Venture Well
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Sarah Wharmby offers advice for early-stage innovators on developing and maintaining mentor relationships. The post Sarah Says: How To Find the Right Mentor appeared first on VentureWell.
Andreessen Horowitz
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Every so often, we meet founders with unusually strong conviction about solving systems problems. They’ve often lived through the pain of bad software, diagnosed the cause of their suffering, and made it their mission to convince the world they have … The post Investing in Svix appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Planet42 , a South Africa-based car subscription company that buys used cars from dealerships and rents to customers via a subscription model, has raised $100 million in equity and debt from a wide range of investors. Naspers, through its early-stage investment vehicle, Naspers Foundry , co-led the $15 million equity round (the SA-based investor also led Planet42’s previous $30 million round in late 2021) alongside ARS Holdings.
The Seraf Compass
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
In CYA: Liability Insurance for Directors we talked about some high-level concepts relating to Directors & Officers insurance. Here we are going to go into a bit more detail. This will get you well-grounded, but as we noted previously, there is no substitute for a good D&O broker to help you wade through your options. Without the help of a broker, it is very easy to pay more money for a lesser policy, when, with some help, you could have purchased better coverage for your needs for less money.
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.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
As more companies shift to work-from-home or hybrid environments, it becomes increasingly important to make sure that employees aren’t sharing sensitive information with others who aren’t supposed to see it. This is even more essential for companies working with contractors and outside firms. This has traditionally fallen under the purview of data loss prevention software (DLP), but Metomic , an early-stage startup, wants to update DLP in a modern SaaS context without getting in the way of peopl
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Customer success platforms (CSPs), or software designed to help business-to-business companies manage and monitor their customer success efforts, are increasingly in demand. According to a Research and Markets report , the market for global CSPs will be worth $3.1 billion by 2026. Some sources attribute the sector’s growth to the economic impact of the pandemic, which they say forced companies to double down on customer success efforts as the world shifted to digital channels.
Jason Malki
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
I had the pleasure of interviewing Zach Schleien, the CEO & Co-founder of Filteroff , a video speed dating app that has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, and hit #1 on Product Hunt. Schleien started his online dating career by launching Top Romp, a dating publication that covered dating hacks and apps for the modern dater. After selling the blog, he launched Hinge’s subreddit.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
While much of the white-collar workforce has adjusted to the new norm of videoconferencing from home, that doesn’t mean that they — or their bosses — necessarily like it. According to a poll from Showpad, 76% of employees report becoming more distracted on video calls versus in-person meetings. In a separate survey , staffers — especially new employees — say that requiring video during virtual meetings increases their work fatigue.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Marketplaces are very hard to launch and grow, but it’s possible.
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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.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Kittu Kolluri Contributor Share on Twitter Kittu Kolluri is the founder and managing director of Neotribe Ventures , which focuses on strategic investments in early- to growth-stage companies developing breakthrough technologies. More posts by this contributor Reimagining The Network For A Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Silicon Valley dreams of unicorns.
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
North East England will be promoted as the premier location for electrification technologies and international investment at one of the leading international Electric Vehicle (EV) trade shows. Read more here. The post [Connected Energy in Highways News] Companies join forces to accelerate roll out of EV charging appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Finch , a platform that helps companies connect to various HR apps, services and systems, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round co-led by General Catalyst and Menlo Ventures with participation from QED Investors, Altman Capital and PruVen Capital. Co-founder and CEO Jeremy Zhang says the new cash will be put toward adding coverage for more payroll and benefits systems, expanding into new employment data verticals and growing Finch’s engineering, product and custome
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel and VIENNA, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Innoviz Technologies (Nasdaq: INVZ) (the “Company” or “Innoviz”), a technology leader of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensors and perception software, and General Laser, a leading European provider of products and services in the fields of lasers, robotics, special machinery and more, today announced their collaboration to drive sales for Innoviz’s LiDAR solutions in the European market.
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Mark MacLeod
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Why are you here? This simple question is perhaps the most important question of our lives. First, consider it in the existential sense: Why are we here? Why are humans on this planet?
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — data.world, the enterprise data catalog for the modern data stack, today launched the data.world AI Lab, a first for the data catalog industry. The data.world AI Lab brings together customers, partners, and academics to collaborate on using the latest AI technologies to improve data team productivity through data catalog integrations.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Byju’s is weighing whether to wind down WhiteHat Jr, a coding platform that it acquired over two years ago at an enterprise value of $300 million, as the edtech group looks to cut expenses and eliminate a business unit that has drawn considerable criticism to the firm. The Bengaluru-headquartered firm, India’s most valuable startup at $22 billion valuation, has held conversations in recent weeks about shutting down what was once touted as one of its best acquisitions, three sources familiar with
Founder Bounty
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Copywriting can be an extremely effective way to grow your business in 2023 for several reasons. It can also be a great side hustle or job if your looking to help other startups grow their own businesses using marketing. Strong copywriting can help you stand out: In today's crowded marketplace, it's essential to grab your audience's attention quickly.
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
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Entrepreneur's Handbook
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
As generative AI’s fast-unfolding power to supercharge content-creation amps up concern over what automation might mean for free access to quality information online, Berlin-based startup Spoke AI is gearing up to apply generative AI in a more bounded (but still noisy) context: Internally, within businesses — pitching information workers on tools to help them stay on top of inbound comms by automatically summarizing what’s coming at them across a range of third party tools.
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
“The automotive industry recognizes that a compact and scalable fusion energy solution is possible and that once realized it will power everything from cities to buildings to homes to vehicles,” says NT-Tao’s CEO and co-founder Oded Gour-Lavie. Read an interview with NT-Tao’s CEO and co-founder Oded Gour-Lavie here. The post [NT-Tao in EE Times] Israeli nuclear fusion startup raises $22M appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
What early-stage founder wouldn’t love to add metaphorical rocket fuel to their startup? We’re here to tell you that you can, in a form you may not have considered: online communities. Building an engaged, genuine online community that supports and sustains your business requires authenticity. This worthy art-meets-social-science endeavor can deliver results in a big way, which is why we’re thrilled to have two experts ready to tackle the topic at TechCrunch Early Stage on April 20 in Bost
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Artificial intelligence and machine learning could change the face of cancer diagnostics. Today, physicians may run blood tests to find biomarkers specific to cancer, conduct imaging tests via MRI, CT or ultrasound to visualize a potential tumor or biopsy to analyze tissue up close. Read more here. The post [OncoHost in BioSpace] AI/ML enables earlier cancer detection, guided treatment appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Nasdaq on Friday hosted the New Voices Foundation and Essence Ventures, inviting some of the most prominent Black professionals within the venture and startup space behind the podium to help open the markets. Though this isn’t the first time Nasdaq has honored Black History Month, some who were there commented that “history was made.” And indeed, this opening bell felt different.
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BrightInsight, Inc., provider of the leading global platform for biopharma and medtech regulated digital health solutions, announced today from DTx West, that ixlayer is the latest partner to join the BrightInsight Ecosystem, a network of more than 20 of the world’s leading healthcare and technology companies driving growth and adoption of digital health solutions.
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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
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