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How to Win Seed Funding with Incredible Traction
As a venture capital investor, I have seen firsthand that the deck is stacked against founders that don’t fit the “Silicon Valley founder profile.” If you don’t have a diploma from an Ivy League college or a membership to an exclusive golf club, it can be difficult for founders to
Best Startup Accelerators for Women and Underrepresented Founders Based on Data — Updated for 2023
While more women and founders of color are starting startups, investment in startups led by women, Black and Latinx founders continues to stay persistently low. Startup accelerators are often the first step on a founder’s investment journey, so it’s critical to see which startup accelerators are most likely to invest
PopPD: Disrupting the $18B Professional Development Market for Teachers
PopPD is modern professional development for teachers by teachers and delivered in an interactive, bite-size, social format. PopPD is disrupting the $18B K-12 professional development (PD) market, which primarily consists of legacy professional development consulting companies. Beyond the ineffectiveness of teaching outdated methods, the delivery of these tools in a
Upside Health: Transforming Chronic Pain Management Affecting over 145 Million Americans
Announcing Beta Boom‘s recent investment in Upside Health. Upside Health is transforming chronic pain assessment and treatment. The startup’s software as a medical device (SaMD), known as the Branch Health app, extends care out of the office through assessments, resources, virtual appointments with nurses, while providing vital support for patients
35+ Top Health Tech Seed Funds – The Definitive List for 2023
Looking for a legit list of top healthcare tech seed investors? Perfect, we have just the list for you! All the venture capital funds in this list have at 20% of their investments in healthcare related companies, have made at least 10 investments, and at least 20% of their investments
Top FinTech Seed Funds – The Definitive List for 2022
Looking for a reliable list of top FinTech investors? Yes, we heard you! Since the release of our article Top Angel Investors – The Definitive List for 2021, we started to receive quite a number of suggestions from founders for well-researched investor lists that are actually useful. So now, here’s
5 Hispanic-Owned Startups to Look Into This Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is upon us, making it the perfect time to show your support to businesses begun by people with Hispanic heritage. Many Hispanic-owned startups are bringing great products and amazing causes together. You’ve likely heard of some of them but not realized they were Hispanic-owned. Now is the
30+ Top Pre-Seed VC Funds According to Data – The No-BS List for 2022
Are you frustrated by lists of “pre-seed” investors that don’t really invest at the pre-seed stage? We’ve got the perfect list for you! Check out this list of the top pre-seed venture capital firms, ranked by what percentage of their investments were in the pre-seed or earlier rounds, including angel