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BrioHR raises $1.3M ahead of Y Combinator’s demo day

TechCrunch

As the next Y Combinator demo day approaches, more startups from the current Winter 2021 batch are showing up in our inboxes. One of the most interesting from the mix is BrioHR , which is building human resources (HR) software for Southeast Asia. Then again, what company at any demo day would?

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Social shopping-focused Chums announces $3.5M raise ahead of YC Demo Day

TechCrunch

With Y Combinator Demo Day kicking off tomorrow morning, startups in the current batch are hurrying to make a little news before they show off their recent growth to investors. Add Chums to the mix. Our 11 favorite companies from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 1. The list includes Runway , Mono , Pangea and Flux.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

I’m keen for you to let us know a bit more about what that looks like. You’re also sort of no longer running your classic three-month type accelerator program, which finishes on, say, a demo day. Can you tell us about what you are doing and why these changes have come about? For us, it was not a good use of money.

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Check out these startups from Pear’s Demo Day (there’s usually a breakout or two in the bunch)

TechCrunch

We can’t check out every investing outfit’s demo day. “Burst is the first DeFi-powered bank for Generation Z – we use DeFi to help our users earn more. Teams using SAVVI have seen a 1,500% ROI over traditional ML methods.” ” Bonfire. Founders: Matt Alston (CEO), Melissa Zhang (CTO).

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

It seems the focus on “virtual&# goods has been both the demo of the consumer as well as the fact that by definition virtual goods have almost no marginal costs to the seller so giving a huge slice to the carrier (and Zong) isn’t a problem since actual costs are ~ $0. Add this new model to the mix. 13mm in Series B.

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How would you break down the process of raising an angel round of investment in 5-10 steps?

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With #1 – #3 under your belt, you should start preparing the components you will use to support your pitch to outside investors. A comprehensive list of things you might want is listed in the answer to What materials or software should I use to pitch a VC? , Now, and only now, are you prepared to start fundraising.