Mon.Oct 02, 2023

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Singapore’s VTAC Seals $676 Million Deal to Acquire 17Live Streaming Platform

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore-listed Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, is set to become the city-state’s first blank-check firm to acquire a target, with a proposed merger with Taiwanese live streaming platform 17Live Inc.

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SDAC VI Fund Launches, Open Call for Startups and Accredited Angels 

American Entrepreneurship

San Diego Angel Conference sets dates for its entrepreneur and investor programs leading up to its Spring Conference Building on the success of this year’s event, the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) announced the launch of SDAC VI Fund, a fund and program focused on connecting startups with accredited angel investors. The Conference, founded by Executive Director Mysty Rusk, is an ongoing program within University of San Diego (USD) Knauss School of Business in partnership with The Brink SBDC

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Stitch raises $25M Series A extension led by Ribbit Capital, increasing the round’s total to $46M

TechCrunch

Open banking, in which traditional banks release their data via application programming interfaces (APIs) to enable the development of new financial services for their consumers, has been one of the most significant disruptions in global payments over the past decade.

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Everything You Need to Know About Startups You Can Learn by Building Paper Airplanes

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Spend 30 minutes building paper airplanes and you’ll quickly learn some of the most important lessons in entrepreneurship.

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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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Visa earmarks $100M to invest in generative AI companies

TechCrunch

Visa announced today that it plans to invest $100 million in companies developing generative AI technologies and applications “that will impact the future of commerce and payments.” The investments will be made through Visa Ventures, the card giant’s 16-year-old global corporate investment arm.

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Queer social app Lex gets a new CEO and $5.6M to grow

TechCrunch

Lex, the app inspired by vintage lesbian personals, just raised $5.6 million in seed funding and elevated co-founder Jennifer Lewis from COO to CEO. As a result, founding CEO Kel Rakowski steps into a new role — chief creative officer, while former Hinge product boss Michelle Parsons joins as chief product officer.

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NJEDA Angel Tax Credit Approvals Drive over $63 Million in Private Sector Investment into New Jersey Companies in 2023

American Entrepreneurship

207 Applications Approved for over $8 Million in Tax Credits to Support Investment in 28 Companies TRENTON, N.J. (October 2, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced today that 28 emerging New Jersey technology businesses benefitted from $63.2 million in private investment as supported in 2023 by the New Jersey Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (ATC).

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ACA Announces Columbus, Ohio as Site of 2024 Summit of Angel Investing

Angel Capital Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/01/2023 10/01/2023 - The Angel Capital Association (ACA), the world’s largest association of angel investors, has announced that Columbus, Ohio will host its 2024 Summit of Angel Investing. The three-day flagship event brings together new and experienced angel investors and business leaders from around the country to explore critical topics facing the angel investing community.

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Impact Hub Zurich x Patagonia: Protect the ocean so it can protect us

Impact Hub

Our oceans are more than just bodies of water; they are the heart and lungs of our planet. They provide us with food, culture, recreation, and play a crucial role in regulating our climate. However, the oceans are under siege from practices like bottom trawling, which not only devastated the ocean floor but also exacerbated the climate crisis. The need for action has never been more urgent.

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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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Avoiding Unintended Consequences of Revising the SEC’s Accredited Investor Definition

Angel Capital Association

Author: John Harbison , Chairman Emeritus of Tech Coast Angels and ACA Board Member. The SEC’s Accredited Investor Definition has been in place since 1982. This requirement uses two measures of wealth as surrogates for sophistication as an investor, as well as attempts to mitigate possible negative consequences of what is admittedly a risky asset class.

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Community Huddle: Rural Ecosystems

INBIA

September 18, 2023 Contact: Charles Ross, President and CEO, InBIA cross@inbia.org 239-402-4450 Community Huddle: Rural Ecosystems Huddle occurred on September 8, 2023 with 65 registrants InBIA’s quarterly community huddle happened on September 8th with a focus on Rural Ecosystems.

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IronNet, founded by former NSA director, shuts down and lays off staff

TechCrunch

IronNet, a once-promising cybersecurity startup founded by a former NSA director and funded by cyber and defense investors, has shuttered and laid off its remaining staff following its collapse.

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[OncoHost and DailyPay in BusinessWire] Merit Awards announces winners of 2023 technology awards

OurCrowd

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Merit Awards, an independent awards program that recognizes global industries and the market they serve, today announced the winners of the 2023 Merit Awards for technology. The Merit Awards for technology were judged based on submissions that represent the best in current and next-generation innovations and technologies.

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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.

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Fearless Fund barred from awarding grant to Black women founders

TechCrunch

Experts and venture industry insiders following the Fearless Fund case remain dumbfounded as it continues to unfold.

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[VIDEO] Does Age Matter for Startup Success?

Red Rocket

I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about whether age matters for startup success. As you will learn, it is less about age, and more about past experience that drives success, and that past experience often comes with age or mentorship. I thought this video turned out great, and I wanted to share it with all of you, to see how age has impacted the several case studies discussed.

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Elon Musk is being sued for defamation after falsely claiming a man was a neo-Nazi on X

TechCrunch

Elon Musk has been on something of a suing spree lately, but on Monday Twitter’s new owner was hit with a fresh inbound lawsuit.

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SaaS Competitive Advantage Through Elegant LLM Feedback Mechanisms

Tomasz Tunguz

Eliciting product feedback elegantly is a competitive advantage for LLM-software. Over the weekend, I queried Google’s Bard, & noticed the elegant feedback loop the product team has incorporated into their product. I asked Bard to compare the 3rd-row leg room of the leading 7-passenger SUVs. At the bottom of the post is a little G button, which double-checks the response using Google searches.

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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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Amid Twitter chaos, Mastodon grew donations 488% in 2022, reached 1.8M monthly active users

TechCrunch

Consumer interest in open source, decentralized social networking isn’t something that was only reflected in news headlines over the past year, it’s also apparent in the financials behind Mastodon.

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[ByondXR in PR Newswire] imPRESS by KISS Products Inc. enters metaverse for the first time for an imPRESS Beauty virtual experience

OurCrowd

The post [ByondXR in PR Newswire] imPRESS by KISS Products Inc. enters metaverse for the first time for an imPRESS Beauty virtual experience appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Kenyan legislative committee calls for Worldcoin shutdown in the country

TechCrunch

A Kenyan parliamentary committee formed in August to investigate operations and activities of Sam Altman’s crypto project, Worldcoin, in the East African country, has recommended for it to be shut down.

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[Stellar Cyber in Business Wire] Boise State University’s Cyberdome program soars in first year of operation

OurCrowd

The post [Stellar Cyber in Business Wire] Boise State University’s Cyberdome program soars in first year of operation appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Elon Musk’s X Corp. faces trademark lawsuit from social media ad agency

TechCrunch

When Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X this summer, there were concerns that the new company could face trademark lawsuits as there were nearly 900 active U.S. trademark registrations that cover the letter and branding “X” across various industries, according to comments made by trademark attorney Josh Gerben, speaking to the press at the time.

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[Zippin in Stadium Tech Report] Charting the checkout-free concession stand revolution: Almost 100 new stores launched in the last year

OurCrowd

The post [Zippin in Stadium Tech Report] Charting the checkout-free concession stand revolution: Almost 100 new stores launched in the last year appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Ousted Flexport CEO Dave Clark strikes back

TechCrunch

Dave Clark, the former Amazon executive who was ousted as CEO of Flexport just a year into the job, fired back at its founder and board, calling recent reporting on the logistics company “deeply concerning.

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[BioCatch in interest.co.nz] The cutting edge behavioural analytics NZ banks could use to shut down scammers, and which big bank has signed up

OurCrowd

The post [BioCatch in interest.co.nz] The cutting edge behavioural analytics NZ banks could use to shut down scammers, and which big bank has signed up appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.