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Six tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money

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Aytekin Tank is the founder of JotForm , an online form builder. Established in 2006, JotForm allows customizable data collection for enhanced lead generation, survey distribution, payment collections and more. Over the past decade, venture capital has become synonymous with entrepreneurship. Share on Twitter.

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Apptopia raises $20M to expand its competitive intelligence business beyond mobile

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The new financing was led by ABS Capital Partners, and follows three consecutive years of 50% year-over-year growth for Apptopia’s business, which has been profitable since the beginning of last year, the company says. To date, Apptopia has raised $30 million in outside capital. But it has improved over the years.

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How Amazon’s continued expansion into healthcare could buoy the sector

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For Deena Shakir, a partner at Lux Capital, the move by Amazon shows the value of healthcare for leading tech companies. But for Adrian Aoun, founder of Forward Health, he said he wished Amazon did more. You’re taking literally the world’s most impressive tech company and you’re just aiming low,” he said.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Daily Crunch: Nigerian startup that stored its ‘day-to-day operational budget’ on FTX announces staff cuts 

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TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. And just like that, VLC’s download ban in India was lifted , Manish reports. : That’s what Becca discusses in her latest piece that looks at all the dry powder in the VC world , and why it’s not yet being deployed. You can sign up here.

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MindLabs raises £1.4 million for its new platform, a “Peloton for mental health”

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million) in pre-seed investment led by Passion Capital, with participation from SeedCamp, as well as several founders of British consumer tech startups: Alex Chesterman (Cazoo and Zoopla); Neil Hutchinson (Forward Internet Group); Steve Pankhurst (FriendsReunited); James Hind (Carwow); and Jack Tang (Urban). million (about USD $1.82

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MoviePass co-founder’s PreShow Interactive raises $3M to expand into gaming

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Users will have to download a separate app to watch the ads and get the benefits, but Spikes said this is actually better than trying to integrate advertising or branded content into the game itself, which can be a slow process for the developer and the advertiser, while also being distracting for the players.