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Hong Kong-based logistics platform for e-commerce merchants Jumppoint raises $6.5m in series A

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Password. Remember Me. No account yet? Register Jumppoint , a Hong Kong-based digital integrated logistics startup , has successfully completed Series A of its funding round with $6.5 million in investments added to its coffers. The funding round was led by MindWorks Capital and was also joined by Headline Asia, Chinachem Group, Philip Kuai (Founder of Dada Nexus), and the Innovation and Technology Venture Fund of Hong Kong SAR

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Indian edtech giant Byju’s changes sales strategy in key revamp

TechCrunch

Byju’s has made a key change in its sales strategy, moving away from a business practice that attracted the edtech giant criticism over the years. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, India’s most valuable , said on Monday its sales people no longer visit students’ homes to pitch to their parents. Instead, the entire sales workforce now works from inside the office and reaches out virtually to only those whose children have shown a clear interest in subscribing to the platform.

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How a Former Immigrant Operator Broke into Silicon Valley VC, and What he Looks for When Investing

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Amir Kabir, partner at AV8 Ventures. Amir has been an entrepreneur, operator and investor with over 15 years of experience, working with early and mid-stage companies on financing, partnerships and strategic growth initiatives. His background and career span over 3 continents, where he was exposed to different people, cultures and regions that shaped his global mindset.

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Locad lands Series A to expand its “logistics engine” across Southeast Asia and Australia

TechCrunch

When Constantin Robertz was working at Zalora, he was involved in moving warehouses six times as the e-commerce company outgrew its logistics infrastructure. This inspired him to co-found Locad , a logistics provider for omnichannel e-commerce companies that connects its network of third-party warehouses and shipping carriers with a cloud-based platform referred to its “logistics engine.”.

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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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From Military Service to Tech Investing: The Journey of Ethan Tan, Harvard Student and Web3…

Jason Malki

From Military Service to Tech Investing: The Journey of Ethan Tan, Harvard Student and Web3 Investor I had the pleasure of interviewing Ethan Tan, a Harvard student and Web3 investor. Ethan is currently a Venture Partner with Contrary Capital and founder of a stealth startup. He previously did sourcing work for Susa Ventures and Sequoia, and was a Venture Analyst at the ventures arm of QCP Capital, a Singapore-based full-suite crypto trading firm.

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Founderbounty case studies - share your stories

Founder Bounty

If your an entrepreneur. Who has done over $20KMRR and can prove it. We want to hear from you. Founderbounty stories We are going to be showcasing founder case studies from successful entrepreneurs and founders who have managed to build and how they have built their companies. Why share?

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Google-backed ShareChat cuts 20% workforce to ‘sustain through headwinds’

TechCrunch

ShareChat, the Indian social media startup backed by Twitter, Google, Tiger Global and Temasek, has laid off 20% of its workforce — or over 400 employees — just a month after eliminating more than 100 roles. The startup informed its employees about the decision on Monday morning. It deactivated access to accounts and wiped out all data of impacted employees, a person familiar with the development told TechCrunch.

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[Stellar Cyber in Business Wire] Vintcom and Stellar Cyber partner to bring open XDR to Thai market

OurCrowd

BANGKOK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aligning with its strategy to maintain leadership in the IT industry with digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions for its clients, Vintcom Technology Public Co., Ltd. has partnered with Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR, to distribute Stellar Cyber’s Open XDR platform in Thailand. Read more here. .

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The Most Acquisitive Acquihirers in Software

Tomasz Tunguz

“The Startup M&A Market Fell 94% Year over Year - But One Segment Thrives” , a post from last week, elicited the same question from many readers. Just who are the most active acquirers for smaller takeouts? To answer the question. I reviewed the roughly 560 US software acquisitions under $400m since January 1, 2020. ServiceNow tops the list with 5 acquisitions.

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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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Jakarta-based Mindtera helps companies keep an eye on employee morale

TechCrunch

During the pandemic, Tita Ardiati and Bayu Puspito Bhaskoro began developing life coaching content to support employees who were increasingly burned out by working from home. They got a good enough reception that they decided to develop their product into an employee assistance program called Mindtera , which now serves more than 10,000 employees in Indonesia.

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Selling Your Way to Success, an Interview with Tech Sales Veteran Mike Hook

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Hook. From his first selling job as Cutco’s third best seller in the country to becoming Vice President of Sales at LineLeader by ChildcareCRM , Mike brings ten plus years of experience, high energy, and proven results to rapidly evolving SaaS companies. Prior to LineLeader by ChildcareCRM, Mike was an integral part of a highly successful FinTech software company that scaled from $12 million to over $100 million in ARR at a $1 billion dollar valuation.

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So much fintech M&A

TechCrunch

Welcome to The Interchange ! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon.

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[Insightec in CNN] A sound you can’t hear but may one day change your life

OurCrowd

CNN—Undergoing clinical trials around the world is a brain surgery that doesn’t need an incision or produce any blood yet drastically improves the lives of people with essential tremor, depression and more. The procedure, known as a focused ultrasound, aims sound waves at parts of the brain to disrupt faulty brain circuits causing symptoms. Read more here.

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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?