American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Investors want to understand the problem or pain point the startup addresses to gain their investment. When assessing a startups leadership, Andreesen looks for entrepreneurs who have the critically required drive, vision, and ability to overcome obstacles. Define the target audience and why solving this problem is important.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Six startups showcased at Investopia 2025 represented a diverse range of industries, demonstrating the breadth of innovation within Crimson Founders 2025. The week-long initiative, held from February 24-28, 2025, marked a significant milestone in integrating 19 high-impact startups into the UAEs dynamic investment and innovation ecosystem.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

Health systems and hospitals face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights website indicates that health organizations—hospitals, health systems, medical centers, physician’s offices, and healthcare companies—have reported 449 data breaches in just the last 24 months.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 15, 2020

And that’s been an opportunity to cut out after-school activities and drop the commutes. 4 Opportunities for Growth During a Pandemic. To make bold choices despite the business-related challenges you face, I recommend considering these hopeful (yet pragmatic) opportunities. An opportunity to trim fat from your budget.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the process of finding, funding, and supporting startups that will transform their markets, investors can get caught up in KPIs, ROI, and other three-letter success indicators. The Startup Struggle is Real — and Shouldn’t Be Silently Endured The founder’s journey can be a lonely one. Founders are not machines. I’d argue not enough.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 1, 2025

As I shared in a previous post , when I was president of Click Workspace, a startup coworking space, our board chairman delivered feedback that hit me hard: I wasn’t paying enough attention to our financials. A Contrasting Example: When Task-Focus Fails Another startup I worked with initially resisted this framework.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Nothing spells disaster for a startup like poor financial health. But, with a clear-minded and methodical approach, you can keep your startup’s financial health on track and ensure that your well laid plans come to fruition. This is even more acute for a startup operating on lean resources.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 5, 2023

million in funding for its first two startups. The venture’s goal is to validate, support, and invest in early-stage healthcare startups. VentureBlick, led by CEO Hee-yeol Lee, is a specialized healthcare platform company that recently concluded its startup support program.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Stay tuned, and please feel free to share with anyone looking for a new opportunity! It’s not clear how many people were impacted but as of last summer when it raised a $60 million Series B , the startup had about 170 employees, according to Austin Inno. Collective raised its latest round , a Series A, in May 2021.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2021

Healthcare startup Color has raised a sizable $167 million in Series D funding round, at a valuation of $1.5 “The model that we’ve been developing, that’s been working really well and we feel like this is the opportunity to really scale it in a very major way. billion post-money, the company announced today.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

A founders journey when taking on the challenge of launching a startup is filled with highs and lows.Their path to success will have challenges, setbacks, and moments of doubt. First-time entrepreneurs may find the startup adventure daunting without having the right guidance and perspective. .”This

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

JBalvin, the Prince of Reggaeton, has been candid with his fans about his mental health struggles and healing journey. I’m human just like anyone else and I felt I had this mission to make the world a better place starting with mental health.” The company says that, while a co-founder, Balvin will be chief dream officer, or CDO.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 10, 2025

One byproduct of this movement, especially during the blitzscaling era , were new startups in areas such as finance, healthcare, housing, education, using venture capital to acquire customers at accelerated rates. 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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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In the early stages of startup growth, it is critical to have a balanced and strong core team of founders. It’s near impossible to split yourself in three - that’s why investors are generally skeptical of solo founder startups. Here’s why those two words matter. CTO/COO market salaries are roughly $150k.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. According to official estimates, the number of new Swiss startups has skyrocketed by 700% since 1996. Native startups will need 25,000 Swiss Francs to open an LLC and 50,000 more to incorporate. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2024

They pointed out that I had devoted too much time to work and was focused on winning at all costs, at the price of neglecting my health, my family, and other priorities. Time has become more strategic, and I think a lot more about who I am as a person, my health, and the precious time I get to spend with family and friends.

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Dream It

MAY 18, 2020

The startup uses loss aversion to incentivize care adherence; built on the belief that, “if we give people an incentive to make healthy decisions today, we will be able to drastically reduce healthcare costs in the future.” [link] — Wellth (@wellthapp) May 6, 2020 ?Market In the U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 13, 2023

Register In our technologically saturated world, with ever-increasing use of devices like smartphones and tablets, maintaining eye health has become a significant concern for all ages, from children to seniors. This ignited my interest in health issues and motivated me to create products that could prevent diseases in advance.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Intellect , the Singapore-based mental health platform that now serves over three million users in 20 countries, is getting ready for a new phase of growth after striking a strategic partnership with IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest private healthcare group. IHH Healthcare also made an investment into the startup, without disclosing the amount.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

One way we can truly diversify is to pursue opportunities both at home and abroad. Excluding sources of investments may alter the way a startup builds and shapes its culture. We’ve already seen how a global health crisis and regional military action can affect regions in different ways. 3 ways to strategize resource allocation.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

Whether it’s an idea cooked up in a dorm room or a crowdfunding campaign conducted from the living room, many startups get their real beginning outside of an official office space. Their own health, or the health of loved ones, can make it necessary to work from home. These days, most businesses do not start in offices.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

While Africa’s health systems are still reeling from the effects of the COVID pandemic, the adoption of digital health services has been revved in some countries. These startups digitize the supply chain and distribution to providers. And of course, funding in health tech is generally low.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Take the story of luggage startup Away’s CEO Steph Korey. Don’t get me wrong--the mental and emotional well-being of startup employees is a serious issue. An examination of several high profile stories this past year about female CEO issues lays bare the other reason: It’s not “founder friendly.” It’s male founder friendly.

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Revolution

MAY 4, 2022

Pandemic-induced office closures led to nearly impossible circumstances for a startup focused on events and coworking spaces. We had to address health and safety issues, closed buildings, canceled contracts, loan compliance issues, and significant layoffs as the business shut down almost overnight.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. This was a year like no other for Ann Arbor startups, so we’ve spent lots of time keeping up with all the news from Ann Arbor tech companies. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. DocNetwork.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

More than one smartphone app startup has tried to convince you that by using their app you will miraculously stave off the ravages of age and flab. You name it, there’s a health app for it. based startup is clearly making waves amongst investors. 3 golden rules for health tech entrepreneurs. The list goes on.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

When you assess your business or your startup idea, ask yourself how you can plan to go virtual. Consider safety measures and employee health. With the right remote work plan in place, you can even offer work-from-home opportunities as rewards for hard work or as a company-wide benefit. Create a strong budget.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Three of the four pitching finalists were women entrepreneurs focusing on health and wellness issues. They introduced “Startup Showcase Live”, a pitch contest for seed and pre-seed startups, competing for a $500,000 investment. Women’s healthcare startup Betty’s Co. The Startup Showcase concluded V enture Atlanta 2023.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Data analyst and former COO of Goldman Sachs, Ramakant Vempati is the co-founder of 2022 FDA breakthrough device Wysa , an AI-based digital companion for behavioral health. Now, as venture capital funding within health tech has fallen 41.2% Of all the startups, 43.8% FDA breakthrough device designation. The large U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Kara shared seven lessons she’s learned in her 15 years as a startup founder of one of the most successful beverage companies in the US. After having three kids, Goldin was struggling with a few health issues, including adult acne, low energy and extra body weight. She’s inspiring entrepreneurs with her new book, Undaunted.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Health destroying stress. Given how much opportunity is out there, 2-3 good ones a year is doable. Even if we miss on lots of great opportunities. I don’t.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup taking Berlin by storm, has raised $44M Series A. Second, online grocery delivery has become a key area of interest for investors, concentrating specifically on startups, which see an opportunity to innovate even as some of the very biggest players, such as Amazon, beat partial retreats.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2020

Today, our economic competitiveness in the world is in serious jeopardy—and our ability to turn economic output into the health and wellbeing of our citizens has already slipped. This is of the utmost importance to measure, because, after all, what is the point of making money if you can’t enjoy it?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Now many Detroit startups are on the fast track to growth. Whether it’s new funding, expansions or IPOs, it’s been an eventful year in Detroit startups. Here are the top Detroit startups and tech companies to watch in 2022. Small Detroit startups to watch in 2022. Next year is looking even better. Apply now to Autobooks.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 18, 2022

ClubHealth’s Bolus is Connecting People to Health & Wellness Tools That Enhance Their Everyday Lives I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Bolus, CEO of ClubHealth. Daniel is a startup nerd, biomedical engineer, and comes from a big Lebanese family in Birmingham, AL. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

There is also a groundswell of small farm startups, especially in developing nations, where farmers such as 2022 GSEA Global Finalist Arnold Shoko can convert biowaste streams into feed and fertilizer. Opportunity for startups. As a fashionpreneur and strategist, I work closely with early-stage entrepreneurs and startups.

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