StartupNation
JANUARY 19, 2021
Two of the most popular entity formations for business incorporation are limited liability companies (LLCs) and corporations. Both entities provide startup owners with certain benefits, and one of the biggest benefits is limited liability. This creates a separation between the assets of the business and the owner, and protects the owner’s personal assets in the event of an unforeseen circumstance.
Revolution
JANUARY 19, 2021
2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest & the End of “Silicon X Syndrome.” (Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups. And like many other industries, “business as usual” has been completely disrupted by the coronavirus. Many industries temporarily froze in March-April 2020, paralyzed by the uncertainty that an invisible enemy unleashed.
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TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
Deep tech startups develop cutting-edge innovations with the power to truly revolutionize society. The founding team members at these companies often come from deeply technical backgrounds, which powers rapid product progress but can create bottlenecks on the go-to-market side. In this post, I outline the answers to four key questions around marketing at early-stage deep tech companies that are post-revenue: What marketing teams at deep tech companies do.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 19, 2021
Just because you built the company, when you take money from investors, it’s no longer your company. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
University education is getting more expensive , and at the moment it feels a bit like a Petri dish for infections , but the long-term trends continue to show a dramatic growth in the number of people worldwide getting degrees beyond high school, with one big reason for this being that a college degree generally provides better economic security. But today, a startup that is exploring a different route for those interested in technology and knowledge worker positions — specifically by way
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
The pandemic has hastened a shift of most commerce becoming e-commerce in the last year, and that has brought a new focus on startups that are helping to enable that process. In the latest development, PPRO , a London-based startup that has built a platform to make it easier for marketplaces, payment providers and other e-commerce players to enable localised payments — that is, make and take payments in whatever form local customers prefer to use, which extend well beyond basic payment car
David Teten VC
JANUARY 19, 2021
(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. ). Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% raised money from VCs and 7.7% raised from angels. Where else can fast-growing companies get funding? More and more startups are pursuing Revenue-Based VCs , but “RBI” doesn’t fit everyone.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
Cruise has raised $2 billion in a new equity round that has pushed its valuation up to $30 billion and delivered Microsoft as an investor and partner. GM, Honda and other institutional investors have also put more capital into Cruise as the autonomous vehicle company inches closer to commercializing its technology. While Microsoft’s capital is important, the partnership might provide equal and longer-term value for Cruise, at least in the two companies’ views.
Impact Hub
JANUARY 19, 2021
As catalysts for change and collaborative action, we – the German Impact Hubs alongside all Impact Hubs worldwide – have been following our mission to break with the ‘business as usual’ and inspire collaborative innovation to work for a sustainable future. . Now, More Than Ever, We Need To Build Back Better. This year brought us a global pandemic that has prominently showcased the deficiencies of an economic system that’s built upon destructive investment patterns and unequal, unsust
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
Rivian has raised $2.65 billion as it prepares to begin production this summer of its all-electric pickup truck. The round, which was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc., also included Fidelity Management and Research Company, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Coatue and D1 Capital Partners as well as several other existing and new investors.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JANUARY 19, 2021
On the USV website, we show the most read blog posts by author. Here are mine : I want to do this for AVC too. I will ask my partner Nick who managed the construction of USV.com how he did that and will see if I can get that working on AVC. When you’ve written 8,800 posts, there are sure to be some duds and some great ones. It would be nice to showcase the great ones.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
Despite a pandemic that sparked a global recession, 2020 was still a record year for venture capital investments into American startups. According to data shared by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association, investors poured $156.2 billion into domestic startups last year, or around $428 million for each day of the year. The huge sum of money, however, was itself dwarfed by the amount of liquidity that American startups generated, some $290.1 billion.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 19, 2021
GIBBSTOWN, N.J. & VENTURA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexa3D, the maker of ultrafast polymer production 3D printers, and Keystone Industries, a trusted dental manufacturer of biocompatible, cutting-edge, patented photopolymer resins, announced today a collaboration to make all Keystone KeyPrint® 3D printing dental resins available worldwide on Nexa3D’s ultrafast NXE 400 3D printers.
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TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
A startup based out of San Diego and Taipei is quietly nailing fundings and deals from some of the biggest names in electronics. Kneron , which specializes in energy-efficient processors for edge artificial intelligence, just raised a strategic funding round from Taiwan’s manufacturing giant Foxconn and integrated circuit producer Winbond. The deal came a year after Kneron closed a $40 million round led by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing’s Horizons Ventures.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 19, 2021
On a Mission to Match Individual Cancer Patients with the Most Effective Treatment, Investment will Expand Clinical Trials, Support Opening of a US Office and Preparation for Commercial Launch. Read more here. The post [OncoHost in PR Newswire] OncoHost Secures $8 Million Series B Funding Round to Advance its AI-Powered Precision Oncology Platform appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
A new music platform, Uppbeat , aims to make it easier for YouTubers and other content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos. The system, which is designed to navigate the complexities of copyright claims while also fairly compensating artists, offers an alternative to existing free music platforms, including YouTube’s own Audio Library and Creative Commons’ legal music for videos, for example.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 19, 2021
By tackling an overlooked area in the fintech space Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
Portland, Oregon-based Conversa Health , a virtual care and communication platform that helps health organizations stay in touch with their patients and customers, today announced that it has expanded its Series B funding round from $12 million to $20 million. The round is still co-led by Builders VC and Northwell Health’s venture arm Northwell Ventures.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 19, 2021
Knowledge begets knowledge, and new skills drive careers forward Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
Vise , a fintech firm that focuses on helping financial advisors rather than automating them out of existence, has today announced that it is bringing on Andrew Fong as its chief technology officer. Fong hails from Dropbox, where he served as VP of Infrastructure Engineering. He actually started out as a site reliability engineer at Dropbox back in 2012, climbing the ranks to engineering director, and then senior director of Engineering – head of Infrastructure before becoming to vice pres
StartupNation
JANUARY 19, 2021
The ebb and flow of modern business is difficult to predict. Small businesses, in particular, can struggle to react to fast-changing market conditions. There may be times when short-term cash injections are needed to cover temporary cash flow problems or capitalize on opportunities for expansion. And at times like these, collateral loans are very useful financing options.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
Bay Area-based construction startup TraceAir today announced a $3.5 million Series A. Led by London-based XTX Ventures, this round brings the company’s total funding up to $7 million. The raise includes existing investor Metropolis VC, along with new additions Liquid 2 Ventures, GEM Capital, GPS Ventures and Andrew Filev. We first noted the company back in 2016 , when it pitched a method for using drones to spot construction errors before they become too expense.
StartupNation
JANUARY 19, 2021
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares the story of a visionary entrepreneur in our region, Andrew Blake. Blake, a third-generation entrepreneur, came up with an idea to expand his family business by creating a product to sell at retail. The product is Blake’s Hard Cider , and it’s a winner. Tune in to this morning’s WJR Business Beat to hear Blake share his vision and incredibly successful execution of Blake’s Hard Cider: “We’re at the point n
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2021
Skyqraft , the Swedish startup using AI and drones for electricity powerline inspection, has raised $2.2 million in seed funding, capital it will use to further develop its technology and expand its operations in Europe and in the U.S. Leading the seed round is Subvenio Invest, with participation from pre-seed backer Antler , Next Human Ventures, and unnamed angel investors.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JANUARY 19, 2021
Ramon Ray got to host the Verizon Small Business Webinar Series with special guest Lori Greinger. You may know her as the warm-blooded shark from the Emmy-winning ABC series, Shark Tank. She’s also an inventor with 120 patents and the author of the bestselling book Invent It, Sell It, Bank It! Her passion is helping budding entrepreneurs and small businesses achieve similar success.
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