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The Benefits Of Venture Capital In Web3

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

There is a lot of criticism of venture capital in web3. Bitcoin did not have or need venture capital. Ethereum did not have or need venture capital. So why would any web3 project need venture capital? It is a good question. In the age of community-funded projects, why would a web3 project want to take funding from venture capitalists? Well buried deep in a 66 page blog post on the Flow blockchain by Packy McCormick lies the answer.

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5 ways founders and CEOs can diversify their leadership teams

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Debbie Goodman is an EO Los Angeles member and Global CEO of Jack Hammer , an executive search resource that helps organizations find great leaders. As a global talent acquisition leadership guru and expert on hiring diverse leadership teams, Debbie shares her insights on how to drive real change within your organization. The fallout from the pandemic has left companies needing to re-strategize their recruitment policies.

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Big Cabal Media, parent company of TechCabal and Zikoko, raises $2.3M seed funding

TechCrunch

African startups raised between $4 billion to $5 billion in 2021, according to various reports. For years, tech publications run by local digital media startups have worked hard behind the scenes in placing African startups at the faces of global investors, shaping the narrative of African tech and its build-up to an inflection point last year. However, for all their effort and importance to the tech ecosystem, raising significant venture capital seemed elusive to startups in Africa’s digital me

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COMPANIES RECEIVE INVESTMENT FROM BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Every year dozens of PA startups get their start with Ben Franklin Technology Partners. The largest early-stage investor in the region, Ben Franklin provides investment capital, business support services, BIG IDEA Contests, and Tech Startup Boot Camps to emerging tech-entrepreneurs and small manufacturers located in central and northern Pennsylvania.

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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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The Key to Enterprise Sales Is Understanding Enterprises

Andreessen Horowitz

Unqork founder and CEO Gary Hoberman took an unusual path to entrepreneurship, spending decades writing code and managing massive budgets on Wall Street (his prior role was executive vice president and global CIO for MetLife) before starting his own company. By his estimation, it was the best thing he could have done to set him. Read More. The post The Key to Enterprise Sales Is Understanding Enterprises appeared first on Future.

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6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021

TechCrunch

Women-founded companies in the U.S. raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. Reports indicate they secured 83% more funding than the previous year, primarily attributed to the record-setting $329 billion U.S. startups raked last year. But according to data from PitchBook, less than 2% of VC funding went to all-women-founded teams in 2021.

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Guess the Startup Answers

Tomasz Tunguz

Thanks to the many readers who wrote in to Guess the Startup on Friday. There were a torrent of ideas: Mongo, Twilio, Snowflake, Databricks, Niantic, Klayvio, Microsoft, DataStax, Zoom, and Peloton. Here’s the early revenue chart again. Blue Company is none other than MongoDB, one of the most successful standalone database companies. Red Company is Ethereum.

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metaMe Health Raises $2.2M in Funding

HPA

We’re excited to share that metaMe Health , a prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) company, today announced raising $2.2M in funding. HPA led the round , which will help metaMe continue its preparations for Regulora’s market launch and the build out of metaMe’s commercial infrastructure. metaMe Health is the developer of Regulora®, the first FDA-authorized PDT specifically for abdominal pain associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in adults.

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5 Books My CEO Read to Go from $0 to $30 Million

Entrepreneur's Handbook

“An office without books is like a body without a soul” 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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Cowbell raises $100M to build out its AI-based cyber insurance platform for SMBs

TechCrunch

Cybercrime is on the rise, and today an insurance startup that’s built an artificial intelligence-based platform to help manage the risks from that is announcing a big round of funding to meet the opportunity. Cowbell Cyber, a full-stack insurance company that provides cyber insurance to SMEs, has closed a Series B of $100 million, which it will be using to continue investing in its data science and “risk engineering”, as well as underwriting tech, claims management, its reinsu

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Lesson #343: How to Analyze and Report Your Financial Results

Red Rocket

You would be surprised how many entrepreneurs don't truly understand the financials of their business. Yes they are creating them out of Fresh Books or Xero, and they most likely focus on high level numbers like total revenues and total profits. But, they don't dissect everything in between. And, more often than not, when it comes to managing the finances of your business, the devil is in the details.

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The Importance Of Being Connected To The Right Lawyer

Gust

A number of years ago I worked in product for Gust Launch. As a disclaimer, I am a staunch believe in the mission of Gust Launch and—more generally—decreasing the barriers to entrepreneurialism and innovation. One of the things we did during my time at Gust Launch was form the Startup Legal Counsel network that is […]. The post The Importance Of Being Connected To The Right Lawyer appeared first on Gust.

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How to Properly Compensate Friends and Family Who Invest In Your Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Your first investors are usually taking the biggest risks. Are you giving them what they deserve? 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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Run:ai raises $75M for its AI platform

TechCrunch

Tel Aviv-based Run:ai , a startup that makes it easier for developers and operations teams to manage and optimize their AI infrastructure, today announced that it has raised a $75 million Series C funding round led by Tiger Global Management and Insight Partners, which also led the company’s $30 million Series B round in 2021. Previous investors TLV Partners and S Capital VC also participated in this round, which brings Run:ai’s total funding to $118 million.

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metaMe Health Raises $2.2M in Funding

HPA

We’re excited to share that metaMe Health , a prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) company, today announced raising $2.2M in funding. HPA led the round , which will help metaMe continue its preparations for Regulora’s market launch and the build out of metaMe’s commercial infrastructure. metaMe Health is the developer of Regulora®, the first FDA-authorized PDT specifically for abdominal pain associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in adults.

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Investing in Rutter

Andreessen Horowitz

The ecommerce market is on fire, and the growth of online commerce and ecommerce merchants is staggering. In 2022, 21% of sales are expected to be online, up 17.9% in just 2 years. And it’s still early days. . The ecommerce … The post Investing in Rutter appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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6 Things I Would Do Differently if I Started My Business Again

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Tip #3: Don’t waste a lot of time on the least important part of a business Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

TechCrunch

“Where’s my flying car?” is a staple of Gen X humor, since it reaffirms the cynical viewpoint that technology frequently fails to deliver on its lofty promises. Until recently, electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles were largely consigned to our imaginations. I can name more movies that feature flying cars than I can eVTOL companies, but that’s changing.

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China-based 3D content platform XVERSE raises US$120 million from Sequoia Capital China and Temasek in Series A funding round.

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Shenzhen-based 3D user-generated content platform , XVERSE has raised US$120 million funding in its Series A and A+ round led by Sequoia Capital China along with participation from new investors Temasek Holdings and CPE. The funding round was also joined by existing investors 5Y Capital, Gaorong Capital, and GL Ventures.

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How Data Rights Stifle Innovation in the DoD (and How to Fix Them)

Andreessen Horowitz

This is an edited and abridged version of a post that originally ran on the Anduril blog. It would be difficult to find a more prophetic blog post in the history of technology commentary than Marc Andreessen’s 2011 “Why Software is Eating the World.” Over the past decade, software companies have driven the lion’s share. Read More. The post How Data Rights Stifle Innovation in the DoD (and How to Fix Them) appeared first on Future.

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5 Reasons Why Google’s Flutter Is the Biggest Equaliser for Women & Non-Binary Tech Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur's Handbook

And how to take full advantage. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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Indonesian earned wage access platform Wagely raises $8.3M as it expands into Bangladesh

TechCrunch

Wagely , an earned wage access (EWA) platform based in Jakarta and Dhaka, has raised $8.3 million in pre-Series A funding, just seven months after announcing its seed round. The new funds will be used to fuel wagely’s expansion in Bangladesh, where it recently launched, and build other features to become a “holistic financial wellness platform,” including savings, insurance, long-term installment loans and financial education.

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Rising tide of innovation raises all of our boats

Innovation 2 Enterprise

The rising tide of innovation raises all our boats. By Scott Meacham. Our state is proactively seeking new ways to boost scalable entrepreneurship. One sure path is to increase innovation. Innovation is a long game. The path begins with educating more young people in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). For 30 years, that’s been the mission of Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM).

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India’s D2C startup Licious secures $150 Million in Series F2 Fundraising

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Licious is a direct-to-consumer (D2C) meat firm that has raised $150 million in finance. The funding round comes 6 months after the firm received the status of being a unicorn. Amansa Capital , together with Kotak PE and Axis Growth Avenues AIF-I, led this fundraising round.

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Challenger Brands: Change is guaranteed. Growth is optional.

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Source: Courtney Klimak Do you remember where you were on March 13, 2020? I do. On that ominous Friday the 13th, the President of the United States declared a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease Outbreak. Most of us all left work (or school) early that day. His order would soon shutter retailers, close classrooms, turn away parishioners and even stop the NYC Subway for the first time in 115 years.

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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!