Y Combinator

JANUARY 30, 2023

Welcome to the fourth edition of Learnings of a CEO. You can read previous editions here. Snapdocs is the leading digital closing platform for the mortgage industry. Today, the company touches 25% of all US real estate transactions and is valued at $1.5B. Founder and CEO Aaron King and his team have expertly navigated fundraising and market cycles. We sat down with Aaron to hear his insight into getting a business up and running with minimal outside funding and building through volatile market c

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 30, 2023

January 30, 2023 - This week Representative Rick Allen (R-GA) plans to reintroduce the Startup Act with the co-sponsorship of Reps. French Hill (R-AR), Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). The act would correct language in the original Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that aims to reduce barriers faced by entrepreneurs and improve access to training and support services from our workforce development system.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Joseph Lee has a strong track record in the finance industry throughout his career to date. In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Hypernative , a crypto security-focused startup, has raised $9 million in seed funding as it emerges from stealth, co-founder and CEO Gal Sagie exclusively told TechCrunch. The funding round was led by boldstart ventures and IBI tech fund, with strategic investments from Blockdaemon, Alchemy, Borderless, CMT Digital, Nexo and angel investors. The company was started by Sagie and Dan Caspi, who’s also Hypernative’s CTO.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 30, 2023

Help is at the ready for growing food and fibre businesses looking for capital to support their growth potential through dedicated support, knowledge, mentorship and investor connections. Even with the right people and strategy, young businesses still need sufficient investment to really hum. But it can be hard to know where to start and a challenge to try to connect with investors.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 30, 2023

Only one type of customer buys magical products, and it’s probably not the one you’re selling to.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Secai Marche , a farm-to-table fulfillment platform serving farmers in Japan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has raised 210 million Japanese yen (about $1.6 million USD) in Series A funding. The round included participation from venture capital firm The Agribusiness Investment and Consultation Co., Spiral Ventures Asia Fund I and Beyond Next Ventures.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 30, 2023

Aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners have many aspects of their business to consider when scaling. Unfortunately for… The post The Importance of Customer Experience for Business Growth appeared first on StartupNation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Kicking off the week, we’ve been thoroughly enjoying Runa Sandvik ’s story about how U.S. police use digital data to prosecute abortions in our post-Roe-v.-Wade world. The TL;DR is that healthcare in the U.S.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 30, 2023

The mistake Joseph Ossai made Sunday in the NFL’s AFC championship game left him distraught, his Cincinnati Bengals… The post From Anguish of Cincinnati Bengals Defeat comes a Lesson in Leadership, Culture and Teamwork appeared first on StartupNation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Despite continuing talk about a possible recession , slumping tech stocks and a slowdown in the world of startup investing, the business of funding was positively humming last week. After slowing way down last spring, venture outfits disclosed a stunning $8 billion in new capital commitments in the span of just five days. Consider the following: NEA revealed that it closed its two newest funds adding up to $6.2 billion ; Cowboy Ventures announced two funds totaling $260 million ; and FJ Labs al

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Feedough

JANUARY 30, 2023

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but you can earn it. Read more The post How To Make Money From Your Phone [Complete Guide] appeared first on Feedough.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

A not-so-humble brag here, so brace yourself. The programming at TechCrunch Early Stage — April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts — is gonna be off the proverbial hook. How do we know? We read hundreds of applications from experienced founders and startup ecosystem experts eager to participate in Audience Choice for a chance to present at the show. Be in the room: Take advantage of early-bird ticket pricing.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register EdenFarm , a B2B food supply chain startup based in Indonesia , has announced raising $13.5 million in its pre-Series B funding round anchored by Telkomsel venture arm TMI. AC Ventures and AppWorks also participated in the funding round for the food service-focused startup, along with Decart Ventures, Fubon Capital, Trihill Capital, OCBC NISP Ventura, Nakhla, and Capria Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

French startup Sorare has signed a four-year licensing partnership with the Premier League. This is an important move for the company as the English football league is one of the most-watched sports league in the world. Sorare is a fantasy sports gaming experience based on NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. In particular, Sorare has partnered with many football leagues so that it can create trading cards representing football players.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Indonesia’s collectibles marketplace Kick Avenue announced raising $2.9 million in its Series A funding round backed by Korea-based KREAM and Malaysia’s SneakersLAH. Started in 2017 by co-founders Christopher Eko, Alwin Sasmita and Reinaldo Gunawan, with Jeffry Jouw, co-founder of USS Network as the Business Advisor, Kick Avenue grew to become one of the most well-known marketpla

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Nothing wrong with your calendar, folks — it’s the end of January. Although TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 takes place months from now — on September 19–21 in San Francisco — we believe in two things: planning ahead and rewarding those who do. Right now — and for a limited time only — take advantage of our Disrupt 2023 ticket presale offer. Simply sign up right here to receive an exclusive two-for-one pass when we release tickets.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 30, 2023

100 years ago, fluorescent lamps & suspended ceilings topped the list of hottest trends in office design. In 1928, San Antonio’s Milam Building claimed the honor of the first office skyscraper with air conditioning. Twenty-five years later, window-encased skyscrapers with internal glass walls distinguished the modern office. Employees ensconced in the Lever House & the Seagram Building in New York enjoyed more daylight at work than any other Manhattanite.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Ardy Esmaeili Contributor Share on Twitter Ardy Esmaeili , CPA, is a startup tax accountant and managing director of tax services at Burkland. More posts by this contributor Starting up remotely? Keep these labor laws and tax guidelines in mind What US startup founders need to know about the R&D tax credit Trends indicate that a majority of businesses plan to fully adopt software as a service (SaaS) by 2025, and if the past is any indicator, that means state legislatures are working hard to

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StartupNation

JANUARY 30, 2023

The mistake Joseph Ossai made Sunday in the NFL’s AFC championship game left him distraught, his Cincinnati Bengals… The post From Anguish of Cincinnati Bengals Defeat Comes a Lesson in Leadership, Culture and Teamwork appeared first on StartupNation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Marqeta has agreed to acquire two-year-old fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $223 million in cash, marking the first acquisition in the publicly-traded company’s 13-year history. About one-third of the purchase price is payable over a two-year period subject to certain undisclosed conditions. And, if one undisclosed milestone in particular is met within the next 12 months, Marqeta said it will pay an additional $52 million for the startup, bringing the total acquisition price to $

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 30, 2023

The approval means Flytrex is one step closer to delivering packages to the yards of more than 82 million homes in the country. Read more here. The post [Flytrex in Fast Company] Flytrex partner Causey Aviation Unmanned gets FAA approval for drone deliveries across U.S. appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

“I can’t explain it. It’s weird,” Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell said. After losing his job at Twitter when Elon Musk took over , the former global head of Social & Editorial didn’t want to rest — he wanted to build. “Coming straight out of it, I was just like, ‘Oh, it’s time. It’s time to build, whether we get support or not.'” Luckily for Terrell, his new social media app Spill has already raised a $2.75 million pre-se

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 30, 2023

My guest this week on the Voicebot Podcast is D-ID co-founder and CEO Gil Perry. We start out talking about how the company logically evolved into tools for creating talking digital people and how its capabilities in GANs and protecting consumers from facial recognition technology were the ingredients for a unique AI-based video solution. Listen to the podcast here.

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Derek Sivers

JANUARY 30, 2023

My favorite moments in life are when someone shows me a new perspective — a way of thinking I had never considered. It’s illuminating. Ideally it’s something I opposed, but they help me understand why it works for them. The sex worker explains why she loves her job. The Singaporean in the three-piece-suit explains why clothing is like the SMTP protocol.

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