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How the New York City innovation community can still lose (and what you can do about it)

This is going to be BIG.

As a Brooklyn native who has never lived outside the five boroughs—and someone who left Big Finance—I feel a special kind of pride over what’s gone on here in the last six+ years. I would just hate for public perception of the health of the NYC ecosystem to be tied to the fortunes of 4 companies. Include the kids.

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GetVantage offers revenue-based financing to India’s founders

TechCrunch

That’s the gap that revenue-based financing platforms like GetVantage want to fill. The Mumbai-based startup announced today that it has raised $36 million in equity and debt led by Varanium Nexgen Fintech Fund, DMI Sparkle Fund, along with returning investors Chiratae Ventures and Dream Incubator Japan.

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The Entrepreneurial Path: Essential Tips for First-time Founders

American Entrepreneurship

Maintaining tight control over your finances will help you navigate the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial journey. Consider attending startup events, joining incubators or accelerators, and seeking out people in your industry who are open to mentoring. Did you mismanage your finances? Was the product-market fit wrong?

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Agricultural biotech startup Boost Biomes adds a strategic investor in Japan’s Universal Materials Incubator

TechCrunch

Boost Biomes , the Y Combinator-backed developer of microbiome-based bio-fungicides and bio-pesticides for agricultural applications, has added $2 million in funding and picked up a new strategic investor in Japan’s Universal Materials Incubator.

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AARP Innovation Labs takes a holistic approach to age-tech at CES

TechCrunch

And older people still have to manage their day-to-day routines and finances, not just plan estates and wills. The program included fintech startups because of the pandemic’s economic impact, focusing on three companies that “are helping aging populations better manage finances and budgets, and effectively plan for the future.”

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Villgro Philippines, IDRC of Canada launch accelerator program AI4Health Asia

AsiaTechDaily

The two companies recently led the launch of Artificial Intelligence for Health in Asia ( AI4Health Asia ), a program that is designed to scout, support, and scale innovations that would spur responsible AI development in South and Southeast Asia.

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Weight care management startup Found lands $100M at a $600M valuation

TechCrunch

Existing backers GV, Define and founding investor Atomic also put money in the round, along with angel investors such as Instacart CEO Fidji Simo and Everly Health CEO Julia Cheek. Rekha Kumar as its chief medical officer and Dr. Acacia Parks as its chief behavioral health officer. Image Credits: Found.

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