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The Next Wave of Climate Tech

Revolution

Everyone is bullish on planet-forward innovation right now. Our investors share what they think will emerge from the pack. Climate change has never been more prevalent or prominent in our daily lives, from the movies and shows we watch to how we shop and dine to the “once-in-a-lifetime” weather events we experience from coast to coast. But rather than viewing global warming as an insurmountable problem, bold entrepreneurs have galvanized around workable solutions to address its causes.

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Protico, a frontrunner in Web3 Chat, stands out as the sole startup from Asia in the most recent cohort of Techstars Web3 Accelerator

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Protico, a Web3 Chat startup from Taiwan, has recently been selected for Techstars’ highly competitive Web3 accelerator program in Dublin. Of nearly 750 global applications, Protico is one of the only 12 teams chosen. As the sole startup in this cohort with a core team solely from Asia, this result showcases Protico’s potential to revolutionize how enterprises and conferenc

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Daily Crunch: App Store reviews and social media depict user backlash against Snapchat’s new AI chatbot

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. As Twitter continues its absolutely farcical march toward its own demise, we are grabbing the popcorn to watch the fire blaze. In other news: Happy Monday, folks! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Well blue check you out : Twitter users with over 1 million followers got their blue check marks back, even if they didn’t pay for Twitter Blue, Ivan reports.

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Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups launching $749m fund of funds

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) announced that it is considering the launch of a ₩1 trillion ($749 million) fund of funds this year to boost the country’s innovative venture industry. A statement released by the ministry said Minister Lee Young aims to leverage the capabilities of the MSS to support the innovative venture industry in overcoming the current

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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How to Make $100,000 from an Online Event

Entrepreneur's Handbook

14 ways to generate 6-figure revenue from virtual events I originally wrote this for my full-time job at Hopin but I thought it would also be helpful or at least interesting for the readers of Entrepreneur’s Handbook, since it lays out a how-to guide for entrepreneurs to drive revenue with online events. I know it reads Hopin-centric as much of the data and examples come from Hopin but many of the tips should be platform-agnostic.

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Why a fast-growing climate tech startup raised its second Series B in 13 months

TechCrunch

Picture this: Fast-growing startup raises a high eight-figure round. Then, a year later, it decides to raise another. Investors line up, and this time they pledge more money while giving the company a healthy valuation bump. What’s wrong with this picture? It’s 2023, a year in which plenty of investors have rolled up the welcome mat , and the company in question isn’t a fintech or a web3 or even a SaaS startup.

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CEO Joongseob Hong Shares Insights on Leading Korea’s Award-Winning Craft Brewery Ggeek Beer Company

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register As the CEO of Ggeek Beer Company Joongseob Hong is passionate about brewing unique and flavorful craft beers that represent the best Korean flavors. With a background in the insurance industry, Joongseob pursued his passion for homebrewing and eventually became a brewer.

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10 years of fintech failure: 3 more ideas that failed to live up to the initial hype

TechCrunch

Grant Easterbrook Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Easterbrook is a fintech consultant based in Amsterdam. He also co-founded Dream Forward, which was acquired in 2020. More posts by this contributor A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype Preparing for fintech’s second decade: 4 moves your firm must make now This article follows a piece I wrote that looked at six fintech ideas from the first decade of fintech that failed to go mainstream – algor

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Boulevard Named to GGV Capital’s 2023 SMBTech 50

American Entrepreneurship

Recognized for second consecutive year as it continues to disrupt the self-care market with industry’s first and only client experience platform LOS ANGELES – April 24, 2023 – Boulevard ( www.joinblvd.com ), provider of the client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses, today announced that it was named to the 2023 SMBTech 50 , an annual list created by GGV Capital in collaboration with Crunchbase and 27 venture capital firms to celebrate private, venture-b

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore

TechCrunch

ZEBOX , an international accelerator network founded by shipping conglomerate CMA CGM to introduce more tech innovation into the supply chain industry, announced today the launch of its APAC headquarters. Based in Singapore, ZEBOX Asia will also look at markets like Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. The APAC hub is backed by Enterprise Singapore, a board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry to foster SME development, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, alongside ind

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The Real Reason Why Starting a Company is Harder Than You Think

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Taking the first step on your startup journey isn’t supposed to be easy.

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Haltian nabs funds to equip office buildings with smart sensors

TechCrunch

Adopting Internet of Things (IoT) tech for the office isn’t easy — especially at enterprise scale. Companies have IoT device administration to worry about, and also building out the infrastructure necessary to keep those devices connected and operational. To make it easier, five former co-workers — Pasi Leipälä, Teemu Vaattovaara, Jyrki Okkonen, Ville Ylläsjarvi and Toni Leinonen — founded Haltian , a startup that provides a portfolio of sensors, cellular gateways, device

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Investing in Radiant

Andreessen Horowitz

Most people don’t know that nuclear energy — a clean, carbon-free energy source — accounts for 20% of electricity in the United States and over half of its carbon-free electricity. However, while large nuclear reactors are often (erroneously) villainized — … The post Investing in Radiant appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Super.com targets its $85M equity, debt raise into new savings super app

TechCrunch

The current inflation environment has all of us looking for ways to cut costs and save some money. Super.com , formerly Snapcommerce, launched its cashback card SuperCash last October so that card users could build credit, amassing 5 million customers worldwide who have collectively saved over $150 million to date, according to CEO Hussein Fazal. Now it has its sights set on helping “everyday Americans” find deals and savings across multiple categories, including travel and shopping, via its sup

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What is upskilling?: How to do it and why it matters

The Zapier Blog

When I started working at Zapier as a content specialist, I'd never heard of the design app Figma—much less used it. And although "Figma wizard" was nowhere to be found in my job description, I quickly realized that learning how to use it would make me better at my job. So I read lots of help docs, tinkered with the settings, and used it for all sorts of projects.

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Constrafor, a construction procurement company, goes ‘SAFE’ route with new capital

TechCrunch

More construction projects are being started, but payments to contractors and their subcontractors continue to cause a bottleneck in the normal course of completing a project. “Banks are more and more careful with their own funding of development projects, which means they will also slow down payments on their own side,” Constrafor CEO Anwar Ghauche told TechCrunch.

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BrillDog Chosen for Newchip’s Intensive Global Pre-Seed Accelerator Program

American Entrepreneurship

The easy-to-use, comprehensive supply chain management system among top applicants selected for Newchip’s online accelerator NEW FREEDOM, Pa., April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BrillDog , an advanced, integrated solution that manages supply chain processes and data by offering affordable, real-time, cloud-based supply chain functionality, management, and analysis, announces its acceptance into Newchip’s renowned global accelerator program.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Honey, I shrunk the revenue multiple

TechCrunch

With new leadership and a soon-to-be-thinned employee base , Lyft is going to look a heck of a lot different at the end of 2023 than it did at the start. After its co-founders said they’d relinquish their roles as CEO and president in March, the company last week said it intends to dramatically cut its staffing by as much as 30%. The changes were probably necessary.

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How Zapier's RevOps team automates lead management

The Zapier Blog

When it comes to setting growth goals, companies tend to focus on how to get to the destination—and removing any roadblocks on the journey. But who makes sure the end destination is sustainable? That's where Revenue Operations (RevOps) teams come in. Zapier's RevOps team sets up operations and tools to support teams that drive revenue throughout the customer lifecycle—think sales, customer success, and marketing.

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NJEDA to Launch Cannabis Equity Grant Program Application on 4/20

American Entrepreneurship

The Phase I Joint Ventures Grant will award $250,000 to eligible recreational cannabis businesses TRENTON, N.J. (April 19, 2023)—In recognition of 4/20 and National Cannabis Awareness Month, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced that the application for Phase I of its $10 million Cannabis Equity Grant Program will open on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

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[Flash Forest in The Globe and Mail] Canadian startup plants new forests in a flash, with investment from TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good

OurCrowd

Canadian startup Flash Forest’s name says a lot about its mission. “It’s a forest, in a flash,” says Bryce Jones, the Toronto-based company’s chief executive officer. Read more here. The post [Flash Forest in The Globe and Mail] Canadian startup plants new forests in a flash, with investment from TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Precision fermentation’s capacity craze: Have we lost the plot?

TechCrunch

Blake Byrne Contributor Blake Byrne is building a stealth mode biomanufacturing startup. A recent graduate of the University of Cambridge, he previously served on the Good Food Institute's Science & Technology team. Using microbial organisms like yeast and fungi as cell factories to produce animal proteins, Pat Brown and his early team at Impossible Foods kicked off the modern precision fermentation industry.

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[CorrActions in TechCrunch] Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions

OurCrowd

CorrActions, an Israeli startup that, among other things, built a driver monitoring system that can understand a driver’s cognitive state, today announced that it has raised a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund. Read more here. The post [CorrActions in TechCrunch] Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Unpacking the Twitter blues

TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity , the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Today we are talking about Twitter Blue, Lyft, a few startup rounds and what could kick off the next crypto supercycle.

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[Stellar Cyber in Business Wire] Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform wins 2023 Global InfoSec Award for Most Innovative XDR Solution

OurCrowd

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the third year in a row, Stellar Cyber has been named a Global InfoSec Award winner by Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine, for the Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform. Stellar Cyber Vice President of Marketing Steve Garrison received the award for Most Innovative XDR Solution at the Global InfoSec Awards ceremony at the RSA Conference this morning.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.