Wed.Sep 21, 2022

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Synthetic speech startup Murf lends a voice to content creators of all sizes 

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Synthetic speech tech startup Murf gives a voice, literally, to content creators of all sizes. Murf, which now has a library of more than 120 human-parity AI voices across 20 languages, announced today it has raised $10 million Series A funding led by Matrix partners. Participation came from returning investors Elevation Capital and several prominent angel investors like Ola founder Ankit Bhai; Disney Streaming SVP of product; Ashwini Asokan, the founder of Mad Street Dap; and Pushkar Mukewar, f

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Cake DeFi launches hybrid product for conservative crypto investors

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Cake DeFi, the leading and fastest-growing Singapore-based fintech firm, providing easy access to Decentralized Finance (DeFi), has launched its latest product – EARN – allowing users to generate returns via a single-sided liquidity mining service while protecting users against market volatility.

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Brightflow AI aims to spotlight small business cash flow

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Cash flow can make or break a small business; in fact, issues in this area account for 82% of small business failures , according to U.S. Bank data. Robbie Bhathal, co-founder and CEO of Brightflow AI Image Credits: Brightflow. Brightflow AI is injecting technology into this problem with its forecast and analysis tools so that small businesses can assess their cash flow and make data-driven decisions in real time.

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Web3 finance dashboard Headquarters raises $5m in pre-Seed funding

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Headquarters , a Singapore-based finance dashboard for Web3 teams , has announced raising $5 million in a pre-Seed funding round co-led by Crypto.com Capital , Forge Ventures, and MassMutual Ventures. The funding round was also participated by Web3 funds including Saison Capital, Coinhako, Longhash Ventures, Ocular, Sky9 Capital, and DWF Labs.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

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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Knoetic lands $36M to unify diverse sources of HR data

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In the last decade, so-called chief people officers (CPO) have seen a dramatic expansion of their day-to-day responsibilities. The role has evolved from an administrative HR function to a more strategic position, particularly as the pandemic has shined a spotlight on the importance of retention, upskilling and recruiting during a crisis. But despite the increased interest — the CPO is the third-fastest growing C-level position, according to LinkedIn — CPOs are often behind sales, mar

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Own Your Calendar: How to Run 4 Types of 1:1 Meetings

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Table of Contents The 4 Different Types of 1:1s Execute the 1:1 by Avoiding Common Mistakes Two Things You Can Do Today to Start Owning Your Calendar If you’re involved in cross-functional work, it’s easy to fill your calendar with 1:1 meetings. They can be a high-fidelity way to build relationships and collaborate. The problem is that most of us have no idea how to make them useful — or we’re embarrassed to cut the cord when they’re not — so we end up with a bloated calendar full of ineffective

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5 Years in Venture Capital: 10 Key Lessons Learned

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Photo: Pexels A lot of wrinkles and grey hairs ago I joined Slingshot Ventures. And even if I could count them, I wouldn’t?—?that would be way too confronting. Luckily, counting the number of years is much easier: five to be precise. As a VC, you’re always looking ahead, but I kind of feel that this is actually a good moment to look back and reflect.

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Cultivating Inclusivity: Engagement at Community Colleges and Beyond

Venture Well

Learn how community colleges welcome and encourage entrepreneurs from non-traditional backgrounds—and how you can, too. The post Cultivating Inclusivity: Engagement at Community Colleges and Beyond appeared first on VentureWell.

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How to Make Money out of Thin Air

Entrepreneur's Handbook

What it means to be an entrepreneur in 2022 Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Ghanaian fintech SecondSTAX allows investors to access capital markets outside their countries, raises $1.6M

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African capital markets exist in silos, as various exchanges within the continent are often inaccessible to investors outside their home countries. For instance, a South African investor who wants to diversify their portfolio outside the Johannesburg Stock Exchange may find investing in the Nigerian Stock Exchange difficult. Not only does this limit investors’ access to high-growth securities, but it also limits access to capital that has grown in leaps and bounds over the past couple of years.

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What a Cupholder Says About Competing with Giants

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Industry leaders are easy to beat if you follow this playbook Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Ivorian fintech Julaya gets $5M to become banking partner for businesses in Francophone Africa

TechCrunch

Ivorian payments-led fintech startup Julaya has extended its pre-Series A round by $5 million. The company, which facilitates B2B payments for businesses in Francophone West Africa, mainly via mobile money channels, has raised a total of $7 million in the financing round. . In 2019, West Africa reported the most live mobile money services in any region, with 56 million active accounts.

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7 Reasons to Resign as CEO After Selling Your Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Do I regret staying the CEO after our acquisition? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Berlin’s Kaiko Systems nets €2M to help maritime technical operations go paperless

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From healthcare to manufacturing, traditional industries have been getting a digital makeover over the past decade. But some sectors have been left behind. Maritime shipping, argued Fabian Fussek, CEO and co-founder of Kaiko Systems, is the “last frontier of digitzation.” Kaiko Systems is a Berlin-based startup trying to digitize operations on commercial vessels.

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Our Third Founder (And Best Friend) Never Spoke to Us Again After We Ousted Him From Our Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Only then did I learn the biggest lesson of entrepreneurship. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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News: What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Startups

Gust

The Inflation Reduction Act is a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax, and climate bill that was signed into law on August 16, 2022. There is a lot of news about this significant legislation and what it’s doing for lowering drug costs and subsidizing clean energy. One topic that isn’t getting enough attention, however, is that this bill is big news for small businesses and startups.

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Block Party, a tool to combat online harassment, raises a $4.8M seed

TechCrunch

If you’ve experienced any form of harassment on Twitter in the last couple of years, then you’ve probably heard of Block Party. And if you haven’t, lucky you! Developed by software engineer and tech diversity advocate Tracy Chou, Block Party helps people curate a safer experience on Twitter. By building on top of Twitter’s API, Block Party lets users automate the process of blocking bad actors and creating block lists on Twitter.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Noble emerges from stealth to help companies extend lines of credit to their customers

TechCrunch

Credit lines are a lucrative product. U.S. consumers alone pay $120 billion in credit card interest and fees every year, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Given the revenue opportunity, it’s no surprise that there’s enduring interest from both startups and established companies in delivering credit-based products. But challenges stand in the way, including — but not limited to — complying with local laws and regulations and modeling credit risk.

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Ledgy, a Carta for European startups to manage equity and cap tables, raises $22M from NEA, Sequoia and more

TechCrunch

Managing cap tables and equity at high-growth companies can be a complicated (and sometimes messy) business, a fact that founders and employees often discover too late. That’s given rise to a wave of companies building software to help, and today a European leader in that pack is announcing some funding to fuel its own growth. Ledgy , a startup out of Zurich that builds cap table management software specifically for companies and their employees working across multiple countries, has raise

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Network isn’t a dirty word

TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha asked: What does breaking into venture capital look like today, and how is it changing?