TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Ryan Falvey. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Ryan Falvey is co-founder and managing partner at Financial Venture Studio , an early-stage fintech venture capital firm. More posts by this contributor. Fintech’s $138 billion opportunity. Theo Katsoulis. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Theo Katsoulis is an associate at Financial Venture Studio. According to industry reports , venture capital deal-making has notably rebounded since dropping off briefly in March as shelter-in-place orders gripped

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

By Scott Meacham. “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” We don’t really know who said this first—maybe Buddha or a Zen master — but the idea is endlessly powerful. When we open our minds and our eyes, we can learn so much from wherever we find ourselves. From wearing so many different hats over the course of my career — banker, attorney, state treasurer, and now in a business whose mission is investing in entrepreneurs to build successful high growth companies in Oklahoma —

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

You’ll never guess the average age of a plumber in the USA. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

A shared user account used by WeWork employees to access printer settings and print jobs had an incredibly simple password — so simple that a customer guessed it. Jake Elsley, who works at a WeWork in London, said he found the user account after a WeWork employee at his location mistakenly left the account logged in. WeWork customers like Elsley normally have an assigned seven-digit username and a four-digit passcode used for printing documents at WeWork locations.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Yael Wissner-Levy, vice president of communications at Lemonade Insurance, tells Business Insider that renters insurance covers three instances: Watch it here. The post [Lemonade in Business Insider] Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber explains how Lemonade differs from traditional insurance companies appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Electric-scooter companies from around the world are expected to compete for the chance to operate in New York City, one of the most sought-after micro-mobility markets. Read more here. The post [Superpedestrian in Wall Street Journal] New York City’s Electric-Scooter Market Gathers Speed appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Started as a side project by its founders, Warren is now helping regional cloud infrastructure service providers compete against Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Google and other tech giants. Based in Tallinn, Estonia, Warren’s self-service distributed cloud platform is gaining traction in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s fastest-growing cloud service markets, and Europe.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Juganu, the venture-backed Israeli company that makes lighting systems capable of emitting light at specified wavelengths, is now selling a product that it claims can disinfect surfaces and deactivate pathogens in an attempt to provide buildings with new safety technologies that can prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Read more here.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This week’s top investment deals from OurCrowd. Fake news. Healthcare. Florida. Israel-UAE: Now a short hop across Silicon Beach. SALT Talks: Next-Generation Mobility in a Post-Pandemic World. TechSee raises $30M to automate field service work with AR, computer vision. DouxMatok: Sweetening North America with less sugar. Juganu: Using light to chase away Covid-19.

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