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Eight Ben Franklin TechCelerator Finalists Chosen from Erie, Pennsylvania!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

These eight finalists, all located around Erie Pennsylvania, have innovative ideas that they will be working to enhance over the next 10 weeks, with help from Ben Franklin’s experienced business coaches. Bodha.AI (Karl Cadet and Sathish Pammi) An ERCGP FIRE Accelerator Company The solution provided by Bodha.AI

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Gorgias’ valuation rises to $710M with $30M Series C for e-commerce customer support

TechCrunch

At the time of the Series B, it was supporting more than 4,500 stores with its technology that brings all of the channels that shoppers use to contact online stores into one feed for each company. The company’s goals early on were to “hire and grow in a sustainable way,” Lapeyre said.

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Source makes greenhouses smarter to secure the future of food supply

TechCrunch

The company argues that greenhouse agriculture is a safer, more reliable and more climate-resilient mode of food production, producing up to 15 times higher yields, using a twentieth as much water as traditional agriculture. Greenhouse agriculture is a proven and viable solution, but without innovation, demand will be impossible to meet.

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

TechCrunch

You see, insurtech startups often need to take into account the myriad rules and regulations in place when they seek to innovate and embed insurance into products, which might make it difficult to pull it off. We are generally open to startups innovating any part of the value chain as long as the problem and market are big enough.”

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TravelPerk adds $115M to equity and debt Series D, discloses unicorn valuation

TechCrunch

That said, it’s not clear how much of the $115 million tranche is equity versus debt — a spokeswoman for the startup declined to provide a break down or a clear answer when we asked, saying only: “This round is a mix of equity and debt funding.” The final tranche of the D round was led by U.S. based rival NexTravel.

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Gorillas grabs ‘close to’ $1BN, Series C values the on-demand grocery delivery biz at $2.1BN

TechCrunch

an Sümer, CEO and founder, said: “The size of today’s funding round by an extraordinary investment consortium underscores the tremendous market potential that lies ahead of us. “Gorillas has been setting new standards for the delivery industry by offering an efficient and sustainable alternative to traditional grocers.

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How to Grow from $1M to $2M ARR

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Battle-tested strategies and tactics I used to reach $2M ARR. It took years for me to reach $1M ARR , and when I did, things started to accelerate — but it was not by accident! When done right, these adjustments can propel your ARR significantly, setting the stage for sustainable long-term growth.