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The gray revolution: Fundraising within the older adult space

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Lawrence Kosick is the co-founder of GetSetUp , the largest online learning community designed specifically for older adults. We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy brands, incumbent companies and “old” ways of thinking. billion in 2050.

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Salesforce leads $15M investment in Asian HR tech platform Darwinbox

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We are a product-led firm and our focus will remain on innovation in that space,” he said. I’m proud that Salesforce is supporting Darwinbox on their journey as they continue to grow and innovate in this space.” “We will be leveraging the power of our platform to do a lot more.

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FarmSense uses sensors and machine learning to bug-proof crops

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“Some of these bugs only live as adults for like five days, so by the time you know you have a problem, the problem has already taken root and is now a bigger problem,” said Eamonn Keogh, a co-founder of FarmSense. Assisting on the development and deployment are entomologists and field specialists, including co-founder Leslie Hickle.

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Hopper raises $170M and partners with Capital One on a new cardholder travel booking portal

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This is Hopper’s second raise in a year that has been marked by turmoil for the travel industry, owing to the disruptions caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. And one that’s working really surprisingly well is the disruption insurance.” “Price freeze is a good example.

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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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Mistaking performance for competence

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That’s doubly the case if you’re a founder who can see the end of the runway looming on the horizon. How best would an adversary attack innovation in robotics? Why bother with a cyberattack when a few well-placed uppercased words from apparently reputable sources can wound thousands of our most innovative companies?