Venture Well
JULY 20, 2021
Underrepresented innovators share their insights and experiences on how to make innovation more inclusive, ensuring underrepresented students consider entrepreneurship as a career path. The post how can we make innovation more inclusive? appeared first on VentureWell.
The Seraf Compass
JULY 21, 2021
If you are coaching a team that knows what a deep dive meeting is and how to prepare for it, then it’s likely they also know how to navigate their way through it so they can move forward with investors into and through due diligence. All that is left for you to teach them is how they can avoid undermining themselves during the deep dive meeting itself.
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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 19, 2021
Over the last 18 months, the early-stage financing market has seen dramatic changes characterized by these three things: A shift from in-person fundraising to virtual fundraising A reduction in financing process timelines from months to weeks A continued increase in the amount of capital available for early stage companies. I believe that for the most part, these changes will be permanent.
Paul G. Silva
JULY 23, 2021
I’ve been a fan for years, and now Launch413 and I have the honor of being on the Angel Invest Boston podcast. Listen to hear how Launch413 helps startup CEO’s beat the odds and attain sustained success. LinkedIn post w/ mini-video | main interview page.
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.
Revolution
JULY 21, 2021
Welcoming Place Exchange to the Revolution Ventures Portfolio Today, Revolution Ventures is thrilled to announce an investment in Place Exchange , the leading platform for programmatic out-of-home (OOH) advertising. OOH advertising is any visual media found outside of the home such as billboards, bus stops, gym TVs, street furniture, and so much more.
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TechCrunch
JULY 21, 2021
New York-based startup Sketchfab has been acquired by Epic Games , the company behind Fortnite and Unreal Engine. Sketchfab has been building a platform to upload, download, view, share, sell and buy 3D assets. Essentially, it is the leading repository for 3D files on the web. Epic Games isn’t disclosing the terms of the deal. Sketchfab will still operate as a separate brand and offering.
OurCrowd
JULY 19, 2021
by OurCrowd. OurCrowd presented its top ten post-pandemic tech trends on Wednesday, broadcasting them live to an audience around the world. With so many changes and challenges during the last year of the pandemic, from shortages of consumer goods to moving life online, the tech industry has been more important than ever in providing creative solutions.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
JULY 18, 2021
By Scott Meacham. Oklahoma companies change people’s health and their lives. In a recent conversation, an associate described Dr. Steve Prescott’s impact on Oklahoma’s bioscience economy as “standing on the shoulders of a giant.” Indeed, as the leader of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) , Steve was a visionary who got things done. However, Steve would be the first one to say that Oklahoma’s cadre of talented researchers and entrepreneurs and our density of research institutions of
Y Combinator
JULY 20, 2021
YC’s Admissions, Continuity and Software teams are hiring. Find out more about the open roles here. ADMISSIONS. Admissions Associate : Twice a year, Y Combinator receives tens of thousands of applications from promising startups all around the world. Reviewing these applications is fundamental to our core business and we’re looking for an Admissions Associate to review those applications and help manage the overall admissions process.
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TechCrunch
JULY 19, 2021
Online learning continues to see a huge boost of attention and use in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and today a startup building tools specifically for enterprises to deliver on their internal education remits is announcing a big round of funding that points to the startup’s own growth and ambitions. Go1 , which provides curated online learning materials and tools to businesses using “playlists” that tap content from multiple publishers and silos, has closed a round of $20
OurCrowd
JULY 19, 2021
JERUSALEM, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — After concluding deals with public and private school networks in Israel, Korea and Japan, EdTech startup MagniLearn formed by AI researchers from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, has been selected by Microsoft Israel in its AI for Good Acceleration Program, as the most promising startup innovation in the field EdTech.
Revolution
JULY 22, 2021
Today, we are pleased to announce our seed investment in Anduin , a software company improving invoicing, accelerating collections, and modernizing payments for owners and executives in professional services, such as accounting. The Charlotte, NC-based startup is using AI to automate routine tasks, such as scheduling email and SMS reminders for outstanding invoices, and to offer predictive insights to improve the end-to-end payments process.
StartupNation
JULY 21, 2021
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses back-to-school spending, with estimates of $37.1 billion on elementary through high school and $26 billion for college-aged students, according to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics’ recent survey. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about what to expect out of back-to-school spending this year: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m. for the WJR Business Beat.
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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?
TechCrunch
JULY 20, 2021
This morning Mural , a startup that builds digital collaboration software with a focus on visual presentation, announced that it has closed a $50 million Series C. The new capital, co-led by prior investors Insight Partners and Tiger Global, values the startup at more than $2 billion. Previously, Mural was valued at around $500 million when it closed a $118 million round last August.
OurCrowd
JULY 19, 2021
After concluding deals with public and private school networks in Israel, Korea and Japan, EdTech startup MagniLearn, founded by artificial intelligence (AI) researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been selected by Microsoft Israel in its AI for Good Acceleration Program as the most promising startup innovation in the field EdTech, the company announced Monday.
Health Tech Capital
JULY 22, 2021
On July 22, 2021, I was on a fun panel on investing in HealthTech and medical devices, organized by Paul Grant from the MedTech Innovator program, Great advices and tips for entrepreneurs!!
StartupNation
JULY 19, 2021
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses a recent CNBC study on the best states to base a business, and it ranked Michigan as one of the top, at number 11. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about how Michigan ranks in states to base a business and what its best/worst metrics are: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m. for the WJR Business Beat.
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TechCrunch
JULY 20, 2021
The tech boom in Southeast Asia isn’t just seeding a wave of new entrepreneurs building the next generation of unicorns, it’s also ushering young talent into the roles of first-time managers. And NewCampus, a Singapore-based startup co-founded by Will Fan and Fei Yao , announced today that it has raised millions of dollars to help coming of age companies train their maturing workforce to help them grow into those new, larger roles.
OurCrowd
JULY 19, 2021
Startup of the Week: Sfara leads an unknown $400B market. Airobotics Drone Box to protect Dubai Expo. Thousands tune in for Post-Pandemic Tech Trends. Alpha Tau Medical plans $1B SPAC. YuLife: Fast-growing digital insurer raises $70M. Jasper raises $34M, gets $100M receivables from Webank. SaNOtize anti-viral nasal spray goes on sale in Israel. CyberMDX wins Global Health & Pharma Excellence Award.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
JULY 19, 2021
By Steve Lackmeyer. The Oklahoman. A start-up pharmaceutical manufacturer with a reported potential to employ thousands is set to anchor a $240 million mixed-use development being built next year at the gateway to Oklahoma City’s innovation district. Wheeler Bio, founded by Oklahoma City investor Christian Kanady and scientist Dr. Jesse McCool, is set to start with up to 100 scientists working on three floors of Kanady’s Ziggurat building at 120 Robert S.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 21, 2021
Lou Cysewski is an EO member in Seattle, as well as the co-founder and CEO of Coolperx , the first net carbon neutral merchandising company in the world. She’s on a mission to transform the SWAG industry from a toxic polluter to a conscientious connector of people and values with a strong focus on sustainability. We asked Lou about her experience. Here’s what she shared: What does it mean to be the world’s first net carbon neutral merchandising company?
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TechCrunch
JULY 22, 2021
VOCHI , a Belarus-based startup behind a clever computer vision-based video editing app used by online creators, has raised an additional $2.4 million in a “late-seed” round that follows the company’s initial $1.5 million round led by Ukraine-based Genesis Investments last year. The new funds follow a period of significant growth for the mobile tool, which is now used by more than 500,000 people per month and has achieved a $4 million-plus annual run rate in a year’s time
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 22, 2021
I have written about stablecoins in the past. I think they are a very important part of the crypto asset landscape. Two of the top ten crypto assets by market cap are stablecoins, Tether ($62bn) and USDC ($27bn). You don’t buy these assets to generate gains because they are price stabilized. You hold them like cash, to be able to move in and out of trades, purchase things, etc.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JULY 17, 2021
Jack Dorsey is not your typical CEO Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 23, 2021
EO is an avid supporter of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ?17 goals and 169 targets to eradicate poverty, reverse inequality and halt climate change by 2030. Entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to transform our world. EO has a framework for sustainability and how it will become net positive by 2030. James Keirstead, an EO Edmonton member, is a former EO External Relations Sub-committee chair.
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