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

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Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. The competition intensified further last year when American incumbents Beyond Meat and Eat Just entered China. LG continued pushing envelopes — albeit to mixed effect. Four strategies for getting attention from investors. Walter Thompson.

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Convoy: The Future of Truck Freight

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In the last few years, incumbents have started to adopt technology to fix inefficiencies, but they’ve focused on tools to streamline individual tasks (e.g., Fragmented supply and demand is a problem for incumbents, but a great opportunity for a digital marketplace. On the supply side of the US freight market, there are 1.6

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

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Bob Ruark, principal and banking and fintech strategy leader for KPMG US, noted that pricing is difficult now given the rapid decline in valuations. Looking ahead, KPMG’s view on the prospects for financial services M&A over the next six to 12 months is mixed. ” Image Credits: Paystand/Yaydoo.

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

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How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? Platforms that are transforming how people and businesses operate, go about their business or leverage their core assets, using superior products, data and AI. How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy? This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two.

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

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The mix of positives such as a fast-growing population–the youngest globally–, solid smartphone penetration, increasing crypto adoption, and negatives like low GDP per capita across board and unemployment makes Africa the next ripe ground for web3. For instance, users can save their data spend when they use Jambo.