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Revolution Growth Invests in Carbon Robotics

Revolution

Revolution Growth Invests in Carbon Robotics, the Leader in AI-Powered Robotics for Specialty Crop Growers The $35M Series C will be used to expand sales in North America, optimize and scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware, and enter international markets Meet Carbon Robotics  — the Seattle-based startup pioneering the next revolution in agriculture by solving one of farming’s biggest obstacles.

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How to create a custom AI chatbot with Zapier Interfaces

The Zapier Blog

As a writer, I depend on my editors to give me feedback, help me grow as a writer, and ultimately craft first drafts into decent, publishable content. But even just pumping out that first draft takes a whole lot of time, research, and the occasional headache. Join Zapier Early Access Be the first to try out new Zapier products. Learn more Fortunately, folks at Zapier are pretty crafty.

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HUSSLUP, a LinkedIn for the entertainment biz, launches web app in beta

TechCrunch

HUSSLUP , currently an invite-only beta, is a job search and networking app for creative professionals in the media and entertainment industry to connect with studios and production companies looking to hire talent. Today, the company announced a web version of its mobile app. It will roll out widely next week. Much like LinkedIn, HUSSLUP allows users to write posts, network with others and search for gigs.

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The best AI chatbots in 2023

The Zapier Blog

Bored with ChatGPT? Of course you aren't. It's helping millions of people write content, solve coding problems, and create games, among other ridiculous and impressive things. But it's perfectly valid to take a break to see what other AI chatbots are available. Because ChatGPT isn't the only hat in the ring. Build your own AI chatbot with no-code Here's how Allow me to save you a dozen Google searches (or ChatGPT prompts).

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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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CoreWeave, a GPU-focused cloud compute provider, lands $221M investment

TechCrunch

CoreWeave , an NYC-based startup that began as an Ethereum mining venture, has secured a large tranche of funding as it continues to transition to a general-purpose cloud computing platform. CoreWeave today announced that it raised $221 million in a Series B funding round led by Magnetar Capital with participation from Nvidia, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and ex-Apple exec Daniel Gross.

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4 problems venture capital can’t solve

TechCrunch

Collin Wallace Contributor Collin Wallace is a Techstars managing director leading the Silicon Valley-based accelerator program. He is also a lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business’ Startup Garage class. As the technology industry retrenches and venture capital firms tighten their standards, savvy founders should consider this counterintuitive question: Even if my vision is compelling enough to secure funding, should I take it?

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US-based PETJOA’s Kitty Medi Check ranks third in the cat category at Global Pet Expo 2023

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register PETJOA , a US-based pet care company founded by Korean entrepreneurs, has introduced a revolutionary product that allows cat owners to monitor their pet’s health through the litter box. The product, called Kitty Medi Check, was recently voted third in the cat category at the Global Pet Expo 2023 held in Orlando, Florida.

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Daily Crunch: Proton releases end-to-end encrypted password manager for desktop and mobile

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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. Hello, and Happy Thursday. Just one more day to go for the workweek. Haje is in Boston taking fabulous photos of the activities going on at TechCrunch Early Stage today, so I’m holding down the fort. And I’m also mourning my blue Twitter check mark , which left me today.

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What are the odds of your startup’s success?

Berkonomics

Well, the numbers don’t lie, even if there are several sources of these statistics. Starting a company is HARD – in so many ways. And risky too. Let’s start with a restaurant -not our thing. But… I read several years ago that the average startup restaurant lasts only about a year. Ouch! Here I am a professional investor in early-stage companies, and I attempt to find those with the greatest chance of success and growth in value over time.

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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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Capital crunch shines a light on the importance of founders’ mental health, investors say

TechCrunch

In recent years, calling oneself a startup founder was certainly seen as a flex. For those who wielded that role or the coveted CEO position, you were likely to be placed on a pedestal or be viewed as a visionary, aided by a venture capital market that experienced an overextended bull run in the background. Yet, behind the glamor and front-page interviews and features, the life of a founder can often cause severe issues such as depression, burnout, panic attacks and imposter syndrome that take

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Train your own AI language model with Personal AI

The Zapier Blog

We're blazing through information faster than ever before. While there are viable knowledge management techniques—such as building yourself a second brain —sticking to a framework takes time you don't have. How do you keep track of what you learn? And how do you communicate that effectively? Build your own AI chatbot with no-code Here's how Personal AI is building an answer to these questions.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Honeycomb’s $50M Series D deck

TechCrunch

Honeycomb raised $50 million to make the new landscape of platforms and services more observable. Its long-term goal is to make life easier for people operating large software platforms. “What we saw in 2015 and 2016 is the world moving in a direction where that complexity was unavoidable, whether in a heightened interest in being able to do things like breakdown by customer ID or this exploding complexity that was about to come onto the scene driven by Kubernetes, microservices and containers.

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Blacktop Hoops Studio Vinci Games Launches Open Beta, Raises $5.1M Seed Round Led by Makers Fund for Competitive VR Basketball Experience

American Entrepreneurship

SAN FRANCISCO – April 18, 2023 – Vinci Games, a globally-distributed virtual reality (VR) game studio, has raised $5.1 million in a seed funding round led by Makers Fund, with participation from Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Pioneer Fund, Anorak Ventures, BonAngels, and Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin. Vinci Games was founded by CEO Nathaniel Ventura, formerly at Oculus, and CTO Maciej Szcześnik, former lead game designer of The Witcher series at CD Projekt Red.

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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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Halcyon lands large investment to defend against ransomware

TechCrunch

Following the Colonial Pipeline incident in 2021, Jon Miller and Ryan Smith wondered why, with the widespread adoption of security tools, ransomware was still growing exponentially. It’s an odd dichotomy. Seventy-eight percent of companies responding to a recent survey said that they plan to increase their investments in cybersecurity in the next 12 months.

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Lexion raises $20M Series B, expands AI-powered contract management solution to broader user base 

American Entrepreneurship

Lexion expands its offering to serve legal, sales, procurement, finance, HR, and IT teams across every industry SEATTLE — April 19, 2023 — Lexion, the AI-powered contract management and operations workflow platform, today announced a $20 million Series B funding round led by Point72 Ventures, with participation from Citi Ventures, and existing investors Khosla Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, and Wilson Sonsini.

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Impact Hub Scaling Green Ventures: Meet The Innovators Accelerating Climate Action

Impact Hub

According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 trillion annually allocated to low-emissions assets and enabling infrastructure. There is a growing demand for zero-carbon technologies that can facilitate global decarbonisation at scale.

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App spotlight: Akiflow

The Zapier Blog

Time management seems like one of those skills that no one fully masters, despite all the prioritization tactics and apps available. That's part of the problem: We use dozens of tools to manage eight working hours a day, so tasks sneak up and throw priorities out the window. That's where Akiflow comes in. Akiflow is a time-blocking platform that helps professionals prioritize, plan, and tackle daily plans in one place—no juggling act necessary.

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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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Money Talks: 7 Ways to Respond When Your Employee Demands A Raise

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Understand your startup team’s true motivations beyond a paycheck Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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[Xage Security in GlobeNewswire] Xage partners with joint Cyber Defense Collaborative and CISA to advise on critical infrastructure protection

OurCrowd

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xage Security, the zero trust real-world cybersecurity company, today announced its membership in the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) for Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Read more here. The post [Xage Security in GlobeNewswire] Xage partners with joint Cyber Defense Collaborative and CISA to advise on critical infrastructure protection appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Hey Tech, It’s Time To Build. In Healthcare.

Andreessen Horowitz

In the past few months, the founders of Instacart, Spotify, and Coinbase have all started new healthcare companies. This may seem odd to some–why are these seasoned tech founders jumping into tech-driven healthcare? In 2013, Marc Andreessen observed that the … The post Hey Tech, It’s Time To Build. In Healthcare. appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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[D-ID in PR Newswire] D-ID’s ‘digital people’ integrate with Canva’s design platform for the latest generative AI tools

OurCrowd

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — D-ID, a world leader in Generative AI and creative media, today announced the integration of its proprietary Creative Reality™ Studio to the Canva App Marketplace. The integration will allow Canva’s 125 million monthly global users to take advantage of D-ID’s pioneering AI-powered avatar technology while designing within Canva’s visual communication platform.

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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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Headphone startup Nura gets acqui-hired by Denon parent, Masimo

TechCrunch

Every so often, a new startup crosses your radar and reminds you how exciting hardware can be. It’s a relative rarity in consumer electronics, a category dominated by corporations like Samsung, Apple and Sony, which are (perhaps understandably) somewhat risk averse. Melbourne-based Nura was one such company. I distinctly remember the startup paying a visit to TechCrunch’s New York offices not long after I started here.

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AIOps: What is it and how can you use it?

The Zapier Blog

My dog, like all dogs, loves going outside. She knows which shoes and shorts I put on to take her for a run, and if she sees me put them on, she jumps up and stands by the drawer where her leash lives. If I change into anything else, she just keeps lying there staring at the door with the ennui of a French New Wave actress. But what's more impressive is that sometimes she can even tell by the way I move through the house that I'm about to change into those clothes.

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TC Disrupt 2023 Call for Content ends tomorrow

TechCrunch

Our Call for Content period ends tomorrow, April 21, so if you’re a startup expert — of any stripe — and want a shot at leading a session at TechCrunch Disrupt on September 19–21, you need to apply right here and right now! Beat the deadline and apply to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Your topic should be designed to help startup founders, builders and entrepreneurs increase their knowledge and move their business forward.

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The joy and freedom of harmlessly upsetting social norms

Derek Sivers

My band was playing a gig in Oslo, Norway, when I struck up a conversation with a woman who was staring at me. Turns out we had read many of the same books, and we were super-attracted to each other. We talked all night, but just as things got physical in my hotel room, house-keeping came knocking on the door saying we needed to check out now. Right now.

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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.