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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

Insights and soundbites from our second Beyond Silicon Valley Summit This year, we had more than 150 investors from 31 states join us for our second Beyond Silicon Valley Summit. And while this May’s economic backdrop was markedly different from last’s , enthusiasm was high and outlooks remained positive for the startup momentum building between the coasts.

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1Billion Partners Inc explores promising global startup investment prospects at BEYOND Expo in Macau

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register South Korea venture investment firm ‘1Billion Partners Inc. participated in the BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) in Macau, recognized as Asia’s largest technology expo. This renowned event, held from May 10 to 12, provides a valuable platform for global technological innovation and industrial modernization, attracting participation from over 800 exhib

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BlueHalo and Alpine Partner for Break-Through Innovations in Unmanned Systems

American Entrepreneurship

BlueHalo Launches Next Generation of Lighter, Stronger, More Efficient Intense Eye UAS Featuring HX5® Injection Molded Chassis from Alpine Advanced Materials ARLINGTON, VA & DALLAS, TX (May 2023) – BlueHalo has launched the next generation of its Intense Eye Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) platform that incorporates an injection molded chassis using HX5®, a multi-scale reinforced polymer from Alpine Advanced Materials (“Alpine”).

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beSUCCESS Media spotlights the vibrant Korean startup ecosystem at BEYOND Expo in Macau

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register beSUCCESS Media Group , a well-known media group in South Korea, participated in the prominent BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo (BEYOND Expo) in Macau as a designated media partner. Asia’s largest technology Expo, held from May 10 to 12, serves as a platform for global technological innovation and industrial modernization, hosting over 800 exhibitors from 120 countries

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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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NSF Regional Innovation Engines Development Awards announced by NSF

American Entrepreneurship

$43 million invested to foster regional collaboration to support the economic growth of communities through innovation Universities, nonprofits, businesses and other organizations across the U.S. and territories are the recipients of $43 million in investments made by the NSF, as part of its Regional Innovation Engines Development Awards. These first-time awards were given to 44 teams around the country tasked with driving American innovation into the future.

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Microsoft makes strategic investment into Builder.ai, integrates its services into Teams

TechCrunch

Builder.ai tapped into a new wave of businesses wanting their own native apps with a turnkey approach, accelerated by the rapid digitization of life during the pandemic. That led to led to a $100 million Series C funding round last year led by Insight Partners, taking the company’s total funding to $195 million. It’s now landed a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, which includes an undisclosed equity investment in the startup.

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What Are The Benefits of Business Consulting for a Startup?

Startup Blogpost

To understand the value of business consulting for startups, we reached out to CEOs, founders, and other business leaders for their insights. From understanding the bigger picture to breaking free from constraints, discover the top 14 benefits of business consulting for startups, as shared by these experienced professionals. Understand the Bigger Picture Gain Expertise and Experience Improve Adaptability Discover Marketing Strategies Achieve Specific Goals Temporarily Enhance Financial Planning

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‘AI-powered’ VC firm Vela emerges from stealth with $25M under management

TechCrunch

Six years ago, Yiğit Ihlamur, a former senior program manager at Google, observed that AI was surpassing human capabilities in certain areas — at least by his estimation. Equipped with this perspective, he looked into various sectors with the goal of tackling a problem that he could work on for the rest of his life. “At an abstract level, I was intrigued by the idea of accelerating innovation, because innovation creates new products, services and experiences that were previously unim

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Welcome back to YC, Emmett Shear and Wayne Crosby

Y Combinator

Every batch, we invite founders to advise YC companies as Visiting Group Partners. These advisors bring valuable insights and recent operational experience to YC’s early-stage companies. Throughout the batch, they take on a variety of responsibilities, including application reading, interviews, group and individual office hours, Demo Day prep, and more.

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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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SLAIT pivots from translating sign language to AI-powered interactive lessons

TechCrunch

Millions of people use sign language, but methods of teaching this complex and subtle skill haven’t evolved as quickly those for written and spoken languages. SLAIT School aims to change that with an interactive tutor powered by computer vision , letting aspiring ASL speakers practice at their own rate like in any other language learning app. SLAIT started back in 2021 as the sign language AI translator (hence the name): a real-time video chat and translation tool that could recognize most

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3 Secrets to Building a Startup That Grows Exponentially

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Stop hustling eighty hours a week, and start building your business like a system.

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AMP Robotics attracts investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund

TechCrunch

AMP Robotics , a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that can automatically sort recyclable material, today announced that it extended its Series C round to $99 million, thanks to an investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. That’s up from $91 million when the round closed in November. The extended Series C, which saw participation investors including Congruent Ventures and Wellington Management (who co-led), Blue Earth Capital, Sidewalk Infrastructure

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Seeking a Distribution Advantage with AI

Tomasz Tunguz

Great companies transform a technology innovation into a go-to-market advantage. In the last five major cycles (internet, social, mobile, cloud, web3), startups seized the new technologies of the era to create a distribution advantage. Google led to search-engine optimization, which startups like Expedia & Zillow grew to become public companies.

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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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Capchase gets into buy now, pay later with Capchase Pay for SaaS financing

TechCrunch

Capchase , a provider of non-dilutive growth capital, is now in the buy now, pay later space after launching Capchase Pay to help software-as-a-service companies close deals faster. Capchase Pay enables SaaS companies to collect the full contract value for their software while also providing their customers with flexible payment terms. Though SaaS growth didn’t take as big of a hit as previously thought, Miguel Fernandez, co-founder and CEO of Capchase, told TechCrunch that SaaS companies did se

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[Ravin AI in PR Newswire] Ravin AI secures investment from IAG Firemark Ventures to provide AI-powered vehicle inspection solutions for retail customers & commercial fleets

OurCrowd

Ravin AI and IAG to work together to explore deployment of Ravin’s AI-powered visual inspection solutions across a range of IAG’s insurance brands to streamline the condition assessment, maintenance and repair of vehicles and commercial motor fleets. Read more here. The post [Ravin AI in PR Newswire] Ravin AI secures investment from IAG Firemark Ventures to provide AI-powered vehicle inspection solutions for retail customers & commercial fleets appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Cable wants to help banks cut financial crime through automated assurance

TechCrunch

People in the U.S. reported $8.8 billion of financial fraud in 2022 to the Federal Trade Commission , and while the FTC received fewer reports, 2.4 million versus 2.9 million in 2021, the overall monetary figure is 30% higher than 2021. Bank transfer or payment fraud amounted to $1.6 billion in 2022. When you expand this globally, Cable ’s co-founder Natasha Vernier told TechCrunch that financial crime becomes a $4 trillion problem.

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Is it YOU or your great plan?

Berkonomics

So, what do you think is more important? There may be more choices here. But the most important ones for any size business, including start-ups, is: Do you believe it should be the quality of your management team, or the plan you execute so brilliantly toward your success? Do you want a unanimous answer right away? Checking with professional investors from angels to VC’s, the answer appears to be near unanimous: the quality of the proposed or actual management team comes in a strong first before

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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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Wellthy lands $25M to help caregivers feel less overwhelmed

TechCrunch

It’s called the sandwich generation for a reason. Millions of people in the U.S. are taking care of parents as they age or deal with illnesses. The constant demands of caregiving, often while working and raising children at the same time, can take a huge toll. It’s not uncommon for caregivers to feel overwhelmed as they navigate the administrative and logistical complexities of caring for a parent.

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Q1 Life Sciences: Resilient in a Changing Landscape

Secure Docs

Life Sciences may have been the only sector to outperform Q1 of 2022. Performance was largely buoyed by strong performance in biotech and healthcare systems. Year-over-year, deal volume fell 23% to 623 deals, slightly better than the broader M&A volume change. However, deal value was up a whopping 42% for the sector to $112 billion. Healthcare systems are seeing broad consolidation, while pharma companies search for a parachute before patent cliffs.

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Higher interest rates are fostering a fintech comeback story

TechCrunch

While rapidly rising interest rates in the United States have caused more than a few financial institutions to topple , a group of well-known fintech companies are posting signs of a comeback. Both Coinbase and Robinhood reported better-than-anticipated revenue in the first quarter. This is welcome news for the backers and employees of both companies, which saw their shares skyrocket during COVID and tank after those pandemic tailwinds tapered away.

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Q1 Life Sciences: Resilient in a Changing Landscape

Secure Docs

Life Sciences may have been the only sector to outperform Q1 of 2022. Performance was largely buoyed by strong performance in biotech and healthcare systems. Year-over-year, deal volume fell 23% to 623 deals, slightly better than the broader M&A volume change. However, deal value was up a whopping 42% for the sector to $112 billion. Healthcare systems are seeing broad consolidation, while pharma companies search for a parachute before patent cliffs.

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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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AudiencePlus wants to help every company run its own media platform

TechCrunch

It used to be that having a corporate blog and some paid content was the gist of your marketing department’s content efforts, and that was enough. But as larger companies like Salesforce and HubSpot have launched their own full-blown media arms , it may be time to rethink your content strategy. AudiencePlus , a new media platform from a long-time marketing executive, wants to put the media capabilities of these larger companies within reach of much smaller companies.

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Athletes vs Office Workers: Winning at Staff Development in a Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Boost professional development through athletic discipline Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Daily Crunch: For second consecutive quarter, millions of subscribers drop Disney+ Hotstar

TechCrunch

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. Happy Thursday, Crunchers! It’s an exciting time to be a tech reporter, with a ton of fun stories coming down the pipe. So let’s get to it! Hasta mañana, Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 The house that Mickey built : Disney+ is down about 4 million subscribers in the second quarter, which is the second time in a row that has happened.

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[Ravin AI in JPost] Israeli startups lead computer vision-driven vehicle inspections

OurCrowd

The post [Ravin AI in JPost] Israeli startups lead computer vision-driven vehicle inspections appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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.