Mon.Jul 04, 2022

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Remove that ‘exit strategy’ slide from your pitch deck

TechCrunch

A lot of pitch decks I review have a slide that really shouldn’t be there: the exit strategy slide. Your slide deck should only have an exit strategy slide if you’re running a very late-stage company that’s about to IPO, and even then, you probably wouldn’t have it as a slide on a funding deck but as a whole, separate IPO plan.

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Indonesia’s PINA secures $3m in fresh capital from AC Ventures, others

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Indonesian wealth management startup PINA.ID announced raising $3 million in seed funding round led by AC Ventures, Vibe.VC, and & Y Combinator, with participation from XA Network. Indonesia’s top and most seasoned financial management software’s recent funding round also saw the participation of existing investors including Prasetia Dwidharma and 1982 Ventures taking p

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UK’s Oxford Quantum Circuits snaps up $47M for quantum-computing-as-a-service

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Quantum computing has been making quantum leaps of progress in the last several years — going from theoretical concept to multiple testing environments, to help organizations prep for a time when quantum computers, and their unparalleled processing power, become a scaled reality. Now, UK-based Oxford Quantum Circuits is announcing £38 million ($47 million) in funding to fuel the growth of its own contribution to the space — a patented 3D processor architecture it calls Coaxmon , plus

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Juragan Material raises $4M funding from Go-Ventures

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Juragan Material , an Indonesian platform for construction technology , has announced raising $4 million from lead investor Go-Ventures. In this round, Susquehanna International Group (SIG) also took part. With this funding, Juragan Material intends to expand its workforce by making quick hires for crucial positions in product development, engineering, sales, and operations boost marke

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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MarketWolf is a trading-first platform for new investors

TechCrunch

Live in India, Singapore-based MarketWolf has plans to introduce stock trading to first-time investors in more markets. The platform announced today it has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Singaporean venture capital firm Jungle Ventures and Mumbai-based Dream Capital. Returning investors 9Unicorns, iSeed, Crescent and Riverwalk also participated.

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Happy 4th of July: Think Independently!

Continuations

Every 4th of July I like to reflect on what it means to be independent. Today I wrote nearly an entire post on production independence, starting with energy independence. But I have decided to post that another day because there is a different type of independence that I have decided is more important at this particular moment in time: independent thinking.

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How Do Digital Payments & Cryptoassets Benefit Small Businesses?

Feedough

Small businesses are the backbone of any economy. They are. Read more. The post How Do Digital Payments & Cryptoassets Benefit Small Businesses? appeared first on Feedough.

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FTX policy exec says its ‘priorities have not changed’ amid market madness

TechCrunch

As the crypto markets continue to trend downward, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, FTX, remains undeterred. “Our priorities have not changed,” Mark Wetjen, head of policy and regulatory strategy at FTX, told TechCrunch. “Markets will do what they do, but the reality is that the digital asset marketplace and digital asset ecosystem, we believe, is here to stay.” If anything, the exchange, last valued at $32 billion, has the potential to become something of

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When AI Becomes Table Stakes

Tomasz Tunguz

Last week, I installed Github’s Copilot , a machine learning tool that helps engineers write software. I often code in R, Go, Ruby, markdown, bash and other languages to automate some task or update my CRM , so I was excited. I typed in def get_tweets_for_user(username) in ruby. Copilot completed the entire function in less than 5 seconds, like like a GMail smart reply but for programming.

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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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Ultrahuman busts out a smart ring to decode metabolic health

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Indian fitness platform Ultrahuman is expanding its wearable portfolio by launching a smart ring to boost its ability to provide tech loving ‘biohackers’ — and, it hopes, health-concerned Boomers — with more insightful metabolic insights. Sensors embedded in the forthcoming Ultrahuman Ring include temperature, heart rate and movement monitors, which enable the device to track the wearer’s sleep quality, stress levels and activity density, per CEO and co-founder, Moh

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Ransomware, Cyber-Savviness, and the Public-Private Security Connection

Andreessen Horowitz

Nitin Natarajan is the deputy director of CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), and has extensive experience in the cybersecurity space, including overseeing critical infrastructure for the U.S. National Security Council and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In this discussion with a16z general partner Joel de la Garza (who was previously chief.

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Just how wrong were those 2021 valuations?

TechCrunch

Happy Monday. It’s Independence Day here in the United States, which means that much of TechCrunch is on holiday. But as last week came to a close, several important pieces of data dropped that are worth our consideration. Let’s not let that opportunity pass, day off or not. (Also, this is the last day of our Fourth of July sale , so, you know, feel free to contribute to, ahem, TechCrunch’s financial independence as well!).

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[Superpedestrian in CT Insider] With e-scooters popping up in CT, are the state’s streets safe enough for them?

OurCrowd

Electric scooters in the United States were nowhere, and then they were everywhere all at once. Read more here. The post [Superpedestrian in CT Insider] With e-scooters popping up in CT, are the state’s streets safe enough for them? appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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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[Brodmann17 in AI Magazine] How Brodmann17 uses AI to improve connected car safety

OurCrowd

Founded in 2016, Brodmann17 was created by a group of deep learning, computer vision and edge AI experts who wanted to bring ‘uncompromising AI’ to the edge and everyday applications. Read more here. The post [Brodmann17 in AI Magazine] How Brodmann17 uses AI to improve connected car safety appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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