Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 12, 2022

Modal Close Button. Investing in a Sustainable Future. When it comes to preserving and protecting the Earth for our communities and the generations to come to have access to green spaces, clean water and air, and health, it’ll take a collective investment far more significant than any individual. The time to care and act is now. . Whether it’s participating in The Great Global Cleanup , strengthening your knowledge of climate change and environmental harm, or learning how you can lessen your car

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Snap’s in-house Yellow accelerator program, which invests in startups, has debuted its fifth batch of investments. The company invests $150,000 in each Yellow startup for an equity stake as part of the accelerator program, which first launched in 2018. The startups will receive mentorship from Snap executives and will also get access to networking opportunities.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 12, 2022

Andiamo’s Sheridan is Placing Families First?—?Reimagining Cerebral Palsy for Millions I had the pleasure of interviewing Hugh Sheridan, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Andiamo. Hugh is a hugely experienced innovative leader within the Medical Technology industry and specifically the Medical disciplines of Orthotic & Prosthetics, Rehabilitation, Diabetic Foot Care & Medical Device 3D Printing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Processing claims at scale presents a challenge for insurers, particularly where the claims entail factors like complex underlying health conditions. According to data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the second-most common complaint that insurance customers made in 2021 was claim delays, ranked second after unsatisfactory settlement offers.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 12, 2022

Why cofounder coaching focuses on adding skills to improve difficult conversations. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 12, 2022

There was a time in my freelancing business when I trusted people regarding payments; I seldom do that anymore. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Historically, people who have difficulty conceiving children have been stigmatized. A 2020 UCLA study found that approximately 15% of couples will have trouble getting pregnant, but Kindbody, which has spun up a network of fertility clinics since its founding in 2018 , has taken a holistic approach to the issue. With a focus on education that addresses the fragmentation associated with infertility care, Kindbody is growing at a remarkable pace, but it’s also helping many patients feel seen

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 12, 2022

The fintech burned through piles of cash before checking out Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

If you work at a company above a certain size, you’ll understand just how little patience we all feel for internal phishing awareness, even despite the fact that phishing remains one of the leading causes of data breaches. HacWare, a New York-based startup and TechCrunch Battlefield finalist , tries to help employees hate phishing simulations a little less , and it just landed $2.3 million in seed funding to expand its cybersecurity awareness and training offering.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2022

Cybersixgill, the premier vendor of real-time and actionable threat intelligence, announced today an innovative approach to user engagement with the introduction of a new community chat feature, creating the industry’s first collaborative threat intelligence community. Read more here. . The post [Cybersixgill in AP] Cybersixgill introduces crowdsourced threat intelligence with the industry’s first cybersecurity community platform appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. An online day will follow on May 20 to give our audience, including those who were unable to attend, a chance to tune in online and catch highlights from the live event, network and watch the full sessions.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2022

CALABASAS, Calif., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Thrio, Inc., maker of award-winning cloud contact center software, announced today its native switching integration with Subspace, Inc., provider of global private networks. Now, enterprises using Thrio can select Subspace’s optional premium service for private network connections around the world.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

With individuals and teams transitioning to a fully remote or hybrid working models, post-pandemic, there’s a theory that employees still desire the structure and accountability that working in an office used to provide. Not everyone likes working remotely full-time, right? There’s a lack of “community” Plus, sometimes it’s hard to get into state of “deep work” Born in the pandemic , FLOWN is a startup that tried to address these “deep work” and “flow st

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2022

eDriving SM , a Solera company and a leading provider of digital driver risk management solutions, today announced an exciting new international collaboration with Bosch Service Solutions, a leading provider for technology-based emergency call services and solutions, and Sfara, leading supplier of smartphone-based collision detection and personal safety technology.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Just two days — with only a handful of tickets remaining — until TechCrunch Early Stage drops invaluable knowledge on the newest generation of startup founders in San Francisco on April 14. If you’ve been procrastinating, or if last-minute decision making is one of your core competencies, it is officially Now O’clock. Our Launch Special tickets sold out.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 12, 2022

Everyone’s familiar with the concept of a go-to-market (GTM) plan, but in the world of bottom-up adoption and product-led growth, a go-to-community (GTC) plan is equally as important. As the name suggests, go-to-community is the process of operationalizing and optimizing your community-building efforts to align them with business outcomes. Growing a healthy community can create.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Real , a mental health app, has raised a $37 million oversubscribed Series B. The round was led by Owl Ventures, with participation from former Cityblock CEO Iyah Romm and chief health officer Dr. Sylvia Romm. Returning investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Female Founders Fund, Forerunner Ventures and BBG Ventures. This brings Real’s total funding to $53 million since it was founded in 2019 by CEO Ariela Safira.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 12, 2022

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jacob Carlson, Co-Founder & CEO of EzHire. Thank you so much for joining us! What motivated you to launch your startup? I’ve always worked on something outside of my full time role and had 2 start-ups previously. I knew that someday I would go full-time with a business that I co-founded. The time just lined up well going into 2022 for me to leave HubSpot and start working on EzHire full time after posting 6 figure profit in 2021.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Welcome to the Daily Crunch for Tuesday, April 12, 2022! This week, the Found team released one of our favorite episodes of the podcast. In it, Jordan and Darrell spent an hour with Dylan Field, the founder of Figma. They dug into the journey of how a 20-year-old founder who had the idea to turn design into a multiplayer game built the de facto standard tool for col

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Jason Malki

APRIL 12, 2022

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sam Arsenault Wilson, Chief Quality Officer and Co-Founder of Confidant Health , a digital health company redefining addiction and mental health care. Confidant Health’s proprietary technology platform and interdisciplinary care team aim to reach the 90% of people with substance use disorders who go untreated today.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Only in the current market can one wonder how a celebrity avatar startup that sells NFT accessories took so long to hit a unicorn valuation. Genies, an LA-based digital avatar startup, announced Tuesday that it had raised $150 million in funding from Silver Lake, with participation from Bond, NEA and Tamarack Global. The round was first reported by DealBook.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2022

Hyderabad, 12 April 2022: CarDekho Group, India’s leading auto-tech company, has appointed Mr Sharad Saxena as CEO of the Used Car Business. Mr Saxena will oversee the pan-India used car business of the company, team development and work on strengthening the organization’s business offering through retail and dealer relationships. He will operate out of the CarDekho’s Gurugram office and will report to Mr Amit Jain, CEO & Co-Founder, CarDekho Group.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Consolidation is moving ahead in the world of autonomous driving, with the latest development coming out of Europe. Today, Bosch announced that it would be acquiring Five.ai , the autonomous driving startup that started with big ambitions to build and operate its own fleet of robotaxis but ultimately pivoted to focusing on technology development as a B2B play.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2022

Beyond Meat is expanding distribution of its meatless chicken tenders to 8,000 new grocery, pharmacy and big-box retail locations. Customers will now be able to buy Beyond Chicken Tenders at select Albertsons, Sprouts, Whole Foods Market and CVS locations nationwide. All Kroger locations also will carry the item by the end of the month. Read more here.

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APRIL 12, 2022

Pylon , an Egyptian infrastructure management platform for water and electricity companies in emerging markets, has raised a $19 million seed round. The round, a combination of debt and equity, was led by U.S.-based Endure Capital, which is backed by British International Investment (formerly CDC Group), the development finance institution of the U.K. government.

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