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Two Americas, One Path Forward

Forward Cities

In 1963, during what is arguably his most well-known speech , Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. imagined a time when Blacks in America would be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. The events of the past days in this country have many of us, again, examining the issue of content of character, but not of any individual – of our nation.

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The coronavirus challenge: Here?s why OurCrowd is launching a $100 million Pandemic Innovation Fund

OurCrowd

The new fund will target solutions for COVID-19 and future pandemics, remote working/learning, and social distancing. Today, OurCrowd announces the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund. We plan to raise $100 million for investment in urgent technological solutions for the medical, business, educational and social needs triggered by global pandemics and other health emergencies.

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Alibaba Upgrades It's Offerings. Improved Cash Flow and More.

Smart Hustle Magazine

How do you find a steady supply of products, and packaging materials, to fulfill your customer's orders? Alibaba, has a suite of updated improvements. Imagine you're a company selling nutritional supplements. What if you're a cosmetic company, selling a line of beauty products to women all over the USA (or the world, for that matter)? This is the dilemma that Necia Boston, owner of B.A.A.B.S and Daniel Rosen of Totally Products, LLC face on a constant basis.

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[Pandemic Innovation Fund in Business Wire] OurCrowd launches $100m Pandemic Innovation Fund

OurCrowd

Israel’s largest crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has launched a Pandemic Innovation Fund, the company announced Tuesday. The fund plans to raise $100 million for investment in urgent technological solutions for medical, business, educational, and social needs triggered by global pandemics and other health emergencies. Read more here. The post [Pandemic Innovation Fund in Business Wire] OurCrowd launches $100m Pandemic Innovation Fund appeared first on OurCrowd.

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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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Black Lives Matter

500

We are grieving the tragic murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. Mr.Floyd is one of many Black Americans who have been senselessly killed. Ahmaud Arbery. Eric Garner. Tamir Rice. Breonna Taylor. These are just a few of the names and precious lives lost. For the privileged, the killings are shocking events. For the Black community, last week’s tragedy was yet another example of long-standing, systemic racism and injustice they encounter on a regular basis. 500 stands steadfast with our Black col

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catalyzing early & robust support for student entrepreneurs: q&a with sadan kulturel-konak from Penn State Berks

Venture Well

Faculty grantee, Sadan Kulturel-Konak engages students in entrepreneurial concepts early in their academic careers by integrating them into introductory engineering and IT classes. The post catalyzing early & robust support for student entrepreneurs: q&a with sadan kulturel-konak from Penn State Berks appeared first on VentureWell.

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[OurCrowd in Globes] OurCrowd launches $100m Pandemic Innovation Fund

OurCrowd

Israeli crowdfunded-venture investment platform OurCrowd today announced the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund. The fund plans to raise $100 million for investment in urgent technological solutions for the medical, business, educational and social needs triggered by global pandemics and other health emergencies. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in Globes] OurCrowd launches $100m Pandemic Innovation Fund appeared first on OurCrowd.

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American Carnage

Continuations

Watching what is happening in the United States, my adopted home country, is incredibly painful. I have seen the last few days coming for years based on the ever more untenable income and wealth distribution combined with militarization of the police and their ongoing unchecked brutality, especially against black people. You can browse back through Continuations and find many posts speaking to these topics, such as this one from 2014.

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[OurCrowd in AP] OurCrowd Launches $100 Million Pandemic Innovation Fund

OurCrowd

OurCrowd, the world’s largest crowdfunded-venture investment platform, today announced the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund. The Fund plans to raise $100 million for investment in urgent technological solutions for the medical, business, educational and social needs triggered by global pandemics and other health emergencies. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in AP] OurCrowd Launches $100 Million Pandemic Innovation Fund appeared first on OurCrowd.

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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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[OurCrowd in The Jerusalem Post] OurCrowd launches $100m Pandemic Innovation Fund

OurCrowd

Jerusalem-based venture capital platform OurCrowd launched a $100 million investment fund on Tuesday, targeting technological solutions to combat and cope with COVID-19 and future pandemics. The “Pandemic Innovation Fund” will invest in new start-ups and more than 20 existing portfolio companies, OurCrowd said, answering medical, business, educational and social needs resulting from health emergencies.

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[OurCrowd in NoCamels] OurCrowd launches $100m Pandemic Innovation Fund

OurCrowd

Israel’s largest crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has launched a Pandemic Innovation Fund, the company announced Tuesday. The fund plans to raise $100 million for investment in urgent technological solutions for medical, business, educational, and social needs triggered by global pandemics and other health emergencies. The Pandemic Innovation Fund will focus on investment sectors such as prevention and containment (vaccines, testing, personal protection), treatment and healing (therapeutics, diagn

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[Pandemic Innovation Fund in Globes] ????? ???? ????? ???????: ???? ????? 100 ?????? ???? Ourcrowd

OurCrowd

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[OurCrowd in TechCrunch] OurCrowd launches $100M Pandemic Innovation Fund

OurCrowd

OurCrowd, the Israeli crowdfunding venture investment platform, today announced the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund, with plans to raise a total of $100 million. The money will be invested in “urgent technological solutions for the medical, business, educational and social needs triggered by global pandemics and other health emergencies.”. Read more here.

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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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[Pandemic Innovation Fund in Pyments] OurCrowd Invites Investors To Join $100M Pandemic Fund

OurCrowd

As the number of worldwide deaths from the coronavirus nears 400,000, the crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has launched a $100 million Pandemic Innovation Fund. In a blog post on Tuesday (June 2), CEO Jonathan Medved said the fund will provide cash to companies working to develop treatments, vaccinations and cures for COVID-19 and future pandemics, as well as those providing solutions for the fundamental changes in the economy and society caused by the crisis. .

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[OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved on i24NEWS] OurCrowd to raise $100M for COVID-19 tech

OurCrowd

Jon Medved discusses the OurCrowd Pandemic Innovation Fund. Watch the interview here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved on i24NEWS] OurCrowd to raise $100M for COVID-19 tech appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Zebra in DotMed] Apollo Hospitals Group integrates Zebra Medical Vision?s AI for COVID-19 detection and disease progression tracking

OurCrowd

While laboratory testing has served as the first line of diagnostics during the coronavirus crisis, these tests have limited accuracy and do not indicate the state of disease progression. Zebra-Med’s software offers a faster alternative for detection of COVID-19 when PCR testing is unavailable or delayed, monitoring patients with COVID-19, as decision support for the allocation of ER, ICU resources and quantifies the disease burden and its progression.

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[OurCrowd in The Marker] ????? ?? ????? ???????:???? ????? 100 ?????? ???? ?????? ????? ????????

OurCrowd

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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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[Freightos in Business Insider] E-commerce giant Alibaba expands its US presence with new programs designed to help small business owners struggling during the coronavirus

OurCrowd

The Chinese e-commerce juggernaut announced it is launching three new products to assist American small businesses navigate pandemic-related difficulties, while simultaneously capitalizing on the $23.9 trillion B2B market. The resources — which are designed to help with cashflow, shipping and fulfillment, and digital networking — come nearly a year after Alibaba first began courting American small business owners with its first spate of digital tools.

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[Freightos in TechCrunch] Alibaba adds financing tools and online trade shows for U.S. merchants

OurCrowd

Alibaba.com is introducing new tools targeted specifically at U.S. merchants. Alibaba is also announcing Alibaba.com Freight, which will allow merchants compare, book and track ocean and air freight through a partnership with Freightos. Read more here. The post [Freightos in TechCrunch] Alibaba adds financing tools and online trade shows for U.S. merchants appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Freightos in NoCamels] Alibaba Uses Israeli Freight Platform to Offer Shipping Options to US Merchants

OurCrowd

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba will partner with US-Israeli shipping logistics startup Freightos to enable US merchants to compare rates, arrange shipments, and track ocean and air shipping in real-time, through its new product called Alibaba.com Freight. Read more here. The post [Freightos in NoCamels] Alibaba Uses Israeli Freight Platform to Offer Shipping Options to US Merchants appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[CyberX in The RaillyNews] Cyber ??Security in the Energy Sector

OurCrowd

CyberX, with its advanced analysis capabilities, protects the leading electricity and gas plants worldwide, especially the 5 energy companies in the US, against cyber hazards. Read more here. The post [CyberX in The RaillyNews] Cyber ??Security in the Energy Sector appeared first on OurCrowd.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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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[Morphisec in Security Boulevard] Ursnif/Gozi Delivery ? Old School Excel Macro 4.0 Utilization Uptick and the OCR Heuristics Bypass

OurCrowd

Morphisec has been tracking an uptick in the delivery of Ursnif/Gozi during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we have noticed a significant spike both in numbers and sophistication. Read more here. The post [Morphisec in Security Boulevard] Ursnif/Gozi Delivery — Old School Excel Macro 4.0 Utilization Uptick and the OCR Heuristics Bypass appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[SaNOtize in Global News] The potential COVID-19 treatment being tested in Montreal

OurCrowd

A Vancouver-based biotechnology company is testing out a potential COVID-19 treatment it says is “like hand sanitizer for your nose”, and it wants volunteers in Montreal. SaNOtize CEO Dr. Gilly Regev joins Global’s Laura Casella. Watch it here. The post [SaNOtize in Global News] The potential COVID-19 treatment being tested in Montreal appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Tovala in TechCrunch] Chicago?s Tovala gobbles up $20M for its smart oven+meal kit service

OurCrowd

Tovala, maker of a smart convention/broiling/steaming oven designed to automatically cook a variety of low-labor meal-kit-based meals also created by the startup (alongside cooking other food), has raised $20 million. Read more here. The post [Tovala in TechCrunch] Chicago’s Tovala gobbles up $20M for its smart oven+meal kit service appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Tovala in Fast Company] This ?smart oven? company raised $20 million to help people cook at home

OurCrowd

Tovala, maker of a countertop “smart oven,” announced today that it had raised a $20 million series B funding round to expand production capabilities and add staff. Read more here. The post [Tovala in Fast Company] This ‘smart oven’ company raised $20 million to help people cook at home appeared first on OurCrowd.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.