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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

Yet, technology adoption within the real estate community as a means to fundamentally disrupt how physical assets behave and how transactions occur was lagging up until the last couple of years. The connective thread here is the use of technology. It is about building and recreating communities. The future of hospitality is here folks.

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Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning

TechCrunch

Second, while financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed by the two companies, but we have confirmed other details with Go1’s co-CEO and founder Andrew Barnes: the acquisition is a mix of cash and shares. Blinkist’s last valuation was $160 million in 2018 , when it raised $18.8

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Promoting Disruption. For 2018 we are planning for 300-plus attendees.

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Cybersecurity startup Guardio, now with 1M users of its browser extension, raises its first funding: $47M led by Tiger Global

TechCrunch

” As a bootstrapped startup, Tel Aviv-based Guardio, which was founded in 2018, has already amassed 1 million users for the extension, which is one reason why it was able to raise so much so early on. The team’s combined expertise in Cyber, Product and Go-to-Market positions them perfectly to disrupt and innovate in this market.

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How capital-as-a-service can help you get your first check in 2021

TechCrunch

“A lot of founders mix up raising money with making money.” Flexing its “20-minute term sheet” the startup uses an algorithm to shift through a startup’s data, and if it has positive ad spend and positive unit economics, they make an investment worth anything from $10,000 to over $10 million. Mobility-as-a-service.

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Russell Westbrook, Chainsmokers join group pouring $13.5M into prebiotic soda brand Poppi

TechCrunch

They then decided to quit their jobs and do Poppi full time, even gaining a deal from CAVU Ventures co-founder Rohan Oza on Shark Tank in December 2018. Proceeds will be used to expand distribution, scale Poppi’s team of 50 currently and marketing. 1 spot based on four-week data from SPINS ending June 13, 2021.

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SoftBank-backed Oyo files for $1.16 billion IPO

TechCrunch

Much like every other hospitality and travel firm, Oyo was also severely disrupted by the pandemic. That deal immediately proved to be a success, which then propelled Agarwal to explore broadening his offering — now using technology — to focus on what were the neglected segments of the market. Oyo’s offerings.