Founders fund9/22/2023 ![]() The deal reunites Peter Thiel, Managing Partner at Founders Fund and Co-founder of both Palantir Technologies and PayPal, with the team that helped build the finance department at Palantir. ![]() The round was led by Founders Fund, with participation from existing investors General Catalyst, XYZ Venture Capital, Fifth Down Capital, and Friends & Family Capital. This brings its total funding to $46 million in under 14 months. Learn more at DIEGO-( BUSINESS WIRE)- Mosaic, the first Strategic Finance Platform, today announced it has raised $25 million in Series B financing. Mississippi State University is taking care of what matters. ![]() Learn more about Mississippi State’s College of Business and E-Center at and .įor more information about Buzzbassador, visit To learn more about Google for Startups, visit Calvin represents everything we aspire to support at the E-Center,” Hill said. That tenacity is one of the hallmarks of some of the greatest entrepreneurs, and we’re so proud to see him acknowledged by one of the most recognizable names in tech. “During his time at MSU, he and his team pitched several ideas that just didn’t quite make it, but he never gave up and each one got him closer to finding the real pain point that led to Buzzbassador. “The majority of our over $1 million in venture capital raised to date has come from angel investors connected to Starkville, MSU and the Mississippi State E-Center, through networks such as the Bulldog Angel Network,” Waddy said.Įric Hill, director of MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, known as the E-Center, said he’s met few students as determined as Waddy. He added that Google’s backing of an MSU-founded startup “is a strong sign of not only the quality of a business education at MSU, but also of the caliber of entrepreneurship support provided by MSU’s Entrepreneurship Center.” Waddy said the partnership with Google will allow the team to tap into Google’s vast system of advanced technologies and expertise from its global network. “Google’s investment and belief in our company is a testament to our team’s hard work and dedication to our mission.” “Buzzbassador’s acceptance into Google for Startups Black Founders Fund marks a pivotal milestone in our company’s journey and growth trajectory,” Waddy said. Waddy and co-founder Shelby Baldwin, a 2019 MSU College of Business graduate from Ridgeland who serves as the company’s chief operating officer, also have claimed top honors at numerous business pitch competitions and were named among the Southeast’s Top Technology Startups by Venture Atlanta in 2020. ![]() The Google-backed tech startup now has over 140,000 users globally and has generated $20 million in sales for over 450 businesses. MSU College of Business alumni and Buzzbassador co-founders Shelby Baldwin, COO, and Calvin Waddy, CEO. It is the flagship product of Rocketing Systems, Inc., a software company-founded in 2020 by business students working under the guidance of MSU’s E-Center-that creates automated e-commerce and marketing solutions. STARKVILLE, Miss.-A business that launched in Mississippi State’s Entrepreneurship Center is receiving $250,000 and widespread recognition as one of only 24 companies across North America selected for the award from the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.īuzzbassador’s CEO and co-founder Calvin Waddy, a 2018 MSU College of Business alumnus from Madison, has been identified by Google as a top emerging tech founder, selected from thousands of founders and tech companies evaluated for the award.īuzzbassador is a software-as-a-service application that automates influencer marketing for growing consumer brands. ![]()
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