Wed.Apr 27, 2022

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Why your team needs scheduling software: Microsoft Bookings vs. Calendly

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Dan Izydorek, EO Detroit. Dan is a partner at ITS Detroit and chief revenue officer of Intelligent Technical Solutions, which helps growing businesses fully leverage technology to improve business efficiency. Dan and his team shared their expertise on how scheduling software can improve productivity—and which ones are best. . In an ideal world, scheduling important business meetings is as easy as saying: “See you at 3pm!

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Doppler lands $20M to help companies manage their app secrets

TechCrunch

Secrets management, or the use of tools to access and create digital authentication credentials, was growing in adoption pre-pandemic. But as the health crises forced businesses to move online, secrets management became an indispensable part of operations. According to a 2021 1Password survey , 65% of companies now have over 500 secrets while 18% have more than they can count.

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The Ultimate Guide to Writing Your First Email Newsletter

Campaign Monitor

Email newsletters often don’t bring immediate conversions or sales. They take significant time and resources to create. Is it even worth it to launch one? Those in the know think so. The Content Marketing Institute’s 2021 B2C content marketing report found nearly 3 in 4 marketers use email newsletters. Among those who run at least two types of content marketing campaigns, 26% say newsletters are the most effective.

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Reveal raises $50M to espouse the benefits of partner ecosystems

TechCrunch

Business-to-business (B2B) companies are generating an increasing percentage of their revenue through partner ecosystems. In a 2018 Accenture survey , 76% of business leaders said that current business models will be unrecognizable in the next five years, with ecosystems being the main change agent. But despite their growing importance, businesses haven’t necessarily adopted technology to foster partnerships, instead relying on spreadsheets and lengthy virtual or in-person meetings.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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The Three Eras of Startup Valuations

Tomasz Tunguz

I used to have a clear answer to a founder’s question, “How do you value a company?” The question is just as important in conversations within a VC partnership as with founders. A valuation must have some justification to be compelling. Reflecting on this question a founder posed this week, I remembered how we came to be here, the three eras of startup pricing: cash-flow, multiples, and discount-to-future-value.

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The Future of Conservation NGOs Innovation Challenge is on!

Impact Hub

Vienna, March 27, 2022. As the climate crisis intensifies and biodiversity loss accelerates, the work of nature conservation non-governmental organisations is becoming increasingly urgent. To tackle this matter, Impact Hub partnered up with the Luc Hoffmann Institute and the IUCN CEESP* to launch the Future of Conservation NGOs Innovation Challenge.

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Sumutasu secures $10M to digitize Japan’s real estate market

TechCrunch

Sumutasu , a Tokyo-based proptech startup that offers a direct online real estate purchase service, has secured $8.2 million in equity and $1.6 million in debt. The company has raised a total of $16 million since its 2018 inception. . Takahiro Sumi (CEO) and Tomoya Ito (COO) co-founded Sumutasu four years ago to streamline the buying and selling of residential real estate.

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4 Important Lessons I Learned From Founding a Successful Startup That Has a 90% Close Rate

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Why the secret to startup success requires you to never talk about your product Survival is a great motivator. So is the fear of not being able to make the next payroll. In a startup everyone else gets paid, then you get paid. Try explaining that one to your spouse. Oh, and we are taking on Oracle and SAP with the launch of our new product. Are you excited to invest in us yet?

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Daily Crunch: US dangles reward up to $10M for info on 6 elite Russian military hackers

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PT, subscribe here. It’s April 27, 2022, and here’s a thing we didn’t see coming: May. What the hell happened to this month, this year? As the summer equinox draws closer, the weather warms up and the days get longer, we long drinks with tiny rainbow umbrellas in them.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Investing in Convex

Andreessen Horowitz

Distributed systems are hard to build. Really hard. It’s one of the few aspects of computer science that you can’t hide with a thin layer of software. However, as applications scale, distribution becomes a necessity. It is needed as data … The post Investing in Convex appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Minka raises $24M from Tiger, Kaszek to help move money more quickly across LatAm

TechCrunch

Bogota-based payments infrastructure startup Minka has secured $24 million in a funding round co-led by Tiger Global Management and Kaszek. In an interview, CEO and co-founder Domagoj Rozic described Minka as “a seamless payment network built from the ground up.” The network was designed to connect separate legacy systems through blockchain concepts and APIs “to simplify the movement of complex money flows.”.

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Seraf Toolbox: Sample Board Meeting Dashboards for Early Stage Companies

The Seraf Compass

Dashboards are a great way to summarize, view and discuss the many risks that are part of running a business. A good dashboard will pack a lot of business information into one condensed view. A good dashboard helps your management team and corporate board focus on the most important issues in operating the business.

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The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know

TechCrunch

Luisa Rubio Arribas. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Luisa Rubio Arribas is the head of Wayra X , Telefónica’s digital innovation hub offering funding, connections and expertise to mass-market-ready B2C startups. Corporate venture capital investments (CVCs) now represent more than a fifth of global venture. The bigger slice of the funding pie comes as founders have to navigate a more uncertain capital landscape.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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SG-based Finbots.AI scores $3m in Series A funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore-based Finbots.AI , an Artificial Intelligence-envisioned firm bringing innovation to banks and financial institutions, announced that it has raised $3 million in a Series A funding round anchored by venture capital firm Accel. Accel made the investment from its Fund VII.

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Dear Sophie: When should I sponsor engineers for green cards?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor. Dear Sophie: Can a startup sponsor a graduating co-founder?

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Healthtech startup HealthBeats raises $3m to expand product in Australia, Singapore

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register HealthBeats , a Singapore-based healthtech startup with end-to-end remote vitals monitoring solution, today announced the close of a $3-million Seed round led by healthcare investor Heritas Capital together with SEEDS Capital , the investment arm of government agency Enterprise Singapore.

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Enveil, a provider of encrypted, privacy-focused search and analytics tools, raises $25M

TechCrunch

Collectively, as we mature as a digital society, many of us are getting more aware, and more wary, of how our profiles and information exist and are used (and misused) online. A similar theme has also been playing out in the enterprise world, where organizations have also grown their security and data protection profiles to help defend themselves against malicious activity.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Are You a “Not Ready” Entrepreneur?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Cut yourself some slack Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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ARMO raises $30M to build an end-to-end open source Kubernetes security platform

TechCrunch

ARMO , the Tel Aviv-based company behind Kubescape , the popular open source Kubernetes security platform, today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. New investor Hyperwise Ventures as well as existing investors Pitango First and Peled Ventures also participated in this round. Kubescape, which developers can access through a command line interface or a browser-based UI, helps businesses scan their Kubernetes clusters, YAML files and HELM charts f

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Prepare Your Sales Script Like A Pro?—?And Bring That Money Home

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Selling your B2B product can make or break your entrepreneurial effort. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Crypto-focused Dragonfly Capital launches $650M third fund

TechCrunch

The crypto market is showing no signs of slowing down as funds and investors alike continue to deploy massive amounts of capital into the ecosystem. Today’s evidence of the trend: Dragonfly Capital, a crypto-centered investment firm, closed its third venture fund for $650 million, the firm’s managing partner, Haseeb Qureshi, told TechCrunch. The fund was oversubscribed, with limited partners including Tiger Global, KKR, Sequoia China, Ivy League endowments, Invesco, Top Tier Capital Partners, an

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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[Hailo in StartupHub.ai] EBV Elektronik augments its portfolio of Artificial Intelligence solutions with innovative technology from Hailo

OurCrowd

From Poing, Germany and Tel-Aviv, Israel, EBV Elektronik, an Avnet company (NASDAQ: AVT), today announced the signing of a new distribution franchise agreement for the EMEA region with Hailo, a leading edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) chipmaker. Read more here. The post [Hailo in StartupHub.ai] EBV Elektronik augments its portfolio of Artificial Intelligence solutions with innovative technology from Hailo appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Eden AI unifies ML APIs from several cloud vendors

TechCrunch

French startup Eden AI has raised a $1.6 million pre-seed round (€1.5 million) to build a programming interface that lets you access AI engines from multiple vendors. The company unifies those APIs and offers a simple way to try them out, and mix and match. Over the past few years, small and large cloud vendors have been building APIs that magically process data in their cloud infrastructure using machine learning models.

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[Hub Security in HelpNet Security] HUB Security collaborates with TestArmy to offer cyber solutions for the European market

OurCrowd

HUB Security announced it has signed a strategic partnership with TestArmy to offer HUB Security’s Advanced DDoS Simulation Platform – D.Storm. Read more here. The post [Hub Security in HelpNet Security] HUB Security collaborates with TestArmy to offer cyber solutions for the European market appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Consumer fintech trading revenues don’t measure up to SaaS ARR

TechCrunch

After a lengthy period of experimentation, investors have decided that consumer fintech trading businesses are not SaaS companies, meaning that those fintech revenues should not be valued as if they were annual recurring revenue (ARR), the main product of software-as-a-service concerns. The point matters because a host of consumer fintech startups have raised capital, spent, and been valued in recent years as if they are SaaS companies.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.