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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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Oops : Bird, a micromobility company, told the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had included unpaid customer rides in its revenue, thus having overstated that particular number for two years. Startups and VC. Singapore, get your exotic taste buds ready : Vow, an Australian-based cultured meat company, gobbled up $49.2

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

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Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture. Changing your meeting culture is difficult, but given that 26% of workers plan to look for a new job when the pandemic ends, startups need to do all they can to retain talent.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs. The cliche VC answer: strong team, big market. There is an incredible, thriving entrepreneurship culture that breeds fascinating companies weekly.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

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That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Both micromobility and telemedicine seem very crowded at this point, and we believe the current market leaders in these sectors will become the winners. This is super hard to pinpoint and it is really challenging to label an industry as overlooked.