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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing.

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MaxRewards banks $3M to reveal best payment methods that reap the most rewards

TechCrunch

When Anik Khan graduated from college, his first job was working on credit cards and business expenses at Accenture. There, he found that someone could bring in a couple of thousand dollars just by having the right credit cards and following the rewards and promotions. It was back in 2017 when he and David Gao got the idea for his company MaxRewards , a digital wallet app that manages credit cards and automatically activates benefits like rewards, cashback offers and monthly credits.

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2021 Marketing Trends to Grow Your Business

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When it comes to marketing your small business, there are many different avenues you can take. To help simplify your efforts, we’ve put together a list of the top 2021 marketing trends to help grow your small business. Expand your reach. Being a small business owner is no small feat. From maintaining the back-of-the-house books to providing stellar customer service to continually providing excellent products and services, there are a lot of different hats that you need to wear.

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Startup insurance provider Vouch raises $90M, now valued at $550M

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Vouch , a provider of business insurance to startups and high-growth companies, announced today it has raised $90 million in new funding. The $90 million figure was raised across two rounds: a $60 million Series C co-led by SVB Capital (a subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank) and Ribbit Capital that values the company at $550 million, and a previously unannounced $30 million Series B1 led by Redpoint Ventures.

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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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Antifragility: How to Turn Your Business Into an Immortal Hydra

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The fragile breaks — the resilient resists — the antifragile gets stronger. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Brand Intimacy Rankings (Episode 287)

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On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses that latest brand intimacy rankings and what they mean. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about how brand intimacy: 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. Are you an entrepreneur with a great story to share?

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Amagi tunes into $100M for cloud-based video content creation, monetization

TechCrunch

Media technology company Amagi announced Friday $100 million to further develop its cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected televisions. Accel, Avataar Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners joined existing investor Premji Invest in the funding round, which included buying out stakes held by Emerald Media and Mayfield Fund. Nadathur Holdings continues as an existing investor.

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Brand Intimacy Rankings (Episode 287)

StartupNation

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses that latest brand intimacy rankings and what they mean. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about how brand intimacy: 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. Are you an entrepreneur with a great story to share?

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Is it so bad to take money from Chinese venture funds?

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Denis Kalinin. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Denis Kalinin works at venture fund Runa Capital as Asia Business development manager, devoted to connecting the Western and Asian VC worlds and bringing long-term value to both. China is becoming a superpower in the tech industry. According to Straits Times , China is the only place in the world where it takes less than six years for a startup to become a unicorn — it takes seven years in the U.S., eight years in the U.K. and 11 years in Germany.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

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.

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Fame and Former Successes May Be the Biggest Hindrance to Entrepreneurial Progress

Entrepreneur's Handbook

There’s a reason many startups begin in humble garages, far from the limelight. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Quizlet plans for IPO over a year after hitting unicorn status

TechCrunch

Quizlet , a flashcard tool turned artificial intelligence-powered tutoring platform, is planning an initial public offering nearly a year after it was valued at $1 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, Quizlet is considerably far along in the process to go public. A recent job filing shows that it is hiring for senior roles to “help build the financial systems and processes as we move towards an IPO.”.

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[Quantum Machines in Fast Company] The 10 most innovative European, Middle Eastern, and African companies of 2021

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Quantum computing is the next frontier. Whereas traditional computers–from enterprise servers to the smartphones in our pockets–operate by computing bits that can either be a 1 or a 0, a quantum computer operates by computing qubits, which can be a 1 or 0 or both at once. Read more here. The post [Quantum Machines in Fast Company] The 10 most innovative European, Middle Eastern, and African companies of 2021 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Advanced rider assistance systems: Tech spawned by the politics of micromobility

TechCrunch

The desire to achieve something as simple as keeping shared electric scooters off sidewalks has driven the development of some advanced technology in the micromobility industry. Once the province of geofencing, scooter companies are so eager to get a leg up on the competition that they’re now implementing technology similar to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) usually found in cars.

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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.

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5 Ways Remarketing Can Boost Your Company’s Bottom Line

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We’ve all had customers who browsed our site and added items to their cart — then left without purchasing. Now, there’s a popular marketing strategy that’s proven to work in bringing them back: Remarketing. In fact, remarketing generates high conversions for cart abandonment, with nearly 30% of clicks ultimately leading to a purchase, according to SocialMediaToday.

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Is India’s BNPL 2.0 set to disrupt B2B?

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Anubhav Jain. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Anubhav Jain is co-founder and CEO of Rupifi, India’s first embedded lending fintech. He has more than a decade of experience in credit risk, analytics, customer management and portfolio development. Both as a term and as a financial product, “buy now, pay later” has become mainstream in the past few years.

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[ICON in Yahoo LIfe] Texas Just Got a Rad-Looking 3D-Printed Military Barracks

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Coming in at over 3,000 square feet, North America’s largest 3D-printed structure is here—and it’s a set of two military barracks on the grounds of Camp Swift Training Center in Bastrop, Texas. Read more here. The post [ICON in Yahoo LIfe] Texas Just Got a Rad-Looking 3D-Printed Military Barracks appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Have ‘The Privacy Talk’ with your business partners

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Marc Ellenbogen. Contributor. Share on Twitter. As general counsel of Foursquare , Marc Ellenbogen is responsible for guidance regarding litigation risks, corporate initiatives, risk management, equity, employment, regulatory and all other legal and compliance matters. As a parent of teenagers, I’m used to having tough, sometimes even awkward, conversations about topics that are complex but important.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

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.

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[Nexa3D in Plastics Today] Nexa3D and Henkel team up with WeMed to produce stethoscope for tele-medicine

OurCrowd

Nexa3D, the maker of ultrafast polymer 3D printers, partnered with functional polymers leader Henkel to produce the world’s first additively manufactured connected SKOP stethoscope for WeMed. Read more here. The post [Nexa3D in Plastics Today] Nexa3D and Henkel team up with WeMed to produce stethoscope for tele-medicine appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Nigerian one-click checkout platform OurPass raises $1M pre-seed, wants to build ‘Fast for Africa’

TechCrunch

We like to buy things online ranging from e-commerce stores to subscription-based sites. However , no one enjoys the hassle when you have to always re-log into different sites and stores. I mean, shopping can be a whole lot more fun if a fast logging and checkout system existed across all your favorite online stores. In the U.S., high-flying startup Fast already caters to this need.