American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Greater Colorado Venture Fund raises $25 million dollar fund, in partnership with Colorado Venture Capital Authority; Funds will be used to galvanize, support and expand rural Colorado founders and entrepreneurs in their business building efforts. Entrepreneurs drive rural communities and the world forward in incredible ways.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Greater Colorado Venture Fund raises $25 million dollar fund, in partnership with Colorado Venture Capital Authority; Funds will be used to galvanize, support and expand rural Colorado founders and entrepreneurs in their business building efforts. Entrepreneurs drive rural communities and the world forward in incredible ways.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? Of course we can’t.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It was an opportunity to generate significant returns, momentum for rising startup markets, and innovation that would strengthen America’s dynamism and competitiveness. Louis AgriBusiness Club : The organization offers networking opportunities that bring together various stakeholders in the AgTech sector.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

One of the larger seed rounds of 2021 in the industry, the raise was led by XYZ Venture Capital and Congruent Ventures with participation from First Round Capital, Garuda Ventures, MCJ Collective, Skyview Ventures and numerous other individual investors. . The problem with climate project financing.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 13, 2024

Notable individual investors also joined, including Julien Chaumm ond , co-founder and CTO of Hugging Face, former CEO of GitHub N at Friedman , and Ad am Lewis Managing Partner at Galaxy Venture Capital. Lu and Singh saw a great opportunity. Both CEO Zhen Lu and co-founder CTO Pardeep Singh worked at Comcast.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Earth Venture Capital (Earth VC), a global climate tech venture fund with Southeast Asia focus, led the recently concluded funding round that was also participated by KSL Maritime Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Kuok Maritime Group, and existing Ampotech investors like Silicon Solution Ventures and SEEDS Capital.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 23, 2022

For 2022, the United Nations (UN) theme for the commemoration of International Women’s Day was ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ – celebrating the work of women and girls in fighting climate change and ending the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Forbes , “When Venture Capitals invest in women, they make more money.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

-Atul National Geographic Explorer, Victoria Herrmann The conversation: Choose your own adventure with National Geographic Explorer, Victoria Hermann The takeaways: Today’s climate problems are also incredible investment opportunities. Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Millennials and younger generations are acutely aware of the consequences of global warming (and how cattle contribute to methane emissions) and they are using their purchasing power to support sustainable-first brands. Microalgae, a sustainable substance rich in health benefits, is another promising area of development.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

It will also deliver unprecedented opportunity for entrepreneurs — and the investors backing them — who can turn their climate tech ideas into commercialized products and services, whether that’s plant-based foods, carbon capture, electric vehicles or battery recycling. “Climate tech is not just one thing that needs to be changed.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Venture capital firms aren’t unusual in the battery world. Batteries are normally considered a high-risk, high-reward investment; the sort of thing that venture capital is made for. There are myriad reasons why both venture capital and growth equity are diving into batteries. So what changed? Let’s dig in.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 9, 2023

Every year billions of venture capital dollars flow into startups with disruptive innovations. Sustaining: explores opportunities that build on top of a company’s existing business model. Sustaining innovations are typically about new products and services for existing customers.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 17, 2024

The two entities will oversee NJ FAST’s accelerator program with an opportunity to make equity investments into select participating companies. Plug and Play’s network consists of 50,000 startups, over 500 leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor. Our foundational investment thesis at Rise of the Rest is a simple one: we see opportunity first through the lens of geography. and should?—?be

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

From HAX to the Princeton AI Hub, to the Helix and Edge Works, New Jersey’s innovation story is evolving and our investment in the field will lead to long-term, sustainable economic growth.” HAX also furthers Governor Murphy’s economic initiatives by serving as the flagship Strategic Innovation Center (SIC) in New Jersey. Teresa Ruiz.

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Revolution

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite this, venture capital funding continues to miss the gender parity mark, with the gap between all-women and all-men-founded teams becoming even more pronounced amid a broader investment slowdown. Because women have and continue to gain more purchasing power than ever. I’ve always seen myself as a founder.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This grant is crucial in supporting the early-stage development and commercialization of proprietary technology solutions, encouraging innovation and sustainable business models. This investment is directed toward seeding corporate venture capital (VC) funds that, in turn, invest in Singapore-based early-stage high-tech companies.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

Early-stage venture capital fund Newtopia VC launched Monday with $50 million to invest in tech startups based in Latin America. There are home-grown venture capital firms doing well, too, citing Kazek’s $1 billion funds. Why Latin American venture capital is breaking records this year.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Founders and investors have started to look for opportunities to conserve, and even enhance, the ocean’s resources rather than exploit them. Because the oceans take up so much of the planet and the space is relatively uncharted, there are plenty of opportunities for investors to find niches ripe with financial and environmental upsides.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

When I first started in venture capital, back in 2001, I used to fund funds. I worked for an institutional investor that invested in both venture capital funds and later stage growth deals. Many of the reasons why someone had previous success might have to do with unique windows of opportunity that no longer exist.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

Greycroft , the self-styled “seed-to-growth” venture capital firm, today announced the closing of over $1 billion in capital commitments across new funds. ” We are thrilled to announce the closing of over $1 billion of capital commitments across new funds.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 29, 2023

Register Singapore-based venture capital firm TRIREC and Thai energy innovations company INNOPOWER announced today the formation of Energy Ignition Ventures, a $100-million growth-stage fund aimed at promoting decarbonisation initiatives.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. Venture capital is about backing the leaders of tomorrow who imagine the world as it should be and aren’t constrained by what it is today. So why now?

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The oversubscribed funding round was joined by Japan-based venture capital (VC) firm Real Tech Holdings. It was also participated by returning corporate investors that included SEEDS Capital, Wavemaker Partners and Sing Fuels and personal investors like Michael Gryseels (Chairman of VflowTech).

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 30, 2024

Their decision to grow in Delaware will help make our environment more sustainable and add jobs to our state.” million in a Series A venture capital round in 2023, CMS has investigated where best to continue its growth. As the company has evolved, including raising $16.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

While capital infusion into companies took a summer siesta, some venture capital firms continue to see their coffers runneth over. Three years after raising a $500 million fund , European venture capital firm Northzone is back with what partners are calling its “largest fundraise to date” of €1 billion, or $1.01

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Sustainability Stage: Tackles social and environmental solutions such as urban mobility, sustainable tech, green infrastructure, and new mobilities. Sessions will include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, S2G, and the City of Atlanta. Contact TechCrunch about Disrupt partnership opportunities today. billion raised in funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

After a blockbuster year for venture capital funding in 2021, the flow of capital to Indian startups seemed like it would buck global trends in early 2022, but dried up in the second half of 2022. This has resulted in a difficult environment from a capital availability perspective in India and other emerging markets.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

We are witnessing a once-in-a-generation industrial transformation driven by advancements in artificial intelligence and the increasing need for sustainable products. About Greycroft Greycroft is a seed-to-growth venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs of all backgrounds to build category-defining companies.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

The Women in Entrepreneurship Incubator, in recognition of the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, aims to bridge the gap in mentorship, networking opportunities, and funding. TThe Incubator aims to cultivate a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem by offering tailored support and resources to women-led startups.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN – The Forge North startup coalition announced the first close of the MSP Equity Fund – the first-known venture capital fund of funds in the country designed to invest across race, place, and gender. Inclusion is the imperative in this next era of innovation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

The companies that took their first venture capital during the craze decided to join forces with other well-capitalized competitors. The tone also felt balanced: Many admitted that things have changed, but opportunity continues to exist. Ashley Bittner and Kate Ballinger, Firework Ventures.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The founding round was led by Nexus Venture Partners, a leading Silicon Valley-India venture capital firm. Sustainability and Trust are two of the most vital business imperatives today. Gupt said that Uniqus Consultech is addressing this opportunity by using technology to leverage top-notch global talent.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

Most internet opportunities were of modest scale – often worth pursuing – but not usually worth taking public. Because most internet business concepts were not capable of productively employing tens of millions of dollars of venture capital does not mean they were bad ideas." Enter the Zombie Startup Apocalypse.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

At the same time, he added, “high interest rates may also increase the demand for venture capital when bank lending is less attractive to entrepreneurs.” Not only are these groups coming back to market faster, they are often raising bigger funds or additional vehicles, like opportunity funds.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Diligence cycles have extended, better relationships with founders can be formed, investors can enter new spaces with more preparation, and a thoughtful approach to early-stage venture capital can emerge,” Kareem added. We see tremendous opportunity for innovation in the world of B2B payments.

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