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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a new year – 2016. Strictly for example sake I’ll take our mission at Upfront Ventures. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. We’re a national venture capital investment firm but with our roots firmly in Los Angeles.

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Google’s early-stage AI Fund Gradient Invests in Cake’s Open-Source AI Platform for All Businesses

American Entrepreneurship

Recently funded Cake addresses that concern with the launch of its open-source AI infrastructure platform enabling all businesses to deploy the latest technologies cost-effectively. A seasoned entrepreneur and software engineer, he founded McCoy Medical Technologies in 2016 which was acquired two years later.

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Enable bags $45M for B2B rebate management platform

TechCrunch

Enable , a startup developing a cloud-based software tool for business-to-business rebate management, announced Wednesday a $45 million Series B funding round. The round is led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Menlo Ventures and Sierra Ventures, and a group of angel investors.

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Singapore’s Sunrate Receives Investment from Prosperity7 Ventures and SoftBank Ventures Asia in Series D-1 Funding

AsiaTechDaily

The funding was led by Prosperity7 Ventures, a growth fund associated with Aramco Ventures, and included additional investment from SoftBank Ventures Asia. Sunrate offers a smart global payment and treasury management platform, enabling businesses to streamline their B2B payments and financial operations.

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Japanese e-commerce enabler AnyMind raises funding in equity, debt for acquisitions

TechCrunch

Japanese commerce enabler AnyMind , which helps brands and influencers’ online operations, has closed a ¥5 billion (approximately $36 million) Series D round on the back of that boost to make additional acquisitions in Japan and globally. The Series D funding, which brings its total funding to date to approximately $91.7

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. hit nearly $1.8

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HealthXCapital Merges with Jungle Ventures to Drive Healthcare Expansion

AsiaTechDaily

Register Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures has announced its merger with HealthXCapital , an early-stage VC firm specializing in healthcare investments. This move is expected to reinforce Jungle Ventures’ foothold in the healthcare sector across Southeast Asia and India.