TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

A startup tapping into the concept of the circular economy, where people don’t buy items outright but pay an incremental amount to use them temporarily, has raised some funding to scale its business in Europe and beyond. Grover , a Berlin-based startup that runs a subscription model where people can for set fees rent out consumer electronics like computers, smart phones, games consoles and scooters, has picked up €60 million ($71 million).

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 12, 2021

The number of social commerce buyers in the US reached 80 million last year and is expected to grow to 90 million in 2021 ( eMarketer ). Thanks to this concentrated digital audience, having a social media presence has never been more of a necessity for small businesses than it is right now. Bottom line. But not all social media strategies are created equal.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Son Nguyen, founder and chief executive officer of Dat Bike. Dat Bike , a Vietnamese startup with ambitions to become the top electric motorbike company in Southeast Asia, has raised $2.6 million in pre-Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures. Made in Vietnam with mostly domestic parts, Dat Bike’s selling point is its ability to compete with gas motorbikes in terms of pricing and performance.

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StartupNation

APRIL 12, 2021

Success is not something that is delivered on your doorstep; it’s something you have to constantly chase after. In an oversaturated market, crowded with bright ideas and aspiring entrepreneurs, it can be difficult for a new business to break through and reach a dedicated customer base. Today, it takes more than an interesting product to make it big.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Equipment at Battery Resourcers’ new cathode sintering and analysis facility in Novi, Michigan. (Photo: Battery Resourcers). As a greater share of the transportation market becomes electrified, companies have started to grapple with how to dispose of the thousands of tons of used electric vehicle batteries that are expected to come off the roads by the end of the decade.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

The Zebra , an Austin-based company that operates an insurance comparison site, has raised $150 million in a Series D round that propels it into unicorn territory. Both the round size and valuation are a substantial bump from the $38.5 million Series C that Austin-based The Zebra raised in February of 2020. (The company would not disclose its valuation at that time, saying now only that its new valuation of over $1 billion is a “nice step up.”).

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 12, 2021

This is how I stayed broke for a decade. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

One of the best parts of TechCrunch Disrupt is the Startup Battlefield competition, and one of the most important pieces of the Startup Battlefield is our lineup of expert judges — they’re the ones the founders are trying to impress. Once the demos and presentations are done, the judges need to think quickly and ask probing questions about each startup.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 12, 2021

It’ll completely change the way you raise venture capital Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

You hear so much about data these days that you might forget that a huge amount of the world runs on documents : a veritable menagerie of heterogeneous files and formats holding enormous value yet incompatible with the new era of clean, structured databases. Docugami plans to change that with a system that intuitively understands any set of documents and intelligently indexes their contents — and NASA is already on board.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 12, 2021

They choose to feel lucky. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box , which emerged originally from Greece, has raised a Series A investment round of $10.6 million, led by Paladin Capital Group and joined by Osage University Partners, Brighteye Ventures and existing investors Marathon Venture Capital. It will use the funding to expand. Most recently it launched Hack The Box Academy.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 12, 2021

And 5 insights for when you quit yours Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Ethical investing remains something of a confusing maze, with a great deal of “greenwashing” going on. A new U.K. startup is hoping to fix that with the launch of its new app and platform for retail investors. Clim8 Invest has raised $8 million from 7pc Ventures (early backers of Oculus, acquired by Facebook), British Business Bank Future Fund and a number of technology entrepreneurs and executives including Marcus Exall (Monese), Marcus Mosen (N26), Paul Willmott (Lego Digital, McK

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR – the only intelligent, next-gen security operations platform – announced today that its Open XDR platform captured a Silver Globee Award as Hot Security Technology of the Year for 2021. Established in 2003, the Globee Awards are the world’s premier business awards, and the Security awards are an international competition judged by analysts and industry peers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Out the window, a fire is raging — and it’s moving ever closer. Confusion. Fear. A run for the car. Roads open and then suddenly closed by authorities. Traffic jams. A fire break that stalls the flames and then suddenly the flames jump, changing direction. Everyone has a plan for what to do — a plan that gets ripped up the second someone leaves their home to evacuate.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2021

What You Need to Know. Vanguard expects the price cut to save investors $20 million. Meanwhile, Seeds in partnership with JUST Capital and Pacific Life also introduced sustainable investing products. Pershing’s alts platform added a startup investment vehicle. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in ThinkAdvisor] Vanguard Cuts Fees on Retirement Trusts: Portfolio Products appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

In the earliest stages of building a startup, it can be hard to justify focusing on anything other than creating a great product or service and meeting the needs of customers or users. However, there are still a number of surefire measures that any early-stage company can and should put in place to achieve “people ops” success as they begin scaling, according to venture capital firm Atomico ‘s talent partners, Caro Chayot and Dan Hynes.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, April 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kenna Security, an enterprise leader in risk-based vulnerability management, has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) to optimize vulnerability management as part of a vibrant ecosystem of independent organizations dedicated to the improvement of cybersecurity through integration and collaboration of their solutions.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 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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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 12, 2021

For years, one of my prized possessions has been my MTA EasyPayXpress Metrocard. It’s a little worn down from a lot of use because it auto refills itself. It is a Metrocard that is connected to a “card on file” and it automatically refills itself so that it always has money on it and you never miss a train because your Metrocard has run out of funds.

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StartupNation

APRIL 12, 2021

The Graziadio Business School of Pepperdine University has opened entries to its fourth annual competition, Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies , to identify America’s Most Fundable Companies. All U.S.-based startups with less than $10 million in revenue are invited to participate. Participants in the Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies competition receive a comprehensive feedback report free of charge indicating their attractiveness to potential investors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

EcoCart , a company pitching consumers on ways to offset their carbon emissions for free at select merchants ( with a browser extension! ) has raised $3 million in financing from Base10 Partners. Brands pay the company a commission to drive traffic to their websites under a standard affiliate marketing model and EcoCart uses a portion of the proceeds to offset a shopper’s carbon emissions.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 12, 2021

When it comes to understanding the immune system, we’re in the age of a data “traffic jam.” Thanks to advances in gene sequencing technology and decades of research, we’ve amassed a huge trove of information, but utilizing it to drive new insights can be challenging. Read more here. The post [CytoReason in Breakthroughs] An Immune System “GPS” Uncovers Pathways to Treat Diseases appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Students, government employees, and members of non-profit organizations can get access to Extra Crunch at a discounted rate of $50/year (plus tax). That’s 50% off our annual price point. You’ll also be grandfathered in at the discounted price for future years until you cancel. . How to claim the discount: Use a government, non-profit,edu or university email address and send a message to our customer support team at extracrunch@techcrunch.com.

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