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500 Founders: Matt Miller, Ani Tawhiao-Lomas, Rob Stirling & Samantha Gadd

NZ Entrepreneur

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Matt Miller – Founder. BrakeAce. “My best piece of advice for founders is to keep in mind that they can’t do it alone. “ “ In terms of the business, you’ll have more fun and build a greater product with a great team.

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AI chipmaker Rebellions gets $22.8M Series A extension from Korean telco company KT 

TechCrunch

South Korean AI chip developer Rebellions has raised a $22.8 million (30 billion KRW) extension to its Series A financing from a strategic investor KT , one of the largest telecom companies in South Korea. . Last month, TechCrunch reported on Rebellions closing on $50 million in funding that valued the company at an estimated $283 million. At that time, Rebellions CEO and co-founder Sunghyun Park told TechCrunch that the startup wrapped up its initial Series A, which was oversubscribed, in less

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Everything Startups Need to Know About Convertible Notes

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The traditional startup investment instrument remains popular with angel investors Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Maolac pours new funding into superfood mimicking breast milk health benefits

TechCrunch

Inspiration for a new company can come from many different places. For Maya Ashkenazi Otmazgin, a biomedical engineer, it was while nursing her first child that she got the idea for harnessing the health benefits of breast milk, but in food and wellness supplements for adults. “I wondered why we were not understanding the proteins inside breast milk and trying to find bioequivalents in other sources,” she told TechCrunch.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Korea’s biggest startup event COMEUP 2022 calling for promising startups to be ‘COMEUP Stars’

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Korea Startup Forum (KSF) is calling for startups from all around the world to join COMEUP Stars at COMEUP 2022. COMEUP Stars are promising startups that are bound to lead the global startup ecosystem and are hand-picked annually by professional judges consisting of well-known VCs and founders.

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A Kickass Side Hustle Is How You Survive This Recession

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Here’s how you should think about it. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Brazilian proptech startup Loft, which was valued at $2.9B last year, lays off 380 employees

TechCrunch

Loft , a Brazilian proptech unicorn, has laid off about 380 employees , or 12% of its workforce, the company announced today. The layoff marks the company’s second round of cuts this year so far. In April, Bloomberg Linea reported that Loft had cut 159 jobs. That would mean that Loft has let go of nearly 540 workers this year so far. It currently has about 3,200 employees.

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Fintech stock trading platform MarketWolf scores $10m funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Fintech stock trading platform MarketWolf announced raising $10 million in a Series A funding round co-anchored by Jungle Ventures and Dream Capital. Existing investors and others including 9Unicorns, iSeed, Crescent and Riverwalk, also participated in the round, which brings the total capital raised by the company to $17.4 million since inception.

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Tesorio’s tools aim to help businesses automate payments collection

TechCrunch

Although finance teams ultimately control budgets within their companies, investment in technology under the chief financial officer’s purview had been limited — at least until recently. That’s the assertion of Tesorio CEO Carlos Vega, who observed that, prior to the pandemic, most cash management processes had been run in spreadsheets and Word documents. “Cash is becoming the number one priority for all organizations.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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541 Ventures, a new Los Angeles-based firm looking to globally empower Asian founders in frontier tech

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register 541 Ventures – a new LA-based VC firm , announces its launch on July 5, 2022. Founded and led by a founder-turned investor and a former Techstars Managing Director, Eunse Lee, the new Los Angeles-based firm globally invests in early-stage frontier tech companies with at least one Asian founder, operating dual offices in LA and Seoul, Korea.

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4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market

TechCrunch

John Weaver. Contributor. Share on Twitter. John Weaver is CEO of 22 Ventures , an angel firm that offers founders connections, entrepreneurial experience and a genuine concern for their well-being. For the first time in more than a year, venture capital funding saw a decline last quarter. For founders, this drop may spark concerns around how to secure capital, making them more likely to bend to investors’ terms and ignore details they wouldn’t otherwise.

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[Alpha Tau in Globe Newswire] Alpha Tau hosting key opinion leader meeting on Alpha DaRT clinical trials

OurCrowd

JERUSALEM, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: DRTS) (“Alpha Tau” or the “Company”), the developer of the innovative alpha-radiation cancer therapy Alpha DaRT™, announced today that it will host a hybrid in-person/virtual key opinion leader (KOL) meeting at Convene (North Hub Room), located at 530 5th Ave.

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Pina Earth gets seed backing to grow sustainable forestry carbon credits

TechCrunch

YC-backed climate tech startup, Pina Earth , has closed a $2.5 million seed round of funding a year after being founded and a few months since it presented at the accelerator’s Winter 2022 Demo Day in March. The seed is led by Franco-German VC XAnge, with participation from London-based VC firm Nordstar, as well as a number of business angels and serial founders, including Gustaf Alstromer (partner at Y Combinator), Sundeep Ahuja (partner at Climate Capital), Lea-Sophie Cramer (founder at

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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[Quantum Machines in PR Newswire] Toyota Tsusho partners with Quantum Machines to provide quantum solutions for Japanese market

OurCrowd

TEL AVIV, Israel and TOKYO, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Quantum Machines, the provider of breakthrough quantum control solutions that accelerate the development and implementation of quantum computers, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), a member of the Toyota Group, delivering to countries around the world a diverse range of products and services, today announced a partnership to offer Japanese customers cutting edge quantum technologies.

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Azota is solving exam headaches for Vietnam’s teachers

TechCrunch

Creating and grading tests is one of the most time-consuming tasks teachers need to deal with. In Vietnam, a startup called Azota wants to help with an online software platform that not only helps educators develop and proctor tests, but also automatically grades them using information from Vietnamese teaching materials. The company announced today it has raised $2.4 million in pre-Series A funding led by GGV Capital, with participation from Nextrans and returning investor Do Ventures. .

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Cloud Kitchen Business Model | How Do Cloud Kitchens Make Money?

Feedough

The on-demand economy has disrupted traditional businesses across industries, and. Read more. The post Cloud Kitchen Business Model | How Do Cloud Kitchens Make Money? appeared first on Feedough.

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Raising big money in a sour market

TechCrunch

One easy complaint to make when it comes to venture capital is that it’s mostly not. Venture-ous, that is. It’s definitely capital. During the last decade, for example, a huge portion of venture capital investment went into software-as-a-service companies, some of the least risky private technology companies out there. Sure, some fail, but the SaaS model tends to be durable, and its performance trackable to the point that anyone with a pencil can model out future growth and come to a

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Office Hours with Lars Nilsson, VP of Global Sales Development at Snowflake

Tomasz Tunguz

On July 13th at 10am Pacific, Office Hours welcomes Lars Nilsson , VP of Global Sales Development at Snowflake. Having worked at five startups which went public - Snowflake, Cloudera, ArcSight, Riverbed and Portal Software, Lars is an expert in sales. He’s lived through many different go-to-market models and structures, through economic cycles.

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Onomondo secures cash to expand its wireless network for IoT devices

TechCrunch

Onomondo , a startup offering a dedicated wireless network for internet of things (IoT) devices, today announced that it raised $21 million in a funding round led by Verdane with participation from Maersk Growth, People Ventures, and The Danish Growth Fund. In an email, CEO Michael Karlsen told TechCrunch that the new cash will be put toward productization, go-to-market efforts, and marketing as Onomondo scales its team from 50 people to around 100 by the end of the year.

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[Ynsect in PR Newswire] Ÿnsect poised to ramp up production of lesser mealworm for human consumption

OurCrowd

HumPARIS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Human insect consumption – as a nutrient-rich and efficient means to support sustainability and meet climate change targets – has received another boost today as the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus) becomes the fourth insect to receive a positive assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for human consumption.an insect consumption has received another boost as the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus) becomes the fourth insect

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Voyantis emerges from stealth to predict customer lifetime value

TechCrunch

Voyantis , a startup developing tools to estimate a customer’s lifetime value, today emerged from stealth with $19 million in seed funding from Target Global, Square Peg, Schusterman Family Investments, Kaedan Capital and Operator Partners. CEO Ido Wiesenberg tells TechCrunch that the funds will be used to expand Voyantis’ product offering and support more use cases in the future.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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[Future Family in Business Wire] Future Family announces 0% interest rate financing for fertility treatments

OurCrowd

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Future Family, the only fertility finance platform to pair a modern fintech experience with client care and wellness support, announced that it will add a 0% interest rate fertility financing program to its offerings. This first-of-its-kind plan enables prospective parents to pay for high-cost fertility treatments with no additional interest for up to 12 months.

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Peakflo’s bid to build business payments for Southeast Asia attracts capital, customers

TechCrunch

During the most recent Y Combinator startup batch , Peakflo stood out to TechCrunch. The company’s simple pitch — Bill.com for Southeast Asia — fit neatly into the broader narrative of the world increasingly digitizing its workflows and the generally hot market we’d seen for fintech companies. At the time, we noted that “there are huge revenues to be found in helping companies spend and receive money,” adding that Peakflo was likely “ready to raise,̶

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[IntellAct in Times of Israel] Terminal turmoil? Air travel chaos finds Israeli tech solutions in plane sight

OurCrowd

Airport efficiency is top priority as Covid restrictions fade and passenger numbers climb. Read more here. The post [IntellAct in Times of Israel] Terminal turmoil? Air travel chaos finds Israeli tech solutions in plane sight appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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McEasy is digitizing Indonesia’s logistics, transportation and supply chain industries

TechCrunch

In Indonesia, many logistics providers still use old-fashioned systems to track their operations and fleets, including pen-and-paper ledgers. McEasy wants to change that. The startup, which develops software-as-a-service solutions for the logistics and supply chain industry, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding led by East Ventures. The startup was founded in 2017 by Raymond Sutjiono and Hendrik Ekowaluyo, and now serves more than 200 clients, including Cleo Pure Water, KMDI Logistics, MG

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.