The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As active early stage investors and directors of Launchpad Venture Group, we are asked frequently about how we track our portfolio of investments and how we stay on top of the financial performance of each company. When we say that we track them in detail, the next question is what data do we track for each investment we make? And, we are asked about how we track the overall performance of our total portfolio.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As many of you know, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are all the rage on wall street right now. SPACs are publicly traded “shell companies” that raise capital in an IPO process and then use that capital to merge with a privately held business. SPACs have been around for at least thirty years and I have always thought of them as a “liquidity path of last resort” for our portfolio companies.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Are you tired of stories about small businesses struggling during COVID-19? Do you want something a little more inspiring and helpful for growing your small business? Perfect. Keep reading. I recently spoke with Sarah and Robbie Gonzales, co-owners of Tungsten Prep. They are recent recipients of a $10,000 grant from Salesforce. Their story offers encouragement, motivation and some practical ideas on what you can do to boost your own small business resilience.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Champaign, Ill. – September 3, 2020 – PhotoniCare, Inc., a company dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare by providing physicians with better diagnostic tools, today announced an oversubscribed $5.2 million Series A financing led by i2E Management Company Inc., with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures. The company also announced a $2.1 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Many CEOs have asked me if I felt an investment banker adds value if the buyer has already been identified. How investment bankers behave. Investment bankers sometimes slow the process by requiring a cloud-based “data room” and “deal book” to be prepared containing considerable information about a company to help a buyer. Deal books are expensive to create.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Taranis is also building an agronomic intelligence system that is designed to significantly streamline scouting programs and improve their accuracy. To this end, it has made continuous progress by focusing on aggregating the “wild west” of imagery and pulling in all viable sources. Read more here. The post [Taranis in CropLife] How Precision Ag Professionals Are Finding Value in Imagery appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Unispectral’s products add a biometric layer to authentication camera systems, improves facial authentication, enables camera-based material detection and spectrum-based image segmentation and object classification, identifies bank notes and documentation, captures unseen to standard cameras defects in products, coated, electronic and optical parts, detects vital signs for remote medical, and diagnoses plants stress in the field.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Assaf Biderman’s startup Superpedestrian has just introduced an electric scooter that needs less maintenance, helps riders avoid getting into trouble. Read more here. The post [Superpedestrian in Haaretz] How an Israeli Physicist Came to Develop a Smarter Scooter appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The Varo Savings Account offers 1.21% APY regardless of your account balance, with the option to earn up to 2.80% APY if you meet certain monthly requirements. If you sign up for a Varo checking account, account holders can also receive an ATM card for easy withdrawals from their checking or savings. Read more here. The post [Varo Money in CNBC] Here’s how much money you should have saved at every age appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Superpedestrian’s LINK scooter made its debut in Brooklyn on Friday, with the LINK team hosting a safety class and test ride for its next-generation e-scooters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The event demonstrated the state-of-the-art technology that makes LINK’s vehicles safer for riders and pedestrians, and better-managed on crowded NYC streets. Read more here.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Sacramento Vice Mayor Jeff Harris said in a statement this week, “As our community gradually reopens, it’s imperative that we have clean, accessible and reliable transportation alternatives that make it easy for people to leave their cars at home.” Read more here. The post [Jump Bikes in KCRA 3] JUMP bikes return to Sacramento streets amid pandemic appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Hard Work, Ultimately, the outcome must matter the most. The effort is part of the journey and is always enjoyable, but effort without an outcome is meaningless. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in BW People] Winning Stroke: Interview With Greg Moran, CEO, and Co-founder Zoomcar appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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