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On the journey to Series B, strategy is more important than metrics

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Ophelia Brown Contributor Share on Twitter Ophelia Brown is the founder of Blossom Capital , an early-stage venture fund. Imran Ghory Contributor Share on Twitter Imran Ghory is a general partner at Blossom Capital, where he invests in Series A companies in Europe across SaaS, security and infrastructure.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Advice for laid-off techies, fintech flops, how to build a growth team

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” Drawing from his experiences at companies like Coinbase and Postmates, Martinez breaks down the workloads for individual team members and identifies key hires like designers and data scientists who can complement their efforts. “All that begs for more defined team structures.” But all is not going well.

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Dija, a new delivery startup from former Deliveroo employees, is closing in on a $20M round led by Blossom

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According to multiple sources, the round, which has yet to close, is being led by Blossom Capital , the early stage venture capital firm founded by ex-Index and LocalGlobe VC Ophelia Brown. He also co-founded Everli (formerly Supermercato24), the Instacart-styled grocery delivery company in Italy, and also worked at Just Eat.

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Localyze raises $12M for a SaaS that supports cross-border hiring and relocation

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“We did a survey among the internationals we relocated and 98% stated that they wanted to relocate, and weren’t forced by the company. “Relocation is becoming a benefit at some companies, and the overall number of people moving across borders during their working life is increasing drastically,” argues Asmussen.

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Taking on the business scenario-planning giants, Pigment raises a $25.9M Series A led by Blossom Capital

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Ophelia Brown, partner at Blossom Capital, said: “Existing planning software was built around 20th-century models of how to do business. Standard planning solutions are basically mechanical, treating a business like a machine with levers that you just push and pull.”.

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After bootstrapping for five years, Instruqt raises a €15M Series A from Blossom Capital

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Netherlands-based Instruqt has a product allowing companies to more easily test how a new software would run inside their organization. It’s much easier to sell a software product into a company if they can see how it will run inside the organization in a live manner.

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Meet top founders at YC Tech Talks: Healthcare

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These founders, among others, will give lightning talks about these pressing topics and technical challenges: Mattan Griffel, Co-founder & COO of Ophelia : Considerations when building MVPs in healthcare Sid Viswanathan, Co-founder & CEO of Truepill : Why is healthcare so broken and how can technology transform it?

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