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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

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“Insurtech startups that do not offer embedded insurance, and rather provide other innovative solutions will still attract VC funding this year, especially if they can show cost-efficient and sustainable growth,” said Nina Mayer, a principal at Earlybird. And the current market is rather reinforcing our investment thesis.

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

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On the bright side, the fact that VCs are more discriminating about where they put their dollars could actually lead to more M&A activity, according to Ruark. That is one reason why a number of VC firms have told their portfolio companies to focus on performance and cut costs,” he told TechCrunch.

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Extra Crunch roundup: StockX EC-1, Early Stage recaps, unpacking Alkami’s IPO, more

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Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. The competition intensified further last year when American incumbents Beyond Meat and Eat Just entered China. LG continued pushing envelopes — albeit to mixed effect. Thanks very much for reading — I hope you have a fantastic weekend. Walter Thompson.

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Daily Crunch: Months after rejecting a $17B bid, Zendesk sells to private equity group for $10.2B

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billion transaction — led by Permira and Hellman & Friedman — gave investors a way to get some return on their investment, albeit below the $17 billion offer they got in February. Startups and VC. Reactions have been mixed, Jacquelyn reports. Ron notes that the $10.2 Who needs megapixels when you have Benjamins?

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Founded by Google’s former head of ads, Neeva brings its ad-free search engine to Europe

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market in June last year , later going on to add a free “basic” tier to the mix with certain restrictions in place. He left in 2018 to join esteemed venture capital (VC) firm Greylock Partners, a role he continues in today, albeit in a reduced capacity. France and Germany. Neeva search engine. Tripadvisor.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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Here are the investors in their own words, for any TechCrunch reader who is interested in hiring, investing or founding a company in the country. What trends are you most excited about investing in, generally? What’s your latest, most exciting investment? Oh, and one more thing. We just launched Extra Crunch in Israel.

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History of The MP3

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Not only did the incumbents fail to grasp the potential value, but it would have made no sense for them to go after such a small unprofitable niche, which would have been irrelevant to their top line, and eating away at their bottom line (CDs were 90%+ gross margin products back then). most of the value created would accrue to new entrants.