American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 13, 2025

The newly launched fund will focus on pre-seed and seed stage startups developing AI applications. 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.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

At the same time, Launchpad@Stevens supports student innovation by providing mentorship, funding, and networking opportunities. Empowering Student Entrepreneurship The $50,000 donation from Chegg will be instrumental in supporting student-led startups, providing funding for materials, supplies, and essential technological resources.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

My journey in the startup world began with a strong passion for sustainability and a desire to make a meaningful impact. 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. Together, we can make a difference!

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 2, 2025

The round was led by Khosla Ventures and backed by new heavyweight investors including BOND, IVP, Battery Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners. Existing backersIndex Ventures, Lightspeed, GIC, Benchmark, Coatue, FirstMark, and Nebiusalso participated, bringing ClickHouses total funding to more than $650 million.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

This long-term commitment supports the buildout of cutting-edge data centers, natural gas power generation, and thousands of new jobs across the state—strengthening Pennsylvania’s role as a cornerstone of American digital transformation and industrial resurgence. history in Pennsylvania not only validates this momentum—it amplifies it.

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MARCH 18, 2019

Across the world, various economic development organizations, government agencies, and non-profits are putting in admirable and well-intentioned efforts to develop startup ecosystems. Very little time and effort is spent helping professional, full time investors raise capital for venture funds.

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MAY 11, 2012

Jersey Shore Ventures anyone?). Until you realize that vetting and helping companies is actually really hard--or did you not notice all the news that venture capital as an asset class doesn't beat the market. Who wouldn't want in on the next Union Square Ventures or First Round Capital funds? tanning salon/seed fund combo.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. hit nearly $1.8

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Toni Eliasz is the program manager of the Disruptive Technologies for Development Program (DT4D) that supports the innovation and adoption of technology-driven solutions in World Bank Group operations. Countries around the world examine Singapore’s ecosystem from a distance, hoping to learn from, and emulate, its story.

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StartupNation

MAY 4, 2021

A strategist, educator and venture developer, Southfield native Monica Wheat has dedicated her career to venture capital, but what truly sets her apart is her dedication to improving Detroit’s startup community and making it more inclusive to women and girls. That’s where she first found out about the venture capital business.

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MAY 14, 2012

One of the reasons the NYC has such a vibrant ecosystem in place for startups is because of its seemingly more "permanent" community structures--not the buildings themselves, but the fulltime people and dedicated money that have a stake in the future of innovation of NYC. These are people whose business it is to support startups.

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Revolution

AUGUST 2, 2022

Rise of the Rest also hosted a Northwest Arkansas Startup Community Roundtable to help connect individuals within the regional innovation ecosystem with those visiting for the Heartland Summit to share experiences, challenges, and best practices for supporting entrepreneurs. Where we went: Houston, TX ??

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The event, themed “Unleashing the Potential of National Resources – Empowering Vietnam’s Innovative Startup Ecosystem for Global Integration,” aimed to facilitate connections with financial resources and partners, supporting domestic and international market development for startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Entrepreneurs are drawn to Singapore’s comprehensive support system, which has business-incubating infrastructure, tax incentives, substantial government subsidies, and strong international connections. In this guide, we’ll explore the diverse startup programs available in Singapore.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

33:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for supporting the show. 49:30 Steve: When’s the last time venture capital actually led an innovation? 1:03:15 Thank you to Scott Walker at Walker Corporate Law for supporting the show. 1:03:15 Thank you to Scott Walker at Walker Corporate Law for supporting the show.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

New Zealand, a country of just under 5 million people, has historically flown under the radar of venture capitalism. Despite the pandemic, venture and early-stage investment in New Zealand is reaching record highs. Technology startups are the pinnacle of that strategy. A geographically isolated country with a “no worries!”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Pariti , the Kenya-based community-led marketplace building the digital infrastructure for startup ecosystems in emerging markets, has raised $2.85 Other investors — Better Ventures, Accelerated Ventures, Diverse Angels, AVG Basecamp and New General Market Partners participated. The round was led by U.S.-based

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 13, 2020

In the startup world, the sources of those funds are angel investors and venture capitalists. A startup’s strategy for commercialization to create a solution and then sell that solution into the gap drives the timeline of when to seek capital. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc.,

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Register Capria Ventures , a venture capital firm specializing in investments in the Global South , has announced the first close of its $100 million fund, which will focus on investing in 20 to 25 tech startups in key entrepreneurial hotspots across India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

After being largely ignored by Valley investors (the biggest checks in her seed, Series A, and Series B came from men on the East Coast), she finally found support from the VC elite. The whole thing started with Armstrong’s outright refusal to publicly support the Black Lives Matter movement and a walkout of employees.

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MARCH 19, 2012

Since I launched Brooklyn Bridge Ventures , a lot of people have asked me why I put the fund in Brooklyn. To me, there are a couple of basic reasons: 1) If nothing else, it's geographically closer to more startups than midtown firms like RRE, Greycroft, and Firstmark.so, *why not* put my office here? You're seeting it in Downtown SF.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 28, 2023

Register In a significant move to bolster the local startup ecosystem, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) revealed that the Philippine Startup Venture Fund (SVF) now stands at about P8 billion (around $143 million). The fund signifies the capital available for investment in promising startup businesses.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Register Japan is taking proactive steps to simplify regulations for foreign individuals seeking startup visas, to foster its startup ecosystem. According to the report , the Ministry of Economy recently introduced guidelines outlining support measures to strengthen startups in Japan.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Register Philippines-based Nila Capita l is the country’s inaugural student venture fund, officially launching with new opportunities for Gen Z startup founders. Jason Ho brings valuable experience from his previous roles with startups like Dashlabs.ai, Kinobi, and Sansan Tech.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“This shows that Africa’s investment landscape is still very promising because it continues to grow, and there’s increasing interest in multiple startup ecosystems, including nascent ecosystems. These are all indications of a growing ecosystem,” he added. “We For global venture capital, 2021 was an outlier.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

It wasn’t long before venture capital firms started up and major tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Samsung had R&D centers and accelerators located in the country. At the start of 2020, Israeli startups and technology companies were looking back on a good 2019. This came decades ahead of most western governments.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. million in 46 companies and we have helped those companies raise an additional $215 million from venture capital funds and individual investors. Venture Capital. And then the world changed. Welcome to the future.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Register Singapore-based venture capital firm Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India (VVSEAI) has successfully concluded its fifth funding round, raising $541 million. Among the LPs supporting this substantial fundraising are sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, corporations, and family offices from Asia and Europe.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. I am no stranger to this gender gap within the VC space. Takeaways.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Register Indonesia-based venture capital firm East Ventures and Seoul-based venture capital firm SV Investment have joined forces to establish a new fund targeted at $100 million. Roderick Purwana, Managing Partner of East Ventures, expressed his satisfaction with the SV Investment partnership.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

It’s important for investors outside of Latin America to get involved in fundraising at earlier stages, when founders need extra support from everyone around. That’s why the unicorns and megadeals should come as no surprise: They’re the natural evolution of the ecosystem, of more capital generating more success after years of hard work.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

And so, swimming against the tides, he set up the venture studio in partnership with co-founders Irene Kiwia and Bendon Murgor. He thought the continent was ready for better support, beyond the mentorship and training that most accelerators offered. It makes equity investment of up to $120,000 in these startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 24, 2023

Register Mark & Company, led by CEO Kyungpyo Hong, has announced the establishment and management of a new venture investment fund in partnership with Yoonmin Creative Investment Foundation, chaired by Minseop Sung. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

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. Venture capitalists often come from an operating background. Venture Capital. Asian Venture Capital Journal (free trial).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X , Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups. Corporate venture capital investments (CVCs) now represent more than a fifth of global venture.

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