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End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer business

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Five success factors for behavioral health startups. The key purpose of being end-to-end is to deliver an even better value proposition to consumers relative to incumbent alternatives. The end-to-end approach makes the most sense when disrupting very large markets. More posts by this contributor. Going after very large markets.

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FintechOS nabs $60M for a low-code approach to modernizing legacy banking and insurance services

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“Challenger” startups in banking and insurance have upended their industries, and picked up significant business, by building more customer-friendly tools and services — more personalized, easier to access and usually competitively priced — than those typically provided by their bigger, incumbent rivals.

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The gray revolution: Fundraising within the older adult space

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We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy brands, incumbent companies and “old” ways of thinking. The technology industry is often thought of as being the domain of the young and the new.

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Make no bones about it, Fuzzy expands reach into pet care market with capital infusion

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By leading the shift to more telehealth services, Fuzzy hopes to encourage pet parents to consider the health of their pet on a more regular basis to aid in their longevity. He called Bhettay “an energetic and smart entrepreneur” who is building a strong team to go after a space that is ripe for disruption.

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Radical Ethereum entrepreneurs are redefining what ‘rape kit’ means

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Their investors call them disruptive innovators. But Leda Health co-founders Madison Campbell and Liesel Vaidya think of themselves as advocates for sexual assault survivors. . I can’t give a definitive opinion yet about whether it [Leda Health] is a good idea or a bad idea.”.

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Meet Super.mx, the Mexico City-based insurtech that raised $7.2M from VCs and unicorn CEOs

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The company soon plans to expand to also offer health insurance. . He was also once a solvency expert for life and health insurance lines at MetLife, and has developed financial models for several P&C carriers. Next, it’s going to offer property, renter’s and health insurance. Villarreal lived in the U.S. Villarreal said. “In

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Psychedelics startups are on a long journey to consumer markets, but these 5 VCs are taking the ride

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“Like a pressure cooker, COVID blew the lid off what was a simmering mental health crisis for over a decade,” VC Tim Schlidt told TechCrunch. According to the World Health Organization, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25% in the first year of the pandemic.

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