StartupNation

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When it comes to choosing the right side hustle , is it possible to pick a gig based off the business model you wish to explore? Absolutely. A business model is the method in which a business plans to make money. And in order to define your business model, you need to pay attention to the following four factors: Differentiation and pricing. How will your business differentiate from competing companies?

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Venture Well

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Monika Weber of Fluid-Screen credits early-stage entrepreneurial support for the success of her team’s bacterial contamination diagnostic technology, which has secured over $7 million in funding, and generated over $3 million in revenue. The post how Fluid-Screen replaced the petri dish with a microchip appeared first on VentureWell.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Over the years, there has been a growing trend of fintech infrastructure players around the world. In Africa, a handful of startups have launched in the past three years to provide such services. Stitch , a South African fintech startup, is one of them and today, it is coming out of stealth and announcing its seed round of $4 million. This makes it the largest round raised by any API fintech startup in Africa at the moment.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Do you want to start or grow your business? Let’s do a spot check and see if you have these 10 key pillars of a successful business: 10 Small Business Pillars. Target audience. Are you getting clients and serving your audience? Business solution. Does your business solve a specific problem? Pricing. Do you have pricing down? Capacity. Are you built to the right scale?

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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Big morning for Massachusetts tech companies planning to go public via SPAC. Shortly after Berkshire Grey unveiled its intentions , Watertown-based Markforged has announced its own plans. The metal 3D printing company intends to merge with ONE, a special purpose acquisition company created by Kevin Hartz, who will join its board. The deal, which could value the additive manufacturing company at around $2.1 billion, would bring in around $400 million in cash.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Singapore is quickly turning into a hub for food-tech startups , partly because of government initiatives supporting the development of meat alternatives. One of the newest entrants is Next Gen , which will launch its plant-based “chicken” brand, called TiNDLE , in Singaporean restaurants next month. The company announced today that it has raised $10 million in seed funding from investors including Temasek, K3 Ventures, EDB New Ventures (an investment arm of the Singapore Economic De

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

A 4-step Guide to Avoiding Depression When You Leave Your Company Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Aquarium , a startup from two former Cruise employees, wants to help companies refine their machine learning model data more easily and move the models into production faster. Today the company announced a $2.6 million seed led by Sequoia with participation from Y Combinator and a bunch of angel investors including Cruise co-founders Kyle Vogt and Dan Kan.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

QR Codes have been with us for as long as there has been a commercial Internet. They were invited in 1994 in Japan for use in the automotive industry. QR stands for “quick response” and a QR code is a barcode that can contain a lot of data and be read very quickly. But QR codes kind of languished over the last twenty-five years, certainly in the US.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Through all of the last year’s lockdowns, venue closures and other social distancing measures that governments have enacted and people have followed to slow the spread of COVID-19, shopping — and specifically e-commerce — has remained a consistent and hugely important service. It’s not just something that we had to do; it’s been an important lifeline for many of us at a time when so little else has felt normal.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)’s purpose is to help entrepreneurs achieve their full potential by enabling life-enhancing connections, designing shared experiences and providing collaborative learning. EO’s quarterly Impact Day events, as part of the sustainability plan, including “Reimagine Success” and “Designing Your Future,” focus on our planet and the vital role businesses play in building a sustainable future.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We love nothing more than highlighting notable early-stage startups, and you’ll find plenty of them in the spotlight on March 3 at TC Sessions: Justice 2021 , a virtual conference exploring diversity, inclusion and the human labor that powers tech. You do not want to miss meeting and learning more about these impressive early-stage founders — all participants in the TC Include Program.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Podcasting has received tons of traction over the years. Why shouldn’t it? Podcasting offers multiple benefits to businesses. Podcasts can build relationships with your audience, podcasts are highly engaging, podcasts are easy-to-create, and more. Have you ever thought that you can leverage podcasts to increase sales? Jeff Sieh is going to share how to use podcasts to increase sales at Smart Hustle Marketing Conference 2021.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Joby Aviation, a startup that has spent more than a decade developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft, will become a public company through a merger with Reinvent Technology Partners, a special purpose acquisition company from well-known investor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. The combined company, which will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, will have a pro forma implied valuation of $6.6 billion.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The following is adapted from “Fireproof” by Mike Morse. Have you ever wondered why some lawyers excel at attracting and keeping clients? How some have a knack for communicating or consistently make ethical decisions? The answer is that they have high emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is a person’s ability to control, express and interpret emotions.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

This morning MealMe.ai , a food search engine, announced that it has closed a $900,000 pre-seed round. Palm Drive Capital led the round, with participation from Slow Ventures and CP Ventures. TechCrunch first became familiar with MealMe when it presented as part of the Techstars Atlanta demo day last October, mentioning it in a roundup of favorite startups from a group of the accelerator’s startup cohorts.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2021 – Sales Enablement Pro, a leading information source in the sales enablement field, has bestowed DailyPay’s Amanda Romeo with the prestigious recognition of “Initiative of the Year” – Onboarding as part of the annual Sales Enablement PRO Awards. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in TechBullion] DailyPay’s Amanda Romeo Recognized By Sales Enablement PRO For “Initiative of the Year” – Onboarding appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

RecargaPay , a Brazil-based fintech that allows users to top off their prepaid cell phones online, announced this morning that they’ve closed their $70 million Series C. The company, which operates solely in Brazil, was launched in 2010 by Miami-based serial entrepreneur Rodrigo Teijeiro, who is co-founder and CEO. . Unlike in the U.S. where most people have a cell phone plan through a major carrier, in Brazil — a country where the minimum wage is currently $1,100 reals per month (roughly

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

While NBA superstar Russell Westbrook is known for stacking up triple doubles on the court, one of his business ventures outside of the arena aims to help communities stack up their bank accounts. The Washington Wizards superstar’s latest venture, a partnership with Varo Bank which he led on a $63 million fundraising round, is set to help members of underserved communities get the tools needed to become financially literate.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Not every company’s founders find themselves on a first-name basis with the local bomb squad, but then again not every company is Noya Labs , which wants to turn the roughly 2 million cooling towers at industrial sites and buildings across the U.S. into CO2-sucking weapons in the fight against global climate change. When the company first started developing prototypes of its devices that attach to water coolers, the company’s founders, Josh Santos and Daniel Cavero, did what all good

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Australia’s smartbank, 86 400, has integrated a new solution from BioCatch, a behavioural biometrics company, to provide its customers with enhanced security and protection from fraud. Using machine learning and advanced behavioural biometrics to monitor elements such as device orientation, typing speed and swipe patterns, BioCatch can distinguish suspicious and potentially fraudulent activity from genuine user movements, without adding any friction to the experience.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Employers today often use perks to attract new talent in the form of discounts and deals, commuter funds, gym memberships, childcare, free lunches and more. But the pandemic has impacted what sort of in-office or other in-person perks employees can access. That’s led to booming growth — and now, a fundraise — for a startup called Fringe , which offers companies a personalized marketplace of perks that people really want, like Netflix, Uber, Airbnb, DoorDash, Headspace, Talkspac

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Zouz® founder Tarik Batal has announced the launch of his company’s new line of ready-made, plant-based frozen foods featuring Beyond Meat®. Zouz reimagines traditionally meat-based international dishes with flavorful plant-based versions. Visit ZouzFoods.com. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in PR Web] Zouz® Announces The Launch of Its Line of Ready-Made, Plant-Based, Globally-Inspired Frozen Foods. appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Patch , the carbon offset API developer, has raised $4.5 million in financing to build out its business selling customers a way to calculate their carbon footprint and identify and finance offset projects that capture the equivalent carbon dioxide emissions associated with that footprint. . Confirming TechCrunch reporting , Andreessen Horowitz led the round, which also included previous investors VersionOne Ventures , MapleVC and Pale Blue Dot Ventures.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Gauss and healthcare technology company, Ro, recently partnered to offer Gauss’s smartphone-powered, at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen test through Ro’s primary care platform. . Read more here. The post [RO in HIT Infrastructure] Gauss Expands Access to Smartphone-Enabled, At-Home COVID-19 Test appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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