TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

LG’s innovation center — LG Nova among friends — today announced that it has selected the first 50 companies for its Mission for the Future global challenge competition. From 1,300 applicants, the company picked its first cohort to start building opportunities with the startups. Nova itself is a counterpoint to profit-focused corporate venture capital outfits, and is instead focusing on abilities to collaborate with the LG conglomerate across the board, in a few key verticals:

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Placedise — the complete crazy raw Story of a failed Startup. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Delivery has become one of the fastest growing verticals for robotics investments amid pandemic-related shutdowns. There’s been plenty of interest in the category over the years, but COVID-19 has accelerated interest on all sides of the equation. Among this category, however, Agility stands out — in more ways than one. Born out of research from Oregon State University’s Dynamic Robotics Laboratory, the firm has developed a bipedal robot capable of conquering the arch nemesis of its wheeled

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Some left me broke at 25; others enabled me to right the ship and buy a multi-million-dollar beachside property by 30. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In the past year, Kubernetes adoption exploded, with over 5.6 million developers using the cloud-native tools — an increase of 67% from the year prior. For those who need a refresher on Kubernetes, it is an open source container project created by Google in 2014 to automate, monitor and run applications. Kubernetes is one of the most-used tools by cloud-native developers and can be challenging as a company grows, but Kubecost aims to alleviate some of those growing pains through its open source

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The UK’s cost of living crisis has been making grim headlines for months — with no respite in sight. Just this week, newspapers reported that inflation had hit 5.5%, a 30-year high, further pushing up prices for everyday essentials like food. Worse is yet to come as an energy price cap will end in April, when bills are projected to rise by more than 50%.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

When your plans take their first hit, here’s what you do Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

News that Databricks crossed the $800 million annual recurring revenue (ARR) threshold last year was impressive , but more notable was its growth rate of greater than 80% during the same period. That’s a wild expansion pace for a company of Databricks’ size, and it backed up its CEO’s general vibe that his team could weather any change in market conditions regarding the value of software startups, provided that he keeps the growth flowing.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A friend sent me this Kickstarter project which is about a public art project highlighting three languages that are at risk of extinction. I backed it and I think you might want to as well. You can do so here. The project ends this weekend so if you want to back it, do so now. USV TEAM POSTS: Nick Grossman — Feb 16, 2022 Ceramic Hanel Baveja — Feb 15, 2022 Mundi’s Series A.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Crypto faces a major barrier when it comes to mainstream adoption: The user journey is complicated and not yet built-out, and it’s not at all easy or intuitive for people new to crypto to even do the simplest possible thing — hold complete control over their own digital assets. Of course, it’s not required that. Read More. The post The Missing Link Between Web2 and Web3: Custody appeared first on Future.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The most consistent sales leader I’ve worked with hit plan 27 consecutive quarters. How can a sales leader develop similar repeatability? Much goes into it here are the reports he used to manage his team at the board level. The PQR (pipeline-to-quota) funnel is first. Pipeline is the total value of the accounts within a stage or later. Quota is the aggregate quota on the street for the quarter.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Friday, February 18, 2022! First, a note that much of TechCrunch is off Monday for a U.S. holiday, so some regular stuff might land a day later than usual. But we’re a global team, so we will not be quiet to start next week.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Bangalore: Zoomcar, a self-drive car rental company headquartered in Bangalore, has announced the appointment of Nirmal NR as its CEO for India, according to a press statement issued by the company. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in The Economic Times] Zoomcar names Nirmal NR as India CEO appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

ICON, which creates homes using 3D printing, has raised an additional $185 million in a round led by Tiger Global Management, TechCrunch has learned exclusively. The financing is said to be an extension of ICON’s $207 million Series B that was announced last August. While the Austin-based company confirmed the latest raise, it declined to comment on its valuation or provide further details.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

CHICAGO – InsideTracker, maker of a genomically informed personalized health and nutrition technology platform, is trying to beef up its scientific bona fides. Read more here. The post [InsideTracker in AskByGeeks] InsideTracker boosts scientific credentials for genome-driven lifestyle platform appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Steve Blank’s definition of a startup is “a temporary organization in the search of a repeatable business model” Temporary, because as soon as you have built a machine where you pour $10 into the top of it, and $11 falls out of the bottom, you’re no longer a startup. Or, if you run out of cash, and the whole thing collapses like a poorly-built house of cards, well, that’s the end of your company as well.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Plantish has a ‘sea’ of opportunities AEYE Health : Strong signs for eye disease detection Size matters: 3D printing that’s larger than life Jerry Yang: ‘I do not invest in public markets’ Scopio Labs raises $50M for its AI-powered, digital blood tests Freightos boosts Qatar Airways Cargo online bookings UAE’s Mashreq Bank taps ThetaRay for financial fraud prevention TytoCare receives European CE mark for remote lung analyzer CytoReason and Pfize

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week, Natasha and Alex and Mary Ann got together with Chris and Grace to rock our regular Friday news roundup. This time, however, with extra zip, as we’re staring down a long weekend that, let’s be clear, everyone needs.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The story of a pandemic, a pop star, and a donut hole Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The public markets may have cooled on fintechs in recent months, but for entrepreneurs who are still considering starting up, “outlook good,” says the Magic 8 Ball. In 2021, one-third of all unicorns created were fintech companies: investor FOMO, increased use of digital payments, BNPL, and other financial services created a gravitational field that attracted more than one out of every five dollars VCs invested last year.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Quick pop quiz: Is it better to recycle your cardboard boxes, or use a sturdier packaging bag that can be used again and again until it meets its maker again? Returnity ‘s bet is the latter, and the company just raised $3.1 million from Brand Foundry Ventures to continue the work the company has been doing with Estée Lauder, New Balance, Rent the Runway, Walmart and others — and to further expand its operations. “And it’s been a pretty long journey.

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