TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

London-based Kodland , which started out back in 2018 offering in-person courses for children to learn digital skills like computer programming before switching focus to online learning from early 2020, has closed a $9 million Series A funding round to scale into more markets. The round is led by Redseed Ventures, with participation from Baring Vostok, Kismet, Flyer One Ventures and Alexander Nevinsky, a partner at New York-based I2BF.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 10, 2022

We have a new standard deal at Y Combinator. When a company is accepted into the YC batch program, we now invest a total of $500,000. We still invest $125,000 for 7% and now also invest an additional $375,000 on an uncapped safe with an MFN 1. This is the type of deal that we have wanted to offer YC founders for years — and with the recent success of YC companies, including ten IPOs in 2021 and more to come this year, we are now able to do so.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

The global pandemic threw a wrench in the plans of restaurants all over the world two years ago when diners stayed home, causing many eateries to shift their business to pickup or delivery. Roberto Cebrián and David Villarreal both had experience working with restaurants in Mexico and recognized that many restaurants were not prepared to change their operations quickly, so they jumped on the opportunity to help them.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

What is one business basic every entrepreneur should perfect when looking to start a business? To help you master the business basics, we asked business leaders and entrepreneurs for their best insights. From delivering the right pitch to upskilling when necessary, there are several business basics to perfect when looking to start a business. Here is what 12 thought leaders had to say: Deliver the right pitch.

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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Startup accelerator Y Combinator announced this morning that it has updated its terms, providing participating companies with more total cash. The group will now invest $500,000 in batch startups. The money comes in two different forms. The first is the well-known Y Combinator equity deal, worth $125,000 for 7% of accelerated startups. The group will now also offer $375,000 in the form of an uncapped SAFE note — a simple agreement for future equity — with a “most favored nation

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

The backbone of Indonesia’s economy are its estimated more than 60 million SMEs. But many lack access to working capital and, especially before the pandemic, managed their finances using manual processes like spreadsheets. With COVID-19 prompting many to digitize, startups that focus on SMEs have been raising large rounds of funding to scale up quickly.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

You either have it or you don’t. How many times have you heard that? Or, a business owner saying, “I was born to be an entrepreneur.” But in business and life, things are rarely that black and white. In my experience of launching Kardia and 14 other impactful companies over the last four years, I’ve realized that the question of whether entrepreneurs are born or made goes a lot deeper than most people think.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Meat has been part of the human diet since before we found fire, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that the production of meat at scale is more of a detriment to the environment and the world than a benefit. Across cultures and geographies, animals have been such a vital part of the food chain that it’s hard to imagine a world where animals are not put to the knife to produce protein.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff Sloan reveals survey results on the impact of the Omicron COVID variant on the return to in-office work. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to find out what some businesses are doing in response to Omicron: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m. for the WJR Business Beat. Listeners outside of the Detroit area can listen live HERE.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Loyalty, deals and rewards services are a rarity in most African markets. The unit economics and other factors such as currency instability make such businesses hard to pull off in the region. Yet, ThankUCash , a platform launched in 2018 by Connected Analytics , has managed to thrive, proving that not all is gloom in the deals, coupon and rewards business.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

E-commerce has never been so popular. Post pandemic, e-commerce trading has increased by 35% , making it one of the fastest-growing years for the new digital high street. Source: The Future of Commerce. As more businesses move online in order to compete within their niches , UX perfection is key if retailers want to see success among a tidal wave of competition. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Indonesia-based eFishery announced today that it has raised what it claims is the largest round of funding by an aquaculture tech startup in the world. The company, which provides feeding devices, software and financing for fish and shrimp farmers, got a $90 million Series C co-led by Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Sequoia Capital India, with participation from returning investors the Northstar Group, Go-Ventures, Aqua-Spark and Wavemaker Partners.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2022

And What to Do to Get American Investment Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

French startup Ankorstore has raised a $283 million Series C funding round (€250 million). Founded in November 2019, it took Ankorstore around two years to reach a post-money valuation of $2 billion (€1.75 billion). The company operates a wholesale marketplace for independent retailers across Europe. Ankorstore lets independent brands sell their products to independent retailers.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

This excerpt is adapted from “Seven Years on the Front Line: True Stories and Tough Lessons about a Small Business that You Won’t Learn in a Classroom” by Sarah Y. Tse ©2020 and is reproduced with permission from TSE Worldwide Press. In all the stories in this book, I was dealing with two or three challenges simultaneously. There was no respite, no break, no time to regroup.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Career Karma raised its first millions off of a pitch that resonates with anyone who has ever googled coding bootcamps: a navigation tool for aspiring students and working professionals. Instead of creating its own curriculum, Career Karma helps students find the best programs for their price point and career goals. The startup, founded in 2018 by Ruben Harris, Artur Meyster and Timur Meyster, is now growing its ambition to serve more than the bogged-down bootcamp student: over the past few mont

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2022

If finding the perfect price for your startup’s product is hard, it’s probably because you’re approaching your market the wrong way. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

AskNicely is the latest company attracting capital for its app targeting shift or frontline worker success as more businesses rightly begin to see how valuable these employees are to their bottom line and how technology can ensure these key employees are empowered to help the company grow. Aaron Ward, CEO, AskNicely. Image Credits: AskNicely. The Portland, Oregon-based company, which has its tech team in New Zealand, began developing its SaaS customer experience management tools in 2014 for busi

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 10, 2022

We have a new standard deal at Y Combinator. When a company is accepted into the YC batch program, we now invest a total of $500,000. We still invest $125,000 for 7% and now also invest an additional $375,000 on an uncapped safe with an MFN 1. This is the type of deal that we have wanted to offer YC founders for years — and with the recent success of YC companies, including ten IPOs in 2021 and more to come this year, we are now able to do so.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

Instant purchase and delivery of food and other essentials was one of the big bubbles of opportunity in the world of e-commerce in the last year, with dozens of startups big and small emerging and scooping up funding to build out businesses to bring items like groceries, toilet paper and Tylenol to people’s doors in 30 minutes or less. Now a startup called Arive that’s applying this concept to the wider world of consumer goods in a Prime Now-style service — partnering with prem

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 10, 2022

Stellar Cyber, the leading security operations platform for MSSPs and innovator of Open XDR, is announcing that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named it as a Finalist for the 2021 CRN Tech Innovator Awards. Stellar Cyber is being recognized for its Open XDR Platform in the Managed Detection and Response category. Read more here. . The post [Stellar Cyber in Business Wire] Stellar Cyber named a Finalist for CRN’s 2021 Tech Innovator Award appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

French startup Doctolib held a (virtual) press conference this morning to share some metrics, look back at the company’s recent product launches and give a hint about future investments. Doctolib started as a booking platform for doctors and has expanded to other services for doctors and medical workers in general. With its software-as-a-service strategy, medical workers pay a monthly subscription to use Doctolib’s tools and use them with their patients.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2022

And five ways to make sure that you do Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 10, 2022

Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (“Alpha Tau”), the developer of the innovative alpha-radiation cancer therapy Alpha DaRT™, announced today that all ten patients in its US multi-center pilot trial of the Alpha DaRT for malignant skin & soft tissue cancers have reached the secondary endpoint for measurement of tumor response. The study met its primary feasibility endpoint, as all patients had successful delivery of radiation by Alpha DaRT.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

What do we mean when we talk about small business compliance ? Business compliance means meeting a series of internal and external business compliance requirements. These requirements are determined by the state of incorporation and may be defined under the terms listed below: Internal Business Compliance: These are forms of recordkeeping for incorporated businesses.

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