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TechCrunch+ roundup: Construction tech survey, founder-CEO friction, diversify your cap table

TechCrunch

The technological advances we’ve made over the last few thousand years are stunning, but the construction industry still relies on centuries-old technology. Even so, investors are backing startups bringing robotics, data management, automation and augmented reality into the construction process. Heinrich Gröller, partner, Speedinvest.

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NJEDA Board Approves Program to Expand Access to Capital for Emerging Developers

American Entrepreneurship

These predevelopment costs are necessary for the developer to incur before they can seek short-term construction financing. The program will support small-scale developers that have completed at least two – but no more than five – commercial and/or mixed-use properties of similar scope.

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China’s game engine Cocos raises $50M, goes beyond games

TechCrunch

Investors include CCB Trust, a subsidiary of China Construction Bank, GGV Capital and real-time communication solution provider Agora, a long-time partner of Cocos. These revenue streams have been able to sustain Cocos, but the company is ready to accelerate growth, which is why it sought outside financing. The mini game renaissance.

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3 disruptive trends that will shape marketing in 2022

TechCrunch

Use cohort analysis to drive smarter startup growth. The change severely limits advertising algorithms and how much data can be used to optimize marketing campaigns. Growth marketers will also need to collaborate more with their internal data science teams to construct bespoke attribution models, as one size will not fit all.

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Daily Crunch: Plaid product updates signal push to ‘own’ more of the account funding process

TechCrunch

based company said it was able to unlock Tesla doors by hacking into the Bluetooth Low Energy technology used by Tesla to unlock and operate the car via its app or key fob. It’s not just Tesla — anyone using this type of technology is vulnerable, the company said. Five construction tech investors analyze 2022 trends and opportunities.

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Super raises $50M to cover home repairs and maintenance via a subscription model

TechCrunch

The startup plans to use the funding to expand into new markets, to hire more people and to continue adding more maintenance/repair services and partnerships into its wider home-warranty-by-subscription proposition. The funding it’s announcing today will be used in part to enhance how those monthly plans work.

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Quickly Unpacking Two Recent Acquisitions (of Cylance; of PlanGrid)

Haystack

Typically in M&A, all-cash offers are more common when the acquirer dwarfs the target in terms of market cap; otherwise, M&A usually involves stock in the mix, which leads us to believe Cylance wouldn’t have accepted anything but cash — which makes sense given the company was reportedly booking $130M/year with 3,500 customers.