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I’ve worked with hundreds of unicorns: Here’s what founders and executives need to focus on

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Having helped build a startup and gone under the hood with many unicorns over the past few decades, I’ve seen how some of the best founders and executives position their companies in times of stress to flourish on the other side, whether through a successful IPO, SPAC exit or just stable growth.

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Is ocean conservation the next climate tech? 7 investors explain why they’re all in

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Founders and investors have started to look for opportunities to conserve, and even enhance, the ocean’s resources rather than exploit them. Seafood traceability solutions; ropeless traps; microalgae and seaweed are a hugely untapped resource with multiple market opportunities; ocean and weather data collection and analysis.

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Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures

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million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital. Last month, it was one of the 60 startups to get accepted into the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund 2022 cohort, which included some non-dilutive funding. Five years on, this startup, Stears , is announcing a $3.3 Image Credits: Stears.

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Packworks makes operations easier for sari-sari stores in the Philippines

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Inspired by a motorcycle journey, Packworks is on a mission to change that, with a mobile enterprise resource planning platform (ERP) that just raised $2 million led by logistics group Fast Group and CVC Capital Partners, with participation from ADB Ventures, Arise, Techstars and Ideaspace Foundation. A sari-sari owner using ERP Packworks.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: VC advice for CEOs, 2022 e-commerce trends, OpenSea’s valuation

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Data privacy is top of mind for online sellers, and for good reason: Regulators in China, Europe and North America are taking an interest, and iOS 14.5 allowed many consumers to disable data tracking, with negative consequences for companies that relied on Facebook’s granular ad targeting. 5 growth marketing predictions for 2022.

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Daily Crunch: Meta’s upcoming VR headset will track eye movements and capture facial expressions

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Staying in Asia, Anna and Alex take the pulse on China’s venture capital scene. Learning from my failures: Lessons from a 2-time founder. Squadhelp CEO and founder Darpan Munjal shut down his previous company, a fashion e-commerce venture, after four years of “solid growth.” You can sign up here.). Big Tech Inc.

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NebulaGraph reaps from China’s growing appetite for graph databases

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Two years after we covered its $8 million funding round , the company announced this week that it has closed a Series A round led by Jeneration Capital. Other investors in the round include Matrix Partner China, Redpoint China Ventures and Source Code Capital. That’s not the end of data collection.

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