Y Combinator

OCTOBER 11, 2021

YC is hiring across many of our teams, including Admissions, Continuity, Software, People Ops and Finance. Find out more about the open roles here. ADMISSIONS. Admissions Officer : Twice a year, Y Combinator receives tens of thousands of applications from promising startups all around the world. Reviewing these applications is fundamental to our core business and we’re looking for an Admissions Officer to review those applications and help manage the overall admissions process.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The potential for telehealth across Africa is vast and promising as mobile connectivity deepens, and innovations that could potentially bridge the doctor-patient ratio gap increase according to a Deloitte report. One company that is planning to drive the wave of telemedicine across the continent, as the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, is mPharma , a Ghanaian health tech start-up that is set to open 100 virtual centers across seven markets in Africa over the next six months.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Channel Partners Can Find a Wide Audience But Startups Still Have to Drive Sales Themselves Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As last week came to a close, NerdWallet filed to go public. Given the late hour, our S-1 dive had to wait until today. The NerdWallet IPO comes at an interesting time. The company provides financial product recommendations to both consumers and SMBs, meaning that it dabbles in the same market that fintech startups play in. And because NerdWallet is essentially a weaponized content play, we get to talk about the value of the written word.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Is it because ice cream is delicious? Well… sort of… Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2021

MicroSys Electronics announced its partnership with leading AI (Artificial Intelligence) chipmaker Hailo to launch its miriac AIP-LX2160A embedded platform hosting up to 5 integrated Hailo-8 AI accelerator modules. . Read more here. The post [Hailo in Micro Controller Tips] Embedded platform hosts up to five AI accelerator modules appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Depression and anxiety were taking a serious toll on peoples’ well-being even before COVID-19, and the pandemic prompted more interest (and venture capital) in mental health startups. While many of the highest profile mental health startups, like Calm or Headspace Health , are based in the United States, more attention is also being paid to emotional wellness around the world.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The post Startup of the Week: AutoBrains: A new kind of AI for automotive appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

French startup Swile has raised a $200 million Series D funding round led by SoftBank International Group. With this funding round, the startup has now reached unicorn status, meaning that Swile has a valuation of $1 billion or more. Swile provides a payment card for employee benefits, such as meal vouchers, gift cards and sustainable mobility vouchers.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Technology has important effects on business operations. But with it comes the threat of cyberattacks and the need for cybersecurity measures. With the onset of digital economy, technology has both positive and negative impact on organizations. Though the unprecedent growth of the internet has created a global economy, unlimited access to information, connecting people and online everything, it has its own set of problems, such as a significant growth of cyberattacks with often disastrous conseq

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

SkyCell , a Swiss company developing smart containers for transporting medicines and vaccines, is announcing a significant round of funding. On top of a $62 million round that closed last year, the company has now raised a $35 million Series C to improve shipping of temperature-sensitive drugs — including COVID-19 vaccines. . The round, which is a combination of equity and debt financing, lists investors from the Middle East, including DisruptAD and (the VC arm of ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based s

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This is my daughter, Mirren. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charlie O'Donnell - VC (@ceonyc) She’s the best. She was born 10 weeks early, on Labor Day, and like startups never are, has performed up and to the right nearly every single day that she’s been alive. We are incredibly lucky that she’s doing so well and we hope to have her home at the end of the month.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Starting a company in San Francisco during the aftermath of the dot-com bust Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Fount , a robo-advisor startup in South Korea, has raised a $33.4 million Series C round to beef up its machine learning-based platform development and hire staff. . The latest round was led by Hana Financial Investment, along with Nice Investment. Returning backers Smilegate Investment, KT Investment, Shinhan Capital and Korea Development Bank also participated.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Israeli company develops microprocessing chips for artificial intelligence applications used in autonomous cars, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), internet of things (IoT) devices, and smart home appliances. Read more here. The post [Hailo in Calcalist] New unicorn Hailo raises $136 million Series C for AI chips for edge devices appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Varda Space Industries, a startup that wants to build in-space manufacturing facilities, will be sending its first spacecraft to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2023. The actual spacecraft — the startup’s first to go to orbit — will be made by SpaceX’s rival launch company, Rocket Lab, which will also make two subsequent space vehicles for Varda.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2021

TRAVEL BOOKING PLATFORM KLOOK HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY APPOINTED AS A KEY B2B DISTRIBUTION PARTNER FOR MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS. Read more here. The post [Klook In Travel Weekly] KLOOK GROWS AGENT MARKETPLACE VIA NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Jennifer Smith. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Jennifer Smith is CEO and co-founder of Scribe , a Princeton and Harvard Business School alum and is a technology investor and adviser formerly at McKinsey and Greylock Partners. When building a startup, you’re making what feels like a million decisions on timing — when to launch to time the market, when to hire that key role, when to raise another round.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2021

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In a world where fintech is so hot right now, and investors are being swept up by their excitement for the space, Chime has managed to ride the wave to near perfection. The company has raised upwards of $2.6 billion , including a fresh $750 million just this year. The startup, playing in the fee-free banking space, now has a valuation of $25 billion.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The financing round of the advanced AI processor developer was completed at a company valuation of over $1 billion, according to sources close to the matter. Read more here. The post [Hailo in Globes] Israeli edge AI chipmaker Hailo raises $136m appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Mono , an African startup that helps connect consumers’ bank accounts to financial applications, has raised a $15 million Series A round, the company confirmed to TechCrunch today. The round, led by Tiger Global — the VC firm’s third major investment in Africa this year after Flutterwave and FairMoney — also had participation from new investors Target Global (an investor in neobank Kuda), General Catalyst, and SBI Investment.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Running a successful startup is ultimately a team game—irrespective of whether you follow the single or multi-founder approach. At the end of the day, success depends on how efficiently you allocate resources to solve problems. At a multi-founder startup, this is an art form. As one of the four cofounders of Capchase, we were able to experience the benefits of a multi-founder team firsthand, which we turned into a competitive advantage, helping us grow 12x since the beginning of 2021 and deliver

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Every eCommerce company wants to boost business growth with the right investment. With the massive expansion in 2020 and sales increases predicted for 2021 as well, now seems like the perfect time to get things right and make your site more appealing. Whether your brand is pivoting in hopes of surviving customer shifts or has an opportunity to scale your sales, it’ll take time and capital to get you to the next level.

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