GCUC
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
People are messy. I’m not just talking about leaving a coffee cup sitting on a desk. I’m talking about humans with needs, wants and. The post Why Coworking Isn’t As Easy As It Looks appeared first on GCUC Community.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
I’ve been thinking a lot about the economics of rooftop solar. Our family has invested in rooftop solar over the last five years in an attempt to reduce our carbon footprint and reduce our electric bills. When you do that in combination with electrification of your heating and cooling (using electric heat pumps vs gas or oil), you can save money and live a more sustainable life.
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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
By Jewelle Saunders. Driven by a desire to help people from a young age, YLAI 2018 Fellow Janeel Boon aims to empower others to see their leadership ability within themselves. Before starting his own company, Boon’s Computer Repairs , in 2014 in St. Kitts and Nevis, Janeel came from humble beginnings. He studied computer science at a local college and worked for three years across the Caribbean region.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
STATE COLLEGE, PA –Ben Franklin’s Tech Celerator @StateCollege; a partnership with the Invent Penn State initiative, is again offering local entrepreneurs, grad-students, professors, and university researchers its VIRTUAL 10-Week Business Startup Boot Camp. You’ll expand your network, engage with other successful entrepreneurs, discuss your business model with experts and develop a pitch that could win you up to $10,000!
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Another hour, another billion-dollar round. That’s how February is kicking off. This time it’s Databricks , which just raised $1 billion Series G at a whopping $28 billion post-money valuation. Databricks is a data-and-AI focused company that interacts with corporate information stored in the public cloud. News of the new round began leaking last week.
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Nili Metuki. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Nili Metuki is Senior Director of Research at InVision , a platform for inclusive collaboration within digital product design and development. Companies become industry leaders because of sparks: Ideas that lead to innovation, which shakes up a category. Apple changed the world when it realized that people wanted a PC in their pocket and it had to feel and look good.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Could you sacrifice billions of dollars for the same reason? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Nathalie Walton almost didn’t become a mother. Her risky pregnancy caused her placenta to burst during childbirth, almost killing her and her son last year. Walton, who feels lucky to have survived, says the haunting experience made her an example of a reality she had long known: To be a pregnant Black woman is to be at risk , regardless of economic background.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
On-camera presence is now a skill Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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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.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
In 2018, Carbon , a Nigerian fintech startup, made its financials public for the first time. Although typical for foreign private startups, it’s almost an anomaly in Africa. There have been rare cases in the past, for instance, when Rocket Internet had to include Jumia’s financials in its yearly reports after going public. At the time, the German investment outfit was a founding shareholder in the African-based unicorn.
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
When I lead executive education sessions with military officers, I typically start by asking how many are comfortable with marketing. Almost none will raise their hands. Read more here. The post [Signals Analytics in Forbes] How The Military Is Helping Marketers At P&G, J&J, Mars And Kraft Heinz appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Weights & Biases , a startup building tools for machine learning practitioners, is announcing that it’s raised $45 million in Series B funding. The company was founded by Lukas Biewald, Chris Van Pelt and Shawn Lewis — Biewald and Van Pelt previously founded CrowdFlower/Figure Eight ( acquired by Appen ). Weights & Biases says it now has more than 70,000 users at more than 200 enterprises.
StartupNation
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Charles Coristine, president and CEO of LesserEvil Snacks, channels his passions for mindfulness and healthy living into creating snacks. Today, “Everything Borrowed” host, Andrew Blake, chats with Coristine about his journey from a career on Wall Street to shaping LesserEvil’s core beliefs. The company prioritized not just ingredients, but spirit and desire to do better for the world.
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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.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Poland-based Telemedico has closed a €5.5 million (~$6.6 million) Series A round of funding. The round is led by Flashpoint Venture Capital, Uniqa Ventures, PKO VC, Black Pearls VC (an existing investor) and Adamed. Telehealth services specifically, and digital health more broadly , have racked up plenty of growth during the pandemic as demand for remote consultations (and other types of support) has accelerated sectoral uplift.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
3 questions to help you navigate a career crossroads Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Popular, highly-scrutinized trading app Robinhood has raised $2.4 billion to its balance sheet from shareholders, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal and then confirmed by the company. The private startup raised $1 billion on Friday , meaning that it has raised $3.4 billion in a handful of days as it seeks to support a flood of retail investors looking to invest in individual stocks on its app – spurred by Redditors investing in GameStop in a effort to frustrate short sellers, in part.
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
The post Covid-busting nasal spray begins UK trials appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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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.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Kleiner Perkins is one of the most prestigious venture firms in all of Silicon Valley. The firm has invested in startups like Twitter, Google, Square, Peloton, Spotify, Robinhood and many, many more. As such, the folks at Kleiner Perkins know a thing or two about what it takes to fundraise across the various stages of a company. One of the more difficult jumps to make is going from raising a seed round to picking up a Series A.
StartupNation
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares results from a recent study by First Insight , which shows that even after we’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, approximately half of all consumers polled say, “not so fast,” regarding a return to previous habits. When it comes to having a comfort level to actually return to experiences like shopping in-store and dining in restaurants, it is beginning to appear as though 2021 could look similar to 2020, unfortunately.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
DesignCrowd announced today it has raised $10 million AUD (about $7.6 billion USD) in pre-IPO funding. The capital will be used on hiring and product development, with the goal of accelerating the growth of BrandCrowd , its DIY platform. The new funding comes as DesignCrowd gets ready for a potential initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange.
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Hong Kong-based travel and leisure booking platform Klook has raised $200 million in its series E funding round led by Aspex Management, signaling that investors remain optimistic about the future of the tourism industry which has been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more here. The post [Klook in Caix In Global] Hong Kong’s Travel Platform Klook Closes $200 Million Funding Round Amid Virus Travel Restrictions appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Many founders only know their own experience fundraising and don’t hear much about what other founders went through. On Extra Crunch Live on Wednesday, we’re going to remedy that. Grafana Labs has raised upward of $75 million since it launched in 2014. Lightspeed Venture Partners, and partner Gaurav Gupta to be specific, led both the startup’s Series A and Series B rounds.
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CyberMDX, a leading healthcare cybersecurity provider delivering visibility and threat prevention for medical devices and clinical networks, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Azi Cohen as CEO of the company to build on record 300% YoY growth in revenue. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in PR Newswire] CyberMDX Delivers Record 300% Revenue Growth Year Over Year for 2020 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Soon all tech news will be fintech news, all fintech news will be trading platform news and all trading platform news will concern the business mechanics of such services. So, after looking into Robinhood’s fourth-quarter payment for order flow (PFOF) revenues this morning, we’re back with a related story. This time, however, we’re talking about Public.
OurCrowd
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
McDonald’s Corp. has quietly begun selling the McPlant burger in Denmark and Sweden, giving the fast-food giant insight into customer interest before more locations roll out the meat alternative. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in Bloomberg] McDonald’s Quietly Rolls Out McPlant Burger in Test Markets appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.
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