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Pet video marketplace Camlist eyes UK growth after raising $1.3 million pre-seed funding

TechCrunch

Camlist , a video marketplace for pets, has raised $1.3 million in a pre-seed round, funding that the startup plans to use to develop its platform and grow its workforce — as it looks to expand its reach in the UK, its second market (after the U.A.E.), which it entered earlier this year. Unlike other marketplaces, Camlist (derived from camera listing) allows sellers to list videos of the pets they wish to sell, and once contact is made, the buyer and seller can engage through both video an

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Giving Thanks

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Like most holidays we celebrate, the essence of the Thanksgiving holiday hides underneath our celebration of it. Ask anyone about Thanksgiving, and you will hear about turkey, stuffing, a big meal, family, and maybe football. I’m fine with all of that, particularly the stuffing and family parts. But the thing that I like most about Thanksgiving is the idea that this is a time of year to give thanks.

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Perfeggt brings in first capital to shell out plant-based egg alternative

TechCrunch

Sales of plant-based alternatives, like dairy and meat, are surging in the global market , and Perfeggt wants to do the same for the egg. The Berlin-based foodtech company is poised to debut its chicken-less egg product in the first quarter of 2022 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Today, the company announced it raised $2.8 million in its first funding round to aid the initial launch and then expand further in Europe later in 2022.

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Recognize your five critical business risks.

Berkonomics

If you could predict a crisis within your business before its occurrence, wouldn’t you move to prevent or reduce its impact? Making such predictions is a skill that can be developed, and here’s one method of doing so. First let’s eliminate external risks for this conversation. Of course, there are external risks that cannot be controlled or predicted but can be planned for as well – natural disasters, sudden political or economic events that rattle the entire economy, and more.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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.

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[D-ID in Reuters] ‘I was murdered’: video brings domestic violence victims back to life to warn others

OurCrowd

“I was Michal Sela,” the dead woman says, looking straight into the camera. “In 2019, I was murdered by the man who was my husband, the killer Eliran Malul. And today, after I lost my life, I call on you: Listen to my voice.” Read more here. The post [D-ID in Reuters] ‘I was murdered’: video brings domestic violence victims back to life to warn others appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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[Virgin Hyperloop One in Press Release Network] DP World and Virgin Hyperloop challenge UAE students to design the future of transportation

OurCrowd

DP World, the leading provider of smart supply chain solutions, and Virgin Hyperloop have partnered with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) MENA region, Class of Your Own (COYO), Bentley Systems and Cadventure to launch the DEC Future Infrastructure Challenge. This exciting competition has emerged from the development of COYO’s “Design Engineer Construct!

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Pyxo wants to build the biggest network of reusable food containers

TechCrunch

Meet Pyxo , a French startup that has been thinking a lot about single-use plastic food packaging for the past three years. The company wants to offer a service that makes it as easy and as cost-efficient to use reusable food storage containers at scale. The idea behind Pyxo comes from a fair at the Tuileries gardens in Paris. Right next to the food stands, waste bins were overflowing with soda cups, clamshell burger containers and various single-use food packaging.