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Zylo, a SaaS management platform, raises $31.5M

TechCrunch

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions have become a fixture of the modern enterprise; organizations with more than 1,000 employees use over 150 SaaS apps on average, according to BetterCloud. According to a recent survey from Workato, 57% of IT teams have received directives from the C-Suite to reduce their overall SaaS spend.

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Top Grand Rapids Startups to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

Not only do they work in business development, market placement, and research to help develop solutions for the food service industry, but they also run their own startup incubator! They’re a SaaS startup that has created a tool to more accurately predict and guide construction outcomes and facility planning. Building Catalyst.

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

In Africa, incubators, accelerators, angels and seed investors easily outnumber larger funds — simply because it’s much harder to raise a large fund here. We have strong relationships with most of the continent’s leading incubators, accelerators and venture-building studios. higher penetration of smartphones.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more

TechCrunch

Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. Inside GM’s startup incubator strategy. I would say that’s OK in the consumer industry, like consumer electronics or SaaS. It is a different business, and transportation takes years of collaboration and building between private and public partners. … Image Credits: Chevrolet.

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Why Demand Generation Can Be So Challenging For Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

I had the opportunity to moderate a panel of demand generation experts recently at Heavybit , an incubator in San Francisco. Demand generation is about creating urgency in a buyer population that doesn’t currently feel a pressing need to swap their procurement software, their collaboration tools or their business intelligence suite.

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Newsletter: The future of farming + Angels and unicorns

OurCrowd

AgTech pioneer CropX ’s SaaS platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze data from proprietary in-ground sensors, combined with precise weather, satellite imaging, topography, and other data sources. The product line marks the company’s first commercial collaboration.

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Lantern is a startup looking to ignite a conversation about how to die well

TechCrunch

Right now, the company has two plans: a simple free one and a $27 / year plan that tracks your progress on end-of-life planning and allows you to collaborate with family, friends or whoever else needs to be part of your decision-making. The two connected and incubated Lantern at startup accelerator Grand Central Tech.

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