StartupNation
JANUARY 5, 2021
When starting your new business, one of the biggest, and most common, challenges you will face is finding sources of funding to build your business from the ground up. Below, you will learn about the importance of raising capital, and how it plays a vital role in the success of your startup. You will also discover five of the best and most reliable ways to raise capital for your business.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JANUARY 5, 2021
The Secretary Of Treasury, in his last month in office, is giving us a textbook case of how not to regulate important technology innovation. The issue is “unhosted wallets” and how regulated exchanges and other “hosted wallets” interact with them. Let’s start with why this is important. Our current financial systems are old, creaky, expensive, and do not serve enough people.
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Venture Well
JANUARY 5, 2021
VentureWell faculty grants recipient,Laquita Blockson of Agnes Scott College, teaches students the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in entrepreneurial ventures, with a focus on under-resourced communities. The post interdisciplinary approaches in entrepreneurship education: q&a with Laquita Blockson of Agnes Scott College appeared first on VentureWell.
StartupNation
JANUARY 5, 2021
It’s not uncommon for couples to consider going into business together. After all, your life partner is an easy pick, as many spouses are loyal, supportive and even share the same dreams and goals. Plus, marriage in and of itself is the ultimate test. Like any type of partnership, marriage requires hard work, commitment and compromise. According to data from the U.S.
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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.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 5, 2021
While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers in the world of autonomous vehicle software has raised some substantial funding to double down on what it sees as a more immediate opportunity: providing technology to industrial companies to build off-road applications. Oxbotica , the Oxford, England startup that builds what it calls “universal autonomy” — flexible technology that it says can power the nav
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 5, 2021
Coral reefs all over the world are struggling to survive, with millions of people and billions of dollars in business that rely on them at risk — on top of the fundamental tragedy of losing such a crucial ecosystem. Coral Vita aims to modernize both coral restoration techniques and the economy surrounding them, and has raised a $2 million seed round to kick things off in earnest.
Deskmag
JANUARY 5, 2021
Which trends do coworking spaces predict for the real post-Covid era? In this outlook, you will find out what would change compared to pre-Corona times if normality were to return in the second quarter of 2021.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 5, 2021
The rise of distributed teams in response to the coronavirus has led to more video-conferencing meetings for all of us. As offices remain closed, distributed work is forcing companies to figure out a better way than Zoom or Google Hangouts to meet with employees across time zones and teams. Rewatch wants to make meetings more efficient, and maybe even shorter.
Deskmag
JANUARY 5, 2021
When forecasts have a high degree of uncertainty, they should make predictions with varying conditions. So we asked coworking spaces what they expect for 2021 with and without hard coronavirus restrictions. In this article, you will find out what would happen if there were ongoing lockdowns without total curfews.
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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 5, 2021
Over the next few weeks, the venture capital industry will compile and release data concerning its Q4 2020 performance, capping a year that saw the world of private capital freeze , thaw and burn. But we can get a peek at a critical part of the VC universe early, thanks to a preview of global fintech investment results from CB Insights. The dataset deals with worldwide investments into fintech companies from the start of October through December 12th.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JANUARY 5, 2021
If you want to grow your sales, you cannot ignore multicultural marketing. Why? African Americans are 14% of the U.S. population and spend $1.2 trillion annually. What's more, Asian Americans have the biggest gain in buying power. Multicultural audiences are growing in the United States. Consequently, the need for multicultural marketing is stepped up.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 5, 2021
More than two years ago, Ludwig Schoenack, Nikolaus Volk and Francesco Wiedemann looked at the bevy of scooter services, ride-hailing apps, public transit and car-sharing options available in most urban centers in the United States and saw a gap in the mobility market. Consumers who didn’t want to own a car, but needed one for a few days or weeks had two options: head to a car rental center, likely located at an airport or outside the city center, or turn to a car-sharing platform.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2021
According to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, the average cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF) is between $10,000 and $15,000. Many insurance plans provide limited coverage or no coverage at all for IVF, so if you are hoping to pursue this treatment, you may face large out-of-pocket expenses. Read more here. The post [Future Family in Investopedia] The 6 Best IVF Loans of 2021 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 5, 2021
Chronosphere , the scalable cloud native monitoring tool launched in 2019 by two former Uber engineers, announced a $43.4 million Series B today. The company also announced that their service was generally available starting today. Greylock, Lux Capital and venture capitalist Lee Fixel, all of whom participated in the startup’s $11 million Series A in 2019, led the round with participation from new investor General Atlantic.
GCUC
JANUARY 5, 2021
Air quality as a human right, designing for the neurodiverse, and pushing the boundaries of design to enhance the workplace experience is the focus. The post Workplace Trends with Liz Elam appeared first on GCUC Community.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 5, 2021
Hinge Health , the San Francisco-based company that offers a digital solution to treat chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions — such as back and joint pain — has closed a $310 million in Series D funding, according to sources. The round is led by Coatue and Tiger Global, and values 2015-founded Hinge at $3 billion post-money, people familiar with the investment tell me.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2021
Sight Diagnostics will donate funds to Israeli non-profit The Paamonim, working to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. Read more here. The post [Sight Diagnostics in WebWire] Sight Diagnostics Wins Genesis Prize and Start-Up Nation Central Technology Competition, in Honor of Natan Sharansky appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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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 5, 2021
Procter & Gamble will not acquire women’s beauty products startup Billie, as previously planned , following action taken by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to stop the deal from proceeding. In December, the FTC sued to block P&G’s acquisition of the New York-based startup Billie, a maker of women’s razors and other beauty products, on the grounds that the merger would eliminate competition in the wet shave razor market.
Continuations
JANUARY 5, 2021
There is so much to be learned from the entirely botched handling of the COVID-19 crisis. There are lessons about markets compared to command-and-control, wartime versus peacetime institutions, decision making under uncertainty, scientific progress and much more. I am likely to write a post about each of these, starting with today’s installment: the cost of half measures.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 5, 2021
Boat, an electronics and lifestyle startup in India, has raised $100 million in a new financing round that many independent investors termed as the most successful hardware startup story in the world’s second-largest internet market. An affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a New York-headquartered private equity firm, financed the entire Series B round for the four-year-old Indian startup, which sells low-cost, durable headphones, earphones and other mobile accessories.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2021
Morphisec Labs has been tracking FIN7 (Carbanak Group) activity for the past several years. Morphisec’s ability to collect rich forensic data from memory has provided unique visibility into multiple FIN7 campaigns that our researchers were proud to share with MITRE and the InfoSec community at large. Fin7 is a well-funded financially motivated cybercrime group.
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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 5, 2021
Pokèmon Go creator Niantic has acquired a small SF gaming startup building a league and tournament organization platform to help gamers create their own communities around popular titles. Mayhem was in Y Combinator’s winter 2018 batch and went onto raise $5.7 million in funding according to Crunchbase. Other backers include Accel, which led the startup’s Series A in 2018, Afore Capital and NextGen Venture Partners.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2021
Israeli firm claims device allows patients to move freely and does away with painful dressings. Read more here. The post [Nanomedic in Guardian] Spider-Man-style medical gun spins out ‘skin substitute’ for burns appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 5, 2021
Virgin Orbit is wasting no time in 2021 getting back to active flight testing: The company has a window for its next orbital demonstration launch attempt that opens on Sunday, January 10, and that continues throughout the rest of the month. This follows an attempt last year made in May, which ended before the LauncherOne rocket reached orbit — shortly after it detached from the Cosmic Girl carrier aircraft, in fact.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 5, 2021
Covid-19 has sparked a massive shift in how we approach advertising. It created a reality where rapid adjustments of process, budget and time are essential. Read more here. The post [Clinch in The Drum] Relevancy in a time of uncertainty appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.
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