A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 22, 2020

I wrote about our portfolio company Duolingo’s English Proficiency Test back in August of last year. I have always loved the idea that a company that helps people learn a language can also help people prove their fluency in a language. It is two sides of the same coin. But the road to success with the English Proficiency Test has been hard. The “incumbent provider” of English proficiency tests, Test Of English As A Foreign Language (aka TOEFL), has had all of the companies and

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 22, 2020

By Ana Gonzalez. Uncertainty in our lives is a given, particularly when it comes to our finances. There will be times of steady income and other times where we are unsure of our incoming funds. Those uncertain times may be caused by natural disasters, economic recessions or changing markets. Uncertain times and challenges — which are a guarantee — are best met with financial resilience.

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Venture Well

APRIL 22, 2020

For Earth Day, we're celebrating E-Team grantee, MITO Material Solutions, for bringing environmentally-responsible principles into manufacturing. . The post earth day, everyday: profile of E-Team, MITO Material Solutions appeared first on VentureWell.

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UBI Global

APRIL 22, 2020

This is a time of unprecedented uncertainty; in the most dramatic and swift manner, a pandemic of as yet unknown proportion has changed the day-to-day lives of a sizeable proportion of the world’s population and wrought significant and perhaps lasting economic damage. The human toll, of course, eclipses such concerns, though it is still perhaps […].

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented more challenges than we would like to mention. But it has also provided business owners with a unique opportunity that they wouldn’t have had otherwise – reimagine their business with a clean slate. Stepping away from the day-to-day running of a business may seem impossible when business is running as usual, but with this enforced lockdown it is giving owners and managers the chance to not only reflect on their own performance, but look at key areas for

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GCUC

APRIL 22, 2020

Nowadays, working from home has become the new normal, but for coworking companies, there are ways to adapt to this environment. In a previous. The post Fun Interior Design Tips from Coworking Spaces appeared first on GCUC Community.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

A newly formed Israeli company working to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus based on research by scientists at the Migal Galilee Research Institute secured $12 million in an investment round led by Israeli crowdfunding venture investment platform OurCrowd. Read more here. The post [MigVax and OurCrowd in NoCamels] Israeli Team Devoloping Coronavirus Vaccine Rasies $12M for New Startup appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The Seraf Compass

APRIL 22, 2020

One of the key areas in which Board Directors help to protect shareholders is by adequately overseeing the company’s financial affairs. This can be detail-oriented work, but the oversight is critical. The key to establishing sufficient oversight, and managing risk, is ensuring that the company has an adequate set of financial controls at each stage of its development.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

Vaccine researchers at MigVax secured a $12 million funding boost on Wednesday, led by investment platform OurCrowd. Read more here. The post [MigVax and OurCrowd in The Jerusalem Post] Israeli coronavirus vaccine developers target summer human trials appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 22, 2020

To assist small businesses in Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, and Union Counties, SEDA-COG has created a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program. Roughly $400,000 in new loan funds are available to for-profit companies in the 11 County SEDA-COG region. Outlined below are terms and conditions that would be applicable in our initial underwriting process.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 22, 2020

By PAULA BURKES. Copyright 2020, The Oklahoman. Stacey Brandhorst directs business development for i2E, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs commercialize technologies, launch and grow new businesses and access capital. Question: You recently launched the 30th cohort of i2E’s e3 program (formerly Venture Assessment Program) with five new Oklahoma ventures as an online virtual class, using video conferencing.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

New Laboratory Tests Conducted by Utah-Based Institute for Antiviral Research Confirm SaNOtize’s Nitric Oxide Releasing Solution (NORSTM) is Over 99.9% Effective Against. SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that Causes COVID-19. Read more here. The post [SaNOtize in Cision] SaNOtize Obtains Health Canada Approval to Commence Phase II Trial for Potential COVID-19 Therapy appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

OurCrowd to Back Israeli Covid-19 Vaccine Company in $12 Million Round. Read more here. The post [MigVax and OurCrowd in CTech] OurCrowd to Back Israeli Covid-19 Vaccine Company in $12 Million Round appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

MigVax, an Israeli medical technology startup, has received $12 million to find a vaccine for the novel COVID-19 virus. The round was led by Jerusalem-based equity crowdfund platform OurCrowd. Read more here. The post [MigVax and OurCrowd in Red Herring] Israel’s COVID-19-focused MigVax Wins $12m Funding appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

InnovoPro said it will use the new capital to increase production capacity, and take on business development and marketing joint ventures. InnovoPro is targeting an over $40 billion market of protein ingredients and is aiming to expand and identify partners to launch the next generation factory for chickpea protein production. Read more here. The post [prooV in NoCamels] Chickpea Protein Developer InnovoPro Raises $15M In Round Led By JVP appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

Lou Cooperhouse, CEO and President of BlueNalu, joins Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss the waste, inefficiency, cruelty and environmental biproduct of fishing and fish farms alongside its rising worldwide rising demand. Read more here. The post [BlueNalu in Vegconomist] Elysabeth Alfano’s Plant-Based Business Hour With Lou Cooperhouse of BlueNalu appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

New Laboratory Tests Conducted by Utah-Based Institute for Antiviral Research Confirm SaNOtize’s Nitric Oxide Releasing Solution (NORSTM) is Over 99.9% Effective Against. SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that Causes COVID-19. Read more here. The post [SaNOtize in PR Newswire] SaNOtize Obtains Health Canada Approval to Commence Phase II Trial for Potential COVID-19 Therapy appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

I think everybody is currently skeptical when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, and in Israel alone there are multiple efforts underway, but crowdfunding platform OurCrowd is putting $12 million into MigVax to help the team accelerate its efforts to develop an oral vaccine. Read more here. The post [MigVax and OurCrowd in LaNetaNeta] MigVax raises $12M for its COVID-19 vaccine efforts appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

LONDON, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the European and Israeli cyber threat intelligence (CTI) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Israel-based Sixgill with the 2020 European & Israeli Technology Innovation Award for empowering companies to take a proactive approach to cybersecurity by presenting automated and actionable intelligence.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

Today OurCrowd announced our decision to back Israel’s leading coronavirus vaccine candidate being developed by MigVax, based on research from the Migal Galilee Research Institute in Kiryat Shemonah in the Galilee. Read more here. The post [MigVax and OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] Six reasons why OurCrowd is investing in this Israeli COVID-19 vaccine appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

Jerusalem-based crowdfunding VC firm backs newly formed MigVax Corp., which aims to adapt a coronavirus inoculation for poultry for use in humans. Read more here. The post [MigVax and OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] OurCrowd heads $12m investment round for startup researching coronavirus vaccine appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 22, 2020

The Watchman host, Erick Stakelbeck, with Jonathan Medved of OurCrowd on potential COVID-19 vaccine out of Israel. Watch here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved on Watchman Newscast] A Light Unto the Nations — Israel Working on COVID-19 Vaccine appeared first on OurCrowd.

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