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Spokn slurps out the BS in corporate internal comms and replaces it with audio storytelling

TechCrunch

The startup, which was part of Y Combinator’s most recent Winter 2021 batch, closed on a $4 million seed round two weeks before Demo Day led by Ann Bordetsky, a partner at NEA who joined earlier this year and previously served as COO of Rival. It’s an idea that has quickly attracted investor attention.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. VentureCrush FG. “ Pando Daily wrote : “VentureCrushFG takes no equity, there is no co-working space, and no demo day. The application process is not advertised. Most applicants come from referrals.”

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Empowering Web3 Communities and Revolutionizing Fan Engagement: Meet Manuela Seve, CEO of Alphaa.io

Jason Malki

She has been a thought-leader in tech for the past 8 years, her newsletter has 25k subscribers, she was named one of Bloomberg’s 100 Influential Latinos of 2022 , and she has spoken at numerous panels including at TechCrunch Disrupt, L’Attitude, NFT NYC, and a16z’s Google’s demo day at LA Tech Week 2023.

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Regulators appear to be growing increasingly wary of banks and fintech startups getting too cozy

TechCrunch

YC Demo Day(s) happened this past week , and fellow fintech reporter and Equity Podcast co-host Natasha Mascarenhas brilliantly led editorial coverage of the event. Can’t we all just get along? Recipients included the following fintech startups: CashEx, a currency exchange platform that leverages AI to help U.S.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. VentureCrush FG. “ Pando Daily wrote : “VentureCrushFG takes no equity, there is no co-working space, and no demo day. The application process is not advertised. Most applicants come from referrals.”

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

Your product demo crushed. At night I had a group dinner where I met 6 new entrepreneurs and hung out with some old friends from law firms, banks and other VC funds. You had an amazing meeting with an investor. The dialog was great. They told you how much they loved your space.

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Dispatches from the Road: Fall ’24 and Winter ‘25

Revolution

Between panels, pitches, and catching up with co-investors, the event showcased a new generation of founders and funders building in theMidwest. Where we went: Half Moon Bay,CA What we did: Mahati Sridhar attended the All Raise VC Summit, where she joined a community of women investors focused on making venture capital more inclusive.