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Jordan, The first cohort of wounded and injured military veterans graduated from the Veterans Entrepreneurship Program in Jordan, marking the successful completion of a nearly nine-month training that helped participants turn business ideas into viable, income-generating enterprises

A robot that helps tree surgeons work safely may appear to have very little in common with a baby equipment rental service. But at the University of Pennsylvania, they both belong to a growing number of businesses built by graduates who noticed a problem and decided to create a solution for it.

The 28th Swiss Prime Site Acceleration Programme brought together innovative solutions for the real estate sector from a pool of 80 applications. Following a jury session featuring 19 cases, eight startups advanced to the final pitch on 30 September, with three selected to continue discussions with Swiss Prime Site on potential projects and solution testing.

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Aptadir Therapeutics, a biotech company developing a new class of RNA inhibitor-based therapies for the treatment of intractable genetic disorders, has announced that it has closed a seed funding round worth 40 million euros.

On September 23, San Francisco-based Bessemer Venture Partners announced a $5.75 billion single-close raise, allocating $4 billion to growth investing and $1.75 billion to seed and early-stage companies. Most of the new capital is therefore intended for businesses beyond their first financing rounds, while the firm continues to finance founders at inception.

Add preferred source The SEC approved a package of proposals on Wednesday to expand retail investors’ access to private equity, private credit, venture capital and other alternative assets. The changes would allow registered investment advisers to charge performance fees up to 20 percent, modify redemption rules for closed-end funds, and explore expanding accredited investor qualifications…

For years, crowdfunding had a reputation as the place founders went when they couldn’t raise venture capital. Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor thinks founders should look at it very differently.

Only ideas and entrepreneurship can create jobs and make India a developed nation co-founder, Infosys