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CCNY Student-Led Start-up Organovis Wins USD25,000 Top Prize at Standard Chartered 2023 Women in Tech Incubator Competition

American Entrepreneurship

Organovis hopes to transform drug testing by making it more precise, ethical, and affordable NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 – The City College of New York (“CCNY”) student-led start-up, Organovis has won the 2023 Women in Tech (“WiT”) Incubator Competition. Sponsored by Standard Chartered Americas (“Bank”), the WiT competition is part of the Bank’s longstanding partnership with the Zahn Innovation Center (“Zahn Center”) at CCNY to promote greater gender diversity in the technology sector.

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We’re disrupting TechCrunch Disrupt: 8 stages, 3 days, 1 city

TechCrunch

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between. It’s time to disrupt TechCrunch Disrupt This year, we’re reimagining and refreshing Disrupt to deliver the essential tools, knowledge, and connections that help ignite ideas and accelerate the next ge

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Future of EV Batteries Hosted by Renewable Energy World, Virtual on May 11th

American Entrepreneurship

Renewable Energy World , a top source for green energy and storage news, will be hosting a virtual panel discussion on May 11 th at 10 am ET, titled “ Innovations in Battery Technology and Infrastructure Fueling the EV Revolution ”. The panel will focus on the challenges facing the EV landscape. They include the need for a domestic supply chain of critical minerals, advancements in EV battery technology and the establishing of the country’s charging infrastructure.

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Hidden in plain sight: 5 red flags for investors

TechCrunch

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi Contributor Share on Twitter Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member and mentor to startups, and an angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. More posts by this contributor Finding your startup’s valuation: An angel investor explains how 5 sustainable best practices for bootstrapped startups After viewing thousands of presentations and pitch decks over many years, even the most experienced angel

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Join the most prominent global startup acceleration program in South Korea: Apply now for K-Startup Grand Challenge 2023 before the May 18th deadline

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , the most prominent global startup acceleration program of South Korea, is garnering a positive response from global startups as the deadline for the application stage approaches on May 18, 2023,16:00 (GMT+9).

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Openlayer Lands $4.8 Million Seed Round

American Entrepreneurship

Funding will be used to enhance the world’s first AI debugging workspace SAN FRANCISCO–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Openlayer , the creator of the world’s most comprehensive platform for testing AI, today announced that it has closed a $4.8 million seed round. The funds will be used to expand its workforce and enhance the platform’s functionality so it is capable of handling additional machine learning (ML) tasks.

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Ascend raises $25 million for pre-seed AI startups in the Pacific Northwest

TechCrunch

Investing in artificial intelligence (AI) startups is the latest bandwagon VCs are piling onto. But as last year’s crypto experts quickly work to rebrand as AI experts, they’ll have to compete with the VCs who have been investing in the category all along. Seattle-based Ascend is one of them. Firm founder and solo GP Kirby Winfield has been involved in the AI sector as either a founder or investor since the 90s.

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AI Blockchain Ventures: Transforming 3D Animation Storytelling with AI Modularity

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jonathan Capriola, the founder of AI Blockchain Ventures , who has a successful track record of entrepreneurship and innovation. With his identical twins, he is building an AI platform to transform 3D animation storytelling by using AI modularity and tying final outputs to blockchain technology. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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This new banking app wants to help with the financial woes of retirement

TechCrunch

Different demographics often have different banking needs. So it’s no surprise that we have seen a flurry of financial technology startups offering banking services catered to certain populations based on factors such as age and ethnicity. For example, numerous fintech startups cater to younger users — from Greenlight to Step to Current and now, Acorns.

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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Revolutionizing the In-Vehicle Connected Experience: An Interview with Todd Thomas, CRO of Aiden…

Jason Malki

Revolutionizing the In-Vehicle Connected Experience: An Interview with Todd Thomas, CRO of Aiden Automotive I had the pleasure of interviewing Todd Thomas the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Aiden Automotive. Todd joined Aiden from his most recent position as the CEO of a stealth startup within the SBD Radical Innovation Accelerator. He is a recognized voice in connected products & services, connected vehicles, telematics, mobility, IOT, AI and data science.

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A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs

TechCrunch

Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. In 2023, layoffs have yet again cost tens of thousands of tech workers their jobs; this time, the workforce reductions have been driven by the biggest names in tech like Google , Amazon , Microsoft , Yahoo and Zoom. Startups, too, have announced cuts across all sectors, from crypto to enterprise SaaS. The reasoning behind these workforce reductions follows a common script , citing the macroeconomic environment and a need to find discipline on a tumultuo

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Ron Jaworski, Founder of Trinity Audio, on Revolutionizing the Future of Audio Content Creation

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ron Jaworski. The founder and CEO of Trinity Audio , the only unified platform that advances owners of content to strategically evolve to deliver audio experiences. Some of Trinity Audio’s top publishing clients and brands including Lenovo, McClatchy, and Newsweek. An ad-tech veteran with a deep understanding of the publisher and brands landscape, Ron has an extensive background in leading organizations.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Unicorn origins, red flags for investors, generative AI meets copyright law

TechCrunch

Are you a seed-stage founder who’s building a unicorn? Last month, at TechCrunch Early Stage, I spoke to NFX Founding Partner James Currier about where ideas for billion-dollar companies come from. Currier, who was an angel investor in Patreon, Lyft and DoorDash, said startups that grow into unicorns have three basic forms of defensibility: Network effects: Your product becomes more valuable as more people use it.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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[Beyond Meat in Globe Newswire] Beyond Steak® by Beyond Meat® is now certified by the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Program

OurCrowd

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — After a rigorous review process, Beyond Steak®, the latest groundbreaking innovation by Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND), a leader in plant-based meat, is now certified by the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Food Certification Program. Beyond Steak joins the ranks of a select number of products that meet the American Heart Association’s exacting nutrition criteria to help people make informed choices about the food they purchase.

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Daily Crunch: IBM says its new watsonx platform is an ‘enterprise studio for AI builders’

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Tuesday! Couple of quick things: Apply now to pitch at TechCrunch Live’s Atlanta pitch-off. Also, today’s head scratcher of an article is from Devin , who reports that Acapela lets anyone back up their own voice.

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[BrightInsight in Nasdaq] 5 prescriptions for digital health success?

OurCrowd

Digital health is facing some serious headwinds. Examples of successful digital health programs with demonstrable return on investment (ROI) exist, but they’re scarce. As we enter the Digital Health 3.0 era, that’s led to a great degree of skepticism about digital health’s promise. Read more here. The post [BrightInsight in Nasdaq] 5 prescriptions for digital health success appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Vote for the roundtables and breakouts you want at Disrupt

TechCrunch

It’s time to make your voice — and your vote — count. Audience Choice voting is live , dear readers, and that means you get to choose the breakout sessions and roundtable discussions you want to see most at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Roundtable discussions and breakout sessions are some of the most popular draws at Disrupt.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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[Liquid Instruments in PR Newswire] Liquid Instruments integrates ChatGPT into Moku Devices, further transforming test and measurement for the digital age?

OurCrowd

SAN DIEGO and CANBERRA, Australia , May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Liquid Instruments, a leading provider of innovative, software-defined test and measurement solutions, today announced the integration of the ChatGPT language model into its Moku family of products. This evolution gives scientists and engineers new ways to generate custom field-programmable gate array (FPGA) code that is instantly deployable to Moku devices, without needing any prior knowledge of digital logic design or pro

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It’s Time to Build For America: Announcing Our $500M+ Commitment to Companies Building in American Dynamism

Andreessen Horowitz

We formalized our American Dynamism practice a little more than a year ago to galvanize support for solving our country’s most vexing challenges with an entrepreneurial and technology-first approach. We’ve been blown away at how this movement has captured the … The post It’s Time to Build For America: Announcing Our $500M+ Commitment to Companies Building in American Dynamism appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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[PRESS RELEASE] MBZUAI and OurCrowd Arabia sign MoU to drive funding for AI startups and research

OurCrowd

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9 May 2023: Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and OurCrowd Arabia, the Abu Dhabi based subsidiary of Israel’s OurCrowd, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly create and manage several initiatives aiming to accelerate and catalyze the growth of the AI technology ecosystem on the university’s campus in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.

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Pros and cons of buying your own router

NZ Entrepreneur

Wifi routers, are a critical piece of equipment when it comes to connecting devices at your office to the Internet. In New Zealand most service providers, (ISPs) give or rent a modem/router for free upon sign-up to a new broadband plan (although some charge for delivery) and some even throw in a wifi mesh system. But with some ISPs now choosing to charge over $100 for their standard wifi router or modem, it raises the question whether to buy your own equipment or use the one they provide.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Backed by Sequoia Southeast Asia, SquareX protects web users with disposable browsers

TechCrunch

Much of our computer time is spent in a web browser, where we check emails, create documents, transfer files, carry out online banking, shop or stream entertainment. This leaves us vulnerable to security threats like phishing, identity theft and session hijacking, but many cybersecurity tools were created when the main threats were file viruses, worms and network attacks, said Vivek Ramachandran , the cybersecurity entrepreneur and researcher who discovered the Cafe Latte attack.

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[Connected Energy in MotorSports] Connected Energy recruits Alex Charr to expand battery partner network?

OurCrowd

Connected Energy, which specialises in giving electric vehicle batteries a second life, has appointed Alex Charr to help recruit fleet operators and OEMs into its supplier network. As Connected Energy’s head of strategic partnerships (batteries), Charr is tasked with building relationships with OEMs, vehicle providers and fleet operators to create sources of second life batteries.

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Boxed wine can be bougie with Allison Luvera and Lauren De Niro Pipher from Juliet

TechCrunch

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week we welcome Dominic Madori-Davis to the show as the new cohost of Found! The team is also joined by Allison Luvera and Lauren De Niro Pipher , the two founders behind Juliet , a boxed wine startup. Luvera and De Niro Pipher talked about how they designed their startup to combat the stigma that generally surrounds boxed wine and how the two founders divide up work in a way that plays to their strengths.

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[Appdome in eChannelNews] Interview with AppDome’s Chris Roeckl?

OurCrowd

Chris Roeckl is Appdome’s Chief Product Officer and is focused on providing excellent experiences for cyber security and DevOps teams using the Appdome product. Since joining Appdome in 2016, Chris has led the company’s customer, sales, business development, and marketing teams. Previously, Chris held senior management positions at Silicon Valley companies including Pulse Secure (acquired by Ivanti), AirMagnet (acquired by Danaher), Fortinet, Infoblox, and NetScreen Technologies (acquired by Jun

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.