Wed.May 10, 2023

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BEYOND Expo 2023 kicks off with a grand opening highlighting Macau as an innovation bridge between Asia and the World

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The highly anticipated in-person third edition of the BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) Asia’s foremost annual gathering for technology and innovation, commenced with grandeur in Macau today, on May 10. With a resounding vision of bridging Asia and the rest of the world amidst geopolitical tensions, Jason Ho, one of the co-founders of BEYOND Internat

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How to Know if It’s a Good Co-Founder Match

Y Combinator

Curtis Fonger and Matthew Busel met on YC’s Co-Founder Matching (CFM) Platform, a tool we built to help co-founders find each other. Even in early conversations, their fit as co-founders was clear to each of them. With both eager to build, work began on Whalesync — which helps businesses sync their data across no-code tools like Airtable and Webflow — before the two even met in person.

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AI2 Incubator’s new $30M fund triples down on early stage AI startups

TechCrunch

The AI startup world may be getting hotter by the day, but there’s a difference between a startup that uses AI and an AI-first startup — and the Allen Institute for AI prides itself on fostering the latter in its AI2 Incubator. Their previous $10 million fund did so well that the backers have returned and refilled the coffers three times over. 21 companies have passed through the incubator since 2017, attracting some $160M in further investment and at least one major acquisition: XNOR, an

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My Opportunity to Give Back to EO

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Like a lot of entrepreneurs, I find there are rarely enough hours in the day, but EO helped make me a more complete person. And I want to make time to help others enjoy the same experience. By Ami Kassar, EO Philadelphia president FY2023-25 In late April, I attended the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Global Leadership Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, along with more than 1,300 EO members from around the world.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Triumph raises $14M for an SDK to add real-money tournaments into games

TechCrunch

The surge of interest in e-sports, online fantasy leagues and more extensive online financial infrastructure have made the concept of real-money gaming more popular among consumers and games developers. Today a startup called Triumph — which has built an engine, and accompanying SDK, to power real-money tournaments — is announcing $14.1 million funding to continue developing its platform to work in a wider set of markets (its currently available in 37 U.S. states plus Washington D.C.

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The Mint, started by Better Tomorrow Ventures, wants to be the accelerator fintech needs

TechCrunch

Better Tomorrow Ventures’ Sheel Mohnot landed some of his biggest wins before he ever started a venture firm. The investor previously worked as a partner at 500 , previously known as 500 Startups, where he raised and ran a dedicated fintech fund as well as helped build an accelerator. There he met his eventual founding partner at BTV – Jake Gibson – and backed a cadre of fintech startups, including Chipper and Albert, each at $2.5 million valuations.

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Flash Coffee raises $50m in total in Series B funding round

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore-based coffee chain Flash Coffee has raised a total of $50 million in its Series B funding round led by White Star Capital , with existing investors including Delivery Hero, Geschwister Oetker, and Conny & Co also participating.

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Petal raises $35M, spins off data unit ‘to bring credit scores into the 21st century’

TechCrunch

The United States credit system as it exists today has been around for decades and many would argue it’s long been in need of an overhaul. In the meantime, a number of startups have emerged in recent years to offer consumers more options when obtaining credit. Petal is one such company. The New York-based startup, which offers three Visa credit card products aimed at underserved consumers, has said its goal is to help people “build credit, not debt.

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GCUC Podcast Recap: Arian Lewis

GCUC

GCUC Podcast Recap: Arian Lewis The brain behind kiln. talks about how missteps, crypto Mondays, revitalization, and nay sayers all played their part in today’s coworking success.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Zamp wants to give online sellers ‘freedom from sales tax’

TechCrunch

State and local governments collected approximately $137.7 billion in sales tax during the first quarter of 2022, a 17% increase from the $117.7 billion collected in the same quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. As Rohit Bhadange, co-founder and CEO of Zamp , explains, every state, county and city has different tax jurisdictions whose laws businesses must comply with, making over 12,000 taxable districts.

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InBIA’s 2023 Entrepreneur Support Organization of the Year, Specialty and Prestigious Awards

INBIA

The post InBIA’s 2023 Entrepreneur Support Organization of the Year, Specialty and Prestigious Awards appeared first on InBIA.

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Vanguard trims Indian ride-hailing giant Ola’s valuation by 35%

TechCrunch

Ola, an Indian ride-hailing startup, has seen its valuation trimmed by its backer Vanguard amid a weakening global economy that has significantly impacted market capitalizations across numerous public companies. Vanguard cut the valuation of Ani Technologies, Ola’s holding firm, by 35% as of the end of the February, it disclosed in its semi-annual report to investors.

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Enterprise Startups: Advice on Hiring, Firing, Scaling, and Selling

Andreessen Horowitz

A16z recently brought together a group of early-stage CEOs to talk shop and learn from their peers who have successfully navigated the journey from scrappy startup into large growth-stage or even public companies. The event featured a series of interviews … The post Enterprise Startups: Advice on Hiring, Firing, Scaling, and Selling appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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SoLo Funds settles lawsuit over predatory lending accusations in District of Columbia

TechCrunch

The District of Columbia Attorney General today announced an agreement with SoLo Funds, a fintech company that enables peer-to-peer lending, to settle a lawsuit that alleged SoLo Funds engaged in predatory lending practices. The practices alleged include Los Angeles-based SoLo Funds not telling customers “the true cost of the loans on its platform” and that it “facilitated loans with over 500% APR on average — far exceeding the District’s 24% usury cap ,” according to the Office of the Att

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Founder Spotlight – Transforming Recruiting to Matchmaking for Increased Efficiency and Engagement

Gust

Enployable, Inc. is the world's first value-based AI job matching platform. After witnessing the challenges that my friends faced while looking for new jobs during the pandemic, I wanted to find a better approach to the job market. Traditionally, the hiring process focuses on whether a candidate's skills and experience match the job description, and the process of screening candidates can be labor-intensive.

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With its planet-friendly protein, Farmless wants to dramatically outperform animal agriculture

TechCrunch

Dutch startup Farmless has today announced that it has raised a €1.2 million pre-seed equity round at an undisclosed valuation to bring to our tables proteins created without the need for traditional farming operations. The climate crisis means that it has never been more pressing to develop alternative food sources in order to both protect our planet and feed its ever-growing population both effectively and sustainably.

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Do you have board meetings or bored meetings?

Mark MacLeod

Most CEOs I know do not look forward to their board meetings. This is especially true for boards that are dominated by institutional investors vs. Independents. This is a wasted opportunity.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Despite a rocky start, climate tech is in a good position to tackle the rest of 2023

TechCrunch

Last year, climate tech seemed to be invincible while the venture capital and startup worlds were fretting about a downturn and scrambling to conserve cash. Climate tech investors and founders in 2022 may not have hit the heights of 2021 but they didn’t drop off a cliff either. In the first quarter of the year, we started to see cracks in the firewall that separates climate tech from the broader tech industry: The space saw a decline of more than a third in both the number of deals and mon

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[ByondXR in Accesswire] ByondXR launches a groundbreaking platform for virtual experiences (beta version)

OurCrowd

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / May 10, 2023 / ByondXR today announced the launch of its groundbreaking platform for virtual experience building (beta version). Read more here. The post [ByondXR in Accesswire] ByondXR launches a groundbreaking platform for virtual experiences (beta version) appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Last call to register for today’s filming of TechCrunch Live with Persona and Index Ventures

TechCrunch

Identity management used to mean making sure you had your driver’s license when you left the house, but these days it’s not so easy: Identity fundamentally underpins how we engage with the digital world, and identity services can take on many forms (and abuses). Now things are getting even more interesting: The big advances we’re seeing in areas like AI are raising big questions and challenges around how to prove we are who we say we are, and catch bad actors exploiting vulnerable si

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[Connected Energy in GREENFLEET] Dundee city council launches accessible EV charging hub

OurCrowd

Dundee Council has opened a new public EV charging hub with SWARCO Smart Charging which has particular focus on accessibility and accommodating the needs of drivers with a disability. Read more here. The post [Connected Energy in GREENFLEET] Dundee city council launches accessible EV charging hub appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Vast and SpaceX aim to put the first commercial space station in orbit in 2025

TechCrunch

Artificial gravity space station startup Vast announced that it intends to put the first commercial space station in orbit in August 2025 via launch partner SpaceX — which will also provide the first human occupants of said space station a short while later using SpaceX’s Dragon crew capsule. Vast, which last year debuted its ambitious goal of building a 100-meter long, modular artificial space station featuring artificial gravity powered by rotational velocity, has dubbed its first

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[Flash Coffee in The Business Times] Flash Coffee raises US$50 million in extended Series B round?

OurCrowd

COFFEE chain Flash Coffee has raised US$50 million in an extended Series B round led by existing investor White Star Capital. Read more here. The post [Flash Coffee in The Business Times] Flash Coffee raises US$50 million in extended Series B round appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Yeah, tech growth is slowing down

TechCrunch

Shares of Amplitude, Airbnb and Twilio are down sharply this morning following their earnings results yesterday. It might seem odd to group these companies together given the different sectors they operate in: Amplitude does digital product analytics, Airbnb provides a marketplace for consumer lodging rentals, and Twilio sells communications services for software products via APIs.

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[yulife in Forbes] How businesses can use gamification to impact consumer behavior change

OurCrowd

The word “gamification” has become a buzzword in recent years. But actually, the idea of making software as easy and enjoyable to use as a video game has a lot of merit – and it’s one that’s becoming increasingly relevant in 2023. I recently had the chance to speak with James Piercey, product designer at YuLife the tech-driven financial services and employee wellbeing company, to learn more about how businesses can use gamification to impact consumer behavior change.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.