A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 16, 2020

My partner Albert wrote a bit about how USV is investing in the climate/sustainability sector today. The high-level summary is “not very differently than we have and are investing in other sectors” At USV, we like certain businesss models, go to market approaches, and product types and that won’t change as we add climate/sustainability to our focus areas of wellness, knowledge, and capital.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 16, 2020

This year, for the first time, we’ll be visiting universities and institutions to meet founders who are focused on building biotech and healthcare companies. Since 2014, YC has funded over 250 bio, healthcare, and life science companies, making us one of the largest seed stage bio/healthcare funders in the world. YC partner Jared Friedman and visiting partner Dr.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 16, 2020

Change starts with a decision, whether it be by a person, group or organization. Leaders all around the world are the key to creating shifts towards an economy that focuses on responsible consumption and production. The good news is that the movers and shakers of the industry are finally listening to the call of United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and more and more players are now becoming more sustainable in their business approach to contribute to the realization of these g

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 16, 2020

While many Kiwis are still making the most of summer with an extended Christmas break, January can be a quieter-than-usual time for small businesses. Rather than a negative, having that little bit of extra space in your schedule can be the perfect chance to take stock and get clear on plans and goals for the year ahead. Whether you’re just getting into the swing of things after a hard-earned break, or it’s back to business as usual after the Christmas rush – there’s no better time than now

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 16, 2020

Kryon, a leading robotic process automation (RPA), process discovery and AI solution provider known for the unique Kryon Full-Cycle Automation suite, and Long-Term Care Group, Inc. (LTCG), a third-party administrator for long-term care, today announces the outcome of their latest innovative collaboration. Read more here. The post [Kryon in Ai-Thority] Long Term Care Group, Inc.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 16, 2020

In third place comes the Berlin-based used car platform Frontier Car Group, which saw an investment volume of €361 million last year. In the industry ranking, FinTech and software companies rank second and third with €1.3 and €1.2 billion in funding, respectively, received in 2019. Read more here. The post [Frontier Car Group in The Local] German startups receive record €6.2 billion in investment appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 16, 2020

Sayata Labs announced today King Flynn has joined the organization as Head of Insurance. Sayata helps insurance carriers and brokers accelerate their mid-market cyber business while simultaneously providing insureds with real knowledge about their cyber posture so they can better resist cyber threats. King joins the Sayata Executive team, reporting to CEO, Asaf Lifshitz.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 16, 2020

Vimeo has debuted a new AI-powered platform designed to help creatives produce shareable, short-form videos in minutes. Read more here. The post [Magisto in VentureBeat] Vimeo launches short-form social video editing platform powered by Magisto200M appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 16, 2020

Three years ago, Edgybees Ltd. developed and launched the first augmented reality game for drones. The game, which created a virtual course in the sky, was a success. Then, a few months later, Hurricane Irma hit Florida, causing an estimated $50 billion in damages. Read more here. The post [Edgybees in CTech] From Drone-Based Games to Putting Out Fires in Australia appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 16, 2020

The new chocolate is made by the EIT Food-funded SureChoc project – a partnership between Israeli food-tech company DouxMatok; Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan; Israeli food and beverage manufacturer Strauss and the University of Reading. Read more on NoCamels here. The post [DouxMatok in NoCamels] 5 Healthy Snack Foods with an Israeli Flavor appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 16, 2020

ClimaCell, the weather technology company, announced today the launch of a new product, WAI – Weather for AI, a historical data archive for the training of AI models. With WAI, weather-sensitive industries and businesses can now easily access massive amounts of unique hyper-local historical weather data from every point on earth, and generate tailored AI-driven insights.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 16, 2020

Self-drive mobility platform Zoomcar, which claims to have 75% of market share and is looking at growing to a market share of 80-85% over the next 18 months with one lakh cars, has 70% of its marketing spends in the digital space, while 30% is on outdoor advertising BTL and tactical ATL. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in The Economic Times] How Zoomcar plans to capture 80 percent market share with its digital-dominated marketing strategy appeared first on OurCrowd.

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