TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

“Today, the way people transact has evolved,” newly appointed chief business officer (CBO) of Tilia Catherine Porter told me in an interview. “The rise of user-generated content (UGC) across gaming worlds, social platforms and beyond means that we need a way for users to pay other users, users to pay creators, and creators to pay their collaborators — even if you don’t know the real identity of the person you’re paying.” This contrasts with traditional o

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HPA

MARCH 14, 2023

We’re excited to announce that Elate , a cloud-based strategic planning software, raised $4.9M in funding. HPA participated in the Series A round, which was led by WestWave Capital. Additional new investors included The Pritzker Group and Capital Midwest Fund, with support from previous investors Elevate Ventures, Serra Ventures, M25, and the Flywheel Fund.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

When I moved to San Francisco, the quirky rotunda at 532 Market Street was a Sharper Image store full of plasma balls and tourists trying out massage chairs. The ETrade branch that took over the space closed a few years ago, but last August, it got a new tenant: Silicon Valley Bank. Sigh. Downtown SF hasn’t bounced back from the pandemic, but this is a prime location with lots of foot traffic.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 14, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Broom, an Indonesia-based automotive SME tech solutions startup, has announced raising $10 million in pre-Series A funding round led by Openspace Ventures. The funding round was also backed by MUFG Innovation Partners and BRI Ventures, alongside existing investors AC Ventures and Quona Capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Pet ownership has steadily increased through the years, with many people bringing pets into their families during the past three years. That, in turn, boosted the pet industry itself, with the market’s value increasing from $90 billion in 2018 to over $120 billion in 2021. Of that, $50 billion was spent in the U.S. on food and treats. This opened up a space for startups to offer similar subscription box conveniences that people had for food and other products, with companies like Chewy and Barkb

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

When Masaya Aso worked on autonomous driving technology at Bosch in Japan and Germany, he realized that “many tasks were still manual as over 85% of warehouses have almost no automation at all.” To help address the problem, Aso co-founded LexxPluss , a now two-year-old, Japan-based startup that designs and develop autonomous mobile robots to transport loads and optimize workflows within warehouses and logistic sites.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 14, 2023

I asked Liz Lindsey , Executive Director of New York Angels , and Jon Zaikowski , Assistant Director, to share some details on New York Angels’ tech stack and use of analytics. HBS Alumni Angels of NY (which I founded) and New York Angels are the two biggest angel groups on the East Coast, to my knowledge. This is part of PEVCtech ‘s series on investment management firms’ tech stacks.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

To put it mildly, the meteoric collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has been a historic time of confusion for everyone the startup ecosystem touches. VCs are wringing their hands (or not) over how they can help their portfolio companies; startup founders and CEOs are running about trying their very best to plan for the foreseeable future; and vendors and partners are either helping those affected or asking for reassurances that they’ll be paid or serviced properly.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2023

From a YC founder and investor who has seen both sides Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Imagine being a tech reporter coming back after a few lovely days at Disney World with the family, only to discover that the entire startup ecosystem is in turmoil after a major bank collapsed. Anyway, what we’re saying is welcome back, Christine!

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 14, 2023

Tell us how you started your business and what made you want to start? My name is Jonathan Levy, I am the co-founder of AccountsPro which provides accounting services, Finance Director support and Financial Outsourcing solutions to Startups, SMEs, charities and not for profit organisations. We help businesses of all shapes and sizes. From early-stage startups that are looking for support with building their business model.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Intellect , the Singapore-based mental health platform that now serves over three million users in 20 countries, is getting ready for a new phase of growth after striking a strategic partnership with IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest private healthcare group. IHH Healthcare will work with Intellect to develop and customize digital mental health programs for its patients, corporate clients and staff.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2023

In this week’s edition, we discuss The art and science of pitching (sweet visuals included) The one winning formula to pitching But first, some wise words from angel investor and startup mentor DC Palter : “Amateurs pitch that their startup will succeed; professionals pitch how their startup cannot fail.” The art and science of pitching Gleb Maltsev has spent more than a decade coaching thousands of people on how to tell stories.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Medwing , a European startup building a recruitment marketplace for healthcare workers, has raised €44 million ($47 million) in a Series C round of funding. Founded out of Berlin in 2017, Medwing targets the healthcare industry in Germany and the U.K. with a platform designed to match hospitals and clinics with nurses and elderly caregivers, though it also caters to pharmacists, midwives, doctors, and similar professionals.

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Continuations

MARCH 14, 2023

There were a ton of hot takes on the banking crisis over the last few days. I didn’t feel like contributing to the cacaphony on Twitter because I was busy working with USV portfolio companies and also in Mexico City with Susan celebrating her birthday. Before addressing some of the takes, let me succinctly state what happened. SVB had taken a large percentage of their assets and invested them in low-interest-rate long-duration bonds.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

HealthPlix , an Indian startup offering its in-house platform for doctors to help record patient data digitally, has raised $22 million in fresh investment to broaden its reach in the country and allow more doctors to utilize its software to offer improved care to their patients. In India, roughly 300,000 doctors practice medicine regularly. However, this figure appears minuscule compared to the country’s rapidly expanding population.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 14, 2023

And the TikToker who got 10M views and learned a hard email list lesson most creators learn when it’s too late Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Amid the Silicon Valley Bank-led chaos of the last few days, Y Combinator made an intriguing announcement : It’s pivoting away from late-stage investing. It won’t be the last venture group to pull back from an expansion of its traditional investing remit. During the COVID-19 pandemic’s first years, the pace at which venture capital firms could raise money expanded.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 14, 2023

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR – the only intelligent, next-gen security operations platform – today announced its partnership with Hitachi Solutions, Ltd., a leading Japanese IT distributor that provides a full range of IT security products and services to midsize and enterprise-level customers in Japan. Hitachi will resell the Stellar Cyber Open XDR platform and provide first-level support for Japanese customers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

You’d think that an industry like manufacturing had its own software stack, but in a lot of cases, a huge amount of getting-things-made is managed through Excel spreadsheets. The thing is, spreadsheets are great for many things, but for manufacturing, and especially on the people-management front, there simply has to be a better way, AG5 believed.

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GCUC

MARCH 14, 2023

GCUC Podcast Recap: Lucy Pugh Being the new kid on the block did not stop the team at Working From_ The Hoxton and their Regional Head of Sales, Lucy.

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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

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Writer’s note: We’re breaking from our usual formatting this week because there was a once-in-a-generation collapse of one of the biggest banks in the country. Today’s space has been dedicated to our coverage on the matter, but we will be back to broader programming next week.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 14, 2023

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Scopio Labs, developer of Full-Field Cell Morphology™ imaging and analysis platforms, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies list for 2023. The annual list highlights the businesses at the forefront of their respective industries and recognizes organizations that are transforming industries, shaping society, and moving the world forward.

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Gust

MARCH 14, 2023

The average length of a funding pitch to angel investors is ten minutes. Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. The biggest complaint I hear from fellow investors is that startup founders often talk way too long, and neglect to cover the most relevant points. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation.

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StartupNation

MARCH 14, 2023

The following is an excerpt from “Invitation to Impact: Lighting the Path to Community Transformation” by Wendy Steele… The post Invitation to Impact: Lighting the Path to Community Transformation appeared first on StartupNation.

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