TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Indonesia-based insurtech startup Fuse announced today it has secured $25 million of Series B extension round as it plans to enter more countries including Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia. The startup has closed three funding rounds of Series B within the past six months, bringing the company’s total raised to over $70 million. The fresh capital was led by an undisclosed global fintech fund with participation from existing investors East Ventures, GGV Capital, eWTP and Emtek. .

startup 131

startup accelerator enablement networking 131

StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

West Michigan is smack dab between Ann Arbor/Detroit’s tech and startup hub emergence and Chicago’s new habit of minting unicorns about once a month. And Grand Rapids, Michigan, is having its own tech renaissance in 2021. Next year is expected to be even better. We’ll show you what we’re looking forward to hearing more about in 2022 with our top Grand Rapids startups to watch.

real estate 102

real estate startup incubation construction 102

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Harry’s Labs, the in-house incubator started by razor brand Harry’s Inc. , announced Monday it agreed to acquire Lum? , the direct-to-consumer brand created to help control all-over body odor. Harry’s created the innovation group in 2018 that has backed or launched several consumer product companies, including cat products startup Cat Person , body care line Flamingo and hair care line Headquarters.

incubation 100

incubation innovation board accelerator 100

StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Adapted from “The Leadership Star: A Practical Guide to Building Engagement” by Brian Hartzer ©2021 and is reproduced with permission from Wiley. Learn more. If we’ve learned anything from the Great Resignation, it’s that people want careers, not just jobs. Jobs are easy to quit, while an organization that helps its people build their careers is much more likely to sustain long-term commitment.

leadership 118

leadership culture mix-use development 118

Advertisement

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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

technology

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

StudyFree — which connects students with international educational opportunities via a community-driven B2C SaaS model — has raised a $3 million seed investment round led by I2BF Global Ventures, TMT Investments and Techstars. Also participating was PandaDoc CEO Mikita Mikado and Google’s ex-director of product, Andrey Doronichev. StudyFree has now received a total of $3.6 million in funding.

education 98

education communities consulting SaaS 98

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A women-led startup called Honeycomb is launching its private social app for families, backed by $4 million in seed funding led by Peter Boyce at Stellation Capital. Now out of private beta, the app offers families a way to curate and share their favorite moments and memories via their smartphone as an alternative to using a more public social media platform, like Facebook, or group texting, where photos and videos can be easily lost.

networking 98

networking media capital startup 98

StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The clock is ticking to apply for a $10,000 Verizon Small Business Digital Ready grant! We are partnering with Verizon to provide resources to help one million small businesses thrive in today’s digital economy. The newly launched Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program provides you a personalized curriculum including learning modules, expert coaching, networking opportunities, and more.

strategy 95

strategy networking innovation opportunity 95

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Thirdweb , a software startup for web3 projects, closed on $5 million in funding from a group of high-profile business leaders, entrepreneurs and creators, including Gary Vaynerchuk and Mark Cuban. The company launched its free tools three months ago for developers to build, launch and manage their web3 projects without writing any lines of code. Thirdweb was created by Social Chain founder Steven Bartlett and Furquan Rydhan, who was founding CTO of Bebo and AppLovin.

media 97

media education development accelerator 97

Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If, at first, you don’t succeed, try again and again. And again. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

entrepreneurs 106

entrepreneurs technology entrepreneurship startup 106

Advertisement

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.

development

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Walmart’s had its ups and downs in the robotics world, looking for any advantage in a bid to stay competitive with Amazon’s online domination. In July, the mega-retailer inked a deal with Symbotic , further cementing its commitment to the Massachusetts-based automation firm. The new deal expanded a partnership first piloted in 2017 that’s set to bring robotics to 25 regional Walmart distribution centers.

support 87

support innovation investing investment 87

Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

How can you turn adversity into a business that transforms lives? Our guest Billy Price, founder of Billy Price Footwear joins Ramon Ray , founder of SmartHustle.com, to share how his paralysis from the chest down birthed a revolutionary shoe company. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE. Smart Hustle Small Business Podcast · Market to A Wider Audience – Disability Into A Business (Billy Price).

opportunity 85

opportunity communities investing investment 85

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Happy December everyone. We’re officially nearing the end of the year, and what a year it’s been. Despite the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, I think it’s pretty safe to say that this has been a watershed 365 days for the space industry. I can’t wait to see what the next year has in store.

disruption 79

disruption technology ventures networking 79

Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You’re probably tempted to go after as many customers as possible, but is it a strategy that’s going to lead to success? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

entrepreneurs 72

entrepreneurs founder strategy entrepreneurship 72

Advertisement

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.

opportunity

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Manish Maheshwari, the former head of Twitter India who recently moved to San Francisco to work at a different division within the company, is leaving the firm to launch an edtech startup, according to nine people familiar with the matter. Maheshwari and Twitter didn’t respond to a request for comment two weeks ago. Sources requested anonymity as the details are private.

pitching 108

pitching strategy startup education 108

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Figuring out how to build and run a business isn’t easy—and a lot of the moves you need to make aren’t intuitive. However, too many people approach it by just copying what it seems like everyone else is doing without taking a hard look at what your actual goals are and really learning how to go about the job of Founder and CEO. They’re “playing startup” as opposed to actually building a company.

startup 363

startup leadership strategy culture 363

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Raghu Ravinutala. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Raghu Ravinutala is CEO and co-founder of Yellow.ai , a platform that brings AI and human intelligence together to automate customer experience for large brands and enterprises. If given a choice between being on hold with customer service and having a query resolved by a few taps of a smartphone keyboard, most of us would pick the second option.

strategy 99

strategy opportunity enablement innovation 99

GCUC

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You want to have accurate data to use when speaking to potential members about the value a coworking space can add to their work. The post 10 Reasons you should fill out the GCUC Coworking Survey appeared first on GCUC Community.

coworking 61

coworking coworking spaces communities 61

Advertisement

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

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Meet Topi , a Berlin-based startup that raised a $4.5 million pre-seed funding round co-led by Index Ventures and Creandum. The company is working on a payment solution that is both fast and capital efficient for businesses. On the B2C front, consumer payments have evolved at a rapid pace over the last few years. When it’s time to check out, customers expect to be able to choose between several payment methods that all offer different advantages and drawbacks.

financing 79

financing finance angel investing transportation 79

Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Avoiding these will increase your chances of success. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

pitching 52

pitching startup entrepreneurs entrepreneurship 52

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

When the global pandemic hit, Russell d’Sa was running product at Medium and recognized early on that with everyone working from home, the company’s culture was impacted, affecting a lot of the interaction between employees. “What disappeared was the collegial conversations, the drinks on Friday evenings or making coffee together,” he told TechCrunch.

founder 77

founder development media culture 77

OurCrowd

DECEMBER 13, 2021

OncoHost, a global leader in next-generation precision oncology for improved personalized cancer therapy, today announced a research collaboration with Lung Biobank Heidelberg, a member of BioMaterialBank Heidelberg (BMBH) and the German Center for Lung Research (DZL). Read more here. The post [OncoHost in PharmiWeb] OncoHost announces collaboration with Heidelberg University’s Lung Research Biobank to discover lung cancer biomarkers appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

collaboration 36

collaboration 36

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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

B2B marketing

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The beauty and wellness industry, annually worth some $4 trillion , is underpinned by tens of thousands of businesses and millions of professionals carrying out haircuts, treatments and workouts. Today, a company called Fresha , which provides a software stack to help them run those operations, is announcing new funding of $52.5 million to continue building out its own business.

mix-use 98

mix-use strategy capital opportunity 98

StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Leave management can be a complicated process, even for entrepreneurs and small businesses. . The logistical sides of leave management can confuse any sole proprietor or LLC owner. Even freelancers can find it difficult to take time for themselves. However, organization in this area isn’t impossible. Both freelancers and small business owners can detangle their leave policy plans.

health 90

health consulting support startup 90

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Unique , a video calls platform that uses AI to teach sales teams how to improve their pitches, has closed a $6 million seed round from a bunch of angel investors. These include Philipp Stauffer (U.S based founder and general partner of Fyrfly Venture Partners) and Daniel Gutenberg. Unique uses AI to analyse customer conversations. The video recordings of these then help sales people work out which parts of their pitch work best.

pitching 92

pitching SaaS opportunity ventures 92

OurCrowd

DECEMBER 13, 2021

BrainQ has enrolled the first patient into its pivotal EMAGINE trial, which will evaluate its electromagnetic field treatment in supporting the recovery of people from ischemic stroke. . Read more here. The post [BrainQ in Neuro Rehab Times] Trials underway of breakthrough BrainQ technology appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

technology 36

technology support 36

Advertisement

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.

frameworks