Source Link

JUNE 8, 2021

The SourceLink team has kept a close eye out for updates since the U.S. Small Business Administration first released the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Community Navigator Pilot Program. The program aims to place significant financial resources into organizations that wish to be hubs or spokes of entrepreneurship support and ecosystem-building efforts in their communities—particularly those organizations with deep roots in targeting underserved communities.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Every startup is trying to fix something but Terraformation is tackling the only problem that must matter to all of us: Climate change. This is why it’s in such a big huge hurry. Its mission — as a ‘forest tech’ startup — is to accelerate tree planting by applying a startup-y operational philosophy of scalability to the pressing task of rapidly, sustainably reforesting denuded landscapes — bringing back native trees species to revive former wastelands and shri

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Y Combinator

JUNE 8, 2021

Y Combinator’s legal and software teams, and YC Continuity are hiring. Learn more about the open roles below: Legal Analyst : YC’s newly established Legal Analyst Program has two open positions, starting immediately. The roles are particularly well-suited for recent college graduates who are considering law school. We are especially interested in meeting candidates who are academically accomplished, team-oriented, self-motivated and who possess excellent organizational skills.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

One of the lingering mysteries from Uber’s sale of its Uber ATG self-driving unit to Aurora has been solved. Raquel Urtasun, the AI pioneer who was the chief scientist at Uber ATG , has launched a new startup called Waabi that is taking what she describes as an “AI-first approach” to speed up the commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles, starting with long-haul trucks.

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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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HPA

JUNE 8, 2021

Hyde Park Angels participated in Market Wagon’s $5M Series Seed round, which was led by Hyde Park Venture Partners. This investment is focused on expanding Market Wagon’s presence to more than 50 markets by the end of the year. Market Wagon is an Indianapolis-based startup that is an online farmer’s market. By deploying an innovative direct supply chain, Market Wagon focuses on helping farmers get their products to local consumers.

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StartupNation

JUNE 8, 2021

Working remotely became a way of life in 2020. It went from a privilege that some had to a necessity for large swathes of the workforce. Research shows that more than half of the American workforce moved to remote work over the past year. But what now? As the world inches toward a form of normal we once took for granted, how will the remote workforce fit into the equation?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

TechCrunch is thrilled to announce Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian is speaking at our Pittsburgh event on June 29. You can register here. It’s free to participate and hear President Jahanian’s interview. President Jahanian is an outspoken advocate for science and innovation, making him perfect to headline our event focused on startup activity in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 8, 2021

Who’s bought, sold, and built over 24+ companies and generated billions in sales. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

3D-printed rocket startup Relativity Space has raised a $650 million Series E, bringing its total raised to over $1.2 billion. Relativity’s post-money valuation now stands at $4.2 billion, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from new investors with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Centricus, Coatue, and Soroban Capital, and participation from existing investors Baillie Gifford, K5 Global, T

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 8, 2021

“I wish I could do that too, but it’s just too hard.” Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Robotaxis may still be a few years out, but there are other industries that can be transformed by autonomous vehicles as they are today. MIT spin-off ISEE has identified one in the common shipping yard, where containers are sorted and stored — today by a dwindling supply of human drivers, but tomorrow perhaps by the company’s purpose-built robotic yard truck.

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StartupNation

JUNE 8, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses some major concerns that consumers have with the restaurant business going forward due to the pandemic. A new report from PYMENTS in collaboration with Paytronix finds that 27% of the population is concerned about spending money, and 39% are still worried about health issues related to COVID-19. Tune in to Business Beat, below, to learn more about how the restaurant business has been forever changed: “And if you want to stay in business today,

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Team management software company Monday.com dropped a new IPO filing today. The latest document — an F-1/A, because the company is based in Israel — provides what could be Monday.com’s final pre-IPO pricing notes and details planned investments from both Zoom and Salesforce after its public offering closes. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. .

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JUNE 8, 2021

Digital Asset Mining is shorthand for “proof of work consensus validation of public blockchain infrastructure” Thankfully we have the shorthand. But it is important to understand what digital asset mining is. Public blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, store data securely but publicly in a cooperative ecosystem that is not controlled by any company or government.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Electric vehicle startup Fisker Inc. has set a moonshot goal of creating its first climate-neutral car by 2027. Fisker has yet to bring a vehicle to market — climate neutral or not — making this an ambitious target. The all-electric Fisker Ocean SUV, which is still on track to go into production in November 2022, will not be climate neutral, according to CEO Henrik Fisker, who laid out the target as part of a broader update Tuesday to investors.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 8, 2021

Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR, the only intelligent, next-gen security operations platform, announced today it has expanded its channel market reach through a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc. The new go-to-market relationship amplifies Stellar Cyber’s presence within the U.S. IT channel for its innovative security operations platform.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

As people live longer and longer and have long-term health issues like cancer and dementia, caring for elderly relatives is becoming a huge societal and political issue. Right now this care is antiquated and run by incumbents, many of which still run off paper and Excel. We are now seeing a new wave of startups turn up to tackle this space by applying Apple’s age-old model of owning the experience end-to-end and running everything on a platform.

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

JUNE 8, 2021

Chris Masanto discusses the creation and growth of Petlab Co, a direct-to-consumer pet supplement company.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

This morning Airbase , a corporate spend startup, announced that it has closed a $60 million Series B led by Menlo Ventures. The deal’s announcement comes after Divvy, another corporate-spend focused startup, sold to Bill.com for several billion dollars , and other unicorns in the space like Brex and Divvy each raised nine-figure rounds. According to Airbase CEO Thejo Kote , his company’s round is not a response to the Divvy sale.

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Feedough

JUNE 8, 2021

While dealing with today’s knowledgeable customers, brands can no longer. Read more.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

Proving that Central and Eastern Europe remains a powerhouse of hardware engineering matched with software, Gideon Brothers (GB), a Zagreb, Croatia-based robotics and AI startup, has raised a $31 million Series A round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the venture and growth arm of Koch Industries Inc., with participation from DB Schenker, Prologis Ventures and Rite-Hite.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 8, 2021

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One of Philadelphia’s suburbs is among the best places to retire in the United States. SmartAsset ranked Media as the sixth-best city to retire in the country. Read more here. The post [SmartAsset in CBS] Philadelphia Suburb Ranked Among Best Places To Retire In United States, Study Finds appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

The buy now, pay later frenzy isn’t going anywhere as more consumers seek alternatives to credit cards to fund purchases. And those purchases aren’t exclusive to luxuries such as Pelotons (ahem, Affirm) or jewelry someone might be treating themselves to online. A new fintech company is out to help consumers finance big-ticket items that are considered more “must have” than “nice to have.” And it’s just raised $14 million in Series A funding to help it advance on that goal

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OurCrowd

JUNE 8, 2021

Israeli venture capital firm Glilot Capital Partners has been ranked the leading global fund by the Prequin research firm for the fifth year running, the company announced this week. Read more here. The post [Glilot+ in Israel Hayom] Israel’s Glilot Capital Partners named leading global VC fund appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

BuyerAssist founders Shyam HN, Amit Dugar and Shankar Ganapathy. Selling enterprise software is much more complicated than convincing a potential customer that your solution is the best and signing a contract. A recent Gartner study found that buying groups for B2B solutions can involve up to six to 10 decision makers, and that the majority of buyers said their most recent purchase was “very complex or difficult” as they came to a consensus while negotiating with vendors.

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