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European insurtech startup Wefox grabs $650 million at $3 billion valuation

TechCrunch

German startup Wefox has raised a $650 million Series C funding round led by Target Global. Following this funding round, the company has reached a post-money valuation of $3 billion. Wefox is a digital insurer focused on personal insurance products, such as household insurance, motor insurance and personal liability insurance. “It’s much more than we wanted to raise initially.

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How to Design and Deliver a Business Pitch That Secures Startup Funding

StartupNation

A business pitch is a presentation put together to entice an investor or group of investors. The goal of your pitch is to secure funding to proceed with your value proposition so you can take your idea to the market. Remember, the pitch process is about getting investors to back people ; it’s not about backing products and markets. When you create your pitch, I suggest two separate formats that may be intertwined at times: The base method, outlined in 10 points below, is an approach I developed

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Singapore-based D2C dental brand Zenyum raises $40M Series B from L Catterton, Sequoia India and other investors

TechCrunch

Zenyum , a startup that wants to make cosmetic dentistry more affordable, announced today it has raised a $40 million Series B. This includes $25 million from L Catterton, a private equity firm focused on consumer brands. The round’s other participants were Sequoia Capital India (Zenyum is an alum of its Surge accelerator program ), RTP Global, Partech, TNB Aura, Seeds Capital and FEBE Ventures.

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Portfolio Management – Learning from experienced investors

NZ Entrepreneur

The Angel Association of New Zealand ( AANZ ) is co-hosting with New Zealand Growth Capital Partners ( NZGCP ) a series of workshops on early-stage investment. Andrew Chen shares his takeaways from the second instalment on Portfolio Management, held in Wellington on 13 May 2021. Participants heard about both the theory and reality of portfolio management from three different experiences: Marcel van den Assum provided the angel investor perspective, having invested in over 50 companies over 15 ye

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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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ChargerHelp co-founder, CEO Kameale C. Terry is heading to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

TechCrunch

Thousands of electric vehicle charging stations will be built around the country over the next decade. ChargerHelp! , founded in January 2020 by Kameale C. Terry and Evette Ellis, wants to make sure they stay up and running. The idea for the on-demand repair app for EV charging stations came to Terry when she was working at EV Connect , where she held a number of roles including director of programs and head of customer experience.

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Malt raises $97M at a $489M valuation for its freelance marketplace for developers

TechCrunch

The world of professional services has long relied on contractors to fill in for assignments and projects that might not be a part of the course of daily work, but are essential work nonetheless. Today, a startup that’s built a marketplace to make it easier for freelance developers, designers and others with technical skills with those job opportunities is announcing a significant round of funding to expand its business.

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Launch Now: If Your Idea Has Potential, It Will Be Obvious

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Test if your idea is good enough to attract users even half baked Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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June makes product analytics more accessible

TechCrunch

Meet June , a new startup that wants to make it easier to create analytics dashboards and generate reports even if you’re not a product analytics expert. June is built on top of your Segment data. Like many no-code startups, it uses templates and a graphical interface so that non-technical profiles can start using it. “What we do today is instant analytics and that’s why we’re building it on top of Segment,” co-founder and CEO Enzo Avigo told me.

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Why Every Modern Tech Company Can Trace Their Roots Back to Netscape

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The origin story of the first true Silicon Valley startup Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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Forward Cities

If you liked the recent piece “Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood wasn’t America’s only Black Wall Street” by Forward Cities’ President & CEO Fay Horwitt in USA Today, read more about us or reach out. We’d love to partner or collaborate!

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Accreditation for Startup Investors: Canada ????

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. The information contained on this page has been compiled, as of its date of publication, with considerable care to ensure investors are informed.the purpose of this page is to provide you with general information about qualified investors residing in Canada. The information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold a particular investment. no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to the accuracy or com

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Time Tracking is Dead; Long Live Time Tracking

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A couple of days ago, I talked to a friend of mine who is running a small website development agency. Despite COVID, 2020 had been an… Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Accreditation for Startup Investors: Switzerland ????

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. The information contained on this page has been compiled, as of its date of publication, with considerable care to ensure investors are informed.the purpose of this page is to provide you with general information about qualified investors residing in Switzerland. The information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold a particular investment. no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to the accuracy o

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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.

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Startup Investing Accreditation Manual for Israeli Investors

OurCrowd

The post Startup Investing Accreditation Manual for Israeli Investors appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Accreditation for Startup Investors: U.S. ????

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. The information contained on this page has been compiled, as of its date of publication, with considerable care to ensure investors are informed.the purpose of this page is to provide you with general information about qualified investors residing in the U.S. The information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold a particular investment. no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to the accuracy or co

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Accreditation for Startup Investors: E.U. ????

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. The information contained on this page has been compiled, as of its date of publication, with considerable care to ensure investors are informed.the purpose of this page is to provide you with general information about qualified investors residing in the E.U. The information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold a particular investment. no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to the accuracy or co

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Accreditation for Startup Investors: Singapore ????

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. The information contained on this page has been compiled, as of its date of publication, with considerable care to ensure investors are informed.the purpose of this page is to provide you with general information about qualified investors residing in Singapore. The information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold a particular investment. no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to the accuracy or

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Monetizing Analytics Features

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.

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Accreditation for Startup Investors: Hong Kong ????

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. The information contained on this page has been compiled, as of its date of publication, with considerable care to ensure investors are informed.the purpose of this page is to provide you with general information about qualified investors residing in Hong Kong. The information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold a particular investment. no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to the accuracy or

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Accreditation for Startup Investors: Australia ????

OurCrowd

By OURCROWD. The information contained on this page has been compiled, as of its date of publication, with considerable care to ensure investors are informed.the purpose of this page is to provide you with general information about qualified investors residing in Australia. The information provided should not be considered as investment or other advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold a particular investment. no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made to the accuracy or

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[OurCrowd in AGFunder News] Sprout’s new CEO on what drew him to New Zealand – and why startups should follow him there

OurCrowd

When Israeli venture investor Gil Meron told colleagues that he was considering a career move to New Zealand, people thought he was mad. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in AGFunder News] Sprout’s new CEO on what drew him to New Zealand – and why startups should follow him there appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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[Superpedestrian in Times Union] Hartford e-scooters log 17,000 rides since late April debut

OurCrowd

Hartford’s new scooter-sharing program has logged more than 17,000 rides in little more than a month, according to a published report Monday. Read more here. The post [Superpedestrian in Times Union] Hartford e-scooters log 17,000 rides since late April debut appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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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[HoneyBook in CTech] 11 Israeli fintech unicorns helping to change the world

OurCrowd

Will 2021 be remembered as the year of the unicorn? During the first quarter of this year, 121 unicorns, companies valued at over $1 billion, were born globally. That is compared to 159 during the whole of 2020. While at the end of 2019, there were just 400 unicorn companies in the world, today, there are more than 600. Read more here. The post [HoneyBook in CTech] 11 Israeli fintech unicorns helping to change the world appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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