A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Over the last decade, the Gotham Gal and I have moved away from oil and gas in our homes and have installed solar panels for electricity and heat pumps for heating and cooling. It has gotten less expensive to do this swap out as solar and heat pump costs have come down. My partner Albert told me that when you factor in the financing costs of this swap, the average home in the Northeast United States could save $1000 to $2000 a year by doing this swap.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I don’t really have a particular goal with this post. I’m just sharing. When I started leading deals at First Round Capital, I sourced investments in 8 companies. GroupMe, Singleplatform and Backupify all had really good exits, especially if you’re just looking at the multiples of the pre-seed/seed rounds, which is what I’m focused on now. I found GroupMe at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon.

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UBI Global

OCTOBER 12, 2020

UBI Global Matches Corporations to Programs in our Global Community and their Startups! This is how YOUR program can participate! From boosting brand awareness to creating new innovation ecosystems, corporations seek innovative startup partnerships for many reasons. UBI Global is a regular facilitator for corporate innovation teams, using our expert methodology to find the most […].

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

GoGet , a Malaysian on-demand work platform, announced today that it has raised a $2 million Series A led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The platform currently has 20,000 gig workers, who are called “GoGetters,” and has onboarded 5,000 businesses, including Lazada Malaysia, IKEA Malaysia, Foodpanda and flower delivery service BloomThis. While Malaysia has other on-demand work platforms, including Supahands and Kaodim, each has its own niche.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Precursor Ventures’ Charles Hudson shares his top tips for raising capital for an unconventional, out-there idea. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Feedough

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The history of Nokia has been a roller-coaster ride, full of ups & downs, and twist & turns, and the journey still hasn’t reached the end. The company has existed for more than 150 years. It has been through two world wars and still survived. It helped Finland in the time of crisis and by the year 2000, it accounted for a whopping 4% of the GDP of Finland.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The U.K.’s Seraphim Capital , the country’s only space tech accelerator, has released details of its newest cohort as part of its Space Camp programme, timed with the end of World Space Week last week. 4pi Lab. Raised so far: Undisclosed amount / Non-Equity Assistance from Creative Destruction Lab. Description: “4pi Lab is developing a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation providing real-time, wildfire detection, monitoring and reporting.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A business is too hard to get your head around. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It’s happening slowly but surely. With every passing week, more venture firms are beginning to announce SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies formed to raise capital through an IPO in order to acquire and thus take public other companies. The veritable blitz of SPACs formed by investor Chamath Palihapitiya notwithstanding, we’ve now seen a SPAC (or plans for a SPAC) revealed by Ribbit Capital, Lux Capital, the travel-focused venture firm Thayer Ventures, Tusk Ventures’

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The huge red flag for any entrepreneur Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

These days when you found a startup, you don’t go out and buy a rack of servers. And you don’t build an in-house data center team. Instead, you farm out your infrastructure needs to the major cloud platforms, namely Amazon AWS , Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. That’s all well and good, but over time, any startup’s cloud setup will become more complex, varied and perhaps multi-provider.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Watch the recording here: (Link will be live shortly after the event). Speakers: – H.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi, Director General, Abu Dhabi Investment Office – Abdullah Saeed Juma Al Naboodah, Chairman, Naboodah Investment Co. – Masaood Al Masaood, Emirates Angels Investors Association – Stephen Barnett, Executive Director – Business Development, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – Dr.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Isaac Roth. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Issac Roth is a seasoned entrepreneur who advises founders on open source technology and keeping communities engaged. Over this career, he’s created and sold multiple enterprise software companies and stays active as an advisor and investor. More posts by this contributor. The ‘right’ way to downsize.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I’m the founder of Pet Plate, a fresh-cooked, human-grade pet food subscription service. We use only the freshest ingredients to make our veterinarian designed meals, and all of our meals are personalized for your pup based on their specific health needs. My business has grown quickly, and we’ve shipped over 10 million meals to pet parents around the country.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The gaming company Roblox announced today that it had confidentially filed paperwork with the SEC to make its public debut. In February, the company, which operates a free-to-play gaming empire with tens of million of users, was valued at $4 billion after a Series G funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company has raised more than $335 million in venture capital funding, according to Crunchbase.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As more people rely on their personal WiFi networks, it’s more important than ever to ensure every network is safeguarded from frequent online security issues and threats. If you’re seeking solutions to help protect your data and maintain productivity, know that we’re in this together. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Boosting sales can be done by using CRM for sales teams. But Raj Sabhlok also says it can be achieved by salespeople implementing three clear-cut best practices. The new Pipedrive chief executive shares his experience with Ramon Ray in an interview for Smart Hustle. In their discussion, the pair talk about: Raj’s decades of experience and his journey to Pipedrive.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 12, 2020

#4 Steve Jobs: Eat one food for weeks on end Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Easyship , a logistics startup that allows e-commerce sellers to add multiple carriers to their stores, announced it has joined the Shopify Plus Technology Partner Program. Easyship is headquartered in Hong Kong and New York. Co-founder Tommaso Tamburnotti told TechCrunch it is the only shipping app in Asia for Shopify Plus, the e-commerce platform’s solution for large companies and high-volume shippers.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This past Wednesday, State of Michigan officials announced how the state, with funding from the Federal CARES Act, has awarded relief grants totaling $15 million to Michigan farms and food processing companies. Dozens of Michigan farms and food processors have been awarded these critically needed relief grants in order to create safer work conditions for employees and to protect the food industry as a whole, according to an article published by MiBiz.com.

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Startup Catalyst Brief Submitted Articles

OCTOBER 12, 2020

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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Israeli startup DreaMed Diabetes, a developer of personalized, AI-based diabetes management solutions, announced its expansion across the US through partnerships with four health clinics last month. Read more here. The post [DreaMed in Geektime] DreaMed’s AI solution for diabetes expands across the US appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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GCUC

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When this all began in March, I thought for sure we would be done with this outbreak by July/August. In May I realized we. The post I’m in the Arena and I’m Not Leaving appeared first on GCUC Community.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Startup specializing in privacy solutions uses its tech to change and enliven actors’ expressions without them ever needing to leave the house. Read more here. The post [D-ID in Israel21c] Israeli face-recognition tech lets actors work off set appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As paid newsletters grow in popularity, Snigdha Sur , the founder of South Asian-focused media company The Juggernaut , has no qualms about avoiding the approach entirely. In October 2017, Sur started The Juggernaut as a free newsletter, called InkMango. As she searched for news on the South Asian diaspora, she found that articles lacked original reporting, aggregation was becoming repetitive and mainstream news organizations weren’t answering big questions.

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