The Seraf Compass

JULY 21, 2025

You’re juggling pipeline, diligence, founder support, LP management, and usually doing it all with a lean team. Early-stage investing is a high-context, low-resources game. Good tools don’t replace instinct. They sharpen it. They free you up to think about the deal, not where the SAFE note is saved.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

The round, led by Roo Capital , included participation from 1st and Main Growth Partners, SaaS Ventures, and Riptide Venturesbringing the companys total funding to $16 million. The capital will also accelerate development on its product roadmap, including expanding its real-time protection features and identity verification tools.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Since first investing in Oklahoma startups in 1999, i2E, and now its independent Venture Capital Fund management partner, Plains Ventures, have managed numerous early-stage debt and equity investment funds, making 452 investments in more than 250 companies. Alkami , Oklahoma’s first unicorn, was valued at $3.1 About i2E, Inc.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a leading venture capital firm, says, “The thing that gets me most excited is the founder whos obsessed with solving a problem that matters, and is determined to keep going no matter what.” Learn what investors want to hear that triggers their investment decisions.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The goal is to create a structure that can support growth, whether that involves expanding your product offerings, entering new target markets, or improving your internal processes. The Importance of Investment in Scalability Bringing in investment via venture capital or angel investors can turn a startups business model into a scalable one.

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The Seraf Compass

AUGUST 6, 2025

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Watching the boom/bust cycle of DTC brands that were running on just the sugar high of venture dollars has given me even more appreciation for those who, yes, require investment capital along the way, but are playing the long game. Here are Five Questions with Sandro. Hunter Walk: Backstory time!

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

AI continues to open up new frontiers as innovators apply the fast-emerging technology in ways that gain investor support. With its robust global patent portfolio and the support of notable beauty and venture capital investors, its reach is global. That caught the ready support of investors.

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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. Thank you so much for joining us!

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

Equally important is knowing sources of capital such as bootstrapping, prospective investors such as angel investors, or venture capital if necessary, that can be tapped into at the various stages of a startups growth. Find time for self-care, establish boundaries, and seek support when needed.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

They have the enthusiastic support of their investors. DCVC, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in deep tech, led the recently closed $28 million Series B round. The Georgia-based startup was founded in 2020 by former Tesla, Cummins, GE, and Waymo engineers.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 22, 2025

The event brings together entrepreneurs and supporters from all over New Zealand in a two day festival of networking, collaborative education, and getting sh!t Also present at the event will be investors, support organisations, government representatives, and academics. Chris O’Neill : Accelerating Startup Progress with AI.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 22, 2025

Other Top States for Business Startups in 2025 While Florida takes the top spot, several other states also offer strong support for new businesses, providing a mix of affordable living, tax-friendly environments, and strong economies. the state offers entrepreneurs a low-risk environment for starting new ventures.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2024

They quickly gained the enthusiastic support of their investors. DCVC, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm specializing in deep tech, led the recently closed $28 million Series B round. The Georgia-based startup was foundedin2020by former Tesla, Cummins, GE, and Waymo engineers.

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Revolution

JUNE 26, 2025

Portfolio company leaders from across the country touched down in the Windy City to connect with fellow Rise of the Rest-backed founders on tactical tools for turbulent times. VP of Platform and Portfolio Success, Amira Ouji, and Head of Community, Liz Westhouse, recap the event below.

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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. Why This Matters for Early-Stage AI Founders Founders need more than capital.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 21, 2025

F lourish Ventures , a global FinTech investor known for backing major players like Chime and FlutterWave, led the round, while new investors include Saudi Arabia’s Vision Ventures, Arab Bank Venture Capital, and Emurgo Kepple Ventures. With its just closed $5.2

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 24, 2025

A recent study of Arizonas bioscience sector showed high marks for the progress made since the launch of the states strategic roadmap outlined in 2002 in support of its innovation ecosystem. Startup Formation and Venture Capital Activity Arizonas bioscience innovation engine is also being powered by its universities and startup community.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 12, 2025

Recognizing the Pioneers Reshaping Business, Technology, and Leadership CatalyX Ventures, the globally renowned innovation accelerator, has officially announced the winners of its prestigious 2025 CatalyX Champions Series Awards, celebrating groundbreaking achievements across industries. What Are the CatalyX Champions Series Awards?

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Jason Malki

JULY 23, 2025

He previously worked in venture capital, private equity, and financial services. The idea was simple: create a platform that supports early-stage founders working on the future of infrastructure, and root that platform in a real city with real needs. Thank you so much for joining us! And building trust takes time.

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HPA

JANUARY 8, 2025

Chicago, IL – January 8, 2025 – Hyde Park Angels ( HPA ), a premier early-stage venture capital group specializing in investing through its unique People First model, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Simple Mills , has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Flowers Foods , Inc.

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Revolution

JULY 28, 2025

Now, we’re retrofitting buildings that have space constraints, HVAC systems that vary wildly in age and design, and legacy infrastructure that wasn’t built to support modern technology. In today’s environment, how, if at all, are you leveraging local, state, or federal resources to support the growth of your business?

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 8, 2025

Led by True Ventures and Offline Ventures, with participation from Goodwater Capital and Marketplace Capital, the investment underscores the need for flexible, accessible, and high-quality child care solutions. Rapid Growth and Future Expansion With its new capital, Bumo plans to: Expand into additional U.S.

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HPA

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Series A Round , which was led by High Alpha, and includes co-investors Grand Ventures, Springtime Ventures, Las Olas Venture Capital, Tech Square Ventures, and Royal Street Ventures. We are excited to support the company’s continued growth.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Venture Capital Is a Team Sport: Navigating the Partner Track with a Collaborative Mindset I was talking to one of my VC coaching clients a recently promoted young principal at a firm that's likely to raise a much bigger fund next time around. Play the Long Game Venture capital is a long game. Go find that person.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 24, 2025

Superconducting Compute Platform Unlocks Ultra-Efficient, High-Performance Infrastructure for Next-Gen Workloads A bold new entrant in the compute infrastructure landscape, Snowcap Compute has officially launched with $23 million in seed funding led by Playground Global, alongside participation from Cambium Capital and Vsquared Ventures.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 17, 2025

The funding round also includes participation from mission-aligned investors such as Battle Born Venture, Nevada’s state-sponsored venture capital program which the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has oversight, and is a key driver of Nevad a’s innovation ecosystem. In a decisive step toward U.S.

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 21, 2025

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. We saw the future, we had an amazing team and we were ready to go. I was the COO of pompfuel and we were there from the start.

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Founder Bounty

AUGUST 6, 2025

Check this article out Is antler or any accelerator worth doing to start my company Entrepreneurs do need a lot of support and it’s not easy to build a company. They have so many good statups around them (dropbox, airbnb and many more) its absolutely worth it.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2025

Its $42 million funding round was led by venture capital firm Decisive Point with the participation of Andreessen Horowitz and others to position nuclear energy at the center of the AI-powered future. We’re not just delivering TRISO at scale—we’re doing it cost-effectively to support a competitive and sustainable reactor industry.”

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 10, 2015

Take venture capital, for example. Very few are ever going to wind up in the former category--so the most accessible option for most investors would have to be a venture capital fund. Below that and they need to keep you from investing in really risky stuff, like venture capital.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JUNE 1, 2021

The emergence of raising money and supporting investments on Zoom has made it possible to have a much broader reach than was possible a few years ago. It takes a long time, at least five years and more likely a decade, to know how changes in the startup economy and venture capital will play out. And we are doing exactly that.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

It's a story that just hit a milestone--a $4mm round of venture funding that I'm ecstatic to say Brooklyn Bridge Ventures just led. But just because you could see them everywhere doesn't make them an obvious venture bet--nor does it tell the story of how the round even came to be.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 8, 2024

Women still only get about 2% of venture capital investment money, and we want to see that change,” said Cindy Boyd, EO Houston. “By WEDO Canada’s mission is to educate, empower and support future women entrepreneurs by granting $1 million in scholarships to deserving female post-secondary students across Canada,” Milena said. “We

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

But progress is being made as seen in the rising number of women-led venture funds that focus on funding women entrepreneurs. In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S. venture firms allocated only 22% of their deals to female-founded startups. billion of total venture capital.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 18, 2023

30 Investments to date in the areas of AI, autonomy, cybersecurity and space Shield Capital was launched in 2021 by the Managing Partners Philip Bilden and Raj Shah, both of whom have deep experience in technology and investing, driving their passion to support founders of frontier technologies.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 16, 2014

Fourth , I am highly incentivized to provide assistance to my portfolio companies in any way that I can--whether it means connections to talent, PR, other capital, customers, etc. Fifth , as I intend to be a long term participant in the innovation ecosystem, I have a role to support and champion the community at large.

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