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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

TechCrunch

Last week, Paystand — a blockchain-enabled B2B payments startup — announced it had acquired Mexican fintech Yaydoo — creating a new unicorn in the resulting new entity. The company has raised over $86 million over its lifetime and counts NewView Capital and SoftBank’s SB Opportunity Fund among its backers. and Mexico. and Mexico.

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The Station: Arrival slashes EV targets, more Tesla FSD controversy and NHTSA loses its captain

TechCrunch

I don’t have much to say about this since anyone who follows the most basic tenets of society and uses logic understands it is wrong and ridiculous. My one thought: perhaps, it’s time for us all to put our grown-up pants on and stop normalizing this kind of behavior. The pairing has been something of a mixed bag.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

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Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence.

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Telemedico gets $6.6M to grow the reach of its digital health SaaS

TechCrunch

The platform has been used by more than 900,000 patients to date, w hile more than 600 doctors currently provide remote consultations for Telemedico. The business has been growing 3x YoY since 2018, per Sieczkiewicz, who says it has carried out more than 2.5 free at the point of use for patients).

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UK report spotlights the huge investment gap facing diverse founders

TechCrunch

“Despite ethnicity usually being a self-determined categorisation, we believe this is justified because the data we collect is subsequently anonymised and is being used to improve access to capital,” they note, adding: “Ethnic or gender prejudice is dependent on the perception of the person holding the purse strings to funds.”

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10 years, 10 moments with Gabriela Gandel

Impact Hub

Our movement stood for building a better world through the power of entrepreneurial solutions , supported by a powerful magic mix of inspiring spaces, vibrant communities and meaningful content. In the early years, there were only four people in the global team and most of us worked part-time. HUB Practice Academy. Unlikely Allies.

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Cadoo gets $1.5M to gamify fitness with betting challenges

TechCrunch

Cadoo , a US-startup that’s gamifying fitness by turning it into a betting opportunity, using the prospect of winning (or losing) cold hard cash to motivate people to get off the couch, has collected $1.5 “We are working to build a motivation platform that enables anybody to reach their goals,” he says.

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