TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. Amid market volatility, decentralized finance, or DeFi, is an area that continues to be in focus in both the crypto VC world and across the community as new use cases, protocols and projects arise.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 10, 2023

We’re thrilled to announce that Andreessen Horowitz is leading the seed investment in Seidr AB who are building the next generation of midcore cross-play games. Based in Stockholm, a hotbed of games innovation, Seidr’s founding team are Adam Schaub … The post Investing in Seidr appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

IonQ , the trapped ion quantum computing company that went public via a SPAC in late 2021, today announced that it has acquired Entangled Networks , a Toronto-based startup that helps industrial and academic users build and optimize multi-quantum-processor solutions, using specialized networking techniques. The two companies did not disclose the price of the acquisition.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 10, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register SCB 10X announced its $1.5 million investment to help Token Unlocks grow its team and expand the platform across the globe. In a statement, SCB 10X, the venture investment arm of Thailand ’s SCBX group, said the investment will amplify Token Unlocks’ ability to provide transparency and education on tokenomics data, as well as highlight potential market price impacts from token lockup e

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The market for cloud native observability tools remains hot. As with so many new technologies, containerization solved a fair number of problems but also introduced its share of new ones, including a lot of added complexity that is, in part, driven by the dynamic nature of this architecture. That’s both its strength and downfall, so it’s maybe no surprise that tools for monitoring these systems are so important — and well-funded.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Unacademy said on Tuesday that Relevel, its upskilling product, is shifting focus to tests product and the newly launched LinkedIn-rival NextLevel, the latest in a series of changes from the Indian edtech unicorn as it scrambles to aggressively find the next breakthrough. As part of the move, about 40 people at Relevel will be let go “because of lack of availability of roles,” Unacademy co-founder and chief executive Gaurav Munjal wrote to employees on Tuesday.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2023

Every story starts with a storyboard. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Investment giant Fidelity announced today that it has acquired Shoobx, a venture-backed fintech startup, for an undisclosed amount. Jason Furtado and Stephan Richter founded Boston-based Shoobx in 2013, according to Crunchbase. The pair went on to raise a known $10 million in funding for the company with investors such as Austin-based Scout Ventures and Steve Papa.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2023

The tech startup made email newsletters cool again. For some, the platform is a dead end. For others, it’s a perfect fit. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Sam Zeloof is a popular name on YouTube and tech Twitter. For years, he has been documenting his impressive journey of building silicon chips at his garage. What most people don’t know is that Zeloof has been working to take this expertise to its next logical step. Zeloof has partnered with engineering veteran Jim Keller to found Atomic Semi, a startup that seeks to manufacture chips, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2023

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter! You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we discuss How to find funding for your startup as valuations and terms return to pre-bubble norms The top-rated business books of 2022 Let’s do this. Raising funds in 2023 — a crash back to reality If you were planning on raising funds in 2023, DC Palter has some harsh advice — forget about the valuations that friends and cohort members were getting in

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Lonne Jaffe. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Lonne Jaffe is managing director at Insight Partners. The momentum of the most active 12 months ever for venture investing did not carry over well into 2022, to say the least. As interest rates and inflation spiked, geopolitical challenges arose and the economy began trending downward, fundraising slowed dramatically throughout the year.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2023

Your truth and how well you see the world matters more than ever Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The market for cross-border logistics services is said to hit revenues of $32 billion by 2025, with several companies vying for market share in the ever-growing competitive industry. Ghanaian e-logistics startup Jetstream Africa is on the list, and today, it’s announcing that it has secured $13 million in equity and debt pre-Series A financing. . Fintech lender and private equity firm Cauris was the sole provider of the debt financing while the equity investors include Octerra, Wuri Ventures, Se

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2023

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The need for data observability, or the ability to understand, diagnose and orchestrate data health across various IT tools, continues to grow as organizations adopt more apps and services. (Nearly 10% of businesses now have more than 200 apps to manage, according to a recent Okta study.) In a large-scale survey of IT decision makers published last September, 75% of the respondents said they expected to increase their observability spend in 2022 “significantly” to better plan, deploy

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 10, 2023

Two prestigious research institutes, Baylor Scott and White Health and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), announced today a new research study aimed at analyzing cancer resistance mechanisms using several multiomics technologies, in collaboration with Israeli startup OncoHost. Read more here. The post [OncoHost in Forbes] New study combines AI and multiomics analysis to understand cancer resistance mechanisms appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 10, 2023

Singhal previously headed the Fulfilment and Marketplace team at Grab, a Nasdaq listed application-based transportation, grocery, food, and parcel delivery services platform. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in Retail Technology Innovation Hub] Car sharing marketplace Zoomcar brings in Ashu Singhal as Chief Technology and Product Officer appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

You don’t need to be an economist to appreciate the myriad forces placing downward pressure on startups today. Setting aside the legions of investors keeping their powder dry, is your yearly revenue growing faster than the inflation rate? What percentage of your sales team has experience working during a downturn? Amidst the angst, there’s some good news: Investors are adjusting expectations to meet the new reality, which means “ crisper methods for evaluating success will emer

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2023

The mobile app industry is an ever-changing landscape, with new technologies and trends emerging on a regular basis. … The post 7 Mobile App Trends to Watch in 2023 appeared first on StartupNation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Vishal Lugani. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Vishal Lugani is general partner and co-founder at Acrew Capital. I have recently been a part of a few M&A processes at companies I work closely with. These transactions involved private companies selling to larger companies (public and private) and were all-cash transactions. This inspired me to chronicle best practices and considerations for founders who are selling their company.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 10, 2023

Frank Bien at Looker kicked off each year with a theme. A decade later, I still remember them. These themes focused the company & the board. The management team wove that theme through every board deck during the year. I imagine the internal messaging prioritized it, too. One year, he dubbed the Year of the Hound. Looker had focused on technical data teams as its ideal customer profile for the early years.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

In partnership with AiFi , a startup that aims to enable retailers to deploy autonomous shopping tech cost-effectively, Microsoft today launched a preview of a cloud service called Smart Store Analytics. A part of Microsoft’s Cloud for Retail product suite, Smart Store Analytics provides retailers using AiFi’s technology with shopper and operational analytics for their fleets of “smart stores.” AiFi’s “smart stores” are grocery stores, sport stadiums and conve

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 10, 2023

Read more here. The post [Anodot in The Silicon Review] Optimize your cloud and take your business to next level with Anodot’s AI-powered solutions appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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