Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 13, 2022

Elon Musk recently declared an end to remote work at Tesla , announcing that all Tesla staff must return to the office full-time, according to an email sent to executive staff and leaked on social media. Musk said those who don’t want to come to office should “pretend to work somewhere else.” This strict, top-down approach rooted in mistrust and false assumptions goes against best practices.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 13, 2022

There are a million reasons not to invest in any given startup. Even in the best case, there will be unanswered questions, missing pieces, missing team members, projected losses and uncertainty all around. The diligence process tends to document all of the warts in one place. You would think a compilation of those warts would be the death knell - the final nail in the coffin.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 13, 2022

Contributed by Roger Patterson , an EO Vancouver member and the founder and CEO of visual marketing platform Later , and co-founder of accelerator Launch Academy. His insights on leadership , social commerce and mental health have been published in outlets such as Fast Company and Entrepreneur. My first impression of TikTok wasn’t atypical for a Gen Xer: To me, the platform seemed like a hub for tweens to flaunt dance moves and indulge in pre-adolescent narcissism.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

It seems like every time a demo day ends , there’s a new one waiting around the corner — and as you know, TechCrunch is no stranger to covering them. Oftentimes these events are filled with traditional seed-stage tech companies based in Silicon Valley. But today we’re highlighting the demo day for a new wave of crypto projects and teams who participated in the latest cohort for Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 13, 2022

Phospholutions Inc., a leader in sustainable fertilizer technology, has announced additional. investment from leading global agricultural companies to support commercialization of. RhizoSorb® in the US row crop market. The recent funding includes investment from Ospraie. Ag Sciences (OAS), Bunge Ventures, the for-profit, global investment arm of Bunge.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 13, 2022

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Premium home styling Korean company Interior Co., Ltd. that operates the platform Interior Teacher announced that it has completed a series A investment worth 4.5 billion won ($3.4 million). This investment was led by Hana Ventures and ended in March with the participation of Korea Investment Partners, Naver, Strong Ventures, Hana Financial Investment, BSK Investment, and Delta Invest

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Booz Allen Hamilton, the Virginia-based, defense-focused IT consulting firm, today announced the launch of a corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, that will initially put $100 million toward “strategic” defensive and offensive technologies. The move signals Booz Allen’s desire to shape startups in areas it considers aligned with its core business, mainly AI and machine learning, defense, and cybersecurity.

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OurCrowd

JULY 13, 2022

SEATTLE , July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Swiftly®, the leading technology solutions provider for retailers, is teaming up with 99 Cents Only Stores LLC for its 382 stores across California , Texas , Arizona , and Nevada. The collaboration will provide customers with enhanced mobile shopping experiences and generate new advertising revenue for the extreme-value retailer.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Kontent, a platform designed to help companies manage business-related content in the cloud, today announced that it raised $40 million from Expedition Growth Capital as part of a growth capital infusion. Newly appointed CEO Bart Omlo says that the proceeds from Kontent’s first external investment will be put toward expanding the company’s marketing and sales teams, opening a new office in New York and supporting product development.

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Feedough

JULY 13, 2022

People love video games, be it playing them or watching. Read more. The post How To Start Video Game Streaming? [Detailed Guide] appeared first on Feedough.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Knowing how much and which kind of inventory your brand needs involves a complex web of data that companies often keep up with via spreadsheets or legacy systems that don’t provide a full picture of the business. Syrup Tech , now armed with $6.3 million in new funding, is feeding all that data, like transactions, marketing and inventory, and combining it with other data, like social media trends and even the weather, to spit out predictive inventory recommendations using artificial intelligence

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Y Combinator

JULY 13, 2022

We launched a new video series called the First Five, where growth stage companies look back on their first five hires, customers, and launches. Learn how successful founders determined when and who to hire, found and onboarded their first five customers, and decided what features to include in each launch. In the first episode, YC Managing Director Anu Hariharan sits down with Tomer London , the co-founder and CPO of Gusto , to look back on the company’s first five hires.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

When travel platform KKday raised the first part of its Series C in September 2020 , the travel landscape was very different. Now, as KKday announces that it’s added $20 million to the round, bringing its total to $95 million, travel trends are changing, with more people going on domestic or international trips. The funding was led by Asia private equity firm TGVest Capital.

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OurCrowd

JULY 13, 2022

American Airlines Cargo now offers customers full access to its U.S. network when booking on WebCargo and 7L Freight, both Freightos Group companies. The airline, which operates more than 5,000 daily departures from the U.S, now provides a larger network for flights in and out of the United States on WebCargo than any other carrier. Read more here.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

What started as a pet project to electrify food trucks in the San Francisco Bay area — an enterprise inspired by the cacophony of generators that greeted Ben Parker every day during his lunch break at Tesla — has evolved into a much larger, complex and potentially more lucrative undertaking. Parker and partner Toby Kraus have set their sights well beyond food trucks and are aiming instead to build an all-electric RV company that will upend the industry. “Every time that I would tell people

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OurCrowd

JULY 13, 2022

Partnership and integration streamline critical processes between HR and IT teams for improved employee lifecycle management. Read more here. The post [JumpCloud in GlobeNewswire] JumpCloud and HiBob integrate to improve HR and IT workflows, security, and the end user experience with instant resource access appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Biofuels are the sirens of renewable energy, luring startups with enchanting promises of enormous markets, from aviation to trucking and shipping. Companies just can’t help throwing themselves at the problem, and more than a few have been dashed to pieces in the process. One new startup, though, hopes it’s Ulysses in this tale, able to sail past the rocky shores that have sunk more than a few of its predecessors.

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OurCrowd

JULY 13, 2022

The study demonstrated that patients who received NONS had significant reduction in viral load within 24 hours, which was sustained over seven days of treatment. Viral load wasreduced by 93.7% within 24 hours and by 99% within 48 hours of treatment with NONS, the company claimed. Read more here. The post [SaNOtize in Financial Express] Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and SaNOtize announce their Phase 3 Clinical Trials results on novel nasal spray for COVID-19 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

The web3 bandwagon really took off in 2021 and 2022 as entrepreneurs and investors both sought to make their mark in the nascent industry. But Latin America stood out thanks to its comparatively high crypto adoption: According to Kim Grauer, head of research at Chainalysis, Latin America has consistently captured between 8% and 10% of global cryptocurrency activity.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 13, 2022

Yesterday, Office Hours welcomed Lars Nilsson, VP Sales Development from Snowflake to talk about his learnings across 5 companies he helped take public. Throughout the hour, Lars provided insightful perspectives on how to build sales organizations. These the five most memorable takeaways for me. In early-stage companies, founders sell for the first three to four quarters.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

In the final quarter of 2019, startup funding rounds worth $100 million or more reached a local minimum. With 103 such deals, Q4 2019 saw just $22.7 billion disbursed in nine-figure chunks. That dollar figure rose at the start of 2020 only to retreat during the pandemic-impacted second quarter. But from that moment in time, huge rounds for startups rose steadily throughout 2021, CB Insights data indicates.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 13, 2022

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Venture capital firm Lightspeed announced raising over $7 billion in various funds that will invest in early and growth stage entrepreneurs around the globe. The firm said it has closed Lightspeed Venture Partners XIV-A/B LP (Fund XIV) with $1.98 billion, Lightspeed Venture Partners Select V LP (Select Fund V) with $2.26 billion, and Lightspeed Opportunity Fund II LP (Opportunity Fund

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

When Yin Wu started Pulley , a cap table and equity management startup, back in 2019, she was out to compete with the likes of Carta. My colleague Connie Loizos spoke to Wu in 2020 when the company raised $10 million. The company provides tools and insights to founders and employees who are looking to make more informed decisions about their equity ownership as it relates to hiring and fundraising, while also staying compliant with aspects like taxes and accounting.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Early-stage startup founders, listen up! If you want to be considered for the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco, time is running out. Apply here before July 31. What is the SBF 200? It’s a curated cohort of 200 early-stage startups selected by our highly discerning editorial team. Why should you throw your hat into the ring?

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Attabotics provides warehouses with a novel robotic solution that is reinventing supply chain management. The company has attracted investment from a wide range of investors, including Gordon Food Service, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension fund, and traditional firms like Coatue Management and Forerunner Ventures. Hear from Scott Gravelle, founder and CEO at Attabotics, about how the company used grants to fund its development, and what Eurie Kim, general partner at Forerunner Ventures, saw in the c

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