Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

One way we can truly diversify is to pursue opportunities both at home and abroad. Excluding sources of investments may alter the way a startup builds and shapes its culture. We’ve already seen how a global health crisis and regional military action can affect regions in different ways. 3 ways to strategize resource allocation.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 6, 2025

They helped me: Refine my messaging for three distinct audiences Identify a new opportunity for angel groups to meet one-on-one with PE firms Validate the idea’s strengths without diluting the core message Just this morning, I met with my virtual board to improve my participant exit interviews.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

Whether it’s an idea cooked up in a dorm room or a crowdfunding campaign conducted from the living room, many startups get their real beginning outside of an official office space. Their own health, or the health of loved ones, can make it necessary to work from home. These days, most businesses do not start in offices.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

She’s inspiring entrepreneurs with her new book, Undaunted. Kara shared seven lessons she’s learned in her 15 years as a startup founder of one of the most successful beverage companies in the US. After having three kids, Goldin was struggling with a few health issues, including adult acne, low energy and extra body weight.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Nigeria-based health tech startup Helium Health has acquired Meddy , a Qatar-headquartered and UAE-based doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount. With a presence in six African countries — Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Liberia, Kenya and Uganda — Helium Health has signed more than 500 healthcare facilities.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. This was a year like no other for Ann Arbor startups, so we’ve spent lots of time keeping up with all the news from Ann Arbor tech companies. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. DocNetwork.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 14, 2025

Upon launching their startup, entrepreneurs soon learn that optimizing their valuable time is critical for meeting their business goals and moving their company forward. In the first days of their startup, the founder drives progress; at times, the challenges may be overwhelming. What can you do differently next week to improve?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

Clipboard Health , an app-based marketplace that matches nurses with open shifts at nearby healthcare facilities, today announced that it raised $80 million over two unannounced rounds, a $50 million Series B round in 2021 and a $30 million Series C round this year, at a $1.3 ” Clipboard Health’s staffing dashboard.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. As we entered 2021, I wrote about the big question on every startup’s mind for 2021: How will a cataclysmic event such as a pandemic show up in post-pandemic innovation? And the startup of the week is….

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Jason Malki

APRIL 18, 2022

ClubHealth’s Bolus is Connecting People to Health & Wellness Tools That Enhance Their Everyday Lives I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Bolus, CEO of ClubHealth. Daniel is a startup nerd, biomedical engineer, and comes from a big Lebanese family in Birmingham, AL. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Telehealth services specifically, and digital health more broadly , have racked up plenty of growth during the pandemic as demand for remote consultations (and other types of support) has accelerated sectoral uplift. “The top three competitors are Babylon Health , KRY and Pushdoctor. Poland-based Telemedico has closed a €5.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

” Even so, many entrepreneurs squander this opportunity, often because they direct questions or fail to understand their BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement). ” Wilson’s book explores the history of freon, a common refrigerant that was later banned due to its devastating impact on the ozone layer.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

French startup Alan has raised a $220 million funding round at a $1.67 Alan has been building health insurance products from scratch. When I first covered the company back in 2016 , the startup had just managed to get approval from regulators to become an official health insurance company. billion respectively).

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Revolution

JANUARY 6, 2020

Some of the ideas I outlined nearly four years ago when I wrote the book The Third Wave are well underway, and others are just starting to pick up steam. We’ll kick it off with sectors many of us may be thinking about as we contemplate New Year’s resolutions: health, wellness, and diet. This week, I’ll plan to share?—?in has exploded.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. In my book, I collects all the best scholarships, fellowships, and other programs for high-achieving young people. . 1) Your school.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Today, her London-based firm works with startups around the world — and her startup clients have raved about the results, based on what we’ve heard in our TechCrunch Experts growth marketing survey. Nikki O’Farrell of KatKin told us that “[She has an] expert ear and eye from the world of startups/scaleups and growth.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

A Kenya-based venture studio with a focus on tourism, Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), has raised $1 million pre-seed funding to build the next generation of startups that use technology to modernize the tourism sector. The venture studio plans to build about four startups at the intersection of tourism, climate and technology, every year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

One company that is planning to drive the wave of telemedicine across the continent, as the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, is mPharma , a Ghanaian health tech start-up that is set to open 100 virtual centers across seven markets in Africa over the next six months. This is what makes mPharma’s telemedicine unique,” Rockson told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

The company will join nine other startups in the accelerator’s class of 2021. This comes two weeks after Nigerian bus-booking platform Plentywaka announced its participation in the program as well. Once the engineers pass the assessments, they can join the company’s “talent network” to access opportunities. .

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StartupNation

JULY 6, 2021

When employees retired, they could count on a pension (a defined benefit plan ) that would continue to pay them some portion of their salary for the rest of their lives, health care benefits and maybe even a glitzy retirement party and a gold Rolex watch as a parting gift (yes, the gold watch really was a thing). Trustworthy management.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Media and games helped many of us maintain our mental health during the last couple years of dread, but it isn’t just pure escapism: studies suggest games in particular provide unique therapeutic benefits. Can fighting monsters and poring over character stats really affect your mental health?

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Conekta grew to become one of the biggest payment platforms in Latam but she had to leave to go on a health journey that pulled her into the world of health and wellness where she is currently tackling metabolic health and fitness with her new company Somos. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As of this writing, 103,767 workers have been laid off from 345 startups so far in 2023. Slashing your personal spending and polishing your LinkedIn profile is the right move, but investors tell me that now is still a good time to launch a startup. What kind of opportunities are you looking for in Q1 2023?

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Now, AI is kicking off a colossal wave of opportunities for startups by making it possible to build scalable online experiences that replicate the benefits of being in person. But generative AI will change this and open up a massive opportunity for consumer startups. users, time spent).

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

He has worked with several startups, invested in companies like Mayvenn, Gimlet Media, Blavity, Airspace Technologies, Codeverse, and many others Pitch your startup for a chance to meet with Cross Culture VC Q&A: What is your / your fund's mission? Check out Ready Responders , Firefly Health , and Mahmee ).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2015

I saw a few friends politely suggesting that “now was a great stock buying opportunity” meaning that given the stock market is off by 10% it was a great chance to buy and lock in presumably low prices before the market rises again. p.s. my normal health warning. And if that’s what he meant he was right.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Y Combinator’s latest batch — W22 — features 414 startups from 42 countries, representing more than 80 sectors. India, with 32 startups, is the second-largest demographic represented in the new batch, while Nigeria is third, having delivered 18 startups. As usual, the U.S. has the most representation. beU delivery.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Silicon Valley peer-to-peer car rental startup Getaround has secured a $25 million loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. A Getaround spokesperson said “Horizon presented an opportunity that provides us with additional capital to accelerate our plans in the same way as our recent Series E fundraise.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

billion acquisition of One Medical , Business Insider reported the company would add mental health services to its portfolio. The tech behemoth originally entered the health sector after it acquired PillPack , an online pharmacy, in 2018 and later rebranded as Amazon Pharmacy. Following Amazon’s $3.9

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

This may seem like a great time to launch a SaaS startup, but the landscape is crowded with well-designed applications that promise “blazingly fast and delightfully simple” experiences, according to seed-stage investor John Chen of Fika Ventures. Telehealth startup Doximity filed to go public earlier today.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. For the pitch competitions in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Puerto Rico, innovative startups based within a 100-mile radius of a tour stop were invited to apply. Yes, absolutely.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

The format allows for deeper conversation, questions and answers, and time for attendees to connect and explore collaborative opportunities. Book your Disrupt 2022 Pass here. Hypefeast: How Hype Fuels The Economy And The Unique Opportunity Startups Have To Take Advantage. Startup Exits: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Zenoti, a 10-year-old startup that develops services for the spa and salon industry , is the latest entrant to the coveted unicorn list. The startup has raised about $251 million to date. Zenoti , which started its journey in India, has built a cloud management solution for health and wellness industries.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

Almost half of all Americans play mobile games, so Alex reviewed Jam City’s investor deck, a transcript of the investor presentation call and a press release to see how it stacks up against Zynga, which “has done great in recent quarters, including posting record revenue and bookings in the first three months of 2021.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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StartupNation

APRIL 30, 2021

Here’s how I formulated my employee to entrepreneur journey, and how you can follow a similar path to launch a successful startup: Set yourself up for success by working in the most challenging “corporate” job you can get. StartupNation has partnered with Yottled to provide the fastest way to bring your business online.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Y Combinator’s latest batch — W21 — features 350 startups from 41 nations. The world’s second largest internet market has delivered 43 startups in the new batch, another record figure in the history of the storied venture firm. The startup says it delivers the item to customers within 12 hours of harvesting.

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