American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

MIAMI—Palm Tree Crew, an entertainment, hospitality, and investment holding company, recently closed a new round of funding at a $150M valuation. Palm Tree Crew, through its investment arm, also recently raised a $32M venture fund that focuses on providing capital to early-stage disruptive brands across the consumer and technology space.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

NXgenPort, which presented today at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield, is building an implantable chemo port that features added sensors and remote connectivity functions. The goal of the port is to alert physicians to signs of infection, reduce hospitalizations and gather important physiological data to improve patient outcomes.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Video cameras are everywhere: in warehouses, factories, car washes, hospitals, schools, banks, and stores. More than just transforming the user interface, Spot AI disrupts the purchasing process. co-authored with Patrick Chase. We are thrilled to announce that Redpoint has partnered with Spot AI to lead their $20M Series A.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Kenya’s HotelOnline acquires hospitality software company HotelPlus. “I Elephant Bookings is a B2B product that brings hospitality providers online, helping them to increase their occupancy rates by allowing direct bookings. Investors participating in this round include Klister Credit Corp.,

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

Hospitality: bans on indoor dining, menu updates to accommodate delivery and takeout, event cancellations, restaurant and venue closures, and reservation updates to adhere to capacity limits (confirmations via SMS). What began as a two-week disruption turned into a year-long metamorphosis of entire business models and customer interactions.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

One vertical the company has especially focused on is hospitality, with many accounting systems for hotels still using rather antiquated software and PDF-based receipts. .” Since raising its last funding round, the Docyt team launched a number of new integrations with existing revenue systems as it built out its platform.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Much like every other hospitality and travel firm, Oyo was also severely disrupted by the pandemic. That year, he announced that he was planning to spend $2 billion through an entity called RA Hospitality Holdings to raise his stake in Oyo to 30%, from 10% prior to the $700 million investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In addition, as schools resume in-person learning, Delta variant cases and hospitalizations are increasing at alarming levels. It leads them to greatly underappreciate the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. Of those who worked remotely during the peak of the pandemic, over a third have already returned.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

While TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 2022 is still fresh in our minds, Perygee , a member of the 2020 group , has been helping companies keep their building operations elements secure. TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield alum Perygee helps secure building operations by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch. million to date.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Ideas are the critical spark in the first stages of a startup: Ideas for a new product, for a disruptive service or engaging customer experience. Two giant firms created by Outsiders who had no experience in hospitality and transportation, but brought design, logistics, dispatch, and mega platforms to disrupt the hotel and taxi industries.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

However, a change-point is in the offing as insurtechs like the Kenya-based insurtech Turaco introduce new technologies and products that are disrupting the market. And people are very aware of the risks like having medical emergencies and needing to clear that hospital bill. Demand is not the issue.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 31, 2022

As Oddle continues to disrupt and revolutionise the food technology industry in the Asia Pacific, funds from this bridge round will power product development and regional market expansion in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, according to the announcement. ” says Jonathan Lim, Oddle’s founder and CEO.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 28, 2019

However, this could ultimately be detrimental to your business if you wind up in the hospital. Schedule visits when they’re least disruptive to your daily flow and add them to your calendar right away so you can plan around them. Here’s how you can look after your own health while also starting a business. Be proactive.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2021

More than 340 Indonesian companies and SMEs in travel, hospitality, e-commerce, transportation, education, outsourcing, crowdfunding, business management sectors use Flip’s employee payroll, customer refunds, invoice/ supplier payments, and international transfers. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

Every major market was disrupted by some change of distribution, like Netflix and Airbnb,” Goy told TechCrunch. “We Customers can use any licensed physician, hospital or urgent care clinic. That led to a discussion about how to also have healthcare that was accessible. Spot covers up to $20,000 each time the customer is injured.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

The API-powered platform is using technology to disrupt a market that is largely dominated by traditional insurance companies, many of which are reluctant to abandon lengthy paperwork, and traditional payment modalities for both premiums and claims. Users can opt-in to the service USSD code and make payments using mobile money.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

This helps them get a wider reach as the country’s healthcare primarily is undertaken in small clinics and nursing homes instead of at large-scale hospitals, where Indian patients typically visit when their symptoms and illness have gotten worse. Currently, the startup has a headcount of 392 people.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

What a time to take a leap and start a company at the intersection of hospitality and physical retail, two industries that were getting decimated,” he said. In a statement to TechCrunch, Accel partner Dan Levine said, “Retail has changed drastically over the last 10 years, and the way people shop has been the most disrupted.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It currently runs retail pharmacy operations and provides market intelligence to hospitals, pharmacies and patients. It may be like five years behind Kenya, but we think it is ripe for innovation and disruption,” he added. s development finance institution, last year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

If you’ve been to Disrupt before, you’ll remember we had a stage or two or three. New for Disrupt 2023: The Security Stage , for those of us who love us some hacking, security, and everything in between. Hotel, but fancier : Romain reports that Thynk wants to upgrade hotel stays with a vertical software platform aimed at hospitality.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

One lesson — which was especially true at Amex — is to always be prepared for shifting markets that may disrupt your business. Another is Oxwash, previously exclusively washing laundry within the hospitality industry, who shifted their business to cleaning scrubs and bedding for NHS hospitals during the height of the pandemic.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Certain industries — especially across hospitality and travel — are starting to open back up. E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods. . “This year we are going to make a big push into B2B. That’s where we started, but we shifted into direct-to-consumer during COVID.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The gig economy isn’t just limited to the service and hospitality industries, either. By embracing the gig economy, you might even gather the resources to introduce the next big disruption yourself. The common thread linking all three experiences is that, chances are, you used an app that relies on workers in the gig economy.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I found GroupMe at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon. We got her a hospital bed in the living room and she seemed ok, right up until two days before she passed. I had been preparing for it for eight years of emphysema—through hospital visits, surgery, ups and downs. It was ok, because I was preparing for it.

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OurCrowd

JULY 19, 2021

Lab-produced and plant-based food is disrupting a $6 trillion global food industry. But it’s not just about remote care; the pandemic has also challenged hospitals to take care of patients in safer and more efficient ways. Science is for Dinner”: The rise of FoodTech.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Our team is on a mission to drive disruptive innovation in chronic disease care.” His lab at Boston Children’s Hospital synthesized and simplified these carriers to enhance absorption of biologic drugs. Right now, patients drive to a hospital to complete a recovery program. ” Bonfire. ” Omniscient Labs. .

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Around the world, consumers are facing higher prices for goods and services due to disruption to supply lines and labor availability primarily brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the consumer price index (CPI) increasing by 6.2% over the previous year — the greatest annual rise since 1990 – inflation is hitting record levels.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Although the overall economy in Oklahoma has suffered in the pandemic, some sectors were hit harder than others such as hospitality and restaurants. The story with energy and agriculture commodities remains grim with demand dropping coupled with supply chain disruption. Federal stimulus including PPP loans has helped.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 18, 2020

Founder and CEO Brian Harris recognized the power of music as a neurotherapy solution early in his career working at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Acceptance from the FDA on a pivotal trial design for stroke victims and launch of that trial at the top three rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Prescribe is a Shopify for hospitals. Three startups in the current batch are planning to disrupt this market, which is largely commanded by state and bank-backed insurers. million hospitals, labs, clinics and pharmacies by starting with insurance regulatory compliance. Most insurance policies in India are sold by agents.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

million in bitcoin paid out to the Colonial Pipeline hackers, to its successful disruption of the notorious REvil gang — the ransomware threat continues to grow. Despite some rare wins in the war against hackers over the past 12 months — from the government’s seizure of $2.3

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

hospital systems. The BNPL space is difficult for a variety of reasons, and to still be disrupting in the category — despite public market rumblings — is impressive. – Natasha Mascarenhas . The startup charges users to get them matched with fun (or challenging) competitors. Also, it has a great website.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Spellbound works with the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital and many other partners and recently launched an AR scavenger hunt game called Arise. Supply chains have become front-page news since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global networks of everything from furniture makers to grocery suppliers. FreightVerify.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

It’s easy to see why; the deck tells a coherent and extremely compelling story for why the company needs to exist and identifies an enormous opportunity in a colossal market that’s beyond ripe for disruption. Extraordinary storytelling.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 7, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The prestigious Luis Villalobos Award, recognizing the most ingenious and innovative ideas recently financed by members of the Angel Capital Association, was recently awarded to two ACA member-funded companies disrupting their fields.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 2, 2020

Continuity & Disruption Mitigation – Remote working, Distance learning, Robotic Process Automation, Home exercise, Cybersecurity, etc. OurCrowd’s Pandemic Innovation Fund will focus on the following investment sectors: Prevention & Containment – Vaccines, Testing, Personal protection, etc.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The company is part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022. “It’s The book is an interactive map that users can use to find what they believe are “the safest hospitals across 14 states with the largest African-American populations in the United States.”

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