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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Participants have a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and other support.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth. Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost.

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Runa Sandvik’s new startup Granitt secures at-risk people from hackers and nation states

TechCrunch

RS: If you look at a decade ago when I worked for the Tor Project and they got funding, we set out to teach reporters how to use the Tor Browser. Sandvik is also a renowned hacker and security researcher and, as of recently, a founder. Runa Sandvik, founder of Granitt. Image: (supplied). So, why the name Granitt?

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

He thinks that early use cases may center on customer service, but is certain that more will follow. Every time a big name enters insurance, there is always a mix of skepticism from incumbents and a reminder that change is needed. And their huge customer base could be a competitive edge. They own a lot of data on their customers.

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Kenya’s Lami raises $1.8M to scale API insurance platform across Africa

TechCrunch

The round was led by Accion Venture Lab , a seed-stage investment firm that supports financial services targeted at underserved markets. The product can also be used by partner businesses to manage their own insurance needs. Lami Technologies , a startup out of Kenya armed with $1.8 million in seed money, is looking to change that.

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Telemedico gets $6.6M to grow the reach of its digital health SaaS

TechCrunch

Telehealth services specifically, and digital health more broadly , have racked up plenty of growth during the pandemic as demand for remote consultations (and other types of support) has accelerated sectoral uplift. Expanding supported languages is part of that plan.

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The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps

Andreessen Horowitz

We ranked the most popular generative AI web products, based on monthly visits, and uncovered patterns in how consumers were actually using this technology. In our updated analysis, we saw two new categories enter the mix: music and productivity (which includes tasks like research, coding assistance, and document summarization).

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