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Gable raises the roof (and $12M) for better remote working options

TechCrunch

Remote working options and workplace flexibility can be a bit of a head-scratcher for employees and employers alike, but Gable , which has just raised $12 million in Series A funding following on a $3.25 million round of seed funding, is hoping to make it smoother for everyone. The company provides a one-stop-shop for managing employees’ remote working options.

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Used-car marketplace Carro scores investment from insurtech major ZA Tech

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Carro , Southeast Asia’s largest used car marketplace, has received an undisclosed amount of investment from insurtech major ZA Tech Global Limited (ZA Tech), according to an announcement. The two firms have also signed a joint venture deal that will transform and streamline the online insurance distribution and claims process for customers and insurers alike.

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Bitwise Industries lands $80M to expand its sprawling software dev business

TechCrunch

In 2013, Irma Olguin Jr. — a third-generation Mexican American and the first in her family to go to college — was working on making coding instruction available to disadvantaged members of her community. During her work, she met Jake Soberal, an intellectual property lawyer, who shared Olguin’s desire to leverage the tech industry to effect change at the local level.

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Philippine fiber internet provider Converge partners with S Korea’s KT Corporation

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Philippine fiber internet provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. and South Korea’s KT Corporation , formerly Korea Telecom, have agreed to pursue a potential business collaboration and partnership that will support the digital transformation of local businesses by providing innovative enterprise technologies.

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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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Cycle is a new product management hub that centralizes all customer feedback

TechCrunch

Meet Cycle , a French startup that is building a collaboration tool for product managers where they can collect data from various tools, work on the next product iterations and close the feedback loop with the most engaged customers. The company raised a total of $6 million across two funding rounds, including a recent funding round led by Boldstart that closed late last year.

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Sequoia heats up early-stage startup investments in India and Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

On a recent winter morning in New Delhi, Rajan Anandan and Pieter Kemps were pacing on the floor of a five-star hotel, quizzing a group of over two dozen young startup founders about their goals. One founder set eyes on getting the most downloads in the mobile gaming category. Another pledged to reach an annual recurring revenue of $100 million in a few years.

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ViralGains’ Mulderrig on Revolutionizing Zero Party Data Generated Audience Creation for…

Jason Malki

ViralGains’ Mulderrig on Revolutionizing Zero Party Data Generated Audience Creation for Advertisers I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Mulderrig, Senior Vice President at ViralGains. Under his leadership, the company achieved 93% Y/Y revenue growth from 2020 to 2021. Prior to joining ViralGains in 2016, Mulderrig was National Sales Manager for OwnerIQ (acquired by Inmar) and Regional Sales Manager, Northeast for Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) What motivated you to launch your startup?

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Mozilla leads Mastodon app Mammoth’s pre-seed funding

TechCrunch

Mammoth, a recently launched Mastodon app that’s trying to make it easier on users who want to join the decentralized social web, has a notable financial backer. The company confirmed that its leading pre-seed investor is Mozilla, a proponent of the open web, who invested in the company’s first general round alongside others, including Long Journey Ventures and Salesforce’s Marc Benioff.

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How I Made $10,000 from a Webinar in 60 Minutes

Entrepreneur's Handbook

And how you can too without being an expert or famous marketer Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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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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Amazon is letting employees use their stock to finance home purchases and even second homes

TechCrunch

Amazon has struck a deal with embattled online mortgage lender Better.com to offer up a new benefit to employees. Better.com is launching Equity Unlocker , a program that allows employees to use their vested equity as collateral for a down payment when trying to buy homes. Amazon employees in Florida, New York and Washington State will be the first to try the tool.

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Weekly 29: The paradox of being a “scrappy” founder

Entrepreneur's Handbook

In this week’s edition, we discuss Why first-generation founders need to learn to spend How to market your startup — even when you hate doing it P.S. If you’re deep in the entrepreneurial trenches and have a story to tell, we’d love to read it (and publish it). Why first-gen founders need to learn to spend One of the hardest lessons Dalia Katan had to learn as a first-time founder was to SPEND.

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StudentFinance nabs $41M to help Europeans upskill for in-demand jobs

TechCrunch

StudentFinance , a European fintech that funds educational programs for individuals through so-called income share agreements , has raised €39 million ($41 million) in a Series A round of funding. Founded out of Spain in 2019, StudentFinance partners with educational institutions such as Ironhack and Le Wagon to help finance those looking to upskill into disciplines like software development, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, serving as an alternative to traditional bank or student lo

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12 Critical Questions to Help You Determine Your Entrepreneurial Potential

Entrepreneur's Handbook

How much risk can you handle?

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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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Active learning is the future of generative AI: Here’s how to leverage it

TechCrunch

Eric Landau Contributor Before Eric Landau co-founded Encord , he spent nearly a decade at DRW, where he was lead quantitative researcher on a global equity delta one desk and put thousands of models into production. He holds an S.M. in Applied Physics from Harvard University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Physics from Stanford University.

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[OC 50 PE Index Fund Powered by NewVest in OurCrowd Startup News] NewVest fund lowers barrier to private equity investing

OurCrowd

Having democratized venture capital by putting it within reach of a much broader swath of investors, OurCrowd is now setting out to expand into private equity. Read more here. The post [OC 50 PE Index Fund Powered by NewVest in OurCrowd Startup News] NewVest fund lowers barrier to private equity investing appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Serena Ventures backs SoLo Funds as finance platform tops 1M registered users

TechCrunch

SoLo Funds has acquired over 1 million registered users and over 1.3 million downloads to make it “the largest and first Black-owned personal finance platform” to do so, Rodney Williams, co-founder and president of SoLo, told TechCrunch. The community finance company defines the claim “as a business-to-consumer personal finance banking solution, U.S.

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[Scopio in PR Newswire] Scopio Labs doubles down on digital cell morphology go-to-market strategy in 2023

OurCrowd

TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Scopio Labs, developer of Full-Field Digital Cell Morphology™ imaging and AI-powered analysis platforms, announced today that it will focus on the commercialization of its laboratory diagnostic solutions in 2023 to accelerate market penetration and growth. Read more here. The post [Scopio in PR Newswire] Scopio Labs doubles down on digital cell morphology go-to-market strategy in 2023 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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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Typeface emerges from stealth with $65M to bring generative AI to the enterprise

TechCrunch

Typeface , a startup developing an AI-powered dashboard for drafting marketing copy and images, emerged from stealth this week with $65 million in venture equity backing from Lightspeed Venture Partners, GV (Google Ventures), M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund) and Menlo Ventures. Founded by former Adobe CTO Abhay Parasnis, Typeface attempts to combine generative AI with a brand’s tone, audiences and workflows to — as Parasnis rather aspirationally puts it — “reimagine”

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[VidMob in GlobeNewswire] VidMob realigns executive team with focus on client-centricity

OurCrowd

NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VidMob, creator of the industry-leading Intelligent Creative platform, today announced changes that focus the executive team on strategic growth through client centricity. Read more here. The post [VidMob in GlobeNewswire] VidMob realigns executive team with focus on client-centricity appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Archetype wants to help developers build a metered API billing solution

TechCrunch

When developers are building software with API access, they need to figure out how to bill users fairly for hitting the API gateway. A flat fee probably wouldn’t cover the heavy users and would be unfair to the lighter ones. Archetype , an early stage startup, has created a metering solution, so developers can bill on a usage basis. Today the company announced a $3.1 million seed investment to get the company off the ground.

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4 Types of Companies to Help You Manage Your Metrics

StartupNation

Everyone has been trying to find new ways to track metrics and monitor data. After all, the more… The post 4 Types of Companies to Help You Manage Your Metrics appeared first on StartupNation.

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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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TechCrunch+ roundup: Using predictive LTV, Boston VC survey, active learning for ML teams

TechCrunch

Last fall, Voyantis CEO Ido Wiesenberg shared a TC+ post with several tactics for reducing customer acquisition costs via predictive modeling. In a follow-up, he explains how to use predictive lifetime value (LTV) to create “more targeted, effective acquisition strategies that focus on acquiring and retaining customers.” Adding predictive LTV to decision flows does more than just identify lucrative customers early in the sales cycle — you can also use it to set performance targets and help teams

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Culture Is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and Excellence

StartupNation

The following is an excerpt from “Culture Is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization… The post Culture Is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization for Speed, Impact, and Excellence appeared first on StartupNation.

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Microservices orchestration platform Temporal raises $75M and remains a unicorn

TechCrunch

Temporal , an open source microservices orchestration platform used by companies, including Netflix, Snap and Comcast, has raised $75 million from a slew of high-profile investors including Sequoia Capital and Greenoaks. The startup has also maintained its coveted unicorn status with a valuation of “just over” $1.5 billion, despite some reports to the contrary a few months back suggesting that its valuation had dipped below $900 million.

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The First Step to Replanning in a Downturn

Andreessen Horowitz

When market conditions worsen and there’s a gap between your current revenue plan and what your sales team can deliver, you need to build a credible and realistic replan. Introducing a replan can feel like pulling the handbrake on your … The post The First Step to Replanning in a Downturn appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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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.