TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Insilico Medicine, an AI-based platform for drug development and discovery, announced $255 million in Series C financing on Tuesday. The massive round is reflective of a recent breakthrough for the company: proof that its AI-based platform can create a new target for a disease, develop a bespoke molecule to address it and begin the clinical trial process. .
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JUNE 22, 2021
Contributed by Marina Byezhanova , an EO Canada Bridge member and the founder of personal branding agency, Brand of a Leader. What can be more exciting to entrepreneurs than a brand-new venture? Starting something from scratch, identifying the unique positioning, filling the proverbial bus with like-minded people in all of the seats, and driving directly onto the growth superhighway are arguably some of our favorite pastimes.
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TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Here at TechCrunch, we’re big fans of startup competitions. From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. So we’re hooking up with Extreme Tech Challenge (‘XTC’) to present the Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals , a startup competition focused on powering a more sustainable, equitable, inclusive, and healthy world.
StartupNation
JUNE 22, 2021
The following is excerpted from “ Make It Don’t Fake It” by Sabrina Horn (2021), ISBN 978-1523091492, with permission from Berrett-Koehler Publishers. There are many definitions of “brand.” I think of it simply as the unique relationship a person has with a company and what the company produces and sells. Successful brands create the feeling of trust that buying a certain company’s products or services delivers real and reliable benefits.
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TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Time is your most valuable asset — as the saying goes — and today a startup called Memory.ai , which is building AI-based productivity tools to help you with your own time management, is announcing some funding to double down on its ambitions: It wants not only to help manage your time, but to, essentially, provide ways to use it better in the future.
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TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Quanergy Systems, the Sunnyvale, California-based lidar company, said Tuesday it has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition fund CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp., a Chinese blank-check firm affiliated with the country’s largest state-owned investment conglomerate. The deal, which puts an implied valuation on Quanergy at $1.4 billion, is expected to close in the second half of 2021.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2021
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Samir Kaji on the Venture Unlocked podcast about a wide range of topics that we as venture capitalists think about everyday, including: How to build a generational firm?—?retaining partner talent and finding the complimentary networks and skillsets firms need to succeed over time The state of venture today and how COVID crammed 10 years of technological change into one accelerated year The human psychology of decision making and one book I think
TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
The future of work is long on long-distance, and today a startup that’s built a platform to help organizations hire global talent and build out those remote workforces is announcing a round of funding on the heels of strong growth. Oyster — which provides tools to help with hiring, onboarding, payroll, benefits and salary management services for both contractors and full-time employees working outside of an organization’s home country — has closed a Series B of $50 millio
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JUNE 22, 2021
Strip away the easy logo. Then the real persuasion game begins. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Before our conversation on Extra Crunch Live, Marlon Nichols dropped a bomb on me. The MaC Venture Capital founding managing partner hadn’t actually seen Wonderschool’s original pitch deck before investing in the remote education startup. Our conversation with the company’s CEO, Chris Bennett was the first time he’d been through the seed-stage deck.
GCUC
JUNE 22, 2021
In a year that has seen unprecedented change in real estate we have found it increasingly valuable to hear from our clients and share. The post Industry Perspective: CoCoTiv Coworking appeared first on GCUC Community.
TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
This morning G2 , a company that provides an online software review and information database, announced that it has raised a $157 million Series D. Per a release the company shared with TechCrunch in advance of its news, G2 is now worth more than $1 billion, making it a unicorn in modern parlance. Permira led the round via its growth fund, while prior venture capital firms IVP, Emergence, and Accel also contributed.
OurCrowd
JUNE 22, 2021
Israel’s ThetaRay, which enables the acceleration of global payments while defending financial institutions from financial crime, announced the signing of a global partnership with Google Cloud to protect banks, fintechs, and payments infrastructure companies against money laundering activity hidden within cross-border transactions. Through the cooperation, ThetaRay’s recently announced cloud-based AML solution for cross-border payments will be available as a service on Google Cloud.
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TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Hey, you there — early-stage founders. Yes, you. TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing & Fundraising , our mini master class in entrepreneurship, is right around the proverbial corner. And by mini we mean it’s just two days — July 8-9. There’s nothing mini about the expert advice, information and actionable tips you’ll glean from attending this event. Buy your pass today and get ready to learn how to build a better startup without reinventing the wheel (good thing we don’t charge by the cliché).
OurCrowd
JUNE 22, 2021
Israeli-based behavioral biometrics company BioCatch announced that it has been named an Overall Leader in the 2021 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Fraud Reduction Intelligence Platforms report, along with also being recognized for its Innovation and Product leadership in the same report. Read more here. The post [BioCatch in Find Biometrics] KuppingerCole Names BioCatch Overall Leader in Fight Against Fraud appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Viva Republica, the Seoul-based fintech company behind Toss , a super app with more than 40 financial services, announced today it has raised $410 million at a post-money valuation of $7.4 billion. The new funding was led by Alkeon Capital, an American investment firm, and included participation from new investors like Korea Development Bank, and returning backers Altos Ventures and Greyhound Capital.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JUNE 22, 2021
It’s tough, but it can be achieved. Here’s what I’ve learned. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
We’ve chronicled, in great detail, the many layers of technology, services and solutions that have been wrapped around the world of education in recent years — and especially in the last year, which became a high watermark for digital learning tools because of COVID-19. Today, a startup called Merlyn Mind is coming out of stealth with a proposition that it believes helps tie a lot of this together in the K-12 classroom — a “digital assistant” that comes in the form
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JUNE 22, 2021
Saying ‘yes’ to every client request is keeping you small. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Zeller , a Melbourne-based fintech founded by former Square executives to serve small- to mid-sized businesses, has raised $50 million AUD (about $37.5 million USD) led by Spark Capital, the investment firm whose portfolio also includes Twitter, Slack and Coinbase. Zeller’s valuation is now $400 million AUD (about $301 million USD). The funding included participation from returning investors Square Peg, Apex Capital Partners and Addition, and brings Zeller’s total raised in under a year to
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JUNE 22, 2021
The complete fundraising guide, with strategy, rationale, and examples to help build your unfair financing advantage Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
When SoftBank announced its first Vision Fund back in 2017 , TechCrunch gawked at the size of the fundraising vehicle and its $100 million minimum check size. Noting a few of its early deals, we wrote that “the party is just getting started.” Little did we know how accurate that quip would become. The Vision Fund poured capital into a host of companies with big plans, or what could at least be construed as grandiose hypotheses about the future.
StartupNation
JUNE 22, 2021
Once again, Amazon Prime Day is upon us, and once again, businesses of all sizes are trying to figure out how to compete with the online juggernaut. With each passing year, Prime Day has become less about Amazon and sellers on the Amazon Marketplace itself and more about e-commerce as a whole. Big box stores like Best Buy, Walmart and Target all offer their own online discounts to compete with Amazon Prime Day, and your e-commerce startup should not be an exception.
TechCrunch
JUNE 22, 2021
Kairos, the startup studio led by Ankur Jain, is launching a new brand today called Bilt Rewards. Bilt is a rewards program that lets renters earn each time they make a rent payment. The company is funded by Kairos, which is the studio that is also responsible for brands like Rhino, Alloy, and Little Spoon. Bilt has two main pieces, a rewards platform and a credit card, powered by Mastercard.
OurCrowd
JUNE 22, 2021
June 22, 2021 – TechSee, a provider of computer vision solutions for customer service, has today announced the launch of ‘EVE Cortex’, the company’s artificial intelligence platform (AI) that teaches itself to recognize thousands of products, models, parts, and components by ingesting only a handful of data points. Read more here. The post [TechSee in Auganix.org] TechSee launches Augmented Reality Assistant platform powered by computer vision AI appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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