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Praise Our Lord For Secondary Markets, Because Selling Shares Is Now an Essential Part of (Seed) Venture Capital

Hunter Walk

That’s a 2025 milestone as Homebrew turns 12.5 I entered venture capital with some beliefs – many of which still hold true (such as ‘your LPs are your business partners, not your customers’). Soon I’ll have spent more time on cap tables than org charts.

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Florida Ranks as the Best State to Start a Business in 2025, according to WalletHub Report

American Entrepreneurship

WalletHubs recent report on the Best & Worst States to Start a Business in 2025 identified F lorida as the number one state for entrepreneurs, offering numerous advantages for those looking to establish a new business. West Virginia, ranked 41st, and Rhode Island, ranked 50th, are among the worst states to start a business in 2025.

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Allocate banks $5M to open up venture capital fund access

TechCrunch

The world of venture capital investing is a relatively small one, and relationship-based to boot. The company, founded by Samir Kaji and Hana Yang in February 2021, is developing an approach to venture capital fund investing that provides a way for investors of any size to participate. Enter Allocate.

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Steve Case Testifies on Expanding Access to Capital Across America

Revolution

House Committee on Financial Services Hearing, Beyond Silicon Valley: Expanding Access to Capital AcrossAmerica On March 25, 2025, Revolutions Chairman and CEO, Steve Case, testified before the Committee during a session examining policy proposals to improve capital access. Steve Case Testifies at U.S.

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LUUM’s Eyelash Extension Innovation Garners $30M Series A Round

American Entrepreneurship

With its robust global patent portfolio and the support of notable beauty and venture capital investors, its reach is global. The Series A round was led by Long Journey Ventures, Artifact Capital, and Boardman Bay Capital Management, joining key previous investors such as Ulta Beauty, a brand-first collaborator.

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Is an accelerator still worth doing for your business in 2025?

Founder Bounty

The answer is YES. If its a top tier accelerator like Ycombinator you should definitely do it. I have worked in finance and well as been though Techstars and have seen it all in the world of startups. If you get an offer from YC , take it How to build a $20M fuel business.

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HPA Announces Acquisition of Portfolio Company Simple Mills by Flower Foods, Inc.

HPA

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.