Defense Autonomy Company Primordial Labs Emerges from Stealth Mode, Raises Seed Round Led by Squadra Ventures, Debuts AI Voice Control Technology to Pilot Drones
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NEW HAVEN, CT & BALTIMORE, MD — MAY 2, 2023
How to Build Customer Personas That Make Your Startup Customer-Centric
If you are trying to build and sell a product, whether you know it or not, you’re already using personas.
NetRise Announces $8 Million in Funding to Advance XIoT Security Technology
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — AUSTIN, TX — APRIL 25, 2023
Veteran Entrepreneur and Operator Adam Bixler Joins Squadra Ventures to Lead Firm’s Cybersecurity Practice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — BALTIMORE, MD — APRIL 4, 2023
Datalogz Aims to End “Business Intelligence Sprawl” — Announces Raise of $2.3M in Seed Funding After Successful Pilots with Fortune 500 Companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NEW YORK, NY — MARCH 7, 2023
Employment & Labor Law Compliance Technology Company VirgilHR Closes Pre-Seed Funding Round, Backed by Squadra Ventures, Techstars, SHRMLabs, and TEDCO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — BALTIMORE, MD — FEBRUARY 2, 2023
How Strategic Planning Drives Post-Investment Acceleration for Startups
When we meet with startups, among the many things that we are evaluating, there are two big questions we are working to answer that we’ve written on before — “Can we achieve alignment?” and “Is this team coachable?”
Innovation Works and Squadra Ventures Announce Partnership to Further Develop Executive Mentor Program to Support Entrepreneurs in Baltimore
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — BALTIMORE, MD — SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The Founder’s 5 Minute 5 Point Pitch
Last month I had the pleasure of judging the USAA Venture Pitch competition that was hosted in concert with Bunker Labs, an accelerator that focuses on military veteran founders.
Overwatch Imaging Raises $11M in investor funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — HOOD RIVER, OR — APRIL 6, 2022
How to Get the Most Out of Your Investor Updates (and the Checklist You Need to Get it Done)
The purpose of an investor update at face value is to inform the people who have put capital into your business how things are going. They gave you their money, you owe it to them to tell them how and what it is doing.
How Startup CEOs Lead Great Board Meetings That Drive Results
The purpose of the board meeting is to provide the 3 month view on the 12 month plan into the 36 month journey.