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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

While certain categories such as coworking, alternative accommodations, “ibuying”, brokerage, and construction (among others) have adorned the front pages of leading media outlets, we are still very much in the early innings of innovation in the space. However, the consumer experience provided through these platforms is largely inconsistent.

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How a Little Bit of Fear Breeds Innovation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Co-founder of Owned Outcomes Krupa Srinivas explores the value of fear in an entrepreneur’s journey as she describes partnering with a US healthcare intermediary to solve the problem of cataloguing hospital supplies. The US hospital supply chain is one of the largest supply chains in need of an overhaul. Learn more now. .

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African healthtech startups in the supply chain segment show rapid growth, spurring a $7M investment initiative

TechCrunch

The fastest traction we’re seeing are those helping the providers–those who interface with the customer like pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals–to digitize distribution to the consumer. 60% said theirs was on quality, while 43% of innovators claimed an effect in lowering pharmaceutical and drug prices.

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Navina secures $22M to process and summarize medical data for clinicians

TechCrunch

Bringing the startup’s total raised to $44 million, inclusive of a grant from the Israeli Innovation Authority, the proceeds will be put toward product development and widening Navina’s footprint to home, virtual and urgent care, CEO and co-founder Ronen Lavi told TechCrunch. .

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TrustLayer raises $6M seed to become the ‘Carta for insurance’

TechCrunch

Recent traction includes companies working in the construction, property management, sports and hospitality industries. Mort appreciates that TrustLayer is tackling the problem not by becoming the insurance broker, but by working with the incumbents as a software solution. The need for insurance is only increasing.”.

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The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015

Tomasz Tunguz

Where are founders finding unique opportunities to innovate? The rest of the list controverts the notion that startups and investors pursue only incremental innovations. In addition, founders have raised capital to transform many of the fundamental industries: transportation, hospitality, lending, health insurance, and banking.

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria

TechCrunch

.” Founders : Henry Mascot started a company in 2017 to help hospitals digitize records. Quick thoughts : In 2019, Curacel started with claims automation and fraud detection in health insurance with hospitals as its target market. It claims to sell medicine wholesale to 1 million pharmacies and hospitals in Africa.

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