized entrepreneurs.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 25, 2021

María, who was born and raised in El Salvador, is the founder of Masshii. Growing up in El Salvador, I was able to go to Bentley College in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduate with a degree in corporate finance and accounting. I gained a solid business background to support my creative side. a Suriano, 2018 YLAI Fellow. “It

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 27, 2023

Register Harriet, a leading platform championing female founders, has partnered with venture capital firms Artesian, Wavemaker Partners, Wavemaker Impact, B Capital, and 1982 Ventures to launch a new forum aimed at bridging the funding gap for female-led startups in the Asia Pacific region.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

This meant: Less capital to start a company thus the rise of “micro VCs” Younger, more technical founders (not as big of a leap to take a risk on a 24-year-old when it’s $250k and not $5 million. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa. Welcome to the future.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Called Converge, the cohort will be financed by the OpenAI Startup Fund , OpenAI says. The 10 or so founders chosen for Converge will receive $1 million each and admission to five weeks of office hours, workshops and events with OpenAI staff, as well as early access to OpenAI models and “programming tailored to AI companies.”

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Jason Malki

JUNE 22, 2023

Kevin Eghbali Left Aira Eghbali Right I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin and Aria Egbali, the founders of Kade Pay. Kevin is a 2x founder and a senior software developer with over two decades of experience in the retail industry, primarily working on POS, payment, and staff management solutions. This was very insightful.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Most YHS projects are supported through strategic partnerships.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

San Francisco-based Postman, which operates a collaborative platform for developers to help them build, design, test and iterate their APIs, said on Wednesday it has raised $225 million in a new financing round that values it at $5.6 billion, up from $2 billion a year ago. We are solving a fundamental problem for the technology landscape.

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