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5 Strategies for Startups Navigating an Uncertain Supply Chain

Venture Well

Our experts offer five tips to help early-stage startups manage global supply chain disruptions. The post 5 Strategies for Startups Navigating an Uncertain Supply Chain appeared first on VentureWell.

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3 ways to measure employee happiness (and 1 step you shouldn’t skip)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Verne Harnish, founder of EO and founder and CEO of Gazelles, a global executive education and coaching company with over 150 coaching partners on six continents. Together with Daniel Marcos (EO Austin), Verne is co-founder of Growth Institute , which provides online executive education based on the Scaling Up methodology. Want more Verne?

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Fitness app FitOn raises $40M, acquires corporate wellness platform Peerfit

TechCrunch

Digital fitness and wellness company FitOn has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Delta-v Capital, the company announced on Tuesday. FitOn is also expanding its reach in wellness by acquiring Tampa-based corporate wellness platform Peerfit. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Peerfit founder Ed Buckley will stay on in his current role as CEO.

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Are you ready to invest in the Metaverse?

OurCrowd

Underneath the hype, a synthesis of trends has been brewing that could create opportunities. By Josh Liggett. Principal, Investments Team, OurCrowd. Even in late 2021, most people had no idea what the Metaverse was. Then Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s rebrand to Meta and interest in the Metaverse exploded. . Goldman Sachs estimates the Metaverse to be an $8 trillion market opportunity.

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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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Community Partnership: An Opportunity for Organizations to Achieve Impact at Scale

Impact Hub

At Impact Hub, we believe in collaboration. In building strategic alliances with like-minded organizations to support social entrepreneurs. We believe in taking action for a better future, together. That’s why we have launched our Community Partnership : A new way for organizations to collaborate with our network and further support impact entrepreneurs around the world to achieve impact at scale.

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Another huge funding round gives Veho room to deliver

TechCrunch

Two months after taking on a monster $125 million Series A that propelled the company into unicorn territory, package delivery company Veho is back with another huge round — this time $170 million in Series B. Leading the round this time was Tiger Global, with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 participating. This latest round gives the company $300 million in total funding raised in the past two years and a $1.5 billion valuation.

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Newsletter: 3D printing gets really BIG + Jerry Yang on FinTech

OurCrowd

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Plantish has a ‘sea’ of opportunities AEYE Health : Strong signs for eye disease detection Size matters: 3D printing that’s larger than life Jerry Yang: ‘I do not invest in public markets’ Scopio Labs raises $50M for its AI-powered, digital blood tests Freightos boosts Qatar Airways Cargo online bookings UAE’s Mashreq Bank taps ThetaRay for financial fraud prevention TytoCare receives European CE mark for remote lung analyzer CytoReason and Pfize

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Indian ecommerce startup DealShare secures US$45 million funding, valuation rises to US$1.7 billion

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register DealShare, a social ecommerce startup has raised US$45 million funding in its extended Series E financing round from a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). The latest infusion brings the company’s valuation to US$1.7 billion.

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The 3 Keys That Steered My Friend’s Delivery Business Clear of the Ditch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

When someone gets it right, you’d best sit up and take note 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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Did venture capitalists undervalue startups for decades?

TechCrunch

Data indicate that the pace of startup value creation reached a fever pitch in 2021. According to venture capital data collected by PitchBook , prices spiked for startup equity across the maturity spectrum last year. The result of those rising prices was a huge gain in the pace at which paper wealth was generated. The rising velocity of value creation may indicate that rich entry prices for early startup investments will math out as similar pricing dynamics play out in the later stage of company

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Backed’s Mutari Gives Insights Into his Upcoming Launch

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sef Mutari, Founder & CEO of Backed , a digital asset platform for loans and low-risk investments. He is a Tech leader and an Entrepreneur and has over 15 years in different technology sectors including banking, SaaS, and cloud organizations working on digital transformation to the cloud and customer-facing offerings.

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Online Lending Platform Funding Societies raises US$294 million to accelerate its expansion plans in Southeast Asia

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Funding Societies popularly known as Modalku in Indonesia an online lending platform for MSMEs has raised a total of US$294 million to fuel its expansion plans in Southeast Asia. According to the company, it has raised US$144 million in an oversubscribed Series C+ equity round led by Japanese venture capital fund SoftBank Vision Fund 2 along with participation from new investors Rapyd

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A Blistering Pace

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I wrote about pacing a few years ago. I am a fan of a steady pace, not too fast, not too slow. Sometimes the opportunity set forces you to go faster. As I wrote then: I don’t think a VC firm should manage to a pacing number. It should manage to the opportunity set that it sees. In the last two years, the VC business has been operating at a blistering pace, the fastest I’ve witnessed in my 35 years in the business (including the 99/00 era).

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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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Cansativa Group grabs capital as Germany readies for recreational cannabis market

TechCrunch

Calvin Broadus, a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, rocked the stage at Sunday’s Super Bowl, and now his Casa Verde Capital team is pumping new funds into Frankfurt-based Cansativa Group , touted as the “largest medical cannabis distributor” in Germany. Cansativa Group came onto the scene in 2017 with business-to-business tools for customers to manage every stage of the cannabis value chain — from importing goods to distributing them — and all associated logistics required to get product to thousands of pharmaci

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NFTS – What Are They and Why Should You Care?

Smart Hustle Magazine

NFTs are making massive waves in the business world. Since the advent of social media, we haven’t seen this much excitement about technological innovation. Non-fungible tokens, also known as NFTs, are the biggest hype item in the crypto world. Collins Dictionary listed ‘NFT’ as the 2021 word of the year. But what are NFTs, and why should your business care?

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PH crypto exchange PDAX scores $50m in Series B

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Philippine-based crypto exchange platform PDAX (Philippine Digital Asset Exchange) announced that it raised more than $50 million in its Series B fundraising round led by Tiger Global. Kingsway Capital, Jump Capital, Draper Dragon, Oak Drive Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures, Ripple, and UBX Ventures also participated in the funding round In August 2021, PDAX began raising Series B fundraisi

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The One Growth Hack That Always Works for Getting Your Startup’s First Customers

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Getting your first customers is hard enough. You shouldn’t have to also worry about inventing a new marketing strategy. 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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3 keys that unlock data-driven fundraising

TechCrunch

Blair Silverberg. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Blair Silverberg is co-founder and CEO of Hum Capital , a financial services company using technology to accelerate the fundraising process. More posts by this contributor. Know your startup’s value so you can communicate it to investors. For companies raising capital in the coming year, news of rising interest rates, market volatility and falling valuations paints a daunting picture.

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2022 Coworking Space Business Trends

Deskmag

We asked and you answered. In the Coworking Trends Survey, most coworking spaces were optimistic about the new year. However, their economic situation continued to be severely affected by the pandemic. Meeting spaces in particular have been in high demand recently. Read the most important results in this article.

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6 things operators need to prepare for the surge in demand

GCUC

Post by: Liz Elam In Austin last week I went to a great coworking space and it was positively buzzing. I loved it. What. The post 6 things operators need to prepare for the surge in demand appeared first on GCUC Community.

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How to Use LinkedIn to Get Clients

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A non-sleazy and totally ethical LinkedIn marketing strategy to grow your business. 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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Tech-enabled homebuilder Homebound raises $75M Series C led by Khosla

TechCrunch

Homebound started out to help people rebuild after their houses were destroyed by California wildfires in 2018. But over time, the company realized that its digital general contracting and “personalized” homebuilding services could be applied to non-disaster use cases as well — especially in regions where there is a major shortage of inventory.

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Health, wellness platform MindFi raises $2m to accelerate AI-driven products

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register MindFi , a Singapore-based corporate mental health and wellness platform , announced raising $2 million in its Seed funding round backed by existing investors M Venture Partners and Global Founders Capital. Also joining the round were Carousell co-founder Marcus Tan, Carro executive Kenji Narushima, Spin co-founder Derrick Ko, and other prominent angel investors in the US and Asia.

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Vendelux’s Reynolds is Making Sure Attending B2B Events is a Success Every Time

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Alex Reynolds, Co-founder and CEO at Vendelux. Alex is a 3rd generation entrepreneur and started his career in management consulting at Bain. From there he joined Peek, a series A travel start-up, where he wore all kinds of hats and fell in love with start-ups. Alex spent the last four years building a start-up within a public company, scaling a 75-person, 8 figure revenue business.

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#16. How to Build a Multi-Million Dollar per Month Startup in Public w/ Nathan Barry | ConvertKit…

Entrepreneur's Handbook

#16. How to Build a Multi-Million Dollar per Month Startup in Public w/ Nathan Barry | ConvertKit Founder Image of Nathan Barry Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Listen on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or YouTube. Today’s guest is Nathan Barry, the founder of the email marketing platform ConvertKit. He started off as a freelance web designer and design book author.

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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!