Berkonomics

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 1, 2020

My partner Rebecca wrote about our most recent education investment, Sora , on the USV blog today. We have been investing in learning for over a decade at USV and have built a terrific learning portfolio focusing on companies that are providing services direct to the learner (as opposed to selling “ed tech” to institutions). What we had not done, until now, is backed a company providing an alternative learning “institution.” Sora does that.

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Feedough

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Designing a website for kids is not a child’s play. We all are surrounded by a digital age and so are our kids and children whose tiny little fingers always remain glued to smartphones and tablets. From homes to schools, mobile devices have become a part of their life and childhood, leaving their toys and outdoor activities way behind. While the globe around is adapting the learning through online trends, kids also spent a lot of time learning new things online.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Editor’s Note: Spiers New Technologies is an i2E portfolio company and is featured in this story at appeared in Oct. 1, 2020, editions of The Oklahoman. By Jack Money. Copyright 2020, The Oklahoman. The U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection Program granted more than 5.2 million loans (averaging $100,000 each) for $525 billion to business owners across the nation.

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Feedough

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you could turn back time and visit the early 2000’s for a survey on mobile phones, you’ll get some shocking revelations. A company which is fighting for just 1% share in the smartphone industry today was almost synonymous to the word mobile phones a few decades back. Yes, Nokia was that big. For many people, Nokia was their first phone, especially kids born in the 90s.

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EntreWorks Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Tax incentives for investors serve as one of our primary tools to incentivize investment in startups and in other types of desirable economic development activities. Examples include tax credits for angel investors, enterprise zones, and the Trump Administration’s signature Opportunity Zones program. A number of recent studies suggest that we might want to take a deeper look at how these incentives work and whether they really do the job.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 1, 2020

TMeMed raised $100M+ from leading VCs and insurers, and is the recipient of $35M+ in grants, including those from the US Department of Defense and the EU Commission. Their investors include: Ping An Global Voyager Fund, Foxconn, Caesarea Medical Holdings, Clal Insurance, Phoenix Insurance, OurCrowd, Social Capital, WTI and Horizons Ventures. Read more here.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Another investment area opened this year came from the recent peace treaties Israel signed with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. While the crowd funding investment firm OurCrowd established a $100 million pandemic technology fund earlier this year, it sees the peace process as boosting investment during the global crisis. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in World Israel News] Despite pandemic, Israeli tech raises $7.6 billion so far this year appeared first on OurCrowd Blo

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