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Japanese healthcare startup Bisu raises $3.2M seed round to launch its lab-on-a-chip product

TechCrunch

The adoption of telehealth services has boomed in the pandemic — with usage up 38-fold since January 2020, according to a report by McKinsey. While a lot of the attention has been on companies that are building the communications layer between consumers and clinicians, there are also a wave of companies building devices to expand what can be monitored and addressed in a telehealth environment. .

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Business Security Measures to Take Offline and Online

StartupNation

Ensuring the utmost security of your business serves a two-pronged purpose. The first and, arguably, more obvious purpose of business security is protecting your capital, whether it’s from investors or straight out of your pocket. The money you put into any enterprise has a better shot at growing if a top-notch security system is in place to safeguard the investment.

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VCs say there are more startup opportunities to chase in Latin America

TechCrunch

Regions once overlooked by the venture capital industry are racking up impressive investment totals in recent quarters. African startups, for example, were long ignored by the global VC scene, with totals for the continent’s upstart technology companies representing a fraction of a fraction of the funds made available to other regions’ next-generation companies.

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The Two Unusual Ingredients to a Successful Business That Excites You Every Day

Entrepreneur's Handbook

This is the simplest way to multiply your revenue, propel your fulfillment, and expunge burnout — without spending a dime. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Rigetti Computing goes public via SPAC merger

TechCrunch

Rigetti Computing , one of the most visible quantum hardware startups, today announced that it is going public through a merger with the Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II SPAC. Once the transaction closes, Rigetti’s ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will be “RGTI.” The transaction values Rigetti at about $1.5 billion and the company expects to receive about $458 million in cash, including a $100 million PIPE (private investment in public equity) deal subscrib

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Wayve, the lidar-free self-driving startup, raises $13.6M from Ocado

TechCrunch

Wayve , a U.K.-based self-driving startup that is notable for its use of deep learning and cameras rather than more-costly lidar and other sensors to guide vehicles, is gearing up for its next stage of development with a strategic backer in its pocket. Today Ocado — the online grocer that also powers online grocery systems for other retailers like Kroger in the U.S. — announced that it is investing £10 million ($13.6 million at today’s rates) in the startup.

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Why Being A Podcast Guest Should Be Part Of Your Freelancer Marketing Strategy

Entrepreneur's Handbook

This could be the one thing you need to elevate your freelance career Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Chari, a Moroccan startup digitizing mom and pop stores, raises $5M at $70M valuation

TechCrunch

If there’s a sector that has seen the biggest uptick in the number of startups and venture capital in emerging markets since the start of last year, it has to be the digitization of mom and pop stores. Today, a new activity takes us to Morocco, where YC-backed company Chari just raised a $5 million seed round at a valuation of $70million. Founded by Sophia Alj and Ismael Belkhayat last year, Chari took part in the recent Y Combinator’s Summer batch that concluded two months ago.

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From $54 to 6 Figure Shopping Network – with Ashlee Fay

Smart Hustle Magazine

If you haven’t heard of her yet, you may soon. Ashlee Fay is a leading mind behind AshleeFay.com, a brand that runs a six-figure shopping network through their own app and Facebook, as well as inspiring women to embrace their passion and grow their own successful online business. Ashlee started with less than $100 and now leads a comprehensive team, mixing her penchant for entrepreneurship with her belief in God.

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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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Tazah gets pre-seed funding to make Pakistan’s agriculture sector more bountiful

TechCrunch

The founders of Tazah Technologies , a B2B agriculture marketplace in Pakistan, met while serving leadership roles at Uber subsidiary Careem. Abrar Bajwa and Mohsin Zaka bonded during long working hours as the platform dealt with COVID-19’s impact. Eventually, the two started talking about creating their own startup. When asked how they got from ride-hailing to agri-tech, Bajwa told TechCrunch that the two grew up in farming communities.

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The Best Way to Make Money Online Is to Make Free Content

Entrepreneur's Handbook

People don’t want to pay for your stuff Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Goldman Sachs spinoff Juven to back African high-growth companies with large checks

TechCrunch

Mauritius and U.K.-based investment company Juven went live today with plans to fund growth-stage technology and consumer companies in Africa. The one-year-old firm is looking to invest large checks in companies “that have proven business models, strong revenue traction and large addressable markets,” it said in a statement. Juven is one of the few investment firms targeting growth deals on the continent , including TLcom , Novastar and Partech Africa , that have written significant

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Grist For The Mill: Gathering Data for Diligence

The Seraf Compass

Do you know what the magic moment is when an entrepreneur can say to her team that she is in diligence with a potential investor? It’s certainly not at the first meeting with the investor. And, most likely it’s not at the second meeting.

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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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Matter raises $7 million Series A to build a better reading app

TechCrunch

A startup called Matter , which aims to build a better reading app for today’s internet, is launching out of private beta testing and announcing the close of its $7 million Series A, led by GV (formerly Google Ventures.) The app enters a space where technologies for saving articles to read later, like Instapaper and Pocket, have lagged behind how people are now consuming online reading — through newsletters, personalized recommendations in other apps or through suggestions from peers

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How my 15-year side hustle became my lifelong dream

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Maurice Thomas, an EO South Florida member who is one of the Champions of the new EO OneWorld initiative, a membership platform affiliated with EO’s New York chapter which believes that a diverse EO is a stronger EO. EO OneWorld will add value to EO by attracting more EO members from the Black, Hispanic/Latino(a)(x), Asian and LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurial communities.

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Kyte wants to build the foundation for autonomous rental car delivery

TechCrunch

Kyte , a fleet-logistics platform that allows customers to order rental cars delivered right to their doors, has raised a $30 million Series A round. In the short term, the startup wants to expand into new cities, countries and verticals, but the long-term goal is to build out a platform that can deliver vehicles via teleoperation or an autonomous system. .

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How to Conduct Market Research for Startups: The Market-In Approach

StartupNation

Startups often overlook market research, specifically the market-in approach, but it is a crucial component of a successful, sustainable growth strategy. You can’t grow if you don’t know. Too many founders, especially those who come from a technical background, take a product-out approach to building their offering and scaling their company.

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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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Pattern bags $225M; CEO says e-commerce accelerators ‘will win the day’ over aggregators

TechCrunch

Pattern , a Lehi, Utah-based e-commerce accelerator that helps brands optimize sales on marketplaces like Amazon, Walmart, Target, eBay and Google, brought in $225 million in growth funding to continue developing its technology and expand its global presence. The new round was led by Knox Lane. Pattern co-founder and CEO David Wright said this round brings the company’s total pre-money valuation to $2 billion and serves as the “largest raise by a home-grown, female founded or co-founded company

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Recruiting: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Your Best Candidates

StartupNation

Recruiting the right people is crucial to the success of any company. It goes without saying that hiring is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Think strategically from start to finish with this recruitment plan. Job posting. First things first, determine the qualities you most want to see in a candidate and the skills required for the job posting.

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a16z backs CoinSwitch Kuber in first India investment

TechCrunch

Andreessen Horowitz and Coinbase Ventures have minted a new unicorn in India: CoinSwitch Kuber. The two firms have co-led a $260 million investment in the Bangalore-based cryptocurrency trading startup, valuing the young firm at $1.9 billion, they said on Tuesday. This is a16z’s first investment in India. TechCrunch reported last month — twice — that the two firms were in talks to back the Indian startup and had proposed a valuation of $1.9 billion.

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WJR Business Beat: Re-Commerce Sees Significant Growth in Pandemic (Episode 301)

StartupNation

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff shares news of the tremendous growth in the re-commerce sector and what the future holds. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about this pandemic winner: 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.

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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.

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Maritime intelligence platform Greywing raises seed funding from investors like Flexport

TechCrunch

Founded in 2019, Singapore-based Greywing was created to help ship operators and other members of the maritime industry make critical decisions. It includes tools for crew change management, predictive reporting of potential risks like piracy and pandemic-related travel restriction updates. Today Greywing announced the launch of a new solution that will help vessel operators track carbon emissions created by crew changes, along with $2.5 million in seed funding.

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[Nexa3D in Business Wire] Nexa3D Appoints Sarah Goehrke as Senior Director, Strategic Communications and Ecosystems

OurCrowd

VENTURA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexa3D, known for ultrafast polymer 3D printing, has created a new position to continue to push forward in strategic additive manufacturing leadership, appointing industry expert Sarah Goehrke as the new Senior Director, Strategic Communications and Ecosystems. Goehrke will spearhead Nexa3D’s strategic efforts to position the company both as a leader in 3D printing for production and at the forefront of AM thought leadership.

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Copper Banking adds $9M in funding as digital banks clamor for teen customers

TechCrunch

Copper Banking , a digital banking service aimed at teens, announced today it has raised a total of $13.3 million in seed funding. PSL Ventures , an arm of Pioneer Square Labs , led a $4.3 million raise for Seattle-based Copper last year and an additional $9 million this year. Other investors in the fintech startup include Clocktower Ventures, Index Ventures Scout Fund, Launchpad Capital, Financial Venture Studio, Maven Ventures, Fiat Ventures and Arnold Ventures.

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IRAs and Wealth Creation

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

A couple of years ago, I wrote about buying crypto in an IRA. I went and did that with an old unused IRA that was sitting in cash and I have 8x’d the value of that IRA in the last 18 months. While my family is fortunate that we don’t have to rely on our IRAs to generate wealth like this, many folks do. Tens of millions of people in the US rely on IRAs to save money tax-free for their retirement.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.