Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

The venture fund launched a completely virtual program with a focus on helping 13 Urbantech, Healthtech, and Securetech startups with business development, customer growth, and capital raising in a time of economic uncertainty. Dreamit Ventures , an early-stage venture fund and growth-focused program for startups with early product-market fit, announced its latest batch of startups and kicked off its completely virtual Securetech, Urbantech, and Healthtech programs.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 7, 2020

If your startup/organization/team struggles with ideation (the process of coming up with ideas), you fall into one of two camps: Those who struggle to come up with any ideas. Those who come up with plenty of ideas but struggle to identify which ones are worth pursuing. What follows is a step-by-step guide for solving both problems. The Short Version.

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Venture Well

APRIL 7, 2020

We continue our series highlighting educators within the VentureWell network who are doing good work—faculty members who are catalyzing change in higher education and inspiring. The post empowering tomorrow’s entrepreneurs: q&a with Kenneth McLeod from Binghamton University, SUNY appeared first on VentureWell.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 7, 2020

One of the silver linings to this awful pandemic is that things have slowed down a lot. Not just work. Everything really. I find myself taking more time to do the dishes, work out, meditate, etc. There is less “racing through the day” and more time to do things right and carefully. We clean the house on Sundays and it takes the two of us almost three hours and while I can’t call it enjoyable, there is a certain satisfaction from doing it well and doing it right.

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HPA

APRIL 7, 2020

HPA recently created a resource guide that aggregated information on finance assistance and business operations. Meanwhile, we continued to monitor news and developed this secondary resource guide that focuses on HR and talent topics, decisions and best practices. . Due to the financial impacts of the pandemic, companies are having to make tough business decisions.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

Friday, April 3 was supposed to be the orderly launch of the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) providing $349B of urgently needed funding to struggling startups and small businesses. Last Friday was anything but orderly. After PPP is finished, I don't think bankers in the US will ever again acknowledge the letter P as a letter in the alphabet. — samir kaji (@Samirkaji) April 7, 2020 To guide startups through the confusion, Dreamit interviewed three leaders helping startups se

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Sixgill, a leading cyber threat intelligence company, today announced that its Deep and Dark Web Threat Intelligence Solution, an automated and contextual cyber threat intelligence solution, will integrate with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR, the industry’s first extended security, orchestration, automation and response platform with native threat intel management that empowers security leaders with instant capabilities against threats across their entire enterprise.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 7, 2020

We’re excited to welcome Aaron Epstein to the YC Team, and welcome back Harj Taggar. After four batches as a Visiting Partner, Aaron Epstein is joining YC as a partner. Aaron was the co-founder and CEO of Creative Market (YC W10), a marketplace for graphic design assets, which was acquired by Autodesk in 2014. He later spun the company out as an independent startup in 2017 and helped generate more than $100M in sales for independent creators around the world.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Applications and users are the weakest links in enterprise security. Tala’s innovation. transforms how we approach securing them. Read more here. The post [Tala in Security Boulevard] Innovating Application Security: Tala’s Latest Patent is Granted appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Following the drop in Beyond Meat stock prices which fell 26% in March, the company yesterday announced it will donate and distribute more than a million Beyond Burgers as part a campaign it calls the Feed A Million+ pledge. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in Vegconomist] Beyond Meat to Donate a Million Beyond Burgers in Feed A Million+ Pledge appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

CyberMDX is a healthcare cybersecurity providre, which delivers visibility, threat prevention, and operational efficiency for medical devices, IoT, and clinical networks. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in Globes] Israeli medical cybersecurity co CyberMDX raises $20m appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

India’s self-drive mobility platform, Zoomcar, has stepped up to ease the emergency transportation woes faced during the lockdown period. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in Business Line] All you need to know about 4 start-ups assisting government to deal with Covid-19 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Another car rental start-up Zoomcar, has also grounded its fleet in accordance with the shutdown order, however, the company is using select vehicles to ensure emergency mobility for the frontline workforce. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in Deccan Herald] COVID-19 lockdown: Mobility sector to walk a bumpy path ahead appeared first on OurCrowd.

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CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Greg Moran, CEO and Co founder of Zoomcar shares how the company is ensuring business continuity amidst the COVID-19 crisis and the ongoing lockdown in India. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in People Matters] Zoomcar’s CEO on ensuring business continuity with people at the center appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Sixgill states that these credentials can be used to accomplish a plethora of seedy activities, such as eavesdropping on corporate calls and identity theft, among others. Read more here. The post [SixGill in The Jerusalem Post] Personal information of hundreds of Zoom accounts found on dark web appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Using prooV PoC-as-a-Service Platform & AWS Service Catalog enterprise customers can address these challenges to create an automated end to end proof-of-concept platform. Minimizing the manual heavy-lift enabling developers to quickly, securely, and easily deploy infrastructure components in their PoC environment. Read more here. The post [prooV in AWS] Deploy Enterprise Proof-of-Concept with prooV and AWS Service Catalog appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Free software created by Neverware, called CloudReady, takes that a step further, allowing consumers and school districts to install the Chromebook operating system on old laptops that lack the power and memory to run the latest versions of Windows or Mac OS. Read more here. The post [Neverware in Consumer Reports] How to Turn an Old Laptop Into a Chromebook With CloudReady appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Researchers at Kenna Security ran two analyses of patching rates for the Exchange bug. In the first it estimated that just 15% of vulnerable Exchange servers have been patched. Read more here. The post [Kenna Security in ZDNet] Over 350,000 Microsoft Exchange servers still open to flaw that’s under attack: Patch now appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

NEW YORK, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Tyto Care, the healthcare industry’s first all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for on-demand, remote medical examinations, today announced that it has raised $50M in an oversubscribed round co-led by Insight Partners, Olive Tree Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures LLC with participation from previous investors, bringing the company’s total funding to over $105M.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

While many manufacturers are searching for ways to create more systems and materials, TechSee is using AR to keep current systems functioning. Read more here. The post [TechSee in USA Today] Verizon, Cox cable stop home visits. Here’s how they’re helping you fix your cable. appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

Healthcare security startup CyberMDX has raised $20 million in its latest round of fundraising, the company confirmed Tuesday. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in TechCrunch] CyberMDX raises $20M to help improve medical device security appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

CyberMDX, a connected medical device and clinical network security firm, announced this morning that it has collected $20 million in new funding. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in MobiHealthNews] CyberMDX closes $20M to help hospitals protect their medical devices appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Perception Point, a 360-degree Prevention as a Service company offering fast interception of any content-based attack across email and all collaboration channels, today announced that it has been ranked #1 in SE Labs’ last independent testing. Read more here. The post [Perception Point in 69News] Perception Point Receives Top Overall Ranking in SE Labs Independent Testing, Achieving 96% Accuracy Rating and 0% False Positive Rate appeare

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Alpha Tau Medical– the developer of breakthrough alpha-radiation cancer therapy Alpha DaRT, and Medison Canada – a fully owned subsidiary of Medison Pharma, are pleased to announce that they have entered into an exclusive distribution arrangement. Read more here. The post [Alpha Tau in BioSpace] Alpha Tau Medical Announces Exclusive Distribution Arrangement With Medison Canada for Breakthrough Cancer Treatment Alpha DaRT appeared first on Our

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2020

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — prooV, the world’s first and only proof-of-concept (PoC) platform, today announced its strategic integration with AWS Service Catalog. Read more here. The post [prooV in Yahoo Finance] prooV Teams Up With AWS Service Catalog appeared first on OurCrowd.

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