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South Korea’s agtech startup Greenlabs raises $140M Series C to accelerate global expansion

TechCrunch

Greenlabs, founded in 2017 by Scott Sungwoo Choi, Shin and Luke Donghyun Ahn, wants to digitize the entire value chain of agriculture space from crop production to distribution with a mission to address the global food supply problem in a sustainable way. Farmers Business Network just raked in a whopping $110 million in Series D funding.

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Curated Loop is ranging indie designer picks for an edgier take on fashion rentals

TechCrunch

has seen a blossoming in fashion rental startups in recent years, with the likes of Hurr (founded 2017), Hirestreet (2018), My Wardrobe HQ (2019), By Rotation (2019) and Rotaro (2019) popping up to offer fashion-conscious consumers a more sustainable way to stay on trend by renting high end. to rent the look). to rent the look).

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

Some notable Islamic fintech companies include peer-to-peer lending platform and digital bank Hijra (formerly known as Alami), online bank Bank Aladin , LinkAja , which is backed by Telkomsel and Bank Mandri, the largest bank in Indonesia in terms of asset loans and deposits. Indonesia emerged as the best choice. out of its 33.6

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Asset Management Is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption

David Teten VC

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. Rolling ten-year returns have steadily declined across hedge fund strategies. Blue Line: Barclays Hedge-Fund Industry; 2017 . The HFRI Index returned 18.3%

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Avoiding Burnout and Staying Motivated

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Ecosystem building work is often thankless, tiring, and even demoralizing at times. How do ecosystem builders stay motivated to keep doing the work? What specific practices do ecosystem builders use for self-care, to keep going, and avoid burning out? Staying Motivated by Focusing on Others. Doing both centers me.

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Stepping Up and Out

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Our WOMENtrepreneurs have personal strategies for managing that particular challenge. At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) , we support the positive trend of empowering women in entrepreneurship. Specific groups including MyEO Women of EO encourage support as individuals pursue their unique entrepreneurial journeys.

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Venture capitalists eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

But, most funds raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Capria leads the “largest network of collaborating fund managers in emerging markets” Their product Edge enables you to benchmark your internal processes against other investors.