TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

The API-powered platform is using technology to disrupt a market that is largely dominated by traditional insurance companies, many of which are reluctant to abandon lengthy paperwork, and traditional payment modalities for both premiums and claims. FSD Africa expands insurtech accelerator program to Ghana and Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

What a time to take a leap and start a company at the intersection of hospitality and physical retail, two industries that were getting decimated,” he said. In a statement to TechCrunch, Accel partner Dan Levine said, “Retail has changed drastically over the last 10 years, and the way people shop has been the most disrupted.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It accelerates enrollment and improve retainment of trial participants. Spellbound works with the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital and many other partners and recently launched an AR scavenger hunt game called Arise. Who manages recruiting and tracking clinical trial patients? FreightVerify. Bedestrian. PassiveBolt.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

As notably, despite introducing a far smaller number of teams to investors than Y Combinator and more renowned accelerator programs, there always seem to be at least one or two projects in Pear’s Demo Day mix that turn into actual, sustainable and, sometimes, sizable companies. ” Bonfire. ” Omniscient Labs. .

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Y Combinator’s latest participants are the second batch to land a $500,00 check as part of the accelerator’s recently refreshed standard deal. hospital systems. The BNPL space is difficult for a variety of reasons, and to still be disrupting in the category — despite public market rumblings — is impressive.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 2, 2020

The pandemic has accelerated the pace of technology adoption across many domains. “We Continuity & Disruption Mitigation – Remote working, Distance learning, Robotic Process Automation, Home exercise, Cybersecurity, etc. This worldwide crisis presents the greatest challenge yet faced by digital technology.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an incubator based in New York, is introducing 12 new companies at its 20th demo day tomorrow. How to get into a startup accelerator. So without any further ado, here are the 12 companies launching out of ERA tomorrow. is a skin health brand focused on men.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

DaySmart is a software company that’s accelerating small business growth with digital tools. Founded in 2016, Groundspeed Analytics is disrupting the $300 billion insurance industry. Ripple Science is building software solutions that help accelerate clinical trials and research. Sign Up: Receive the StartupNation newsletter!

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OurCrowd

JULY 4, 2021

With dengue fever and diseases mostly affecting women firmly in its sights, “Polaris Quantum Biotech could well be at the center of a perfect storm that will accelerate the pace of drug discovery,” Press says. “As The post Newsletter: Protecting motorcyclists + Securing hospitals appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This round, which was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Talos VC, 8VC, Alexandria Venture Investments, Piedmont, ICON, and others, brings the company’s total funding to $295 million. . They also had about 70 external partnerships with hospitals and institutions, notes Solomon.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

As far as green shoots, COVID-19 has “played a role of an accelerator for innovation in many business areas and even e-government and other rigid/conservative industries,” said one. I have no doubts that the pandemic has been accelerating remote work, which ultimately should lead to more remote-first startups which might benefit new geos.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I think this local hospitality is because Miami has had a bit of a transient nature among some of its inhabitants due to many Latin Americans coming and going every year, depending on the political or economic situations in their respective home countries. Although tightly knit, it is indeed welcoming to newcomers.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 15, 2022

Artificial intelligence technology is disrupting almost every industry from agriculture to retail to transportation, but it doesn’t come cheap. NeuReality is disrupting the current approach by deploying AI with a new system architecture that reduces the cost and energy consumption of AI systems by an order of magnitude.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 15, 2022

Artificial intelligence technology is disrupting almost every industry from agriculture to retail to transportation, but it doesn’t come cheap. NeuReality is disrupting the current approach by deploying AI with a new system architecture that reduces the cost and energy consumption of AI systems by an order of magnitude.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Ripple: Disrupting the non-dairy milk market – Forbes. OurCrowd is joining some top investors raising a $24M investment round for Diagnostic Robotics , a company at the forefront of the digital health revolution that uses artificial intelligence to reduce hospital waiting times and guide patients to faster, more efficient medical care.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

Managing Editor Jordan Crook interviewed Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky to discuss the future of travel and what it was like leading the world’s biggest hospitality startup during a global pandemic. Image Credits: TechCrunch. “Our business initially dropped 80% in eight weeks. I say it’s like driving a car.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 22, 2021

ProFuse raises $1.25M for meat growth acceleration tech. OurCrowd is investing in Binah.ai, an Israeli startup that is disrupting the remote, real-time health data monitoring market with software that extracts vital signs in one minute using a medical selfie taken with a standard smartphone, tablet or laptop camera. Introductions.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 5, 2020

UK hospital introduces TytoCare remote medical exam device , becoming the first provider in the UK to partner with TytoCare. . Italy will launch an accelerator program for Italian startups in Israel , to help Italian startups develop their business idea within Startup Nation’s ecosystem. News from the industry .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

At Qumra, we get excited about companies that disrupt traditional industries while doing good and improving quality of life. Our portfolio includes some great examples such as Fiverr that has disrupted the labor market by unlocking the global talent pool, or Talkspace, which is providing access to therapy to all. More than 50%?

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OurCrowd

JULY 11, 2021

OurCrowd’s Top 10 Post-Pandemic Tech Trends offers invaluable insight into what will be hot, disruptive and investible in startups for the coming 12 months. In addition, the application of digital technology across all economic sectors has accelerated the growth of the many companies enabling this digital transformation. Learn More.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 6, 2021

. “This FDA authorization represents a significant advance in the world of robot-assisted surgery and fulfills an unmet need in the world of robotic gynecological surgery,” said Professor Jan Baekelandt, MD, PhD, a gynecologist at Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden, Belgium, who performed the first hysterectomy using the Hominis system.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 31, 2022

EVERY aims to disrupt the $200B egg market and is now funding on the OurCrowd platform. They volunteered at 10 different sites doing such worthy tasks as packing food boxes for the underprivileged, participating in fun activities with hospitalized children, caring for animals at a local shelter and even keeping the beaches of Tel Aviv clean.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 6, 2020

This large-scale global pandemic made healthcare – an industry traditionally slow to adopt innovation because of cumbersome regulatory and governmental pathways, low IT budgets, legacy systems, lack of trained personnel, and more – ripe for disruption.

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OurCrowd

JULY 2, 2020

This large-scale global pandemic made healthcare – an industry traditionally slow to adopt innovation because of cumbersome regulatory and governmental pathways, low IT budgets, legacy systems, lack of trained personnel, and more – ripe for disruption.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Funds from this $5M SAFE at a 20% discount with a $20M cap will be used to set up operational centers in Mexico and Spain, accelerate production capabilities, and scale up sales and marketing. EVERY aims to disrupt the $200B egg market by producing egg protein for cooking without chickens. Learn Mo re. Learn More.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Our focus in Norway says a lot about the industries we think have potential for disruption and where Norway holds a particularly strong position; energy, property and mobility. Some of the industry segments that look weaker are business travel, retail and hospitality.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. Most large hospital systems are getting as big as they possibly can. Bill Gurley : Okay.

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