Mon.Nov 07, 2022

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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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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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ShipBob co-founders featured in Crain’s 40 Under 40 List

HPA

Congrats to Divey Gulati and Dhruv Saxena, the co-founders of ShipBob, for being listed in the 40 Under 40 Class of 2022 list from Crain’s Chicago Business. Gulati and Saxena created ShipBob in 2014 as they saw a need for more efficient shipping for ecommerce businesses. After raising a $200M Series E round last year, the leading cloud-based ecommerce logistics platform became a Chicago unicorn.

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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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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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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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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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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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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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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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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.

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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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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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[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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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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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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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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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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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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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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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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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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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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[CarDekho in The Economic Times] CarDekho to infuse $100 million in its fintech subsidiary Rupyy

OurCrowd

IPO-Bound car search platform CarDekho Group on Monday said it aims to infuse $100 million in its Fintech entity called Rupyy in a mix of debt and equity. Read more here. The post [CarDekho in The Economic Times] CarDekho to infuse $100 million in its fintech subsidiary Rupyy appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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2023 will be the year of cyber-risk quantification

TechCrunch

John Chambers. Contributor. Share on Twitter. John Chambers is the founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures. Previously, he served as executive chairman and CEO of Cisco. Geopolitical tensions, supply chain challenges, an economic slowdown, an ongoing pandemic and more have meant that companies and people have been impacted in ways that will change how business will be conducted for many years to come, and the ripple effects of these converging variables will be felt for a long time.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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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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Dear Sophie: How can I stay in the US if I’ve been laid off?

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Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor. Dear Sophie: How can students work or launch a startup while maintaining their immigration status?

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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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New data shows how SaaS founders have been dealing with whiplash from public markets

TechCrunch

What a difference a year makes. If you are looking for proof, go no further than OpenView Venture Partners’ 2022 SaaS benchmarks report , which couldn’t be more different from the 2021 edition. Both reports come from an annual survey of SaaS companies, and with 660 global respondents, the 2022 sample doesn’t look very different from last year.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.