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Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much more

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Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. That startup was DoorDash, by the way. Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence. Yesterday, Jon Shieber and Alex Wilhelm covered 500 Startups’ 27th virtual demo day and selected eight companies as their favorites: Stack.

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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

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London and Berlin usually top the lists of European startup hubs, but Central and Eastern European countries like the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia and Poland have claimed a growing portion of the startup pie in the past few years. Which are the most interesting startups in your city? This city of 1.2 What’s their focus?

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: SaaS

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On October 27, we’re taking on the ferociously competitive field of software as a service (SaaS), and we’re thrilled to announce our packed agenda, overflowing with some of the biggest names and most exciting startups in the industry. Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS.

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Colabs gets $3 million seed to expand across Pakistan, launch back-office SaaS solution

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Lahore-based coworking space startup, Colabs , is set to roll-out a SaaS product to enable businesses meet back-office needs including company registration, talent sourcing and management, payroll processing and legal and tax compliance. Colabs wants to be the gateway to Pakistan for tech companies and a launch pad for startups.

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Tech-led biofuel startup Koko Networks launches new consumer goods business in Kenya

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Koko Networks , a Kenya-based bio-fuel technology enterprise, has extended its business to cover other fast-moving consumer goods through a new tech platform that will capitalize on its established distribution networks in low-income neighborhoods. Greg Murray is the startup’s other co-founder and CEO.

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Six tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money

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Bootstrapping a SaaS company is not only possible – I believe it’s a saner, more sustainable way to build and scale a business. If you’re a SaaS founder who’s wary of VC funding, here are my best bootstrapping tips. Working inside another organization can build your skills, your network, and even inspire great product ideas.

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Grip Security raises $19M Series A for its SaaS security platform

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Grip Security , a Tel Aviv-based startup that helps enterprises protect their data in SaaS applications, today announced that it has raised a $19 million Series A funding round led by Intel Capital. “A user of a SaaS application today can theoretically go back home, open his private laptop and access the application itself.

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