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5 investors discuss what’s in store for venture debt following SVB’s collapse

TechCrunch

There are many questions around the implications of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse that won’t be answered for a long time. But there’s one question that many startups and investors are hoping will get answered sooner rather than later: What happens to venture debt? SVB was one of the larger, if not the largest, providers of venture debt to U.S.

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A Pitch Deck Snob’s Guide to Crafting Slides That Will Impress Investors

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How Should You Staff Your Startup in 2023

Tomasz Tunguz

Yesterday, the Enterprise Tech 30 List was revealed. Congratulations to all the winners (especially MotherDuck, Hex, & Omni)! I analyzed the headcount patterns within these companies to shed light on three questions : How are these top companies changing their headcount through the downturn? What percent of headcount is in product & engineering?

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The Acquihire Market for Early Stage Startups is Ice Cold. One Better Strategy? Announce You’re For Sale.

Hunter Walk

“Worst case scenario we’ll sell to a larger startup or public company for about ~$1.5m per engineer.” Yes, this was the ‘fallback plan’ for many team in the web2 era and they weren’t wrong. Especially in the early days of mobile/iOS engineering, if you hired strong technical talent into your early stage company, you basically created an acquisition outcome floor.

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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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Japan to Update Startup Visa Policy, Supports Foreign Talent

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Japan is taking proactive steps to simplify regulations for foreign individuals seeking startup visas, to foster its startup ecosystem. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to revise existing rules, allowing private companies to participate in the visa screening process.

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Disrupt 2023 Audience Choice voting ends today

TechCrunch

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. The 10 speakers — in each category — who receive the most votes will present their topics at the show.

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Noologica

NZ Entrepreneur

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founders: DR.FABIAN LABRA SPRÖHNLE, Isidora Labra Odde, Myriam Odde Cattan Business: Noologica Founded: 2019 HQ: Tasman Can you tell us a bit about your business? Globally diagnosing and monitoring mental health conditions is time consuming and the current tools are often performance-based, lack precision or do not use objective

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Noutecompany’s founders make it to ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ list for revolutionizing the digital stationery market with WeBudding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Korean startup Noutecompany has captured the attention of the world with its ground breaking platform, WeBudding , revolutionizing the digital stationary market. This remarkable achievement has now propelled its visionary founders, Donggyun Ko, Chaeyoung Lee, and Donghwan Shin, onto the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list in consumer technology.

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e-con Systems Secures $13M Funding for Global Expansion Led by GR2022 Holdings

American Entrepreneurship

California: US – e-con Systems, a leading embedded vision player in the US, has announced securing USD 13M in funding for expanding its operations in the US and other countries. The investment comes from GR 2022 Holdings Inc, headed by Mr. Radhakrishnan Gurusamy. The funding will be utilized for e-con System’s growth plans, including investment in building contemporary and state-of-the-art facilities for imaging, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Autonomous shopping, and Cellular and Molecular Ima

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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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From root to crown, Mast Reforestation is regrowing the tree economy for the 21st century

TechCrunch

Here’s the problem: the planet is burning, and there’s not much we can do about it. Forests are in peril not just because of the ravages of climate change, but because the industries that support them remain traditional and under-resourced. Mast Reforestation is building a tech-forward forest-as-a-service company that vastly simplifies and accelerates the process of restoring lands lost to wildfires.

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How To Become a Feedback Champ

Entrepreneurs' Organization

If you’ve made it this far into 2023 without hearing about ChatGPT or the artificial intelligence (AI) technology powering the tool, here’s your notice: it’s time to pay attention. For years, we’ve heard about the promise of AI—some of which, frankly, felt like baseless hype. But almost overnight, ChatGPT’s generative AI, built by OpenAI, has shown signs that AI can actually deliver on its futuristic potential.

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Japan’s Tokio Marine leads $196m funding for insurtech unicorn bolttech

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Global insurtech leader bolttech has announced a successful Series B funding round, raising $196 million at a valuation of $1.6 billion. The round was led by Japan’s oldest insurance firm, Tokio Marine , with significant contributions from MetLife through its subsidiary, MetLife Next Gen Ventures, Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, Khazanah Nasional, and numerous new and existing

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Lowercarbon Capital and Gradient Ventures Invest $9M in Quilt for Advanced Residential Heat Pump System

American Entrepreneurship

Quilt’s AI-guided Room-by-Room Ductless System Will Take Aim at Lowering Home CO 2 Emissions – Currently 20 Percent of US Totals Redwood City, California – May 16, 2023 – Quilt , creators of the most advanced ductless heat pump system ever designed for residential use, has closed a $9M seed funding round led by Lowercarbon Capital and Gradient Ventures.

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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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What I’ve Learned After Holding One Thousand Interviews

Entrepreneur's Handbook

What I’ve Learned After Holding 1000 Interviews How to hire in startups and big companies the interview process Hiring is one of the most important things you do as a manager or entrepreneur. It will make or break your startup, team or project. In the past 10 years, I’ve been hiring and building teams for startups and big companies, and I’ve got some valuable tricks up my sleeve in keeping a good process and hiring great people.

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Fintech startup Brex was among the bidders for SVB’s early-stage and growth portfolios

TechCrunch

Welcome to The Interchange ! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, we’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon.

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Visa Collaborates with Seven Startups to Drive Payments Innovation in Asia Pacific

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Visa, digital payments corporation, has unveiled its partnership with seven promising startups in the Asia Pacific region through the Visa Accelerator Program. Selected from a competitive pool of over 450 applicants, these startups from India, Mainland China, Thailand, Singapore, and Germany will embark on a six-month program, working alongside Visa’s payment experts, business de

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Eagle Eye Networks and Brivo Announce $192M Investment – One of the Largest Ever in Cloud Physical Security

American Entrepreneurship

SECOM CO., LTD, a $15B enterprise and one of the largest security integration companies in the world, invests in the two global cloud physical security leaders, accelerating the use of AI and improving safety and security AUSTIN, Texas, BETHESDA, Maryland — May 17, 2023 — Eagle Eye Networks , the global leader in cloud video surveillance and Brivo , the global leader of cloud-based access control and smart space technologies, today announced one of the largest investments to date in cloud physic

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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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16 Reasons Why a Mentor is a Must for Startup Businesses

Startup Blogpost

To understand the importance of mentorship for startup businesses, we gathered insights from 16 experienced CEOs, founders, and industry experts. From the value of experience and connections to the significance of mentors’ industry intuition, these professionals share their perspectives on why a mentor is a must for startup success. Experience and Valuable Connections Guidance From Past Mistakes Inspiring and Influential Mentors Outside Perspective for Startups Provide Networking Opportuni

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A pivot, in this market?

TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior reporter Natasha Mascarenhas. Startups Weekly readers know I love a pivot story, and now I have one of my own: I’m leaving TechCrunch! This is my last Startups Weekly issue, a newsletter that I’ve written every week for over two years. I’ll be moving on to a new publication, continuing to report on venture capital and startups.

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Gojek Partners with Vietnamese Electric Bike Startup Dat Bike

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Dat Bike, the Vietnam-based electric vehicle start-up, has announced a partnership with Gojek, Indonesia’s leading mobile on-demand multi-service platform. The collaboration aims to explore the potential of electric two-wheelers in meeting the country’s evolving needs of Gojek users.

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Amy Addington

American Entrepreneurship

Amy Addington is the co-founder of Woofie’s Pet Ventures, LLC, a multi-million dollar animal services company. Starting in 2018, Woofies awarded its first three franchises in Northern Virginia in 2019 and launched its in-house professional grooming school, Woofie’s Accelerated Grooming School (WAGS). Woofie’s has been recognized locally, regionally, and nationally for their innovation, customer service and unwavering commitment to the professional care of animals.

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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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Code & Caviar

NZ Entrepreneur

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founders: Ralf Klis & Lucas Tracewski Business: Code & Caviar Founded: 2021 HQ: Manawatu Can you tell us a bit about your business? Code and Caviar is a cutting-edge precision aquaculture startup that has revolutionised the mussel farming industry with an innovative management platform – Mussel App.

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a16z-backed Rooms.xyz lets you build interactive, 3D rooms and simple games in your browser

TechCrunch

A team of ex-Googlers is today launching a new digital creativity platform, Rooms.xyz , into beta testing. The startup, backed by $10 million in seed funding led by a16z, offers a browser-based tool for designing 3D spaces — or “rooms” — using drag-and-drop, editable objects or code, allowing users to express themselves through creative play as they design rooms, basic games or other interactive activities contained in these small, online spaces.

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“Don’t force customers to learn new things – optimize what they are familiar with” – An interview with Notifi Founder & CEO, Paul Kim

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register There are generally two camps when it comes to Web3 – one believes that Web3 services must be blockchain-native and fully decentralized in order to be innovative enough to disrupt the previous generation of services, while the other argues that Web3 and Web2 are not opposing forces and must complement each other.

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Eleven Top Women Tech Investors on Forbes’ 2023 Midas 100 List

American Entrepreneurship

While women entrepreneurs continue to struggle to gain more venture capital funding, the Forbes’ 2023 Midas Lis t suggests some inroads have been made. The List includes11 women in the media company’s global list of top 100 investors. The 22 nd annual ranking was conducted in partnership with TrueBridge Capital Partners. To qualify for this prestigious list of those in venture capital investing in technology around the world, a company needs to have exited in the past five years at more than $2

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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!