TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Nutrium , a digital health startup which links dietitians and their patients via an app, has raised a €4.25 million seed round led by Indico Capital Partners , alongside the Social Innovation Fund in Portugal (SIF) and previous investors. It now offers professional nutrition software to 80,000 nutrition professionals and 800,000 patients in more than 40 countries.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Millennials and Gen Z are the perfect small business owners. They like to be independent, expect more lifestyle freedom than their parents, and have the digital chops to manage a business online. Forty percent of millennials and 53 percent of Gen Zers freelance. If you’re a young person exploring the world of entrepreneurship, you might be wondering what kind of business you should start.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
In 2019, only one Black woman was named partner in venture capital, according to All Raise , a nonprofit focused on accelerating female founders and investors. The data has shown, shows, and will continue to show how the tech industry fails to invest in underrepresented women of color. Thus, hiring the next generation of founders and decision-makers is key (and promoting them is, too).
Smart Hustle Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are the primary source of jobs and innovation in both the US and abroad today, yet they are consistently underserved by technology companies. This has long been the situation, with smaller businesses left to use watered down enterprise tools that don’t meet their needs. But SMBs represent an incredible market opportunity.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Disruption favors the small startup, and the pandemic has most certainly been disruptive. So it’s no surprise that accelerators and incubators are pumping out new startups that are ready to tackle the problems of 2020. One such accelerator is the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator , which is graduating 11 new startups out of the program today with its Summer 2020 Demo Day.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
NASA just made history by landing a spacecraft on an asteroid. If that kind of technical achievement carbonates your glass of Tang , join us on December 16-17 for TC Sessions: Space 2020 , an event dedicated to early-stage space startups. We’ve launched early-bird pricing, and $125 buys you access to all live sessions, plus video on demand. Don’t procrastinate.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Our portfolio company Recount put out this two minute video primer on the question of “when will we know.” I like getting the information I want in a very short period of time. This does that so well. If you’re like us, you’ve had one question on your mind lately: “When are we going to know who won the election?” As usual, @Griffin ’s got your answer. pic.twitter.com/BdpiGj4TcV — The Recount (@therecount) October 27, 2020.
Venture Well
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Jordan Jones of E-Team, Leef Jerky is progressing agricultural sustainability practices by creating an environmentally-friendly meat product. The post advancing agricultural sustainability with lab-grown meat: a Q&A with Jordan Jones from E-Team, Leef Jerky appeared first on VentureWell.
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Some businesses are built around a single idea. . And sometimes that idea is just too small a slice of the big picture to be interesting to investors. There was a recent investor event where I was keynote speaker, on stage only after several panels of experts had wowed the audience with their predictions and observations. One of the panelists made a point that resonated with me.
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Entrepreneur's Handbook
OCTOBER 29, 2020
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast ( now on Twitter! ), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. A few notes before we get into this. One, we have a bonus episode coming this Saturday focused on this week’s earnings reports. And, second, we did not record video this week. So, if you like watching the show on YouTube, this is not the week for that!
Entrepreneur's Handbook
OCTOBER 29, 2020
When the sale comes first and the truth comes second. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Fintech startup Wise has raised a $12 million Series A round. The company offers business bank accounts with an interesting go-to-market strategy. Wise partners with other companies so that they can offer bank accounts to their own customers. For instance, if you’re running a marketplace or an e-commerce platform that matches companies with individual customers, you can leverage Wise to offer bank accounts to your partner companies.
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GCUC
OCTOBER 29, 2020
The only way to predict the future is to create it. Our session on the future delivered. If you missed it, the replay is. The post GCUC Mastermind: The Future Session Takeaways appeared first on GCUC Community.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
On the heels of Germany announcing another lockdown to try to contain the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, one of the hottest startups in its capital city is announcing the closing of a large convertible note to help it keep moving forward. GetYourGuide , which in brighter times runs a thriving and viral business curating, selling tickets for and running walks and other exploration experiences for people touring different parts of the world — viral because it’s been taken
Feedough
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Running a successful startup requires a lot more than just a great idea. It also involves a lot of money; and this money is generally sourced by taking loans (debt financing) or selling equity (equity financing). While loans are preferred by entrepreneurs who don’t want to dilute their decision-making power, it is usually considered a significant liability that keeps the startup from climbing ladders with ease.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Atmos wants to make designing a house as simple as a single click. Well, that vision is now getting a double click from VCs. The company, which we profiled back in July , announced today that it raised another $4 million, this time from Evan Moore at Khosla Ventures, real estate strategic investors like David Gerster at JLL Spark and Lennar board member Scott Stowell as well as individuals like Adam Nash of Dropbox and TikTok star Josh Richards, who I guess has turned that whole concept of hype
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OurCrowd
OCTOBER 29, 2020
TytoCare’s innovative medical assessment solutions are changing the telehealth playing field – especially during the current pandemic – by making the remote medical examination experience more comfortable and accessible for patients. Read more here. The post [TytoCare in Yahoo! Finance] TytoCare Commended by Frost & Sullivan for Its Highly Accessible and Complete Remote Medical Examination Platform appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
If you miss hanging out with your coworkers but don’t want to spend a single second more on Zoom, the latest product from Donut might be the answer. The startup is launching its new Watercooler product today while also announcing that it has raised $12 million in total funding, led by Accel and with participation from Bloomberg Beta, FirstMark, Slack Fund and various angel investors.
OurCrowd
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Nexa3D, the maker of ultrafast stereolithography production 3D printers, and Henkel, a leading supplier of high impact functional additive materials, announced today that they are taking another decisive step in their expanding collaboration aimed at democratizing access to a new class of photopolymers with the introduction of the xPRO410, a rigid photoplastic that prints extremely high accuracy parts with exceptional surface finish.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Celebrity investors including Gwyneth Paltrow, Rebel Wilson, Ruby Rose, Darren Criss, Baron Davis, Tove Lo, and Casey Neistat have come together to back the Los Angeles-based thc-infused drink company, Cann , the company said. It’s the latest in a string of deals that show the strength of the market for alternative intoxicants — at least in California.
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OCTOBER 29, 2020
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
LightDeck Diagnostics , a company formed earlier this year from the merger of startups mBio and Brava Diagnostics, has raised $11 million in funding for a new high-speed COVID-19 test, according to a statement. The company’s novel test uses planar wave guide technologies to rapidly assess the presence of specific pathogens in a patient. After collecting a patient sample, a user places the sample in a cartridge and then inserts that wave guide cartridge into the company’s proprietary
StartupNation
OCTOBER 29, 2020
It’s hard to believe, but the holiday shopping season is right around the corner, and it’s arguably the most important time of the year for many retailers. So, how is the holiday season shaping up? According to the NPD Group’s Annual Holiday Purchase Intention Study , free shipping is going to be the single most important factor among consumers, even beating discounts and deals.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Workplace SaaS tools for teams have seen rocket ship growth in the past several years, and that adoption has given rise to a host of software tools geared towards improving individual productivity. Many of the startups behind these tools see building a cult following among individual users as the best way to set themselves up for later enterprise-wide success.
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