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Parafin Transforming Delivery of Small Business Financial Services Closes $100M Series C

American Entrepreneurship

The two co-founders leveraged their tech backgrounds to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity. The recent closing of a $100 million Series C financing at a $750 million valuation positions the company for accelerated growth. Incumbent methods systematically bias against women- and minority-owned businesses.

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The Complete Guide to SaaS Pricing Strategy

Tomasz Tunguz

Consider whether your startup is differentiating on pricing to compete with an incumbent, or if you’re selling a superior product at a premium, in which case using the same pricing model with higher fees reinforces your brand positioning. Annual prepay generates cash flow to accelerate growth. What should my unit of pricing be?

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Opportunity Amid Volatility

Haystack

They’ll have to back up the truck for their best companies, take acquisitions off the table, and go right after the incumbents head-on. Speaking of acquisitions — many leaders of larger VC funds have privately given up on the incumbents buying their companies.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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Predictions for Living, Working, & Traveling Post-Covid in America’s Startup Cities

Revolution

Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of work where we have been acutely interested in two data points: the acceleration of funding to early-stage startups outside of the Bay Area and the acceleration of remote work opportunities in tech. At Rise of the Rest, we see opportunity first through the lens of geography.

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How a Little Bit of Fear Breeds Innovation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Without industry-wide master unique identifiers for medical-surgical (med-surg) items, hospitals cannot easily compare products by their attributes to identify cost-savings opportunities, or map product selection to the best patient outcomes. This challenge spelled fear and opportunity in equal parts. We didn’t know the domain.

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AI chip startup Sima.ai bags another $30M ahead of growth

TechCrunch

As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities. “Sima.ai