TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

More M&A activity is underway in the red-hot field of cybersecurity. In the latest development, private equity giant Thoma Bravo is buying Proofpoint , the SaaS security vendor, for $12.3 billion in cash. Proofpoint is traded publicly on the Nasdaq exchange and as of its closing price on Friday, it had a market cap of $7.5 billion. This bid, which will see the company go private, is a big hike on its latest share price.

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StartupNation

APRIL 26, 2021

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff and Paul W. Smith discuss the 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase , a partnership between the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) and InvestMidwest , which will showcase 57 companies actively seeking funding to an audience of top-tier investors, entrepreneurs, researchers and business executives. The virtual event runs April 27 to 28, 2021.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Orbillion Bio’s plans to make high-end meats in a lab have investors lining up for a seat at the company’s cap table. Mere weeks after launching from Y Combinator’s famous accelerator program , the Silicon Valley-based potential purveyor of premium lamb loins, elk steaks, bison burgers and more has managed to haul in $5 million in financing.

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StartupNation

APRIL 26, 2021

So, you want to start your own business — in which you are your own boss and you’re in control of your professional destiny. You’re mentally ready to become an entrepreneur, but the question is: Are you financially ready? Making the leap from side hustler to full-time entrepreneur is a big move. Yes, you gain freedom and more control over your projects and schedule.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Brex, a fintech company that provides corporate cards and spend-management software to businesses, announced earlier today that it closed a $425 million Series D round of capital at a valuation of around $7.4 billion. The new capital came less than a year after Brex raised $150 million at a $2.9 billion pre-money valuation. So, how did the company manage to so rapidly boost its valuation and raise its largest round to date?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Mighty Networks , a platform designed to give creators and brands a dedicated place to start and grow communities, has closed on $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Owl Ventures. Ziff Capital Partners and LionTree Partners also participated in the financing, along with existing backers Intel Capital, Marie Forleo, Gretchen Rubin, Dan Rosensweig, Reid Hoffman, BBG Ventures and Lucas Venture Group.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 26, 2021

Jordan, 23 April, 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its efforts to assist the social enterprise policy process in Jordan, led by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE), organised a workshop in collaboration with Impact Hub. To support employment generation among youth and marginalized communities, promote social cohesion as well as to support the Government of Jordan in developing a vibrant social entrepreneurship ecosystem, UNDP launched “Hear

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Lamont Orange. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Lamont Orange is Netskope’s chief information security officer. He has more than 20 years of experience in the information security industry, having previously served as vice president of enterprise security for Charter Communications (now Spectrum) and as senior manager for the security and technology services practice at Ernst & Young.

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NZ Entrepreneur

APRIL 26, 2021

In today’s digital world, a strong internet connection is the lifeblood for most businesses. And, with new technology and digital ways of working available, it brings into sharp focus: exactly how much speed do you need? First of all, what is bandwidth? Well, measured in millions or billions of bits per second (Mbps/Gbps), bandwidth can be used as a representation of your internet speed.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Signal Advisors is building a specialized financial platform for financial advisors, and the company is announcing it raised a $10 million Series A led by Brian Ru and Hemant Taneja at General Catalyst. This funding is on top of the $6 million seed round it raised in 2020 from Detroit Venture Partners, Ludlow Ventures, General Catalyst and others. In a released statement, new board member and managing partner at Michigan-based Annox Capital Robert Mylod puts it well: “We’ve seen a lo

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 26, 2021

Bradley Davis shares tips on fundraising for startups, including cold outreach tricks & advice on building a network from scratch. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Faculty , a VC-backed artificial intelligence startup, has won a tender to work with the NHS to make better predictions about its future requirements for patients, based on data drawn from how it handled the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2019, Faculty raised a $10.5 million Series A funding round from U.K.-based VCs Local Globe, GMG Ventures , and Jaan Tallinn, one of Skype’s founding engineers, giving it a valuation of around $100 million.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 26, 2021

DUBLIN and LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, and Surgical Theater today announced a partnership to interface Surgical Theater’s SyncAR™ augmented reality (AR) technology with Medtronic’s StealthStation™ S8 surgical navigation system. This collaboration will enable neurosurgeons to use AR technology in real-time to enhance visualization during complex cranial procedures.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Main Sequence’s team (top row from left to right) Viringa Crawter, Bill Bartee, Mike Nicholls, Phil Morle; (bottom row from left to right) Stella Xu, Mike Zimmerman and Jen Baxter. Main Sequence , the venture firm founded by Australia’s national science agency, announced today a new $250 million AUD (about $194.3 million USD) fund to invest in deep-tech startups.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 26, 2021

How not understanding revenue, profit, and loss could mean paying too much tax, too little tax, or going bust unnecessarily Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

The Honest Company, a heavily venture-backed consumer goods company, announced an IPO price range this morning, telling investors that it expects to sell shares in its debut at $14 to $17 apiece. The former startup is selling 6,451,613 shares in its debut, while existing shareholders are letting 19,355,387 shares go. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 26, 2021

Only some startups should bother raising venture capital — is yours one of them? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 26, 2021

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 26, 2021

The fast path from employee to entrepreneur Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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StartupNation

APRIL 26, 2021

Searching for a small business loan can feel a little bit like hitting the dating scene. You’re researching lenders wondering, “Will they like me? Or will they reject me?” Working at Nav, where we’ve played matchmaker between thousands of small business owners and lenders, I’ve observed several key steps small business owners and entrepreneurs can take to help make their business so irresistible to lenders that they can’t help but want to lend money.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 26, 2021

You can do it, but you need the right mindset Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 26, 2021

Using virtual reality tech described as a fighter-jet flight simulator for the human body, Medtronic hopes to put brain surgeons in the pilot’s seat—giving them patient-specific maps of blood vessels and tissue to explore as they prep for the real thing. Read more here. The post [Surgical Theater in Fierce Biotech] Medtronic taps virtual reality ‘flight simulators’ for brain surgery, built from 3D patient scans appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

Weav , which is building a universal API for commerce platforms, is emerging from stealth today with $4.3 million in funding from a bevy of investors, and a partnership with Brex. Founded last year by engineers Ambika Acharya, Avikam Agur and Nadav Lidor after participating in the W20 YC batch, Weav joins the wave of fintech infrastructure companies that aim to give fintechs and financial institutions a boost.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 26, 2021

ThetaRay today announced that its AI-based anti-money laundering (AML) analytics will be available on public and private clouds, including Azure, Google, and AWS. Read more here. The post [ThetaRay in VentureBeat] ThetaRay launches anti-money laundering AI and analytics for the cloud appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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