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The Impact of Angel Investing: Interview with Anne Maghas

Venture Well

After successfully founding three companies, Maghas realized she had valuable insights to share with other founders, particularly those facing similar challenges, as Black women in the innovation and entrepreneurship space. The post The Impact of Angel Investing: Interview with Anne Maghas appeared first on VentureWell.

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Exceptional Startups Are Needles in a Haystack. So the Best VCs Build Needle Magnets.

Hunter Walk

First, a piece of literary history. The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s (“needle is a bottle of hay”) but there’s also a Fujian proverb “To dive into the sea, to feel for a needle” that is thought to be even older and gets to the same point. The idea that it’s nearly fruitless to blindly search for a single small object when it’s located in a vast container.

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EnCharge AI Raises $100M for Development of First-of-its-kind Analog In-memory-computing AI Chips

American Entrepreneurship

The company’s computing-focused AI accelerator products will revolutionize AI computing efficiency and expand client computing solutions. The growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities is reshaping industries across the globe, and at the forefront of this transformation is EnCharge AI. With a newly secured $100 million in Series B funding, the company is changing the landscape of AI computing with a revolutionary approach to reduce the energy consumption of AI workloads.

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The Constitution for Your New Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and Data

David Teten VC

(Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M. Hellman, Esq., Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Chair, Orricks Private Investment Funds Group.) If you are launching your own investment management firm, we recommend designing a constitution: a set of documents covering the firms goals, legal obligations, and principles for handling disagreement. At Coolwater Capital , the Y Combinator for VC funds, we assess this as part of our diligence process.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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East Ventures Launches IndoBuild AI to Boost AI Innovation in Indonesia

AsiaTechDaily

East Ventures, a venture capital firm in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has introduced IndoBuild AI, a platform to strengthen AI innovation in the country.

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Session Spotlight: Best practices for multiple locations

GCUC

Session Spotlight: Best practices for multiple locations Every year at GCUC, huge ideas take the spotlight on the main stage. But if youre a seasoned attendee, you know the real gold.

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Suger’s $15 Million Series A Supports the Streamlining of B2B Marketplace Transactions

American Entrepreneurship

Visionary co-founders, over 200 clients in just over two years and $15 million in funding positions Suger as a leader in automating the entire quote-to-cash process across various cloud B@B marketplaces. In an era where businesses are increasingly moving toward cloud-based solutions, Suger is revolutionizing how B2B software companies interact with cloud marketplaces.

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[Swiftly in PR Newswire] Swiftly Expands Leadership Team with CFO and COO Hires

OurCrowd

SEATTLE,Feb. 18, 2025/PRNewswire/ —Swiftly, a leading provider of innovative retail technology tools and solutions, today announced the appointment ofKeith Kirkas Chief Financial Officer andAnthony Vigliettias Chief Operating Officer.

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Health Tech Startup Nexmedis Raises Investment to Expand AI-Driven Solutions

AsiaTechDaily

Indonesia-based health tech startup Nexmedis, known for its AI-driven Health Information Systems (HIS), has raised an undisclosed investment co-led by East Ventures and Forge 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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Theory is Looking for a Head of AI

Tomasz Tunguz

Theory’s name isn’t just a name - it’s our ethos. We develop & test theories about the future of technology, business, & venture capital through constant experimentation. We’re seeking an architect of the future, someone who thrives at the intersection of AI & process design. Ideally, this person : enjoys architecting processes and implementing them with a team is relentlessly curious about new technologies & techniques has a good understanding or desire t

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Why it's nice to compete against a large, profitable company

A Smart Bear: Longform

Competing against big firms? Their revenue streams are their Achilles heel. Learn how smaller startups have a shot.

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Essential Tips for Small Business Owners to Improve Cash Flow Management

American Entrepreneurship

A number of tips and tools are presented that help small businesses better manage their cash flow. Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is king. Unknown This quote emphasizes that while high revenue and profit margins may look good, having sufficient cash on hand is what truly keeps a business running successfully— avoiding a cash flow crisis.

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[ZutaCore in PR Newswire] Carrier announces investment in thermal solutions provider ZutaCore, advancing the development of next-gen data center cooling solutions

OurCrowd

The post [ZutaCore in PR Newswire] Carrier announces investment in thermal solutions provider ZutaCore, advancing the development of next-gen data center cooling solutions appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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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SEBI Cancels Registration of 19 Foreign Venture Capital Investors Over Regulatory Violations

AsiaTechDaily

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revoked the registration of 19 Foreign Venture Capital Investors (FVCIs) for violating regulatory norms and failing to meet eligibility criteria.

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GCUC Podcast Recap: Ben Wright, The Instant Group

GCUC

GCUC Podcast Recap: Ben Wright, The Instant Group Redefining Flexibility and Partnerships with Ben Wright and Liz Elam When Ben Wright, Head of Global Partnerships at The Instant Group, and Liz Elam, Read More

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What are the best email marketing tools for nsfw content in 2025

Founder Bounty

Finding email marketing tools that are flexible on adult nsfw art content wont be easy but they do exist. Klayvio has explicitly said that they do allow it. SENDX Also a good platform and has automation tools although may be a little bit more expensive. 2. Mailmodo Also a good platform and well priced. 3.Klayvio Exiplicity says they do adult art content.

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QuSecure Names Rebecca Krauthamer as CEO, Gains Series A Funding

American Entrepreneurship

The appointment of Krauthamer positions QuSecure for post-Quantum Cryptography Expansion. QuSecure, Inc., a leader in the rapidly evolving post-quantum cryptography (PQC) field announced two major steps positioning it for the future. The four-plus year-old company named industry veteran Rebecca Krauthamer as CEO and closed a Series A round to accelerate its cutting-edge, quantum-resistant cybersecurity solutions.

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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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[Neolithics in EuroFruit] Neolithics calls for data collaboration to cut waste

OurCrowd

Despite the best efforts of many producers, packers and retailers, the lack of alignment and collaboration between the different parts of the supply chain continues to engender inefficiencies and waste, according to David Kat, VP business development at Dutch AI agri-tech firm Neolithics, presenting on theLogistics Hubat this years Fruit Logistica. Read morehere.

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Qiming Venture’s Nisa Leung Steps Down After Nearly Two Decades

AsiaTechDaily

Qiming Venture Partners, a venture capital firm in mainland China, announced that the company’s managing partner Nisa Leung is leaving after 19 years.

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Partnership Judo: Don't work against people when vying for a partnership position

This is going to be BIG.

Is your firm feeling like Two VCs enter, one must leave given the limited number of partnership slots? It doesnt have to be that way. Venture Capital Is a Team Sport: Navigating the Partner Track with a Collaborative Mindset I was talking to one of my VC coaching clients a recently promoted young principal at a firm that's likely to raise a much bigger fund next time around.

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BE 2.0: Trust as Strategy – How to Build High-Performing Teams

Paul G. Silva

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Trust First, Verify Later Most leaders wait for trust to be earned. Collins suggests flipping this: trust first, then support growth. But how does this work in practice? A Story of Trust in Action At Valley Venture Mentors, we hired a junior employee who had dropped out of college and had little-to-no work experience.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Digit Raises $2.5M

HPA

HPA is excited to announce its co-lead investment in Digits $2.5 million Seed Round alongside Assembly Ventures, with participation from Grand Ventures. This investment leverages HPA ‘s operating expertise in the manufacturing sector to support Digit s vision of delivering a next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform specifically designed for small and mid-sized manufacturers.

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[Ori in MENAFN] Wa’ed Ventures fuels Saudi cloud localization with strategic Ori investment

OurCrowd

(MENAFN- Asdaf News)London Asdaf News: Ori, the UK’s leading provider of cloud infrastructure for AI, has secured a key strategicinvestmentfrom Wa’ed Ventures, Saudi Aramco’s venture capital arm, as it eyes up explosive growth in the Middle Eastmarketover the coming 12 months.financialterms of the investment were not disclosed. Read more here.

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“You have to assume every company will have access to the same LLMs and voices. The challenge, then, is to build a company that thrives despite this reality” Five Questions with RegalAI’s Alex Levin on Building In a Fast Moving Industry and More

Hunter Walk

Homebrew makes investments by consensus – it works because there’s just two of us. We’ve done it this way for two reasons – first, it works internally given our style of decision-making and respectful but loud debate. Second, it matters to us externally that founders know it’s always Homebrew making the investment – never a situation where one of us was excited and the other one didn’t block it.

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The AI Elbow's Impact : What Reasoning Means for Business

Tomasz Tunguz

October 2024 marked a critical inflection point in AI development. Hidden in the performance data, a subtle elbow emerged - a mathematical harbinger that would prove prophetic. What began as a minor statistical anomaly has since exploded into exponential growth. Since then AI performance has surged attaining a new trajectory, a new slope - no longer linear but geometric.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.