A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Venture backed companies have a strange relationship to positive cashflow. Because they have financial backers who can and do finance losses, they tend to operate in the red for a long time. In the early days it makes sense to burn cash. If you do not have revenues, you can’t generate cash. And if you can’t grow your revenues without investing out ahead of income, then you also need to be able to operate in the red.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
“You start every day with coffee, and you end every day with coffee.” From age 7, David Dávila, learned how to brew his own coffee before he went to school. Coffee before and after school was the norm in his household. David is from a long line of coffee producers on both sides of his family, as on his wife, Gaïna’s, family. His father’s family from Nicaragua been cultivating their place in the coffee industry for generations.
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OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Lumina Impact Ventures has invested in EduNav, the leading provider of algorithmic-based academic planning software for colleges and universities, to further EduNav’s unique, cutting-edge approach to student success. Read more here. The post [EduNav in Yahoo Finance] Lumina Foundation Invests in EduNav to Accelerate Breakthrough Approach to Student Success appeared first on OurCrowd.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
By Stacy Goldberg, MPH, RN, BSN. Stacy is the CEO and founder of Savorfull , which helps companies, organizations and consumers discover and purchase healthy “free-from” snacks. She is also a member of EO Detroit. The link between what you eat and how your body performs is clearly established. Even your brain function improves with the right vitamins and minerals.
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OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
GlobalData, a top analyst firm released a market report featuring Panorama’s innovation and how the company challenges the status quo in the telecom analytics segment, with its ready-made data models, and ‘the magnet’ which is the industry first contextual insight recommendation engine. Read more here. The post [Panorama in PR Web] GlobalData names Panorama a telecom ‘Market Disruptor’ appeared first on OurCrowd.
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Today, United Cargo announced that it will be working with WebCargo by Freightos, a freight sales digitization platform, to develop an online booking portal. Read more here. The post [Freightos in Freight Waves] China’s Sinoair adds online service with Freightos WebCargo appeared first on OurCrowd.
NZ Entrepreneur
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
In New Zealand, employment agreements (formerly known as employment contracts) set out the terms and conditions that govern the employment relationship, and under the Employment Relations Act 2000, every employee must have a signed, written employment agreement. An employment agreement is the fundamental legal document between an employer and an employee.
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
While virtual reality has long been used for pain and distraction therapy, this marks the first time doctors have used it for presurgical planning and to perform chest surgeries, said biomedical engineer Aalap Herur-Raman, the senior virtual reality program leader for Surgical Theater, a company specializing in surgical VR technology that partnered with the hospital in Washington.
Continuations
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
I recently recorded a podcast about the climate crisis where I made the point that we should not think about innovation versus activism, we need both. In fact the level and speed of innovation that is required if we want to have any chance, can only be achieved if we make massive changes at the collective level (e.g. a $100+ per ton tax on carbon dioxide).
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OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Pitchbook listed companies Better Place (since bankrupted) and Innoviz Technologies among the top companies founded by graduates of the Technion and Cybereason, Via, and Lightricks among top startups founded by graduates of the Hebrew University. Moovit, JFrog and Valens were listed among the top companies founded by graduates of Ben-Gurion University.
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Very excited to open this week with two OurCrowd portfolio companies being headlined as the next big thing: “Despite the slower progress towards self-driving cars, Hailo and Cortica (Cartica) are Israel’s frontrunners for a major exit or IPO, or to become unicorns.” With regard to Hailo, “the term ‘breakthrough’ is not a cliché, but a fact.
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
OurCrowd, the global venture investing platform and Israel’s leading venture investor, has announced that it will host its sixth annual OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 13, 2020, in Jerusalem, Israel. The Summit returns as the largest business event in Israel’s history and the fastest-growing tech conference in the world. Read more here.
OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Jerusalem, September 9, 2019 – OurCrowd, the global venture investing platform and Israel’s leading venture investor, has announced that it will host its sixth annual OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February 13, 2020, in Jerusalem, Israel. Read more here. The post [PRESS RELEASE] OurCrowd Global Investor Summit: Israel’s Largest Tech Investment Event Returns February 13, 2020 in Jerusalem appeared first on OurCrowd.
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OurCrowd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
MedAware, a developer of artificial intelligence-based patient safety solutions, today announced that Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Israel’s newest hospital, will deploy its lifesaving AI-driven solution within its 300-bed facility. Read more here. The post [MedAware in Israel Hayom] Assuta Ashdod hospital deploys MedAware’s patient safety platform appeared first on OurCrowd.
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