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How to Think of R&D Spend

Andreessen Horowitz

Capital allocation is a core part of any CEO’s job, and it’s particularly critical for growth-stage CEOs. Most growth-stage CEOs I work with know how to tell if they’re efficiently allocating capital in every part of their budget with one glaring exception: research and development (R&D).

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Extra Crunch roundup: StockX EC-1, Early Stage recaps, unpacking Alkami’s IPO, more

TechCrunch

Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. More than 10 startups raised capital to make plant-based protein for a country with increasing meat demand. The competition intensified further last year when American incumbents Beyond Meat and Eat Just entered China. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

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In announcing the deal, they said: “DeFi-enabled B2B payment networks that are on chain can unlock transformative working capital efficiencies, and make financial services more fair and open, especially in developing markets like LATAM.”. and Mexico. As a result, they may have to sell.”. ” Image Credits: Paystand/Yaydoo.

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Founded by Google’s former head of ads, Neeva brings its ad-free search engine to Europe

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market in June last year , later going on to add a free “basic” tier to the mix with certain restrictions in place. He left in 2018 to join esteemed venture capital (VC) firm Greylock Partners, a role he continues in today, albeit in a reduced capacity. France and Germany. Neeva search engine. Tripadvisor.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

TechCrunch

The investors: Boaz Dinte , managing general partner, Qumra Capital. Adi Levanon Chazan , partner, Flint Capital. Noam Kaiser , partner, Intel Capital. Boaz Dinte, Qumra Capital. This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two. Rafi Carmeli , partner, Viola Growth. Natalie Refuah , partner, Viola Growth.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

abovethecrowd.com

Most frequently people use this phrase in association with personal technology devices (heart-monitors, exercise accessories, sleep monitors, etc) that allow consumers to take direct control of their health information. The subject of the “consumerization of healthcare” has been around for many years. Can you cancel or reschedule online?

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Jambo raises $7.5M from Coinbase, Alameda Research to build “web3 super app” of Africa

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The latter is home to startups like Axie Infinity and Yield Guild Games, which have raised millions of dollars in venture capital owing to the adoption of crypto and play-to-earn models. For instance, users can save their data spend when they use Jambo. The last bit is play-to-earn games.