The Seraf Compass

OCTOBER 11, 2023

At Launchpad, we invest in dozens of companies every year. In the past, we frequently faced situations where we put a lot of work into diligence with a company and suddenly found out we were miles apart on deal term expectations and couldn't close the gap. This is a waste of time for all involved, and is the kind of frustration that leads to “deal fatigue” for investors trying to build a portfolio of investments.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Sony Group announced today that it has established Sony Innovation Fund: Africa (SIF: AF), a program that will support the growth of entertainment businesses in Africa. Appropriately, the Tokyo multinational conglomerate, through Sony Ventures Corporation (SVC), has earmarked $10 million for early-stage startups in gaming, music, film and content distribution.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 11, 2023

At a16z Bio + Health, we are constantly looking to expand our expertise and partnerships in service of our mission to support founders pioneering transformative healthcare solutions. With the rapid pace of innovation in AI and other enabling technologies, it is crucial that we have leaders on our team with deep knowledge of how these tools can be applied to drive meaningful change.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore’s Jungle Ventures has announced the launch of First Cheque@Jungle , a new program aimed at investing in startups during their pre-seed and seed stages. First Cheque@Jungle is designed as a bespoke program targeting operators and innovators at the idea stage and those seeking support in their pre-seed and seed stages.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Public has opportunity to vote on the Voters’ Choice award to be announced in November. Global financial services platform Square is honoring businesses that are “changing the entrepreneurial game” through its inaugural Square 50 awards. Drawing from their global base of Sellers, the company has set up 10 categories featuring 50 businesses that the public can vote on through October 24 at 1 am PDT.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Immersive activations showcasing technology will be featured in the Zone The National Retail Federation (NRF) continues its focus on innovation and technology that is impacting the retail industry with its announcement of a new F oodservice Innovation Zone to be part of NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show. The Zone, shown on this map , will feature over 50 food technology exhibitors that includes immersive activations like AI-powered kitchen equipment, contactless ordering and fresh food vending—t

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Kinktober. Whumptober. Kisstober. Flufftober. Goretober. October is a bacchanal of fan fiction, from romantic one-shots about unconventional character pairings to delicious smut that’ll make you reconsider your own sense of morality — all inspired by the month’s countless themed writing challenges.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Last week, Office Hours hosted Oliver Jay, former CRO at Asana to talk about Avoiding the PLG Trap. More than 900 people registered for the event. The full recording is here or embedded below on the web. Oliver shared some trenchant insights about his experience leading the GTM teams to success. These are three of the lessons that stood out to me espcially managing the transition from product to sales-led growth (PLG -> SLG).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Character.AI, the a16z-backed AI chatbot startup from ex-Google AI researchers, is out today with a new feature for its subscribers.

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Mark MacLeod

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Do you struggle with mental health? Is it hard to be happy sometimes? Hard to even get out of bed? 1 out of 4 people will have mental health issues at some point.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plug-in that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others. As a result, it launched version 1.0.0 of the plug-in, allowing WordPress blogs to be followed on Mastodon and other fediverse apps.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The last two batches at YC were some of the absolute strongest we've ever seen, in large part because of the healthcare and bio founders we had the privilege of working with. YC has now funded over 500 bio and healthcare companies, and they’ve devoted themselves to solving some of the world’s most pressing problems. YC alum are creating vaccines for cancer , decarbonizing the chemicals industry and helping patients with chronic insomnia.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The accounts were reopened to Alameda after Ellison made about $100 million to $150 million in payments of “crypto transfers” to accounts.

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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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Secure Docs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Picture this: You wake up one morning to a chorus of dings, and your heart sinks as you see a long and growing list of notifications. It doesn’t take long to learn your high-profile company's board had its sensitive discussions, strategic plans, and data exposed by a sophisticated cyber-attack. The aftermath? Devastating financial losses, reputational harm, and a lot of late nights cleaning up the mess.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

U.K.-based startup Yepic AI claims to use “deepfakes for good” and promises to “never reenact someone without their consent.” But the company did exactly what it claimed it never would.

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Secure Docs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Picture this: You wake up one morning to a chorus of dings, and your heart sinks as you see a long and growing list of notifications. It doesn’t take long to learn your high-profile company's board had its sensitive discussions, strategic plans, and data exposed by a sophisticated cyber-attack. The aftermath? Devastating financial losses, reputational harm, and a lot of late nights cleaning up the mess.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Anysphere, a startup building what it describes as an “AI-native” software development environment, called Cursor, today announced that it raised $8 million in seed funding led by OpenAI’s Startup Fund with participation from former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, Dropbox co-founder Arash Ferdowsi and other angel investors.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The post [Kando in PR Newswire] El Paso water’s wastewater quality transformation towards its Wastewater Recovery Journey appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Google’s Cloud Spanner is now half the cost of Amazon’s DynamoDB “for most workloads,” Google says. And Google doesn’t want you to forget it.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The post [The EVERY Company in YouTube] Arturo Elizondo On His Biotech Company’s New “Liquid Gold” Egg-Protein Product appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Caroline Ellison prepared seven balance sheets for SBF to review with “alternative ways” of presenting their financial situation to “conceal things.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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.

OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Faced with the dual challenges of feeding a swelling world population while reducing CO2 emissions, could insect protein be the key ingredient? A pioneer in insect-based animal feed, French start-up Ynsect will shortly open the world’s biggest vertical insect farm and hopes to get mealworms on the menu. Read more here.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Twitch streamers can finally block banned users from watching their streams, thanks to a recent update to the platform’s anti-harassment features. Twitch first announced the feature in August.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Jonathan Medved is the founder and CEO of the online global venture investment platform OurCrowd. He joins Ed Ludlow to discuss the outlook for Israel’s tech scene and the response of the global VC community to the Israel-Hamas war. He speaks on “Bloomberg Technology.” Watch here.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2023

U.S. securities regulators have opened a probe into the MOVEit mass-hack that has exposed the personal data of at least 64 million people, according to the company that made the affected software. In a regulatory filing this week, Progress Software confirmed it had received a subpoena from the U.S.

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