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ACA Receives an NSF Award to Connect Early Stage Capital to Deep Tech Innovations

Angel Capital Association

For Immediate Release Alexandria, VA (October 4, 2023) – The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has received an $123k award from the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIPs) designed to catalyze private investment in the Deep Tech Sector. Margaret Bacheler, Ed.d.,

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

TechCrunch

But in a bid to support its transition from an insights company to a data company and buoyed by this new investment, Stears is planning a strategy modification for the Pro product. In 2019, the company embarked on one such project as it developed Nigeria’s first real-time election database. a data company focused on Africa.

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

TechCrunch

In some cases, companies that had been targeting IPOs or funding transactions for 2022 are now postponing until Q1 or Q2 of 2023, if not later. Invest in digital transformation to make your data actionable. Empowering operations includes understanding and communicating relevant metrics.

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Reveal raises $50M to espouse the benefits of partner ecosystems

TechCrunch

Khoury was the director of business development at Work4. Reveal is more transparent about its data collection and retention policies, claiming to not store personally identifiable information and delete customer relationship management data “as soon as the user requests it.” ”

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

TechCrunch

The startup will use its new funding to develop its super app, called The Pack, by increasing its platform offerings, including optimizing store operations, including funding access for businesses, and order management across the entire supply chain. It also gives access to financial products and supply ordering at a cheaper price.

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

TechCrunch

Fernandez , founder and CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance , managing partner, Seabird Ventures Rita Sousa , partner, Faber Ventures Christian Lim , managing director, SWEN Blue Ocean Partners Reece Pacheco , partner, Propeller Tim Agnew, general partner, Bold Ocean Ventures What is your investment thesis for ocean conservation tech in 2023?

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The AI API : The Twilio Moment for Machine Learning

Tomasz Tunguz

90% of startups have plans or have released an AI feature, 54% of those features will launch in 2023, but only 30% of companies are hiring new people to do it, according to ProductBoard’s survey. Even fully staffed, teams required years to develop models with reasonably accurate performance.