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TechCrunch+ roundup: Optimizing dev teams, O-1A visa criteria, growth’s golden metric

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All startups must grow, but as markets contract, conserving resources is a higher short-term priority. Crypto exchange Coinbase is in the headlines this morning after news broke that it is rescinding some candidates’ outstanding job offers. Yesterday, we reported that IRL, a social app, was laying off 25% of its staff a year after raising a $170 million Series A, even though it has enough cash to operate for another two years.

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Newsletter: Historic Israel-UAE free trade deal + Freightos to go public

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Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: 3d Signals, modernizing the world’s factories OurCrowd releases enhanced mobile app Freightos to go public via SPAC Sand Curtain falls: Historic Israel-UAE free trade deal NTT Finance boosts D-ID funding round Mermade cuts lab-grown seafood cost by 10,000X OurCrowd hosts top executives from Latin America WSJ: InsideTracker can help you keep healthy, longer Unilever ice creams take to the sky on Flytrex drones ThetaRay wins Dubai award for anti-mo

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Daily Crunch: Tesla shares drop after leaked CEO email reveals hiring freeze, plans to cut 10% of staff

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To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Fri-yay the 3rd of June 2022. Or, as this cursed pandemic is still doing its thing, perhaps it’s March 824, 2020, who knows. Whatever is happening in your world, we hope that you are experiencing peace and that you know the source of peace.

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I Wished Someone Told Me the Real Reason Star Team Members Snore Loudly in the Office

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Tired? Lazy? Lack of interest in consulting work? No, no, no. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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Black Founders Matter presses VCs to pledge commitment to diversity

TechCrunch

As a child, Marceau Michel always asked for a quarter. He knew if he kept asking for a quarter, he’d have a dollar one day. Then he’d be well on his way to having two — a slow but purposeful build toward amassing his own little fortune. Today, at the helm of the Black Founders Matter venture fund, Michel has kept that mentality. The fund announced today the formation of the 25 by 25 Pledge , which encourages venture capitalists to commit to investing a quarter of their funds into BIPOC w

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As the downturn hits crypto, a key startup investment source may slow

TechCrunch

While the 2021 venture cycle was still booming , every startup sector felt hot. Every geography set records. Founders ruled supreme, venture capitalists lined up to pay steep prices for startup shares, and new business models flourished. Now, halfway through 2022, we’ve seen a bracing reversion to the mean. Most startup sectors appear to be busier digesting last year’s excesses than attacking the future, while geographic startup investing trends have reversed.

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A Course Offer With These 7 Elements (Almost) Guarantees Passive Income

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I went through 23 course funnels so you don’t have to Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Reco raises $30M to prevent sensitive data leaks

TechCrunch

Reco , a company using AI to map a company’s data sharing, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Zeev Ventures, BoldStart, Angular Ventures, Jibe Ventures, CrewCapital and Cyber Club London. CEO Ofer Klein said the proceeds will to toward product development and supporting the company’ go-to-market efforts.

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Indonesian rural e-commerce startup Dagangan raises $6.6m funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Dagangan , an Indonesian rural e-commerce startup, announced that it has successfully closed US$6.6 million in its Pre-Series B round led by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) subsidiary, BTPN Syariah Ventura. Existing investor Monk’s Hill Ventures and Hendra Kwik, CEO of Payfazz, a leading financial services company serving SMEs and unbanked Indonesians, also participate

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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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TechCrunch podcasts this week: Layoffs, the crypto downturn, investor offense and Columbus, Ohio

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TechCrunch is more than just a site with words. We’re also building a growing stable of podcasts focused on the most critical topics relating to the startup and venture capital worlds. To help you find the right show for your interests, we’ve compiled our audio output from the week. Embedded below is the latest from Chain Reaction , our new and stellar crypto-focused podcast hosted by Lucas and Anita.

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Temasek-backed cryptocurrency exchange FTX launches in Japan

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Customers in Japan can now use FTX , a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the Bahamas. Quoine Corporation, which was acquired by FTX earlier this year and renamed FTX Japan , will handle the company’s activities in the country.

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SEO tool Ahrefs invests $60M in building creator-friendly search engine, ‘Yep’

TechCrunch

Well, this is straight from the desk of “didn’t see that coming,” but search engine toolkit company Ahrefs just told me they’ve been working on their very own search engine on the sly, plowing $60 million of resources into its own search engine, called Yep. It’s a unique proposition, running its own search index, rather than relying on APIs from Google or Bing.

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How To GUARANTEE You Have A Million Dollar Business Idea

OkDork

Over the last 20 years, I’ve launched 23 companies. Many failed, 4 did alright, and 1 of them is currently making close to $100M/year! In the process, I wasted a lot of money and time in exchange for some expensive lessons. In this post, I go over the proven process I use to test the business ideas that save me (and now, you) tens of thousands of dollars, as well as years of working on the wrong business idea.

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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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Agtech robotics firm FarmWise just raised another $45 million

TechCrunch

The rest of the startup universe may be struggling to bring in funds, but it’s still a good time to get a robotic raise. Agtech is high on that list. The median age of farmers is 55 years old in the United States, and finding human help is increasingly more difficult of late. FarmWise has been at this for a while, deploying its autonomous weeding robotics at farms in California and Arizona for the last few years.

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The Iron Man Model: How Startups and the Military Can Work Together

Andreessen Horowitz

Afghanistan. North Korea. Russia. The South China Sea. Open a newspaper these days and you’ll read about the numerous problems facing America’s military. Global threats and a dwindling technological advantage have caused the Pentagon to cozy up to Silicon Valley, a relationship from which Palantir and Anduril are but two successful outcomes. Yet, most dual-use.

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Armed with experience, insurtech MGAs are paving the way for insurtech 2.0

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Dave Wechsler. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Dave Wechsler leads insurtech investing for OMERS Ventures. After serving as the VP of Growth at Hippo, Dave is one of the first insurtech operators to become a full-time investor. Just over five years ago, the insurance industry entered the crosshairs of the tech world. Despite serving as the backbone of global growth, insurance lagged the pace of technology adoption enjoyed by other industries.

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How to pick a DAO legal entity

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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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The delivery market is coming down from its pandemic highs

TechCrunch

During the pandemic, delivery startups — whether focused on groceries, essentials, or takeout — became the darling children of venture capital firms. Early on, mandates and closures put up barriers to physical shopping, but as time went on, customers became more used to the idea of shopping for everything from toilet paper to rotisserie chicken online.

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Info Diet: Peanut CEO Michelle Kennedy

Andreessen Horowitz

Info Diet offers a peek into the personally curated feeds and media habits of the people shaping the future. In each installment, a different builder spends two days chronicling all the content they consume in order to stay ahead of the curve. This time: Michelle Kennedy, founder and CEO of Peanut, an online community to. Read More. The post Info Diet: Peanut CEO Michelle Kennedy appeared first on Future.

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To better manage cybersecurity risk, extend zero-trust principles to third parties

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Saket Modi. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Saket Modi is the co-founder and CEO of Safe Security, a cybersecurity and digital business risk quantification platform company. Today’s cybersecurity landscape requires an agile and data-driven risk management strategy to deal with the ever-expanding third-party attack surface. When a business outsources services by sharing data and network access, it inherits the cyber risk from its vendors across their people, processes, technolog, and that vendor’s

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Top email marketing tools for influencers and creators in 2022

Founder Bounty

Being an influencer and creator takes time and energy and its important to have a select set of tools that are solid and will help you to grow your audience. This is why we have put together a bunch of Email marketing tools that can help you grow quicker and faster. Postr Postr is a software that allows you to create and publish your email marketing campaigns.

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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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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

TechCrunch

On Lafayette Street in SoHo, young, fashionable women lined up around the block to enter a minimalist, millennial oasis, the most perfect Instagram feed brought to life. Staff members glided around the store in pastel pink suits, each embodying the kind of girl that Glossier made us all want to be: beautiful, yet effortless. “We want to inspire, but we also want to be realistic and show beauty in real life,” Glossier founder and CEO Emily Weiss said in a 2017 interview with Inc, just as th

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[The Bouqs in Hunker] 20 brands that are donating proceeds to LGBTQ organizations right now

OurCrowd

Every June, we celebrate Pride Month to support and honor the LGBTQ+ community. You can donate to organizations, shop from LGTBQ+-owned businesses, and buy products from brands that give back to the LGBTQ+ community. To help you kick off Pride Month, we rounded up the home and lifestyle brands that are making donations this year. Read more here. The post [The Bouqs in Hunker] 20 brands that are donating proceeds to LGBTQ organizations right now appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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How Olive pivoted 27 times on its way to a 4 billion valuation

TechCrunch

Olive is a homegrown Columbus, Ohio unicorn; hear from the CEO and lead investor how the company was founded and grew into an industry leader. Sean Lane co-founded Olive in 2012, and signed on Chris Olsen from Drive Capital as the company’s first investors. Now, nearly ten years later, Olive raised $856.3 million on its way to being a driving force in using artificial intelligence in the health care industry.

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[Orbital Insight in IT Brief] Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – An update from Orbital Insight

OurCrowd

Techday’s 10 Minute IT Jams provide sharp, to-the-point insights into emerging and established technology companies that operate in the Asia-Pacific region. Today we are joined by Orbital Insight head of APAC Mike Kim. Orbital Insight is a geospatial analytics company, and Mike joins us today to tell us a little bit about the company’s role in the APAC market and what they have planned in the future.

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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.