Thu.Mar 27, 2025

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Stealth Nexthop AI Emerges with $110M in funding to Build Next-Gen Networking Infrastructure for Hyperscalers

American Entrepreneurship

The company is building specialized networking solutions that offer cloud giants hardware and software that integrates seamlessly into each customers optimized stack. At the intersection of artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, Nexthop AI has officially launched from stealth mode with a massive $110 million in funding. The funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners included Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures, and Emergent Ventures.

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Grab Malaysia Accelerates EV Transition with Key Industry Collaborations

AsiaTechDaily

Grab Malaysia has teamed up with Yinson GreenTech, Power-Up Tech, and BYD Sime Motors to promote the use of electric vehicles (EVs) among its driver-partners.

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The Great Liquidity Shift

Tomasz Tunguz

71% of exit dollars in 2024 came from a new avenue : secondaries. Historically, IPOs and M&A have been the dominant exit paths for venture backed companies. Some years IPOs dominate, other M&A dominates, but in 2024 secondaries captured the super majority. When a company sells new shares to investors in exchange for dollars, they create new shares in the company - primary shares.

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Silna Health Secures $27 Million to Modernize America’s Prior Authorization System with AI

American Entrepreneurship

The companys platform significantly reduces insurance verification time that once spanned weeks and has achieved a 99.8% success rate in securing insurance approvals. Silna Health is tackling a problem that plagues the American healthcare system: the broken and outdated prior authorization process that forces millions of patients to endure delays in accessing essential treatments.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How breakthrough media coverage is driving brand growth for Kiwi SMEs

NZ Entrepreneur

For many SMEs, marketing begins and ends with social media and paid ads – but theres a better way to build trust and credibility. Public Relations or (PR) offers a cost-effective approach for New Zealand businesses to gain media exposure, establish thought leadership and create long-term brand value. While larger organisations have dedicated PR teams to manage their brand image, SMEs can also use strategic PR to create impactwithout requiring the marketing budgets of global players.

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RFQ | E3 Durham Data & Evaluation

Forward Cities

Project Summary The E3 Durham (E3D) program is designed to increase connectivity, counseling services, and capital access for underrepresented entrepreneurs in Durham/Durham County, NC. E3 Durham employs a community-centered model that reduces the cost of doing business for Durham entrepreneurs. Local Navigatorstrusted advisors who have extensive relationships in the communityprovide guidance to enrolled entrepreneurs at no cost.