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Money. show me! If you want to change Venture Capital, focus on LPs. #openlp

This is going to be BIG.

There have been a lot of calls for VC firms to make more hires from the Black and Brown community, as well as to hire more women. Not all hires, however, are made equally. In venture, it’s all about getting an opportunity to make partner and being included in the carry—the economic upside of a fund. Not only is carry a means of economic mobility, but it’s also a reflection of where decision-making authority is within a fund.

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How Startups Plan to Reopen

Revolution

Insights from Revolution-Backed CEOs As states across the country begin to reopen, business leaders everywhere are strategizing on how to keep employees and customers safe. Since the start of the lockdown, our team at Revolution has been in the trenches with our portfolio companies, helping them navigate the current landscape and formulate plans for future phases of reopening.

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[Alpha Tau in PR Newswire] Medison Pharma and Alpha Tau Medical Announce a Collaboration in the Oncology Field in Central and Eastern Europe

OurCrowd

Medison Pharma Trading AG, a fully owned subsidiary of Medison Pharma Ltd., and Alpha Tau Medical Ltd., the developer of a breakthrough alpha-radiation cancer therapy “Alpha DaRT,” are pleased to announce an exploratory collaboration in the oncology field in Central and Eastern Europe. Medison is a specialized pharmaceutical and biotech company focused on licensing highly innovative, cutting edge therapeutics for patients in need of life-saving therapies in various international mark

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EnsoData Raises $9M Series A Financing to Empower Clinicians with Waveform AI

Dream It

EnsoData (Healthtech - Spring 2019) has a platform that transforms billions of waveform data points collected from sensors in medical devices and wearables into an easy-to-read report, so clinicians can make faster, more accurate diagnoses. Last week, the company announced a $9 million Series A financing round led by Venture Investors and Zetta Venture Partners.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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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[BioCatch in Business Wire] BioCatch Appoints Mark Elliot Chief Marketing Officer

OurCrowd

BioCatch, the global leader in behavioral biometrics, today announced that Mark Elliot has joined the senior leadership team as Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Mark will lead all marketing efforts and grow the brand globally as BioCatch looks to broaden its product offerings and further support its expanding client base into new verticals following a $145 million Series C investment led by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, the growth investing business of Bain Capital.

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Getting Your Business Online & Finding the Right Tools: A Conversation with Wix

Smart Hustle Magazine

Even though having an online presence is basically part of normal operations, not all businesses actually sell a product or service online. Many businesses use a website to provide standard information that isn’t regularly changing. So when COVID-19 hit the US in March 2020, it threw a major wrench into the workings of many companies that previously knew exactly how to find their customers.

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SaaS Office Hours Go to Market Survey Edition & Which Metric Should Your SDR/BDR Team Use?

Tomasz Tunguz

On June 24 at 10am Pacific, SaaS Office Hours will hosting be a virtual session. This time, we will be reviewing some of the insights from Redpoint’s 2020 Go To Market Survey. Nick Giometti and I have been working to prepare the survey results over many weeks. Last week, we published highlights at Saastock. If you’d like to register to attend and submit questions, please fill out the registration here by June 19.

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Community of Cultivators: Edition 31

GCUC

Here at GCUC we are immensely fortunate to cross paths and work with so many amazing people. Through our work, we’ve cultivated a global. The post Community of Cultivators: Edition 31 appeared first on GCUC Community.

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[CB4 in PR Newswire] CB4 Partners with Kum & Go to Drive In-store Experience and Floor Execution

OurCrowd

“Kum & Go is excited to partner with CB4 to identify sales opportunities,” said Kum & Go VP of Operations, Marty Roush. “We announced this tool to our District Supervisors and they can’t wait to put this in the hands of their teams to improve operational execution.” Read more here. The post [CB4 in PR Newswire] CB4 Partners with Kum & Go to Drive In-store Experience and Floor Execution appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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[Rewire in The Paypers] Rewire allows Filipino migrants to pay Social Security System

OurCrowd

Rewire has recently partnered with a Philippines government authorised company to offer the needed infrastructure for OFWs, Overseas Filipino Workers, to pay their Social Security System. Among other important financial services provided online include remittance, a European bank account and a debit card, and SSS payments through an app. Thus, Filipino customers can pay the SSS payment at 4pm or 4am and the outcome will be the same.

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[WayUp in Yahoo] How WayUp is helping recent graduates find jobs amid COVID-19

OurCrowd

Job site WayUp matches college students and recent graduates with employers based on the candidate’s interests and skills. WayUp Co-Founder and CEO Liz Wessel joins Yahoo Finance’s On The Move panel to discuss. Read more here. The post [WayUp in Yahoo] How WayUp is helping recent graduates find jobs amid COVID-19 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[The Bouqs in PR Newswire] The Bouqs Company Names Alejandro Bethlen as Chief Executive Officer

OurCrowd

The Bouqs Company (Bouqs.com) announced today the hire of its new Chief Executive Officer, Alejandro Bethlen. Bethlen joins the leading direct-to-consumer floral delivery company with over two decades of leadership and international experience in scaling global businesses for Fortune 100 companies including Amazon and Procter & Gamble. Bethlen will join Founder John Tabis and Co-Founder Juan Pablo Montufar to spearhead the company’s growth and catalyze existing momentum with expansion

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[DreaMed in Med-Tech Innovation] Artificial pancreas algorithm used in new Medtronic system

OurCrowd

The development of the MD-Logic algorithm was initiated at the Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Schneider Children’s Medical Centre of Israel headed by Prof. Moshe Phillip in 2007. The project spawned the creation of DreaMed Diabetes and an agreement with Medtronic, leading to the implementation of the algorithm into the MiniMed 780G system.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

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.