A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
MAY 17, 2021
Last week, I had to clear my calendar for two days and spend them in doctors’ offices and radiology labs. I developed a kidney stone last week and my doctors and I wanted to understand how large and where it was. The answer is 4mm and it was somewhere between my kidney and bladder as of last Thursday. That may be more information than you need to know.
HPA
MAY 17, 2021
Hyde Park Angels and Valor Equity Partners, through their Valor Siren Ventures fund, led Sifter’s $4.6M Series Seed round. Sifter is a personalized nutrition data and technology platform that helps consumers find and buy products that match their specific dietary, medical and lifestyle priorities. This personalization drives value for the retailer, brands and consumers.
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TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
Egypt has a population of over 100 million people. The country has a high mobile and internet penetration necessary for a young and tech-savvy population with 61% below 30. But despite its youthful population, two out of every three individuals are currently unbanked in Egypt. It’s the same situation in MENA, where only 40% of the population have access to a bank account.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 17, 2021
Unless you find an alternative business model to monetize a totally free SaaS product, you’ll have to attach a price tag to it. In this blog post, we’re not going to talk about different business models, seat-based VS usage volume pricing, or subscription VS pay-as-you-go. We’ll focus solely on how to identify your initial price tag; regardless of how that price tag is charged and what product or service it is attached to.
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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
French startup Back Market — a marketplace for refurbished electronics goods — has raised a $335 million Series D funding round led by General Atlantic. Today’s funding round values the startup — which says it now has 5 million customers globally — at $3.2 billion, the company said. It will be using the funding to expand into new markets.
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TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
From today until midnight on May 18 (PT), we’re offering a free Disrupt Innovator pass (a $99 value) to anyone who purchases an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership. Grab an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership here. . TechCrunch Disrupt is a three-day virtual event with founders and investors shaping the future of disruptive technology and startup experts providing insights to entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 17, 2021
The technique I used to get past the leadership myths into the real-life stories of greatness Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
While Madrid and Barcelona tend to attract the buzz when it comes to tech startups in Spain, Valencia is slowly and surely making a name for itself as a growing tech ecosystem. The country’s third-largest city, Valencia features great beaches, sunny weather all year, and affordable housing and healthcare. And with a population of only around a million people, it’s a little more manageable compared to its bigger cousins.
StartupNation
MAY 17, 2021
The following is excerpted from “SUPER FOUNDERS: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups” by Ali Tamaseb. Copyright © 2021. Available from PublicAffairs, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. In 1995, General Magic, the startup company where Tony Fadell worked, built an early version of a smartphone. The hybrid telephone-computer was unlike anything the industry had seen before.
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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.
TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
Rob Olson. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Rob Olson is a partner and head of data strategy at M13 , a venture engine focused on investing in the core technologies that are going to drive and change consumer behavior over the next decade. Does it really take an average of seven to eight years for a successful startup to exit? What can early-stage founders do to accelerate outcomes?
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 17, 2021
All successful entrepreneurs follow the same process (even if they don’t always realize it!) Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
Per a recent report by Bain & Co., e-commerce is expected to grow to $28.5 billion in MENA by 2022 from a 2019 value of $8.3 billion. Egypt, one of the most active e-commerce countries in the region, is anticipated to grow 33% annually to reach $3 billion by 2022. But for any e-commerce business to thrive, its last-mile delivery arm has to be well figured out.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 17, 2021
Bored with boardrooms? Adopting a comedian’s mindset can bring value to startups and beyond. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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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.
OurCrowd
MAY 17, 2021
Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR – the only intelligent, next-gen security operations platform – announced today that it has captured Cyber Defense Magazine’s Global InfoSec Award, Cutting Edge in Cybersecurity Startup of the Year. Read more here. . The post [Stellar Cyber in Yahoo Finance] Stellar Cyber Cited as Cybersecurity Startup of the Year appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 17, 2021
Hiring is a creative act Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
OurCrowd
MAY 17, 2021
VENTURA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexa3D, the pioneer of ultrafast production-grade polymer 3D printers enabling the next generation in additive manufacturing, announced today that it closed financing rounds exceeding $55 million in funding. The rounds were led by a multi-billion-dollar alternative asset manager and existing investors, OurCrowd and Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, with participation from new investors as well.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 17, 2021
Quit a job you hate at least once before you die. It will test your level of regret. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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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.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
MAY 17, 2021
Por Bryce Kelly . El lanzamiento de tu empresa u organización sin fines de lucro a menudo supondrá más que ofrecer un producto o un servicio. Se tratará de relatar tu historia. Muchos becarios de YLAI se han dado cuenta de la importancia de relatar sus historias concentrándose en su marca y comunicando lo que los distingue. Esto a menudo implica entablar una relación con los miembros de tu público, haciendo que se sientan conectados personalmente con la causa de tu organización.
Smart Hustle Magazine
MAY 17, 2021
If you’re up right now you’re not alone. If you just put the kids to bed and now you’re working the second shift you’re not alone. If your husband wishes you’d get a real job you’re not alone. If your wife wonders why you’re on the phone calling one more “lead”, you’re not alone. If your credit cards are maxed out you’re not alone.
TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
Bright Machines is going public via a SPAC-led combination, it announced this morning. The transaction will see the 3-year-old company merge with SCVX, raising gross cash proceeds of $435 million in the process. After the transaction is consummated, the startup will sport an anticipated equity valuation of $1.6 billion. The Bright Machines news indicates that the great SPAC chill was not a deep freeze.
Smart Hustle Magazine
MAY 17, 2021
The entrepreneurial journey is not a walk in the park. Business owners face multiple challenges regularly, and they cannot succeed unless they get their mindset right. What you think about business challenges has a direct impact on how you tackle those roadblocks. There is no other way around. Do you want to make conscious decisions to master your mindset?
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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
TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
When Art Agrawal was growing up in India, a car ride was a rare treat, and car ownership was a dream. When he moved to the U.S. and bought his first car, he was shocked by how much it cost and how difficult it was to maintain a car. In 2012, he co-founded a company called YourMechanic (and won TechCrunch’s Disrupt that year) that provides on-demand automotive mobile maintenance and repair services.
Continuations
MAY 17, 2021
Quantum mechanics and general relativity, the last two foundational breakthroughs in science, are a century old each. Since then we have made tons of progress in more applied science, such as learning to decode and manipulate DNA and RNA, but we have been in a rut when it comes to developing a deeper understanding of such fundamental phenomena as information and heat.
TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2021
BukuKas co-founders Krishnan Menon (left) and Lorenzo Peracchione (right) with a BukuKas user. BukuKas , a startup focused on digitizing Indonesia’s small businesses, has raised $50 million in Series B funding. The round included participation from Gokul Rajaram, the DoorDash executive, and Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder and chief executive officer of TransferWise.
OurCrowd
MAY 17, 2021
Cisco is set to acquire privately held Kenna Security in a deal designed to expand its SecureX platform with vulnerability management capabilities. Read more here. The post [Kenna Security in Info Security] Cisco Snaps Up Kenna Security for Vulnerability Management appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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