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Celus, which uses AI to automate circuit board design, raises $25.6M

TechCrunch

Just about every electronic contraption you care to think of contains at least one printed circuit board (PCB), which serves to house and connect the various components that allow the device to function as a whole. While circuit boards are mostly invisible to end-users, they are foundational to the world they inhabit, powering smartphones, automobiles, microwave ovens, garage doors, and the entire connected world.

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8 Important Business (And Life) Lessons A Billionaire Taught Me

Entrepreneur's Handbook

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How to Raise First Dollars in a Difficult Market: The Venture Perspective

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Raising venture capital is rarely an easy lift for startups, but 2022 is turning out to be a more challenging year than we’ve seen for some time. As venture capital continues its slowdown after an aggressive 2020 and record-breaking 2021 , it’s clear that early-stage founders looking for their first dollars will require a new approach. What do early-stage founders need to know to capture VC interest, and dollars, in a challenging market?

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5 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make Writing Copy That Cost Them $500,000+

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I fired all my ad teams, social media managers, and copywriters to 100x my revenue with copy alone Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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How e-commerce companies can brave the new retail environment

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Simon Wu. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Simon is a partner with Cathay Innovation , a global venture capital firm investing across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He focuses on software, fintech, digital health and consumer investments. More posts by this contributor. Fintech’s growing role in the healthcare revolution. From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity.

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Finli puts service-based business payment management in the palm of your hand

TechCrunch

If your service-based business is still collecting paper checks and only knows clients by their first name, Finli has an app for you. After building mobile technology for fintechs and payment companies for the past 20 years, Lori Shao, CEO of Finli, started the mobile-first payment management company nearly 3 years ago when she noticed that she was around technology all day but still using a checkbook to manage household services, like landscaping and after-school programs.

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Woman Investor Profile Series: Njeri Muhia, General Partner, FrontEnd Ventures

The Seraf Compass

This profile is the sixth in a series of interviews highlighting the work of interesting female investors. As a General Partner and Co-Founder at FrontEnd Ventures in Nairobi Kenya, Njeri Muhia is focused on working with diverse founding teams that are passionate about impacting their industry value chains and addressing challenges that exist in their communities.

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Japan’s gaming blockchain builder Oasys raises $20M in private token sale

TechCrunch

Veterans from the established gaming world are flocking to web3. Whether they do it out of a fear of missing out or genuine belief in blockchain technologies, the trend appears irreversible at least for now, as investment keeps pouring into the industry. Oasys, a Japan- and Singapore-based startup that’s building a blockchain for gaming developers, has just raised $20 million.

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Is hustlers university any good? Or is it a scam? Here are a few alternatives for quality entrepreneur coaching

Founder Bounty

Andrew Tates hustlers university has gone viral over the past few months but is it any good, legit and is there anything better. We have put together a bunch of the best online entrepreneur coaching sites here which could be useful and are certainly better with stories and real mindset entrepreneur coaching. The below is a selection of websites with real stories and mentoring from real entrepreneurs some of whom have actually built billion-dollar companies.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Daily Crunch: After filing for bankruptcy, crypto lender Voyager Digital says it will ‘maintain operations’

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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. Greetings, and happy Wednesday! I had to check the calendar before I said the day because does anyone really know what day it is anymore? Amanda had me cracking up with her story on waiting for a new release of Nintendo Switch , only to have the news be something else.

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[VIDEO] Why Your Business Needs a Strategic Plan

Red Rocket

I was recently interviewed by the Atlanta Small Business Network (ASBN), an online "television network" serving the small business community, about the strategic planning process and why it is important for your business. I thought this video turned out great, and I wanted to share it with all of you, to see if it can be helpful to you in developing your own growth strategies.

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Crypto gaming firm Cauldron raises $6.6M to build ‘Pixar of web3’

TechCrunch

A number of crypto gaming firms have ramped up production in the past year with hopes of revolutionizing the growing industry. Adding to the list is London-based gaming firm Cauldron, which plans on becoming the “Pixar of web3” through a key element: storytelling. The company just closed a $6.6 million seed round and plans to launch its first web3 gaming world, Project Nightshade, in the fall, Mark Warrick, founder and CEO of the company, exclusively told TechCrunch.

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Shopify Alternatives Ranked for Ecommerce Stores in 2022

The Groove Blog

Shopify hosts over one million stores, making it a top choice for countless ecommerce professionals who need a quick way to build an efficient shop. But what if you don’t want to use Shopify? The post Shopify Alternatives Ranked for Ecommerce Stores in 2022 appeared first on Groove Blog.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.

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As Deezer goes public via SPAC, is the blank-check boom really over?

TechCrunch

From the next big thing to rueful error, the global SPAC market has had a big few years. So-called blank check companies, which take a skeleton corporation public with the aim of later merging with a private entity, can offer a quick path to the world’s stock markets. They can also, as we’ve relearned in recent quarters, incinerate shareholder wealth and potentially expose retail investors to outsized risk.

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Sleek secures Singapore payments license

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Sleek , a tech startup that offers incorporation and accounting services to investors, SMEs, and business owners, said today that the Monetary Authority of Singapore has given it a Major Payment Institution License, which has taken effect last July 1, 2022.

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Can Polestar succeed where other EV maker SPACs have failed?

TechCrunch

Polestar, the EV subbrand from Volvo and Geely that launched last week on the Nasdaq at a $20 billion valuation, didn’t earn its $PSNY ticker by taking the traditional route toward an IPO. With the ringing of the bell, Polestar became the latest EV maker to hurry to the stock exchange by merging with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, before becoming profitable.

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[Liquid Instruments in Physics Today] Early-career Q&A: Startup cofounder Danielle Wuchenich

OurCrowd

The former NASA physicist’s experiences in the laboratory inspired her and colleagues to develop versatile instruments for the research community. Read more here. The post [Liquid Instruments in Physics Today] Early-career Q&A: Startup cofounder Danielle Wuchenich appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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When did the startup boom peak?

TechCrunch

The startup market is global in footprint , varied in focus , diverse in business model and constantly evolving. The venture capital market, meanwhile, is slower to molt, but it’s also changed in the last decade. Startups and their financial backers went a bit nuts last year, raising too much money, often at unsustainable prices. We’re now watching a collective hangover work its way through the global startup markets.

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[CarDekho in Best Media Info] CarDekho’s ‘Bharosa Kar Ke Dekho’ OOH campaign catches the attention of users across 8 cities

OurCrowd

Mumbai : CarDekho, India’s leading auto-tech company, has opened its mega refurbishment centre in Mumbai for Used Cars. This is the company’s second mega refurbishment centre in the country after NCR.The platform put up three-dimensional billboards across eight metro cities, including Mumbai, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat and Baroda, as part of the campaign.

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The art of the pivot: Work closely with investors to improve your odds

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Marjorie Radlo-Zandi. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member, mentor to startups and angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. More posts by this contributor. Finding your startup’s valuation: 5 factors to consider. Does your startup have enough runway?

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[BlueGreen Water Technologies in KOLO] When in doubt, stay out: Nevada’s drought could worsen outbreaks of toxic algae

OurCrowd

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – As many of us are enjoying water activities this summer, scientists are warning about the potential for harmful algal blooms. Read more here. The post [BlueGreen Water Technologies in KOLO] When in doubt, stay out: Nevada’s drought could worsen outbreaks of toxic algae appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Octopus keeps stuff out of Indonesia’s crowded landfills

TechCrunch

According to the World Bank, Indonesia produces 4.8 million tons of plastic waste each year that is “ mismanaged ”—meaning it ends up uncollected, chucked into dumpsites or leaked from improperly managed landfills. Octopus wants to reduce that number with a platform that makes it easier to collect back waste products from consumers and recycle it into raw materials that brands can reuse.

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[QuantLR in Accesswire] QuantLR & LightPath Technologies announce partnership to develop free-space quantum encryption system

OurCrowd

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / July 6, 2022 / LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH), (“LightPath” or the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated global manufacturer and integrator of proprietary optical and infrared technologies announced that QuantLR, an Israeli-based Quantum technology company that enables global mass deployment of Quantum Cryptography, has chosen LightPath as its partner to develop a free space quantum encryption system.

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Forever21’s parent company sued Bolt, but now it’s a shareholder

TechCrunch

A lawsuit that was filed against one-click checkout startup Bolt by one of its biggest customers will be dismissed as the two parties have agreed on a settlement, the companies announced jointly today. And interestingly, that same customer — Authentic Brands Group (ABG) — is now a shareholder of the company. ABG declined to comment on the settlement beyond a jointly issued press release, but in an interview with TechCrunch, Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla did acknowledge that the two parties

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[AEYE Health in HIT Consultant] How AI can accurately detect diabetes through retinal images

OurCrowd

Recent advancements in AI have demonstrated that AI can accurately detect diabetes through the analysis of retinal images that retina experts would consider healthy. To better understand this achievement, it is worth taking a step back to understand the context and magnitude of the achievement. Read more here. The post [AEYE Health in HIT Consultant] How AI can accurately detect diabetes through retinal images appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.