StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Every company, big or small, regardless of industry, is under enormous pressure to implement AI models to improve customer support, supply chain management, software development, predictive analytics, risk management , fraud detection, human resources, and so much more. Sometimes, I get asked to speak to C-level peers about AI developments.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2020

How long can you support your team? Ask yourself: Are there new ways for you to support your goals? Lean on industry peers for creative ways to support your staff and stay informed about the latest laws and resources in your area. • Will you survive? Entrepreneurs jump in to offer solutions.”. Focus on your people.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Peer-to-peer lending is back! In addition to the P2P deals covered below, on the show we also talked about some of my favorite financing startups ( Wonga in the UK run by Errol Damelin , who is a superstar) and Affordit.com run by serial (and I mean serial!) Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

There are incubators to help you out on the financing side, too. New York will feature five this summer alone--Techstars, DreamIt, Startl and the NYC Seed/EDC Media and Finance incubators. On to of that, connected communities of entrepreneurs are better at incubating and supporting startups now than ever before.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. Let’s focus on the traits shared by most entrepreneurs—and how you can tap into these characteristics to jumpstart your own success. .

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Gust

JANUARY 13, 2013

Academic research supports that this experience pays off. More important are standard business, finance, and economics courses. While I agree that successful company builders usually have a natural inclination to be entrepreneurs, a good education helps polish that apple. Why not try to follow in his footsteps? Pick an idea, any idea.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. This initiative is designed to support startups within the country’s startup landscape.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

Guests include other veteran entrepreneurs, mentors, and experts like attorneys and marketing specialists, including the leader of Verizon’s veteran employee resource group who shared information about Verizon support for small business owners along with his own personal experience as an entrepreneur. Brianna Ellison.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Register Taiwanese decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Term Structure , specializing in non-custodial fixed-income protocols for peer-to-peer borrowing and lending, has successfully raised initial funding of USD 4.25 Such products are currently absent in decentralized finance (DeFi).

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 7, 2019

Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. At home she had always learned to share and help others, and her desire to support increasingly more people evolved over time. The Origins of Young Help Suriname (YHS).

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Founders Coop

APRIL 29, 2024

But if you ever forget that supporting extraordinary founders is the whole game, and that your only job as an early stage investor is to identify them and help them progress, you have irretrievably lost the plot. In that prior post, I had offered Y Combinator as a positive example, but I didn’t break down exactly why.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 27, 2023

These services include virtual salespeople and inventory management support, a digital marketplace for distributors. In addition to its core services, Baskit provides financing options to intermediaries who often face challenges in obtaining working capital from traditional financial institutions.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Right here. 1) Your school. school of engineering). school of engineering).

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform!

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The two companies recently led the launch of Artificial Intelligence for Health in Asia ( AI4Health Asia ), a program that is designed to scout, support, and scale innovations that would spur responsible AI development in South and Southeast Asia.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. This has prompted many people to question whether advertising “in stream&# and on Twitter is a good thing or a bad thing. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

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StartupNation

AUGUST 3, 2021

Larson said her local SBDC advisors have been supportive in numerous ways, from encouraging Upcycle Hawaii to create its first business plan and helping the company navigate the hiring process to assisting with loan applications and continually providing guidance through regular meetings. . Review financing options. They include: .

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 19, 2023

“We are humbled by the overwhelming support from our investors, rural bank partners, and loyal users. . “We are humbled by the overwhelming support from our investors, rural bank partners, and loyal users. Fintech help SMEs manage their finances and capital with convenience and efficiency.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

This round of financing is the first substantial outside investment made in the company since it was picked up by private equity firm Fortissimo in 2018. Today, a company that has built technology that taps into that concept as it applies to computing is announcing a large round of funding to boost its growth after a strong year of business.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’re fortunate to interview William Stringer, Founder of Chisos Capital , a structured finance company. Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. My background is finance, investments and operations. Q: Please give us an overview of Chisos.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

After this is done , Pariti benchmarks each company against its peers. According to Startup Genome , Beijing, London, Silicon Valley, Stockholm, Tel Aviv are some of the world’s best startup ecosystems. Startup ecosystems from emerging markets excluding China and India didn’t make the organisations’ top 40 list last year.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

However, do note that even BEYOND FUNDING – what’s MOST important is that you build a business that has the right team, solves the right problem, for the right customer base. You do NOT have to have funding to start a business but you can definitely bootstrap it. If you have a suggestion to add to the list, just let me know. per month.

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform!

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award While performing the research that culminated in her book, The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs , Alicia Robb, Ph.D.,

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When you drive through your local community or go to your place of employment, you are coming in contact with businesses, both large and small. However, if you or your family members have never run a business, it can be very confusing and daunting to start a business—and in particular, deciding upon what type of business to start.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 13, 2022

In fact, ACA members and groups are the most significant source of support for entrepreneurs, investing more than 1 million pro bono hours and $650 million of after-tax financing to more than 3,000 high growth companies annually. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

Insilico Medicine, an AI-based platform for drug development and discovery, announced $255 million in Series C financing on Tuesday. It’s also yet another indicator that AI and drug discovery continues to be especially attractive for investors. . Previously, the company had raised $51.3 million in funding, according to Crunchbase. .

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 13, 2023

million Series B growth financing led by ABS Capital Partners with participation from existing investors Claritas Health Ventures, as well as Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, PTX Capital, and Kapor Capital. Last week’s announcement of a $1.67 Last week’s announcement of a $1.67

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Each industry stage will also feature partner sessions , where TechCrunch partners get the spotlight to share their POV on their sector directly to an audience of their peers. Fintech Stage: Digs into the evolution of monetary exchanges across DeFi, challenger banks, blockchain, NFTs and web3. Sessions will include Google and Citizen Lab.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

Synctera , which aims to serve as a matchmaker for community banks and fintechs, has raised $33 million in a Series A round of funding led by Fin VC. The raise comes just under six months after the fintech raised $12.4 million in a seed round of funding. Fintech startup Finix closes on $3M in Black and Latinx investor-led SPV.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

New financing and the boom of the mental health focus amid the coronavirus pandemic puts Expectful in a coveted spot. Her risky pregnancy caused her placenta to burst during childbirth, almost killing her and her son last year. The stress of her pregnancy led Walton to download Expectful, a meditation and sleep app for new mothers.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

A 2020 report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) revealed that despite women constituting 30 percent of the region’s entrepreneurs, they receive a mere eight percent of venture capital funding. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. More posts by this contributor. Miami won’t be the next Silicon Valley because we don’t need another one.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

However, historically most private equity professionals were former investment bankers and other finance professionals. Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. Expert Networks.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

million fund just weeks before the pandemic hit stateside last year and they were soon left with more access to deals than they had funding to support; they went on raise $3.5 “A lot of our peers were scaling up into much larger funds,” Vohra says. “A lot of our companies started raising additional rounds.”

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

We’re launching our own scout program, and want to benchmark compensation and structure against our peers. The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. But how do you do that? . How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

They launched the Impact Startup Support (ISS) initiative in India as they unveiled. The ISS is a first-of-its-kind program for India, which will offer training and support to. incubators and accelerators, connecting them with a global peer network in 100+ cities across 60+. for impact at scale.

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