TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There’s much potential for Orlando to be what Austin is to Texas, what Atlanta is to Georgia — a booming hub where startups flock from around the world to dream, innovate and grow. The numbers are already showing potential: New PitchBook data found that in the first half of this year, a little more than $360 million was invested in the Orlando-Kissimmee metro area, way more than the $144 million invested in H1 last year.

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Reforge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Table of Contents Why “Creative” is the Last Performance Battleground How the Right Creative Attracts The Right Customers What “Meme” Really Means Reverse-Engineering Hollywood: How Movie Posters Use Memes to Build Trust and Drive Revenue Why “Meme Mapping” Isn’t Just for Hollywood 4 Steps to “Meme Mapping” Creative to Grow Your Business Why Meme-Mapping Gives You a Competitive Advantage Advertisers are losing control.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Kenya has the largest and most thriving furniture industry in East Africa, but the sector’s potential is hindered by several challenges among them production inefficiencies and quality concerns, forcing most major retailers to settle on imports. MoKo Home + Living , a Kenya-based home furniture manufacturer and omnichannel retailer, saw this gap and over several years set out to bridge it through quality and guarantees.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Learn from the CoFounder of On Deck Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Welcome to the Entrepreneur’s Handbook Podcast, where we share inspiring startup stories and practical takeaways for you, the listener. In this episode, we welcome Julian Weisser onto the podcast. Julian is a cofounder of On Deck. To date, On Deck has assisted in the launch of over 1000 companies with a combined worth of $8 billion.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Data engineers have a big problem. Almost every team in their business needs access to analytics and other information that can be gleaned from their data warehouses, but only a few have technical backgrounds. Redbird was created to help everyone in an organization create and run analytics without using code, therefore reducing the amount of bottlenecks that data engineers need to deal with.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. Investors in the round include Caruso Ventures, Vision VC Fund, e& capital, investment pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), DFDF (Dubai Future District Fund), WIN (Webit Investment Network), SRMG, Elbert Capital, and Yasta Partners, Faith Capital, Panthera Capital.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Helping Writers Monetize Their Free Readers More Effectively By Opening The Platform Up (and Taking a Cut). Consider me a fan of Substack. Yes, I disagree with aspects of their content policies (and occasionally wince at the arguments they make to defend said choices), but the company founders fundamentally want to see writers do their best work and make a great living in the process.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As companies look to build diverse workforces, the biggest problem seems to be sourcing candidates from historically underrepresented groups, often because companies don’t know where to look. TaTio , an Israeli startup from a couple of HR veterans, has built a platform to help connect companies to candidates who have the skills, but may lack a traditional resume.

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Forward Cities

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Join us the weekend of October 14-16 for the Techstars Startup Weekend – Social Innovation Durham , to learn how to think, work, and a build like a startup in 54 action-packed hours.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Indian edtech Vedantu has acquired a majority stake in education chain Deeksha for $40 million, the latest in local online learning platforms’ growing attempts at tapping opportunities in the offline market. The Bengaluru-headquartered Vedantu, which b ecame a unicorn last year , said it will integrate its technology into offline centers of Deeksha as part of the strategic partnership to create a “scalable hybrid model.

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Feedough

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Humans are inherently complex beings, and managing them is no. Read more. The post Top 10 HR Challenges And How To Face Them appeared first on Feedough.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Uniswap Labs has raised $165 million in a new funding round as the parent firm of the world’s largest decentralized exchange looks to broaden its offerings. The Series B funding was led by Polychain Capital, the startup said. The news confirms a TechCrunch scoop from late last month that said that Uniswap Labs was looking to raise between $100 million to $200 million and was engaging with Polychain.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Five Questions With Unicorn Auctions Cofounder Cody Modeer. My hobbies are largely consumptive: coffee and whiskey (the former to excess and the latter more modestly). Whiskey, specifically bourbon, scratches a bunch of itches for me: a love of American history, a community of people to share the enjoyment, and a deep rabbit hole of bottles to sample.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alan Feld. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Alan Feld is the founder and managing partner of Vintage Investment Partners. For an asset class that should be reinventing itself all the time, it is surprising to see how resistant some venture funds are to change. As a partner in a fund of funds, I attend a lot of annual meetings, talk with a lot of venture fund general partners and review a lot of investor decks.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Are we who issue orders to associates or employees ever acting as jerks? We’d never like to think so, or we wouldn’t do it in the first place. Here’s a clue…. If someone is saying “This is confusing to me” when you’ve given an instruction or order, there are several ways to respond. Of course, it may be appropriate to explain your reasoning, or ask what part of the instruction is confusing.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I don’t typically critique decks for fundraises we didn’t cover on TechCrunch, but for Supliful , I had to make an exception because it’s a company that solves a spectacularly interesting problem. Consumer packaged goods companies can churn out products all day long, but marketing is an expensive challenge. Creators produce content all day long but don’t always have an easy way of monetizing their traffic.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 13, 2022

… The post Building Partnerships with NFT Projects and Communities appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Focused on Southeast Asia, Ayoconnect ’s APIs make it faster for businesses to launch new financial services, instead of needing to build their own tech infrastructure. It is also licensed by Indonesia’s central bank, enabling it to offer more services. The open finance startup announced today it has closed a $13 million Series B extension round led by SIG Venture Capital, with participation from CE Innovation Capital and returning investor PayU, the payments and fintech business of Prosus.

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OkDork

OCTOBER 13, 2022

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify. In today’s episode, I talk to Ryan Serhant, a fellow YouTuber and one of the top real estate brokers in the world. Go check out his YouTube channel @RyanSerhant. Ryan initially went to New York became he wanted to get into theaters. But after he ran out of money, Ryan decided to give real estate a try.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Zen Educate , an online marketplace that algorithmically matches schools with the best available teachers, has raised £19.3 million ($21 million) in a Series A extension round of funding. Founded out of London in 2017, Zen Educate is setting out to supplant the traditional approach to recruiting teachers, a system that typically involves third-party agencies and hefty fees.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As third-quarter venture capital data rolls in, the TechCrunch crew is busy parsing the numbers. We’ve looked at fintech results , we’ve touched on the crypto market , and we have a climate startup venture analysis coming this weekend. We’ve also looked at the U.S. venture market and its global analog. The main gist is that while VC investment in the United States is slowing, it appears that the global venture capital market is retarding more rapidly.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Venture debt was never meant to be used to bail a company out of financial trouble. And yet, when venture capitalists started to pull back from equity investing earlier this year because frothy market conditions made them realize that valuations were too high, it became a topic of discussion again. Across the industry, from founders to investors to reporters, the rhetoric among many was that we’d see a drastic rise in venture debt this year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Social engineering attacks are on the rise. These low-tech but high-impact attacks — where hackers manipulate employees into granting them access to companies’ services and data — increased by almost threefold last year, and have so far this year claimed several high-profile victims, from Twilio and Mailchimp to Revolut , and most recently Uber. As these big names demonstrate, these kinds of attacks can be hard for even the most well-resourced organizations to protect against.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Whether it’s seasoned industry behemoths or fresh, fearless upstarts ready to challenge the status quo, you’ll find them — and everything in between — at TC Sessions: Crypto on November 17 in Miami. Pay to play: It’s early-bird season, folks, so buy your pass today and save $150 — before prices go up. Take a deep dive through the awesome agenda to plan your day, but be sure to save time to meet and greet the early-stage startups exhibiting on the show floor.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Hey, party people! As if you won’t find plenty to keep you occupied at TechCrunch Disrupt — which kicks off in less than a week on October 18–20 — take a look at this list of receptions and happenings that complement and coincide with your Disrupt experience. Note that while some events are open to all, others are invitation-only or role-specific. Nonetheless, these receptions are the perfect way to relax, enjoy a meal or refreshments, meet new people and expand your network.

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