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Resource Spotlight: Anika Horn’s Ecosystems for Change Podcast

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Ecosystem building and community building is hard. Entrepreneurship ecosystem builders work for social change and impact — working to help their communities thrive. They amplify the work of local makers, doers and innovators by championing their efforts and rallying support around them. They build a culture of trust and collaboration among stakeholders, so that the doers and innovators have equal access to information, talent and resources when they need them.

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Outgoing YC President Geoff Ralston: The market is changing; YC’s terms are not

TechCrunch

Last week at Web Summit, we were asked to interview outgoing Y Combinator President Geoff Ralston about the past, present, and future of the popular accelerator program. We covered a lot of ground during our 20-minute-long chat, including why Ralston — long a partner at YC — decided to leave after assuming the role of president just three years ago (Garry Tan assumes the role in January).

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Resource Spotlight: Anika Horn’s Ecosystems for Change Podcast

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Ecosystem building and community building is hard. Entrepreneurship ecosystem builders work for social change and impact — working to help their communities thrive. They amplify the work of local makers, doers and innovators by championing their efforts and rallying support around them.

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Korean startup Imagoworks launches AI-based web dental CAD 3Dme Crown

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Password. Remember Me. No account yet? Register Korean startup Imagoworks Inc’s 3Dme Crown, a digital dental CAD solution company based on artificial intelligence, is attracting attention as the next-generation dental CAD. 3Dme Crown is an automatic crown design module of 3Dme Solutions , Imagoworks’ AI-based web dental solutions.

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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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Yassir pulls in $150M for its super app, led by BOND

TechCrunch

Yassir , an African super app platform that offers on-demand services such as ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, and payments, has raised $150 million in Series B funding, five times what it raised in its previous priced round last November. . The investment was led by BOND, the growth-stage firm that Mary Meeker spun out of Kleiner Perkins in 2018.

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Harmonic helps investors query the startup searches of their wildest dreams

TechCrunch

Siri, show me fintech companies, founded in the last two years, that haven’t raised over the past year but have grown headcount by 100% in the same time frame; and can it be founded by Stanford alumni whose Twitter traction has grown by at least 50% in the last six months? This is Harmonic’s vision; well, only if you swap out Siri for Harmonic ’s text-based startup search query tool.

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Women’s Health & Women’s Rights Are One In The Same

Hunter Walk

Satya and I signed Homebrew on to an effort called VCsForRepro alongside ~100+ other investors representing over $100b in AUM. The organizers did a great job pulling together a coalition of folks willing to say that the ability for women to make choices about their reproductive lives is pro-health, pro-business, and pro-innovation. We may not all hold the same beliefs when it comes to this issue – I don’t even assume that my specific feelings here are shared across the other signees

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Former Tink employees launch Atlar, a payment automation startup

TechCrunch

Stockholm-based startup Atlar raised a $5 million (€5 million) seed round led by Index Ventures. The company has been working on an application programming interface (API) that facilitates bank-to-bank payments for European businesses. In addtion to Index Ventures, La Famiglia VC, Cocoa and various business angels also participated in the round, such as Revolut CFO Mikko Salovaara, former EVP of global sales at Adyen Thijn Lamers and N26 CFO Jan Kemper.

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An Investor Taught Me the Two Things a Startup Idea Needs in Order to Be Successful

Entrepreneur's Handbook

One you know, but you’re probably overlooking the other 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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Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce

TechCrunch

Evidently, the downturn hasn’t soured investors on the travel industry. Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One, bringing the company’s total raised to $740 million. The fresh cash will be put toward several efforts, CEO and co-founder Frederic Lalonde said in a press release, including supporting Hopper’s new social commerce initiatives.

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A Client Approached Me For A Metaverse-Related Pitch Deck?—?I Told Him To File a Patent.

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Yes, Zuck sucks right now. But here’s a question, what if he’s right? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Maybe we were valuing software companies the wrong way all along

TechCrunch

What’s a software company worth? It’s not an idle question, but one that underpins a huge amount of private-market investment and human effort. In 2021, the presumed value of software revenues grew, adding to a longer upcycle that pushed tech companies’ valuations into the stratosphere. Since late 2021, however, a decline in tech valuations in private and public markets has entirely shaken up the game.

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[yulife in PR Newswire] New total economic impact study: Insuring with YuLife generates 181% ROI compared to traditional insurance providers

OurCrowd

LONDON, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YuLife, the tech-driven financial services brand on a mission to inspire life, today released the results of a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting which identified that the return on investment (ROI) generated by insuring with YuLife is 181%, when switching to YuLife from traditional insurance providers.

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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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5Mins makes your employees better, a few minutes at a time

TechCrunch

If you’ve ever had to sit through corporate training videos while you feel your will to live slowly ebb out of every pore of your body, a new startup has some good news for you. Describing itself as “the TikTok of workplace learning,” 5Mins recently raised a round of funding in a bid to introduce a bit of workplace learning in an attention-deficit world.

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Versatile VC joins VCs for Repro

David Teten VC

At Versatile Venture Capital , we are proud to be part of VCs For Repro – a coalition of VCs united to support access to abortion. We recognize that reproductive rights are crucial to championing innovation, the backbone of our economy. And, it’s clear that most of our community agrees. This is a humanitarian and economic crisis and as investors we have an obligation to lead at this pivotal moment.

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Indian edtech Unacademy cuts 10% of jobs

TechCrunch

Unacademy has eliminated 10% of its workforce, or about 350 roles, in its second round of layoffs this year as the Indian edtech warns of harsh economic conditions. In an email to employees on Monday, Unacademy co-founder and chief executive Gaurav Munjal said the startup is cutting jobs across several verticals, many of which it is either scaling back or shutting down. “I want to apologize to everyone sincerely since we made a commitment of no layoffs in the organizations,” he wrote

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Start Lean, Stay Lean: 4 Ways to Shape Up Your Operation

StartupNation

As a startup founder, you have a lot of dreams to accomplish on a limited budget. One way… The post Start Lean, Stay Lean: 4 Ways to Shape Up Your Operation appeared first on StartupNation.

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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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EdgeDB raises $15M ahead of the launch of its cloud database service

TechCrunch

EdgeDB, the startup looking to modernize databases for cutting-edge apps, today announced that it raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Nava Ventures and Accel. The new capital brings the startup’s total raised to $19 million, which CEO Yury Selivanov said will be used to boost headcount and launch the previously announced hosted version of EdgeDB’s database solution, EdgeDB Cloud. “Cloud, which in our case is a database-as-a-service, requires significant investment upf

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The best digital coaching platforms out there in 2023

Founder Bounty

Digital coaching is the future of ed tech and there are a number of different companies that will lead us in the future of digital learning that we have compiled. From corporate coaching, to mentoring and coaching from your own business or startup these companies will continue to grow. Coaching can help you increase your ROI by 250%. Founderbounty (personalised coaching) A great all-round ed-tech platform that can help you get your business off the ground.

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HR platform WorkTorch raises $2.2M seed round

TechCrunch

WorkTorch , previously known as QuickHire, announced today the closing of a $2.2 million seed round led by Tenzing Capital. Along with the raise comes the name change, with the goal of encapsulating the business’ focus on employee recruiting and retention. Speaking to TechCrunch, its founders, sisters Deborah Gladney and Angela Muhwezi-Hall said the rebrand was a year and a half in the making as they realized the changing relationship between employees and employers.

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[Ursa Major in PR Newswire] Ursa Major to present at Deutsche Bank Global Space Summit November 9

OurCrowd

DENVER, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ursa Major, America’s only privately funded company that focuses solely on rocket propulsion, will participate in the Deutsche Bank Global Space Summit. Read more here. The post [Ursa Major in PR Newswire] Ursa Major to present at Deutsche Bank Global Space Summit November 9 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Daily Crunch: Say ‘fromage’! French startup PhotoRoom captures $19M Series A

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello, dear crunchers! We hope you’ve had a peaceful weekend and that you were able to stay clear of social media for a few days. LOL Who are we kidding? We’ve all been glued to the slow-moving, painful, Elon-catalyzed bird crash over at Twitter.

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[OncoHost in PR Newswire] OncoHost to present proteomics-based biomarker model for clinical benefit to immunotherapy in NSCLC patients at SITC 2022

OurCrowd

BINYAMINA, Israel , Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — OncoHost, a global leader in next-generation precision oncology for improved personalized cancer therapy, has developed a novel predictive model for clinical benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The model is based on proteomic profiling of pre-treatment blood samples, combined with machine learning analysis that accurately predicts clinical benefit probability at twelve months, outperfo

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After 40 million app downloads, PhotoRoom raises $19 million

TechCrunch

French startup PhotoRoom has raised a $19 million Series A funding round. The company develops a popular photo editing app for e-commerce vendors and small businesses. In particular, it helps you remove the background behind objects you are about to sell so that your photos look more professional. Balderton Capital is leading the Series A round with angels from Facebook, Hugging Face and Disney+ also participating.

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[Innoviz in PR Newswire] Innoviz Technologies to host a 3-day Global Distributor Summit and expand LiDAR sales for non-automotive markets

OurCrowd

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ: INVZ) (the “Company” or “Innoviz”), a technology leader of high-performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, announced it significantly expanded its production capability and will host a Global Distributor Summit for its worldwide distributors that help customers purchase and integrate InnovizOne LiDAR.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.