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The Next Wave of Climate Tech

Revolution

Everyone is bullish on planet-forward innovation right now. Our investors share what they think will emerge from the pack. Climate change has never been more prevalent or prominent in our daily lives, from the movies and shows we watch to how we shop and dine to the “once-in-a-lifetime” weather events we experience from coast to coast. But rather than viewing global warming as an insurmountable problem, bold entrepreneurs have galvanized around workable solutions to address its causes.

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Protico, a frontrunner in Web3 Chat, stands out as the sole startup from Asia in the most recent cohort of Techstars Web3 Accelerator

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Protico, a Web3 Chat startup from Taiwan, has recently been selected for Techstars’ highly competitive Web3 accelerator program in Dublin. Of nearly 750 global applications, Protico is one of the only 12 teams chosen. As the sole startup in this cohort with a core team solely from Asia, this result showcases Protico’s potential to revolutionize how enterprises and conferenc

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7 strategies for learning new skills

The Zapier Blog

It's a common misconception that there's a cutoff age for learning new skills. For example, the idea that if you want to become fully fluent in a language, you have to start learning as a kid ( not true ). Or, if you want to become a gymnast, you basically have to hit the mat the moment you're out of diapers ( also not true ). 5 things you should automate today Start automating Sure, it might be trickier for an adult to dedicate the same amount of time to learning as, say, an eig

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How to Make $100,000 from an Online Event

Entrepreneur's Handbook

14 ways to generate 6-figure revenue from virtual events I originally wrote this for my full-time job at Hopin but I thought it would also be helpful or at least interesting for the readers of Entrepreneur’s Handbook, since it lays out a how-to guide for entrepreneurs to drive revenue with online events. I know it reads Hopin-centric as much of the data and examples come from Hopin but many of the tips should be platform-agnostic.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Why a fast-growing climate tech startup raised its second Series B in 13 months

TechCrunch

Picture this: Fast-growing startup raises a high eight-figure round. Then, a year later, it decides to raise another. Investors line up, and this time they pledge more money while giving the company a healthy valuation bump. What’s wrong with this picture? It’s 2023, a year in which plenty of investors have rolled up the welcome mat , and the company in question isn’t a fintech or a web3 or even a SaaS startup.

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10 years of fintech failure: 3 more ideas that failed to live up to the initial hype

TechCrunch

Grant Easterbrook Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Easterbrook is a fintech consultant based in Amsterdam. He also co-founded Dream Forward, which was acquired in 2020. More posts by this contributor A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype Preparing for fintech’s second decade: 4 moves your firm must make now This article follows a piece I wrote that looked at six fintech ideas from the first decade of fintech that failed to go mainstream – algor

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ZEBOX expands global accelerator network to Singapore with Asia Pacific hub Launch

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register ZEBOX , a global accelerator founded in 2018 by the Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, Rodolphe Saadé, has launched its Asia Pacific hub in Singapore. With over 130 early-stage businesses in its portfolio, ZEBOX aims to connect startups and corporates to accelerate decarbonization and operational optimization in the supply chain industry.

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ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore

TechCrunch

ZEBOX , an international accelerator network founded by shipping conglomerate CMA CGM to introduce more tech innovation into the supply chain industry, announced today the launch of its APAC headquarters. Based in Singapore, ZEBOX Asia will also look at markets like Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. The APAC hub is backed by Enterprise Singapore, a board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry to foster SME development, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, alongside ind

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CEO Joongseob Hong Shares Insights on Leading Korea’s Award-Winning Craft Brewery Ggeek Beer Company

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register As the CEO of Ggeek Beer Company Joongseob Hong is passionate about brewing unique and flavorful craft beers that represent the best Korean flavors. With a background in the insurance industry, Joongseob pursued his passion for homebrewing and eventually became a brewer.

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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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Boulevard Named to GGV Capital’s 2023 SMBTech 50

American Entrepreneurship

Recognized for second consecutive year as it continues to disrupt the self-care market with industry’s first and only client experience platform LOS ANGELES – April 24, 2023 – Boulevard ( www.joinblvd.com ), provider of the client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses, today announced that it was named to the 2023 SMBTech 50 , an annual list created by GGV Capital in collaboration with Crunchbase and 27 venture capital firms to celebrate private, venture-b

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Super.com targets its $85M equity, debt raise into new savings super app

TechCrunch

The current inflation environment has all of us looking for ways to cut costs and save some money. Super.com , formerly Snapcommerce, launched its cashback card SuperCash last October so that card users could build credit, amassing 5 million customers worldwide who have collectively saved over $150 million to date, according to CEO Hussein Fazal. Now it has its sights set on helping “everyday Americans” find deals and savings across multiple categories, including travel and shopping, via its sup

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Investing in Radiant

Andreessen Horowitz

Most people don’t know that nuclear energy — a clean, carbon-free energy source — accounts for 20% of electricity in the United States and over half of its carbon-free electricity. However, while large nuclear reactors are often (erroneously) villainized — … The post Investing in Radiant appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Constrafor, a construction procurement company, goes ‘SAFE’ route with new capital

TechCrunch

More construction projects are being started, but payments to contractors and their subcontractors continue to cause a bottleneck in the normal course of completing a project. “Banks are more and more careful with their own funding of development projects, which means they will also slow down payments on their own side,” Constrafor CEO Anwar Ghauche told TechCrunch.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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The Real Reason Why Starting a Company is Harder Than You Think

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Taking the first step on your startup journey isn’t supposed to be easy.

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BrillDog Chosen for Newchip’s Intensive Global Pre-Seed Accelerator Program

American Entrepreneurship

The easy-to-use, comprehensive supply chain management system among top applicants selected for Newchip’s online accelerator NEW FREEDOM, Pa., April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BrillDog , an advanced, integrated solution that manages supply chain processes and data by offering affordable, real-time, cloud-based supply chain functionality, management, and analysis, announces its acceptance into Newchip’s renowned global accelerator program.

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What is upskilling?: How to do it and why it matters

The Zapier Blog

When I started working at Zapier as a content specialist, I'd never heard of the design app Figma—much less used it. And although "Figma wizard" was nowhere to be found in my job description, I quickly realized that learning how to use it would make me better at my job. So I read lots of help docs, tinkered with the settings, and used it for all sorts of projects.

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NJEDA to Launch Cannabis Equity Grant Program Application on 4/20

American Entrepreneurship

The Phase I Joint Ventures Grant will award $250,000 to eligible recreational cannabis businesses TRENTON, N.J. (April 19, 2023)—In recognition of 4/20 and National Cannabis Awareness Month, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced that the application for Phase I of its $10 million Cannabis Equity Grant Program will open on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

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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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How Zapier's RevOps team automates lead management

The Zapier Blog

When it comes to setting growth goals, companies tend to focus on how to get to the destination—and removing any roadblocks on the journey. But who makes sure the end destination is sustainable? That's where Revenue Operations (RevOps) teams come in. Zapier's RevOps team sets up operations and tools to support teams that drive revenue throughout the customer lifecycle—think sales, customer success, and marketing.

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[Flash Forest in The Globe and Mail] Canadian startup plants new forests in a flash, with investment from TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good

OurCrowd

Canadian startup Flash Forest’s name says a lot about its mission. “It’s a forest, in a flash,” says Bryce Jones, the Toronto-based company’s chief executive officer. Read more here. The post [Flash Forest in The Globe and Mail] Canadian startup plants new forests in a flash, with investment from TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Precision fermentation’s capacity craze: Have we lost the plot?

TechCrunch

Blake Byrne Contributor Blake Byrne is building a stealth mode biomanufacturing startup. A recent graduate of the University of Cambridge, he previously served on the Good Food Institute's Science & Technology team. Using microbial organisms like yeast and fungi as cell factories to produce animal proteins, Pat Brown and his early team at Impossible Foods kicked off the modern precision fermentation industry.

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[CorrActions in TechCrunch] Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions

OurCrowd

CorrActions, an Israeli startup that, among other things, built a driver monitoring system that can understand a driver’s cognitive state, today announced that it has raised a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund. Read more here. The post [CorrActions in TechCrunch] Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Unpacking the Twitter blues

TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity , the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Today we are talking about Twitter Blue, Lyft, a few startup rounds and what could kick off the next crypto supercycle.

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[Stellar Cyber in Business Wire] Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform wins 2023 Global InfoSec Award for Most Innovative XDR Solution

OurCrowd

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the third year in a row, Stellar Cyber has been named a Global InfoSec Award winner by Cyber Defense Magazine, the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine, for the Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform. Stellar Cyber Vice President of Marketing Steve Garrison received the award for Most Innovative XDR Solution at the Global InfoSec Awards ceremony at the RSA Conference this morning.

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Daily Crunch: App Store reviews and social media depict user backlash against Snapchat’s new AI chatbot

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. As Twitter continues its absolutely farcical march toward its own demise, we are grabbing the popcorn to watch the fire blaze. In other news: Happy Monday, folks! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Well blue check you out : Twitter users with over 1 million followers got their blue check marks back, even if they didn’t pay for Twitter Blue, Ivan reports.

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[CorrActions in Volvo Car UK] Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in AI start-up CorrActions

OurCrowd

The post [CorrActions in Volvo Car UK] Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in AI start-up CorrActions appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.