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Asset Management Is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption

David Teten VC

Lowe; “2016 Partner Compensation Survey”; 2016. Continue reading… This is part of a series on disruption of investment management that I co-wrote with Katina Stefanova, CIO and CEO of Marto Capital , a multi-strategy asset manager, which creates customizable investment solutions for institutional clients. Contributors.

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Make no bones about it, Fuzzy expands reach into pet care market with capital infusion

TechCrunch

Today, Fuzzy announced $44 million in growth funding to expand its digital pet care network of veterinary professionals to alleviate some of the strain on the industry and make care accessible and affordable to all. The San Francisco-based company previously raised $18 million in a Series B round in March. Fuzzy live chat via its app.

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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Sarah Tavel is a general partner at Benchmark, where she invests in network effect businesses with a focus on marketplaces and social, as well as cryptocurrency.

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How the Gig Economy is Transforming Entrepreneurship

StartupNation

No one knows this better than entrepreneurs; after all, entrepreneurs in the tech industry created some of the most recognizable gig economy networks, including Uber, Airbnb and Upwork. In 2016, a survey by the Freelancers Union found that 79 percent of freelancers believe that freelancing is better than having a traditional job.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000. Next Canada’s programs offer a world-class education, exclusive events, an expansive network, and more. Next36 focuses on supporting students and recent grads launching their startups, while Next AI supports AI-enabled ventures looking to disrupt industries. .

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Lawtrades aims to change how your company utilizes legal resources

TechCrunch

Raad Ahmed and Ashish Walia started the company in 2016 with an initial focus on startups and small businesses, trying to find product-market fit (as one does), but finding that legal usage among companies of that size was often project-based, infrequent and short-term if the company folds. Lawtrades app design. Image Credits: Lawtrades.

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A university’s role in an emerging startup community and other conversations

Startup Catalyst

The last time I had visited was mid-2016 when I was getting ready to leave QUT. Matthew Brown (2015) left a role at one of the big 4 consulting firms to join Maxwell Plus , a medical tech startup rethinking the way we detect and diagnose disease (and are doing pretty well ). It’s not all startups! I’ve got to say?—?after