Tue.Feb 11, 2020

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Advancing Humankind Through Individual Consciousness

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Gordy Bal, social entrepreneur on a mission to regenerate the planet, shift the current dysfunctional education system and end human suffering. . At this very moment, we are facing an evolutionary shift that we’ve never experienced before. As gen Xers and millennials inherit mass wealth from baby boomers, we’re looking at a greater transfer of wealth than we’ve seen before: Over US$30 trillion will change hands in North America over the next 30 to 40 years.

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celebrating 10 women redefining the face of invention

Venture Well

In honor of National Inventors’ Day, we’re showcasing 10 women innovators we’ve supported to motivate and inspire tomorrow’s female inventors. The post celebrating 10 women redefining the face of invention appeared first on VentureWell.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I just bought some US Dollars today. I do that many days. But the dollars I bought today are crypto assets, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. These US Dollar assets are called USDC and they are issued by an industry consortium called Centre , led by Circle and our portfolio company Coinbase. I expect many other companies will join the Centre consortium in the coming months and years.

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Meet the Startups of Batch 26

500

We are excited to announce our 26th batch of companies to join our flagship seed accelerator in San Francisco. From social media analytics to sensors and AI and more, this group of 29 companies was chosen from over 3,000 applicants, representing a less than 1% acceptance rate. As with every batch, we are continuing our commitment to discovering and backing the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, and recognizing that great founders come in all shades, genders and nationalities.

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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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The Art of Self Promotion. Learning from Amy Klobuchar.

Smart Hustle Magazine

Self promotion is important and there's a lot we can learn from someone running for elected office in a tight race. By the time you read this Senator Amy Klobachur, who is running to be the Democratic nominee in this year's Presidential race could out of the race, higher in the polls or lower. However, as I write this, she's wining in some ways. How?

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Danielle Smith on Being an Artist, Entrepreneur, and Staying True to Yourself

Smart Hustle Magazine

Danielle Smith has combined her love and passion of being an artist with an entrepreneurial spirit by creating Sounbag , a quality bag that transforms to accommodate her clients needs. Her inspiration has been from music producers, deejays, sound designers & engineers; the people who lay the foundation and frequency to our favorite music. . About Sounbag.

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A Tech Business Idea Could WIN You Up To $10,000!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

STATE COLLEGE, PA – In the past eight years, more than 100 teams have graduated from Ben Franklin’s Tech Celerato r@State College. This successful partnership with the Invent Penn State initiative is offering local entrepreneurs, grad-students, professors, and university researchers a 10-Week Business Startup Boot Camp. The weekly sessions will run on Tuesdays, April 7, 2020 – Tuesday, June 16, 2020 from 2:00 – 5:00 P.M.

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[OurCrowd in Finn Partners] Transforming Israel’s Amazing Health Innovation

OurCrowd

On the eve of this year’s OurCrowd Summit, a true celebration of the innovation and advancement taking place in Israel, this is a good time to reflect on where the Israeli healthtech/digital health/medtech space stands, how much progress has been made and what key dynamics Israeli companies should consider as they bring their amazing innovations to market.

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The Rising Popularity of Blending Work and Leisure Travel

Smart Hustle Magazine

You can finally stop worrying about whether you have achieved the perfect work-life balance. According to National Car Rental’s third annual State of Business Travel survey, 67% of respondents try to keep their work and personal lives separate, but 65% don’t think that goal is attainable. In fact, more than half of the participants admit to blending work and personal life.

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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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[OurCrowd in Times of Israel] OurCrowd to up its focus on ‘huge potential’ of overlooked early-stage firms

OurCrowd

OurCrowd, a Jerusalem-based crowdfunding venture capital firm, said it seeks to boost investment in seed and early stage startups, which are seeing a dearth of investors. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in Times of Israel] OurCrowd to up its focus on ‘huge potential’ of overlooked early-stage firms appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Office Hours with Lisa Lawson

Tomasz Tunguz

Next Friday, February 21, SaaS Office Hours at Redpoint welcomes Lisa Lawson. Lisa built the channel program at Optimizely, the leading AB testing platform. Lisa also lleads the channel practice for SaaS Sales Management, the leading bootcamp for SaaS sales leaders. Developing channel and partner programs is a capital efficient way of growing SaaS companies.

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[Beyond Meat in CNBC] The son of Saudi Arabia’s Warren Buffett sees a big future for Beyond Meat and plant-based foods

OurCrowd

Prince Khaled’s father is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Saudi billionaire investor and chairman of Kingdom Holding, who has often been described as Saudi Arabia’s Warren Buffett. The 41-year-old Prince Khaled’s work — investing in companies like Beyond Meat, biotech start-up TurtleTree Labs and animal-free Bond Pet Foods — comes at a time of rising popularity for vegan and plant-based diets around the world.

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Birthday Wish: Contributions to Climate Crisis Collective

Continuations

Today I am celebrating my 53rd birthday. I am fortunate to be doing so with friends and family and, knock on wood, in good health. This makes it all the more important to me to continue helping to fight the climate crisis. Susan and I have kicked off several projects to that end. One of these projects has been to work with Climate Crisis Collective (CCC) to build better technology for decentralized climate movements, such as Fridays for Future, Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion.

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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?

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[SixGill in Tech Crunch] Sixgill raises $15M to Explain its Dark Web Intelligence Platform

OurCrowd

Sixgill, an Israeli cyberthreat intelligence company that specializes in monitoring the deep and dark web, today announced that it has raised a $15 million funding round led by Sonae IM, a fund based in Portugal, and London-based REV Venture Partners. Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd also participated in the round, as did previous investors Elron and Terra Venture Partners.

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[OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in Computer Weekly] Israel tech startup summit limbers up for SportsTech

OurCrowd

Aiming to showcase new developments wearables and all other related aspects of SportsTech this month is the OurCrowd Global Investor Summit, staged in Jerusalem, Israel February 2020. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in Computer Weekly] Israel tech startup summit limbers up for SportsTech appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Varo Money in Quartz] Fintech has finally cracked the US banking sector

OurCrowd

Varo Money is poised to become a full-fledged bank, making it the first of a new wave of fintech upstarts to win that approval in the US. The company’s long and expensive journey through a thick barrier of regulation is a reason why America’s banks have repelled the tech disruption sweeping through other industries. Read more here. The post [Varo Money in Quartz] Fintech has finally cracked the US banking sector appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[OurCrowd in Computer Weekly] Israel tech startup summit limbers up for SportsTech

OurCrowd

Never knowingly able to miss a good pun when made available, OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved has said that, “Israel punches above its weight when it comes to sports technology, with over 200 companies in the field.”. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in Computer Weekly] Israel tech startup summit limbers up for SportsTech appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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[Lemonade in Yahoo] New Self-learning Algorithm “Facio” Immunizes Against Insurance Disruptors

OurCrowd

Leading insurance carriers are engaged in leasing “Lemonade look-a-like” products for the price of a cup of homemade lemonade. Read More here. The post [Lemonade in Yahoo] New Self-learning Algorithm “Facio” Immunizes Against Insurance Disruptors appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Replay Technologies in The Algemeiner] Intel’s Israel-Developed Sports Viewing Technology Comes to French Soccer

OurCrowd

Replay developed a technology that allows viewers to see footage from virtual cameras, derived from the input of multiple cameras spread across a stadium. Read more here. The post [Replay Technologies in The Algemeiner] Intel’s Israel-Developed Sports Viewing Technology Comes to French Soccer appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[data.world in MarTech] Trustgrid To Secure Access To On-Premises Enterprise Data For Data.World

OurCrowd

Trustgrid, a pioneer and leader in connecting centralized applications to distributed data sets, announced that data.world, the cloud-native data catalog, will use Trustgrid to provide data mesh connectivity between its cloud platform and customer data sources. Read more here. The post [data.world in MarTech] Trustgrid To Secure Access To On-Premises Enterprise Data For Data.World appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Oxx in Finsmes] Oxx Raises $133M to Back Europe’s SaaS Companies from Series A and Beyond

OurCrowd

Oxx, a London, UK and Stockholm, Sweden-based focused B2B software investor, raised $133m to back Europe’s most promising SaaS companies from series A and beyond. Read more here. The post [Oxx in Finsmes] Oxx Raises $133M to Back Europe’s SaaS Companies from Series A and Beyond appeared first on OurCrowd.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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[ClimaCell in Yahoo Finance] SkyGrid Adds Hyper-Local Weather Data for Safer Drone Operations

OurCrowd

New partnership with data provider ClimaCell enhances the company’s aerial operating system with micro-weather feeds for hyper-accurate, on-demand forecasts. Read more here. The post [ClimaCell in Yahoo Finance] SkyGrid Adds Hyper-Local Weather Data for Safer Drone Operations appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[BioCatch in Yahoo Finance ] BioCatch Expands Digital Identity Leadership Position with AimBrain Acquisition

OurCrowd

BioCatch, the global leader in behavioral biometrics, today announced it has acquired AimBrain’s multi modal biometric authentication platform for an undisclosed amount of cash. Read more here. The post [BioCatch in Yahoo Finance ] BioCatch Expands Digital Identity Leadership Position with AimBrain Acquisition appeared first on OurCrowd.