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4 Investments That Can Potentially Pay You a Fortune Over Your Career

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People invest in those who invest in themselves Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ยป.

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Six Months Later

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

In early June, I wrote this post explaining that I and we need to do more to reduce the inequality issues for Black people in tech, venture capital, and startups. I think MLK day is a good time to talk about what has happened since that post. We have identified a number of areas where we must do better: Increase the number of Black founders we back Increase the number of Black team members at USV Increase the number of Black VCs we work with and support Increase the number of Black board members

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Prosus Ventures leads $30 million investment in Indian agritech startup DeHaat

TechCrunch

Once overlooked, agritech startups are beginning to have a moment in India. On Tuesday, DeHaat , an online platform that offers full-stack agricultural services to farmers, said it has raised $30 million in a new financing round as the Indian firm looks to maintain its accelerated growth despite the pandemic. Prosus Ventures, formerly known as Naspers Ventures, led Patna and Gurgaon-based startupโ€™s Series C financing round.

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BLIND TIGER SWEEPS BEN FRANKLINโ€™S $50,000 BIG IDEA CONTEST

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

ERIE, PA – On Thursday, January 14, 2021,with more than 160 viewers in the zoom audience, seven companies made their final pitch presentations to four independent judges; a panel which also included a past BIG IDEA winner, Dr. Wei-Shin Lai with Acoustic Sheep. Many thanks to the judges, regional partners, and Senator Dan Laughlin for taking the time to attend and support this entrepreneurial event.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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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Salesforce leads $15M investment in Asian HR tech platform Darwinbox

TechCrunch

Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based human resource management platform, has raised $15 million in a new financing round as the Indian startup looks to further expand in the country and Southeast Asian markets. The new round — a Series C — for the Hyderabad-headquartered startup was led by Salesforce Ventures, the venture arm of the American enterprise giant.

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Singapore-based Volopay raises $2.1 million seed round to build a โ€œfinancial control centerโ€ for businesses

TechCrunch

Volopay , a Singapore-based startup building a “financial control center” for businesses, announced today it has raised $2.1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen, and included participation from Soma Capital, CP Ventures, Y Combinator, VentureSouq, the founders of Razorpay and other angel investors.

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How Our Newsletter Earned $11k Annualized In The First Week

Entrepreneur's Handbook

And cracked Top 10 on Substack Literary charts. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ยป.

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It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money

TechCrunch

Sindhya Valloppillil. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Sindhya Valloppillil is the founder and CEO of Skin Dossier, a venture partner at Next Gen Ventures, a freelance writer and formerly a beauty industry executive and marketing professor. Last week, Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced that it was terminating plans to acquire razor startup Billie following a U.S.

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Building a Mobile App? Hereโ€™s Why an MVP Will Benefit Your Business in the Long Run

StartupNation

If youโ€™re an entrepreneur with a fantastic new product or service, thereโ€™s often nothing more tempting than wanting to release it into the world in its full glory. But, from a business perspective, this is rarely the right thing to do, for a number of reasons. Primarily, itโ€™s important to ensure that youโ€™ve honed your value proposition, tested it effectively on your target audience, and built the most effective and useful version of your product.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics wonโ€™t cut it in todayโ€™s data-driven applications โ€“ not for your end users, your development team, or your business. Thatโ€™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.

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[OncoHost in Venture Beat] OncoHost raises $8 million to develop AI that predicts cancer treatment responses

OurCrowd

OncoHost, a company developing AI technology to characterize, analyze, and predict patient response to treatment, today announced it raised $8 million. Read more here. The post [OncoHost in Venture Beat] OncoHost raises $8 million to develop AI that predicts cancer treatment responses appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Number of New Businesses Created in the U.S. Rising at Historical Pace (Episode 162)

StartupNation

We all know that the COVID pandemic has created a massive wave of job losses in the U.S. over the last year. So, with all of this economic hardship, one would reasonably assume that the rate of new businesses is at a standstill, right? Wrong! Over the past three months, more new businesses have been launched in the United States than in any other quarter in our history: Between June and September of 2020, nearly 1.4 million startups were founded.

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Bustle CEO Bryan Goldberg explains his plans for taking the company public

TechCrunch

Bustle Digital Group โ€” owner of Bustle, Inverse, Input, Mic and other titles โ€” could eventually join the ranks of startups going public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). During an interview about the state of BDG and the digital media industry at the end of 2020, founder and CEO Bryan Goldberg laid out ambitious goals for the next few years. “Where do I want to see the company in three years?

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[Brodmann17 in The Times of Israel] Tel Aviv startup offers clear route for car computer vision

OurCrowd

Carmakers are racing to meet new high-tech safety standards, such as automatic emergency braking systems, that are expected to take effect across Europe and the United States next year. Read more here. The post [Brodmann17 in The Times of Israel] Tel Aviv startup offers clear route for car computer vision appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

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.