TechCrunch
MAY 14, 2021
Mike Ghaffary. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Mike Ghaffary is a general partner at Canvas Ventures, where he invests in innovation for consumers and software. Previously, he was a partner at Social Capital, co-founder and VP of Business Development of Stitcher, VP of Business and Corporate Development at Yelp, and Director of Business Development at TrialPay.
HPA
MAY 14, 2021
Hyde Park Angels is excited to announce that Cisco announced their intent to acquire our portfolio company Kenna Security , risk-based vulnerability management software. The acquisition is expected to close in Cisco’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Since the Series A in 2011, HPA has been an investor in Kenna Security. Over the past decade, we have watched Kenna’s success as the company helps industry leaders efficiently manage risk and cut costs.
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TechCrunch
MAY 14, 2021
No matter what slice of the mobility market you’ve claimed as your own — AVs, EVs, data mining, AI, dockless scooters, robotics or the batteries that will charge and change the world — you won’t find a better place to showcase your extraordinary tech and talent than TC Sessions: Mobility 2021. Buy a Startup Exhibitor Package and virtually plant your early-stage mobility startup in front of a global audience that’s focused exclusively on one of the most complex, rapidly evolving industries.
Smart Hustle Magazine
MAY 14, 2021
Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, reveals that in the past 12 months 23% of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack, with an average annual financial cost of $25k. Although small businesses quickly adapted to remote working, it has left many feeling more vulnerable to cyber attacks. The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2021 gauges businesses’ preparedness to combat cyber incidents and breaches.
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TechCrunch
MAY 14, 2021
When you’re head-down and nose to the grindstone — I’m looking at all you hard-working early-stage startup founders — it’s easy to miss a deadline for an outstanding opportunity. Case in point: competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September. We want every game-changing, innovative startup — from anywhere around the world — to have a shot at massive exposure to investors, media and other influential unicorn-makers.
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TechCrunch
MAY 14, 2021
Before Twilio had a market cap approaching $56 billion and more than 200,000 customers, the cloud-communications platform developed a secret sauce to fuel its growth: a developer-focused model that dispensed with traditional marketing rules. Software companies that sell directly to end users share a simple framework for managing growth that leverages discoverability, desirability and do-ability — the “aha!
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 14, 2021
Founded in 2019, Hopin grew to a $5.6bn valuation and 500 team members in less than two years. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
MAY 14, 2021
After years in the backwaters of venture capital, edtech had a booming 2020. Not only did its products become must-haves after schools around the globe went remote, but investors also poured capital into leading projects. There was even some exit activity , with well-known edtech players like Coursera going public earlier this year. But despite a rush of private capital — which has continued into this year, as we’ll demonstrate — edtech stocks have taken a hammering in recent weeks.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 14, 2021
Reconsider what you’re willing to give up in the pursuit of your goals Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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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
MAY 14, 2021
One. That’s the number of African tech companies that have gone public on the NYSE in the last 10 years. Two, if you’re counting local exchanges. The former is African-focused e-commerce company Jumia and the latter is Egyptian fintech company Fawry. As a tech company, Fawry’s listing on the Egyptian Stock Exchange is a rarity. Typically, most exchanges in emerging markets like Africa, India, and Latin America are filled with traditional companies in age-old sectors like bankin
OurCrowd
MAY 14, 2021
People are the lifeblood of any organization, but so rarely do they receive the spotlight like the innovative applications and services, company missions and devoted customer communities they work so hard to create. We want to change that. Read more here. The post [JumpCloud in Security Boulevard] People of JumpCloud | Tom Bridge appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
MAY 14, 2021
This public art work speaking to the growing refugee crisis around the worl d is really great. I backed it earlier this week when I saw my friend Sunny back it. From July to November 2021, a giant puppet of a 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl called ‘Little Amal’ will walk from the Syria-Turkey border, across Europe to the UK, travelling 8,000km to focus awareness on the refugee crisis.
Smart Hustle Magazine
MAY 14, 2021
Community engagement is crucial for brands – after all, getting customers is just the first step. Brands need to continue engaging with consumers even after they’ve purchased their product or service. It’s important to keep customers informed, but in order to create a successful relationship, it’s critical to listen in return. Listening lets you learn about the consumers’ wants and needs, allowing you to position yourself as a brand that gives the people what they want.
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TechCrunch
MAY 14, 2021
Adam LaGreca. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Adam LaGreca is the founder of 10KMedia and previously led communications for DigitalOcean, Datadog and Gremlin. More posts by this contributor. Dear Google, the future is fewer people writing code. There’s a lot of noise out there. The ability to effectively communicate can make or break your launch. It will play a role in determining who wins a new space — you or a competitor.
OurCrowd
MAY 14, 2021
Cisco has been busy on the acquisition front this week, and today the company announced it was buying threat assessment platform Kenna Security, the third company it has purchased this week. The two companies did not disclose the purchase price. Read more here. The post [Kenna Security in TechCrunch] Cisco strikes again grabbing threat assessment tool Kenna Security as third acquisition this week appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 14, 2021
(Hint: They all start with the letter “c” ) Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
Continuations
MAY 14, 2021
Over the last two decades I have helped many companies raise venture capital rounds. Here are some of the lessons I have learned from this. If your company is growing like crazy you will have an easy time fundraising and you can ignore pretty much everything that follows. Put differently, what I am writing here is for companies where the ability to raise money is somewhat in question.
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OurCrowd
MAY 14, 2021
BioCatch is warning that financial institutions need to be prepared to deal with a more sophisticated kind of credential stuffing attack. In that regard, the company noted that fraudsters are no longer concerned only with raw volume, and are instead modifying their techniques in an effort to get around the latest bot detection tools. Read more here.
TechCrunch
MAY 14, 2021
Cisco has been busy on the acquisition front this week, and today the company announced it was buying threat assessment platform Kenna Security , the third company it has purchased this week. The two companies did not disclose the purchase price. With Kenna, Cisco gets a startup that uses machine learning to sort through the massive pile of threat data that comes into a security system on a daily basis and prioritizes the threats most likely to do the most damage.
OurCrowd
MAY 14, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers that publicize exploit code used in cyberattacks are giving a clear and unequivocal advantage to attackers, new research conducted by Kenna Security and Cyentia Institute has found. Read more here. The post [Kenna Security in Help Net Security] When exploit code precedes a patch, attackers gain a massive head start appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
OurCrowd
MAY 14, 2021
In Louisiana, hospitality hiring is up 21% since February. That’s according to Dailypay. They say keep in mind hotels lost a significant number of workers during the pandemic, but it’s still a good sign that things are slowly going back to normal. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in WDSU news] Research shows hospitality hiring is up appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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