Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 31, 2023

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern Pennsylvania and its network of clients continue to bring cutting-edge ideas that impact Pennsylvania’s economy by driving investments, fostering entrepreneurship, supporting innovation in established manufacturers, and attracting and retaining talent. In 2022, Ben Franklin supported the creation of 29 new companies, 253 jobs, and helped clients retain 1,737 positions, according to impact surveys completed by clients who received support

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Anastasiia Kuzmenko Contributor Share on Twitter Anastasiia Kuzmenko is the head of talent acquisition at Flyer One Ventures , a CEE-focused international investment firm. Navigating the current economic storm, startup founders have to focus on the key resource for their early-stage startup to survive and grow — the people. The biggest difference, however, between hiring in a healthy economy and hiring now is that there’s no room for mistakes.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Horizon Quantum Computing, a Singapore-based company that develops software tools for quantum computing hardware, has announced it raised $18.1m in Series A investment from Sequoia Capital India, Tencent, SGInnovate, Pappas Capital, and Expeditions Fund.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

TechCrunch Early Stage is less than three weeks away from kicking off on April 20 in the Hub of the Universe – Boston. That’s just one of Boston’s nicknames. Who knew? But listen up, because in less than 24 hours you’ll miss out on saving some big-time cash if you don’t take advantage of our early-bird pricing and get your ticket before the clock strikes 11:59 pm PDT on March 31 to be exact.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register True Global Ventures (TGV), a Singapore-based technology equity venture capital firm, has invested more than $24 million in France-based digital asset platform and Web3 provider, Ledger. The funding, which comes in the form of a Series C extension round, will enable Ledger to continue its expansion efforts and pursue its goal of becoming a desirable consumer technology brand.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Apollomics Inc., an innovative biopharmaceutical company, has listed on Nasdaq through a SPAC merger with Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. Apollomics is now traded under the symbol APLM, with an issue price of $10.00/share and an opening price of $18.60/share, up by 172% at closing price on the first day, representing a market cap of $2.6 billion.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 31, 2023

You can do everything (but you probably shouldn’t) Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore-based autonomous logistics firm, Venti Technologies, has raised $28.8 million in a Series A funding round. Led by LG Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of the LG Group, the round also saw participation from Safar Partners, UOB Venture Management, and existing investors Alpha JWC and LDV Partners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

The expense involved in recruiting, training and onboarding a new employee who turns out to be a poor fit could be equivalent to 50% of that person’s first-year salary. According to Anastasiia Kuzmenko, head of talent acquisition at Flyer One Ventures, “the biggest difference between hiring in a healthy economy and hiring now is that there’s no room for mistakes.” Hiring the wrong person can create a cascade of failures inside an early-stage startup, which is why she recommends

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Indonesia-based insurtech firm Qoala has successfully raised $7.5 million in a recent funding round, led by European investment firm responsAbility Investments AG. The round, which also saw participation from Appworks and existing investors Eurazeo and Indogen, was part of the company’s Series B+ fundraiser.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 31, 2023

Here’s the blueprint you can copy to do the same Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Emad Mostaque , the CEO and founder of open source platform Stability AI , hinted at plans to go public in the next few years, during the Cerebral Valley AI Conference in San Francisco on Thursday. He also shut down the idea that Stability AI, an OpenAI rival and leader in the generative artificial intelligence space, will ever get acquired. “I think you can’t just IPO,” Mostaque said during an interview with journalist Eric Newcomer.

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StartupNation

MARCH 31, 2023

Are you happy with your content marketing? Even if the answer is “You bet I am!” and if… The post 8 Tips for Startups Wanting to Re-Energize Their Content Marketing appeared first on StartupNation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Summarization is one of the common use cases of different AI models, and we now have multiple tools that shrink articles, PDFs, videos and transcripts into easily digestible pieces of information. Now, meeting intelligence tool Read has introduced a new feature that trims an hour-long meeting into a two-minute clip, accompanied by important pointers.

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StartupNation

MARCH 31, 2023

For female founders who face unique challenges (especially when trying to break into male-dominated industries), having a mentor… The post 6 Mentoring Resources for Women Small Business Owners appeared first on StartupNation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

We’re an impatient bunch here at TechCrunch+, so while we await tidied quarterly venture reports from major startup databases, we’re also running our own queries to get early looks at the state of the fundraising world. As it’s the last day of the first quarter, we’re too antsy to wait any longer to see what’s been going on in Europe. Let’s take an early peek.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 31, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register New data from Shopee’s marketplace shows that a growing number of young Malaysians are turning to secondhand, pre-loved, and demo unit items over new products. The trend is a sign that younger consumers in Malaysia are becoming more environmentally conscious and want to make smarter consumption choices.

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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!

TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

When you play a game, how do you play it? Monopoly or Settlers of Catan around the dining table? Mario Kart on your Nintendo Switch? Assassin’s Creed on your Xbox? Among Us on your phone? Usually, they are games with a physical form, a console or an app. Artie is gearing up to shake up the games industry with another option, bringing high-end games back to the browser.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 31, 2023

Cloud-first strategy has revolutionized multiple industries in a very short period of time. The CRM space has evolved from the very complex deployments of Siebel to “no software” Salesforce. Read more here. The post [Workspot in Forbes] 5 VDI modernization requirements from Fortune 1000 organizations appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Some of the biggest Indian startups are taking a haircut in their valuations, at least in the eyes of their investors, as some backers adjust their estimates amid the weakening global economy. BlackRock has cut the valuation of Byju’s, which is India’s most valuable startup at $22 billion, by nearly half to $11.5 billion, according to filings seen by TechCrunch.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 31, 2023

The Office of the Prime Minister of Israel (PMO) has announced that “it views the issue of promoting alternative proteins as one of the country’s national goals” as a solution for food security and its potential to strengthen the Israeli economy. Read more here. The post [Remilk in Vegconomist] “Israel will be a major power in alternative protein” says Office of the Prime Minister appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Coffee nerds love the ceremony of making a good cup of coffee, but once you get advanced enough, things get really complex really fast. Making high-end pour-over coffee is a fine dance of grinding, pouring, temperature and patience, and it turns out that a lot of us just cannot be bothered with learning enough (or bringing enough science to the mix) to have great coffee every time.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 31, 2023

NASA experts will join a virtual press conference hosted by Axiom Space at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 6, to preview the launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Read more here. The post [Axiom Space in NASA] NASA updates media on next private astronaut mission to space station appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 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. Fri-yay Crunch! We are pretty excited about Disrupt 2023 getting a whole stage dedicated to fintech. And while we’re talking about events…There’s just a few hours left to save $200 on TC Early Stage tickets in Boston in a couple of weeks, so get yer tickets while you can!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

Hello, and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. AI? Crypto? Equity crowdfunding and former startup founders trying to bribe China? We had it all this week, friends, so please strap in and get ready for another catchup with your besties Mary Ann , Natasha and Alex.

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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.

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