TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Plume — a communications startup that partners with carriers to provide smart mesh Wi-Fi to improve broadband connectivity in homes, and then offers other smart home services on top of that network — has been in the middle of a massive boom in its business fueled by the rapid uptake, use and complete reliance on broadband in the home working as best as it can.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
OCTOBER 12, 2021
A few weeks ago, I wrote about NYC’s Tech Resurgence. I observed that NYC continues to develop as one of the world’s leading centers of tech innovation. And then yesterday, I saw this tweet : NYC startups are getting funded at 2/3 the rate of Silicon Valley startups. That’s a huge change from where NYC was even two or three years ago.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Over the years, applications have gotten bigger and bigger. Even a small company could be dealing with large libraries of open source code, making it time-consuming to pull the various pieces of a project together, package them up and compile them into a single program. This often creates a bottleneck for developers. EngFlow , an early-stage startup coming out of the Alchemist Accelerator this month, wants to help fix that by distributing the compiling part over as many machines as needed in the
Venture Well
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Through sustainable sports product design, Dr. Susan Sokolowski helps students create innovations that can protect the environment and transform the sports industry. The post infusing sustainability into sports product design: a q&a with Dr. Susan Sokolowski of University of Oregon appeared first on VentureWell.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
CarDekho, an Indian search and e-commerce platform for new and used cars , has become the latest startup in the world’s second-largest market to reach the unicorn status. The 14-year-old startup said on Wednesday it has raised $250 million — $200 million in equity and $50 million in debt — in its Series E financing round. The round, which valued the Jaipur-headquartered firm at $1.2 billion, was led by LeapFrog Investments.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Alviere , an embedded finance startup that aims to help any brand deliver financial products and services to its customers and employees, announced today it has closed $70 million of new funding. In April, New York-based Alviere closed a $20 million Series A led by Viola Ventures and Viola Fintech, with the participation of CommerzVentures, Mitsubishi Capital Corporation, Wix.com Capital, Draper Triangle Ventures, Cross River Bank Capital, CERCA Partners and others.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Making mistakes when starting a business is inevitable, but for some young entrepreneurs it’s enough to crush their dreams of ever starting a business again. The mistakes, failures and wrong turns in the world of business can be costly, but the cost doesn’t have to be worthless. Smart entrepreneurs take these costly mistakes, learn from them, and build strength for future gains.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Vishal Punwani , the CEO and co-founder of SoWork, is building a business based off of a feeling that he stumbled upon by accident. SoWork, a virtual co-working startup, began after Punwani and his co-founders decided to build a machine learning edtech company. While building, Punwani’s team, who ironically met while playing World of Warcraft just 17 years ago, needed a better way to communicate.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Whether you are just starting a business or you’ve been an entrepreneur for a long time, and your business could use a boost, the murky waters of business promotion and marketing can be daunting. Ideas like sponsored content, advertorials or e-commerce get bandied around and can overwhelm and confuse. . There’s no need to be dismayed, however, by the task of promoting your brand.
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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.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Carving out 45 minutes or an hour for a workout can be difficult between work, home and daily life. Digital fitness and wellness company FitOn was created to provide 15- or 20-minute workouts aimed at getting people moving in whatever time they can make. The company closed on an $18 million Series B round of funding, led by Delta-v Capital, with participation from existing investors Accel, Telstra Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Maverick Ventures and Second Avenue Partners.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Nearly 84% of B2Bs and 62% of B2Cs outsource at least one part of their marketing. This shows that more and more businesses are seeing the advantages of outsourcing to digital marketing agencies, especially during this time of worldwide slowdown because of the COVID-19 outbreak. [link]. Aside from the 70% savings of employee costs, outsourcing to digital marketing agencies can bring in multiple tangible and intangible benefits.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Canva , the $40 billion software startup looking to make design accessible to everyone, has today announced a video editing suite. Launched in 2013, Canva emerged during the design rennaissance, around the same time that Sketch, Figma and InVision were crashing the Adobe party. Unlike the others, Canva focused on democratization of design, creating a UI that allowed anyone to make just about anything, from slide decks to t-shirts to social media assets.
Smart Hustle Magazine
OCTOBER 12, 2021
By Rikki Roehrich, seasoned content creator for various small business brands. It’s no surprise that small businesses went through a lot last year. They have given the impact of public health and safety concerns on the economy. While small businesses were told that the key to survival was to PIVOT, they still haven’t been able to fully recover yet. In fact, some startup brands may even have lost their identity in the shuffle of so much activity and turmoil in the marketplace.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Vertical farms usually look up. Aerofarms, Plenty, Gotham Greens — these companies are trying to revolutionize agriculture by looking toward the sky, with tall warehouses full of growing equipment extending upward. But Philippe Labrie is looking down. Labrie is the CEO and founder of the pre-seed startup GreenForges , an underground farming company founded in 2019 looking to take vertical farming technology underneath buildings.
OurCrowd
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The post IntellAct helps boats, planes and trains run on time appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
A number of startups have emerged aimed at cleaning up low Earth orbit, which is currently crowded with millions of pieces of space junk – including anything from broken satellites, to rocket fragments, to debris from vehicle stages or space missions. While the task of cleaning up LEO is an important one, there’s one problem, according to Alex Fielding, co-founder of a new space venture alongside Steve Wozniak: we don’t know where most of the space junk is actually located.
GCUC
OCTOBER 12, 2021
If you missed the GCUC North America event in NYC last month, don’t fret. You can stream the replay as well as view the. The post GCUC North America 2021 Recap appeared first on GCUC Community.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has been making headlines all over the place this year — from Square’s planned acquisition of Afterpay to Affirm going public. Still, Latin America remains an under-penetrated market in the increasingly crowded space. Nelo , a startup founded by former Uber international growth team leads, began offering buy now, pay later services to Mexico earlier this year.
OurCrowd
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Hailo, which makes edge-device chips customized to work with AI workloads — typical implementations include smart cities, retail environments, industrial settings and next-generation automotive systems — has raised $136 million in a Series C round of funding, one of the biggest to date in the AI chip market. We’ve confirmed with sources close to Hailo that the investment values it at around $1 billion.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The Exchange is digging into the Chinese venture capital market this week, but getting folks to chat about business and China on the record is turning out to be slightly harder than we anticipated. More on that later this week. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on Extra Crunch or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Elizabeth Holmes’ and Sunny Balwani’s text messages may serve as red flags to protect future entrepreneurs from a similar fate. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Nearly a year after Dott originally announced plans to launch a bike-sharing service, the new offering is going live in Paris. Dott is better known for its scooter-sharing service across dozens of European cities. It is adding electric bikes to complement its service. In addition to Dott, Lime and Tier also have scooters currently available in Paris.
Impact Hub
OCTOBER 12, 2021
To make recommendations that can support organisations and enterprises worldwide, it is essential to include a wide variety of voices in the conversation and make the most of the diversity that they bring. That is what we have done since we took the challenge to lead a group of 23 impact-focused partners from 11 countries as part of the initiative by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called Global Action: Promoting Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems – c
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
ResQ , which does end-to-end equipment repairs for over 4,000 restaurant groups — from Taco Bell to Tim Hortons — has raised a $39 million Series A co-led by Tiger Global and Canvas Ventures. The capital, which includes investments from Homebrew, Inovia Capital and Golden Ventures, comes just months after the startup announced its $7.5 million seed round.
Feedough
OCTOBER 12, 2021
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