StartupNation

JULY 1, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses the Rocket Mortgage Classic , an annual stop on the PGA Tour held in Detroit. All net proceeds from the tournament go toward an initiative called Changing the Course, which seeks to help those with a lack of internet access. Jeff chats with Laura Grannemann, vice president of strategic investments from the Rocket Community Fund, to learn more.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

We first covered Traptic back in 2019, when it appeared as a Battlefield finalist on stage at Disrupt SF. Today, the South Bay robotics startup is announcing some major progress. For starters, it began commercial deployment of its strawberry-picking mobile robot early this month. Traptic tells TechCrunch that Blazer-Wilkinson, a top-five U.S. strawberry producer, began to deploy the technology in June, the system working in tandem with human pickers.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 1, 2021

I was talking with a good friend of mine about how he would love to be able to go into business for himself. This is someone I have known for over 20 years. We went to school and university together and he is one of the smartest, hard-working and nicest guys I know. Since university I have watched him work his way up the corporate ladder where he is now well positioned, if he so chooses, to capitalise on his experience and growing reputation to cement his place in corporate leadership within his

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Rhys Spence. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund, where he works with portfolio companies to help address priorities, with a focus on internationalization. Last week was a good one for edtech in Europe. GoStudent became Europe’s first edtech unicorn (IPO’d companies aside), raising its third round in 12 months and the biggest ever in the sector in Europe.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

Why enterprise customers want to test first, and how to qualify their stakeholders to successfully develop pilots into contracts. The scream of the siren from Jackson-Square resonated in Joe’s head. Is that an ambulance or the police? - Joe wondered. Either would fit his distressed mood. He’d just finished a lengthy call with Brothers Corp about five additional features they want for their pilot.

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StartupNation

JULY 1, 2021

Even if you’ve landed on a winning idea for a new app, you’ll need a strategy to get downloads and regular, sustained usage in a highly competitive market. We’re here to help by sharing the growth strategy we followed when we developed our successful driver’s education app in 2018 — an app that’s still seeing strong growth three years after launch. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Nowports , an automated digital freight forwarder in Latin America, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. Mouro Capital — a venture capital fund focused on fintechs and adjacent businesses that is backed by Banco Santander — led the round for the Monterrey, Mexico-based startup. Foundation Capital also participated in the financing, which included participation from existing backers Broadhaven Ventures, InvestoVC, Monashees, Base10 Partners and Y Combinator.

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Y Combinator

JULY 1, 2021

YC companies raise money year round — leading to the YC Top Companies list becoming outdated almost as soon as it’s published. To combat this, moving forward the list will be refreshed every six months, in February and July. With that said, explore our newest list, which now includes more than 160 companies valued at $150M+. Together, the companies on July’s list are valued at more than $400B+ and have created more than 70,000 full-time jobs.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

This afternoon Robinhood, the popular investing app for consumers filed to go public. The company intends to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol “HOOD.” That Robinhood released an S-1 filing today is not a surprise. The company privately filed to go public back in March, leaving the startup-watching world waiting for the eventual filing drop.

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Berkonomics

JULY 1, 2021

Here’s one that most small company founders and CEO’s miss until it may be too late. What is the role of a chief financial officer in growing and protecting the company? How about co-strategist? I recently coached a CFO in a small company to urge the CEO to stop working upon the operational issues and focus upon the future, even if that meant a pivot to protect the business as the world was changing in that industry at an accelerated rate.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Sanjoe Tom Jose. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Sanjoe Tom Jose is a thought leader in the HR tech space and the founder and CEO of Talview. When considering a move to the United States, Indian startup founders first need to make a mental pivot to face the market they want to sell into and ask themselves how much risk they are willing to own. In the SaaS space, there are (broadly) two types of companies you can build.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

Designing for Success: Focused, Customer-driven Approach to Launching Tech Products Picture credits: [link] The number one reason why startups fail is due to misreading market demand?—?found in a striking 42% of cases ?—?along with pricing/cost issues, user-unfriendly products, poor marketing, and product mistiming. To put your business on a path that increases the chances of survival and future growth start with 1) figuring out who your aspirational customer is and 2) designing your go-to-marke

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Edtech startup Microverse has tapped new venture funding in its quest to help train students across the globe to code through its online school that requires zero upfront cost, instead relying on an income-share agreement that kicks in when students find a job. The startup tells TechCrunch it has closed a $12.5 million Series A led by Northzone with additional participation from General Catalyst, All Iron Ventures and a host of angel investors.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

This afternoon Robinhood filed to go public. TechCrunch’s first look at its results can be found here. Now that we’ve done a first dig, we can take the time to dive into the company’s filing more deeply. Robinhood’s IPO has long been anticipated not only because there are billions of dollars in capital riding on its impending liquidity, but also because the company became something of a poster child for the savings and investing boom that 2020 saw and the COVID-19 pandemi

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

Can you ever be an ex-entrepreneur? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

Cash flow is the lifeline of your business. Whether it is the need for more capital from your supplier or hiring new employees — you cannot make better decisions to grow your business if you don’t have good cash flow. What’s more, good cash flow can help your company secure a loan with less hassle. So the big question is, how to increase cash flow in your business. .

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

LA-based game studio Singularity 6 has banked more funding as it scales itself up and readies for the launch of its debut title. The startup tells TechCrunch they’ve raised $30 million in a Series B bout of funding led by FunPlus Ventures with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), LVP, Transcend, Anthos Capital and Mitch Lasky.

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StartupNation

JULY 1, 2021

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

It’s a sweltering day here in New York City, and that means Wall Street is on fire, and so is Robinhood, apparently. The popular stock trading app officially filed its Form S-1 with the SEC a few hours ago to go public , where it will trade under the ticker “HOOD.” Robinhood files to go public after squeaking to profitability in 2020.

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JULY 1, 2021

Don’t end up being a mark, because you’re already a target Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Most companies don’t announce their first venture investment after almost 20 years in the business, nor do they announce that round is the equivalent of a good startup’s entire private fundraising history. But Articulate , a SaaS training and development platform, is not your typical company and today it announced a whopping $1.5 billion investment on a $3.75 billion valuation.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

Don’t just double up your estimates, there is a more reliable approach Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2021

Event planning platform Bizzabo hired industry veteran Tim Bull as its first VP of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa to lead its operations and oversee expansion across Europe, the company announced. Read more here. The post [Bizzabo in Business Travel News] Bizzabo Hires First VP of Sales for EMEA appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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