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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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These changes will create opportunities for founders across the entire stack of computer-aided design tools for architects, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools, and finally integration with 3-D environmental models to understand and design the lifetime impact of the buildings.

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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

TechCrunch

Sure, plenty of money is spent on ocean-based industries, but most of today’s marine investments are into either extractive industries like fishing or oil and gas, or activities like shipping, which aren’t extractive but don’t exactly benefit marine ecosystems. However, in recent years, there has been a sea change in perspectives.

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

TechCrunch

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. 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.

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

TechCrunch

Packworks has now onboarded 150,000 stores and wants to have 220,000 stores by the end of 2022 and 500,000 by the end of 2023. The Pack SuperStore app enables sari-sari owners to process their business’ inventory, bookkeeping and data collection. Looking for an investment from a CVC? A sari-sari owner using ERP Packworks.

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Slow Down to Speed Up Your Product Analytics

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June 15, 2023 Table of Contents What is Product Analytics Again? Everyone wants to be data-driven, but not everyone wants to invest the time and money in building a healthy data infrastructure to properly collect data and use it to make smart product decisions — mostly because it takes away from the near-term roadmap items.

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

TechCrunch

Asia’s crypto games and web3 investment powerhouse Animoca Brands is making inroads into Japan as its local unit picks up $45 million in financing at a $500 million pre-money valuation. The investment comes at a time when the country is tightening regulations around the crypto industry, writes Rita. Startups and VC. Big Tech Inc.