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Woodchuck Raises $3.75M to Combat Construction Waste Crisis with AI-Driven Biomass Energy Platform

American Entrepreneurship

The Michigan based startup empowers contractors, manufacturers, and energy producers to reduce costs, meet sustainability goals, and contribute to a cleaner energy grid through its AI platform that uses machine vision and data modeling to improve the quality and consistency of biomass. In a powerful move for the climate tech industry, Woodchuck, an AI-powered climate impact startup, announced the successful close of a $3.75 million seed funding round.

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Figma's S-1: A PLG Powerhouse

Tomasz Tunguz

Yesterday, Figma filed its beautifully designed S-1. It reveals a product-led growth (PLG) business with a remarkable trajectory. Figma’s collaborative design tool platform disrupted the design market long-dominated by Adobe. Here’s how the two companies stack up on key metrics for their most recent fiscal year: Metric (2024) Figma Adobe Revenue (YoY Growth) $749M (48%) $21.5B (11%) Gross Margin 88.3% 89.0% Non-GAAP Op Margin 17.0% 44.5% Sales Efficiency 1.00 0.39 Adjusted FCF Margin

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Summer Reading Picks From the VentureWell Executive Team

Venture Well

Members of our executive leadership team share a selection of books that have recently inspired or challenged them. The post Summer Reading Picks From the VentureWell Executive Team appeared first on VentureWell.

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The best mind mapping software in 2025

The Zapier Blog

Mind mapping is a creative way to brainstorm and find connections between different ideas. Done right, it's a great way to come up with new ideas and solutions to tricky problems, outline an article or presentation, and generally just get your thoughts in order. While it can be done as a group, it's often a solo practice. Use automation to support brainstorming, delegation, and communication Learn how I do most of my mind mapping digitally—and even when I don't, I often recreate a

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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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[Classiq in Globe Newswire] MegazoneCloud and Classiq sign MOU for quantum computing collaboration

OurCrowd

SEOUL, South Korea, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MegazoneCloud (Chairman Joo-Wan Lee), an AWS Cloud MSP and leader in the Korean cloud market, and Classiq Technologies, the leading quantum software company, today announced that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during Quantum Korea 2025 (June 24–26 at aT Center, Seoul).

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[Flash Forest in Barron’s] Canada turns to drones for reforestation after wildfires

OurCrowd

A large aerial drone flies over the charred remains of Canadian forests devastated by wildfires, bombarding the ground with seed capsules to accelerate reforestation. Read more here.

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5 ways to automate Read AI with Zapier

The Zapier Blog

Until I can clone my brain and upload it to a computer (or to an agent ), I still need to attend meetings to move the needle forward on big projects. That's not really a problem. The problem is what comes after meetings, like summarizing next steps or pulling insights from transcripts. They take up a lot of bandwidth, and that bandwidth is better spent on more strategic projects and approval processes that require actual human thought.

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Protect Your Startup from Financial Risk by Managing Vendor and Client Relationships

StartupNation

Starting and growing a business is an exciting but challenging journey. While securing funding, building a strong customer base, and developing a competitive product or service are top priorities, one often overlooked aspect of startup success is managing financial risks in vendor and client relationships. In fact, 2024 research found that 41% of companies experienced seven or more fraud cases in just the first eight months of the year, showing how easily financial blind spots can derail even th

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[Air EV in PR Newswire] AIR unveils new production facility to accelerate eVTOL deliveries in response to growing demand

OurCrowd

The post [Air EV in PR Newswire] AIR unveils new production facility to accelerate eVTOL deliveries in response to growing demand appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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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6 ways to automate Dialpad with Zapier

The Zapier Blog

Since 2011, Dialpad has helped businesses manage calls, messaging, and meetings in a single platform. As soon as a conversation ends, though, you've likely got more work to do. Cue the updates to your customer relationship manager (CRM), creation of follow-up tasks, and sharing insights with your team. Done manually, these tasks break your focus and slow you down.

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[Eko Health in PR Newswire] CMS recognizes Eko Health’s AI-powered heart disease detection in OPPS July 2025 update, establishing payment rate for SENSORA®

OurCrowd

The post [Eko Health in PR Newswire] CMS recognizes Eko Health’s AI-powered heart disease detection in OPPS July 2025 update, establishing payment rate for SENSORA® appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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What are the Best AI companions for coding in 2025

Founder Bounty

In the recent years, AI has profoundly changed the field of software development. At the moment, AI has a positive influence on developers' work - by helping them deliver products in a faster, and easier way. However, there is growing fear that AI might replace software developers all together, and some researchers say that it might happen by 2040.

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[C2A Security in PR Newswire] C2A Security and Medcrypt Forge Partnership to Elevate Medical Device Security

OurCrowd

The post [C2A Security in PR Newswire] C2A Security and Medcrypt Forge Partnership to Elevate Medical Device Security appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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?