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| Aug 16, 2021 | Why Osage Ventures joined Serena Williams in backing this Black woman-founded healthtech startup | When Osage Venture Partners is looking for companies to add to its investment portfolio, its team often considers founders who have personally felt the pain-point or problem that they’re trying to solve.
Often, it’s B2B companies in the sof... |
| Aug 12, 2021 | A hidden footnote in Nasdaq’s diversity rule says a lot about dealmaking | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| Aug 12, 2021 | A hidden footnote in Nasdaq’s diversity rule says a lot about dealmaking | Hi there, Term Sheeters. Jessica Mathews here, stepping out from the depths of the IPO filings this morning to cover for Lucinda while she’s enjoying some time away.
Late last week the SEC approved Nasdaq’s new diversity rule, aimed at uppi... |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Exploring Amazon SageMaker’s new features — CloudFormation, Data Wrangler | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Feb 14, 2021 | Exploring Amazon SageMaker’s new features — CloudFormation, Data Wrangler | Updated 2/14/21 at 9:14pm PST
The data tooling and infrastructure space is growing rapidly, and this trend is showing no signs of slowing down. Behemoth data storage firm Snowflake IPOed late last year and became more valuable than IBM, and... |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Comcast is doubling Internet Essentials speeds. The move comes amid ongoing digital equity initiatives — and calls to do more | Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that sent work and learning home for many, Comcast said Tuesday that it will double the download speed of its Internet Essentials service for low-income Americans to 50 Mbps and increasing its upstre... |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Comcast lifts uploads to 5Mbps amid complaints its low-income plan is too slow | Enlarge / A Comcast service van in October 2014.
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| Jan 26, 2021 | Google Play bans video app for standard “.ass” subtitle support | Enlarge / Google's app review robots can't be reasoned with, they don't feel pity...
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| Dec 30, 2020 | On the diversity front, 2020 may prove a tipping point | Since Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd in May and kicked off months of nationwide protests, the corporate world — including venture capitalists — have attempted to respond to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Indeed, many quic... |
| Dec 3, 2020 | NPS: A Misleading Metric For B2B In Unprecedented Times? | NPS scores alone aren't enough to improve B2B customer relationships and predict churn.123RF |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Impacting America With A $55 Million Black Female-Led Venture Capital Fund | Impact America's Team Kesha Cash (Top Left)Impact America Fund |
| Oct 29, 2020 | McKeever Conwell launched a VC fund to address a gap for founders at the earliest stages | Baltimore-based investor McKeever Conwell II recently left Maryland tech development agency TEDCO to start his own venture capital fund.
With RareBreed Ventures, which launched this month, Conwell is taking knowledge he gained running the f... |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Tech Founder Hadiyah Mujhid Partners With AnnenbergTech And PledgeLA To Create Equity For Black And Latinx VC’s And Founders | Hadiyah Mujhid, Founder and CEO of HBCUvc Bailey Garrot and Socap |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Правила стартапов. Я вам пишу — чего же боле? | В новой части своих заметок «Капитан венчурная очевидность» подсвечивает тонкости коммуникации между стартапом и инвестором.
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| Jul 17, 2020 | Ex-Economic Hit Man John Perkins Believes We Have Reached A Tipping Point | One of the topics your correspondent keeps banging on about is that complex adaptive systems (like the world we live on) can sometimes experience jumps from one state to another when the they reach a tipping point. |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Extra Crunch Live: Join BLCK VC’s Sydney Sykes for a discussion on fostering diversity in venture | Tech has dropped the ball. For an industry that holds so much power, and prides itself on being ahead of the curve, the diversity of venture capital and among tech entrepreneurs leaves so much to be desired. More than 80% of VC firms don’t ... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Leveraging Africa’s Technology Boom to Protect U.S. Interests | African leaders, organizations and individuals are increasingly investing in Africa’s expanding technology sector, presenting U.S. policymakers with a unique opportunity to reframe the U.S. approach to Africa and support an endeavor that ha... |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Why we’re happy to receive cold-contacts at Shearwater | The standard line in venture is that the only way to get a meeting is via a warm-intro. Don’t bother with cold-contacting a VC, it’s said. The reasons for this are many and understandable: the best founders need to hustle… so demonstrate th... |
| Dec 30, 2019 | Read This if You Want to Try Coworking Spaces But Afraid To Do So | Jamie P., Tech Times 30 December 2019, 03:12 am
(Photo : Photo by Shridhar Gupta on Unsplash) Read This if You Want to Try Coworking Spaces But Afraid To Do So
With all the traffic and pollution that a normal person experiences on commutes,... |
| Dec 22, 2019 | Who will the winners be in the future of fintech? | Nik Milanovic Contributor
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Nik Milanovic is a fintech and financial inclusion enthusiast, with a decade of work across mobile payments, online lending, credit and microfinance. The opinions expressed in his articles do not r... |
| Nov 11, 2019 | AI-generated fake content could unleash a virtual arms race | This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series here: Power in AI.
When it comes to AI’s role in making online content, Kristin Tynski, VP of digital marketing firm Fractl, sees an opportunity to boost creativity. But a rec... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | How Baltimore is working to close the funding gap for founders of color | Companies need capital to grow, and early-stage investors play an influential role in how companies are built. But as recognition increases that the VC system is largely neglecting entrepreneurs of color, a new generation of local funders a... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | Как сделать так, чтобы Цукерберг позвонил | Иван Колыгин, дизайнер интерфейсов в голландской ИТ-компании NGTI, делится опытом поиска и получения работы в Европе.
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| Oct 2, 2019 | Tech.eu Podcast #137: Unbabel and gig economy, documents leak from the Commission, cap table issues, Carly Kind of the Ada Lovelace Institute, and more | Tech.eu Podcast hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the region.
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| May 20, 2019 | How To Close The Venture Capital Gender Gap Faster | Allison Robinson, the founder and chief executive officer of The Mom Project, had difficulty raising funding for her digital talent marketplace and community that connects mothers returning to the workforce with job opportunities that offer... |
| May 15, 2019 | Greedy VC Doesn't Pay: But Impact Does | Impact Report Kapor Capital |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 4 lessons we learnt raising money for our VR adtech startup | The past few year have been tough for adtech companies. With growth and profits squeezed by the duopoly of Google-Facebook, and disappointing IPOs such as RocketFuel, Rubicon or Tremor Video, adtech fell out of VCs’ good books. On a similar... |
| Mar 3, 2019 | 4 lessons we learnt raising money for our VR adtech startup | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Jan 22, 2019 | Latina VCs Are Optimistic About Opportunities In Their Industry | 200 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
There are not enough female VCs—that much is known. Unfortunately, there are even fewer Latina VCs.
A 2016 survey jointly conducted by Deloitte and the National Venture Capital Association found th... |
| Jan 22, 2019 | Latina VCs Are Optimistic About Opportunities In Their Industry | 202 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
There are not enough female VCs—that much is known. Unfortunately, there are even fewer Latina VCs.
A 2016 survey jointly conducted by Deloitte and the National Venture Capital Association found th... |
| Dec 12, 2018 | Out of $85 Billion in VC Funding Last Year, Only 2.2 Percent Went to Female Founders. And Every Year, Women of Color Get Less Than 1 Percent of Total Funding. | December 12, 2018 15+ min read
“You’ve clearly got what founders are made of, but I hope you're not planning to get pregnant anytime soon.”
As the co-founder of comprehensive maternity healthcare company Mahmee, CEO Melissa Hanna is an expe... |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Dallas-based TXV Partners targets $50M for its debut fund | Marcus Stroud and Brandon Allen met six years ago as roommates at Princeton University. The pair bonded over a common interest and a shared dream: to be venture capitalists.
“We were at a lecture and there were a couple VCs on campus speaki... |
| Nov 21, 2018 | How A 26-Year-Old From Detroit Went From Midwest Investor To West Coast Gaming Entrepreneur | 135 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
When Delane Parnell was a young boy being raised by his single mother in inner-city Detroit, he was fascinated by all the entrepreneurs surrounding him—from the barbershop owners to ice cream truck... |
| Nov 8, 2018 | 81% of VC firms don’t have a single black investor — BLCK VC wants to change that | Venture capital has a diversity problem.
BLCK VC, a new organization founded by Storm Ventures associate Frederik Groce and NEA associate Sydney Sykes meant to connect, engage and advance black venture capitalists, is ready for a new era in... |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, October 17 | THREE THINGS
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| Oct 16, 2018 | Journal raises $1.5 million to bring Google-like search to your personal life | In today’s world of Slack, email and a gazillion other web apps and services, it’s become increasingly hard to search for information. Did your boss Slack you or email you that information about your bonus? Or did they share it via a Google... |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Daily funding roundup - October 16th, 2018 | Journal raised $1.5M; JobUFO raised €2M; Flex raised $3.6M; Kogniz raised $4M; Hubb raised $6M
Journal: Journal, a machine learning and natural language processing-powered platform designed to search across all your web services and tools, ... |
| Oct 11, 2018 | От макро до микроинфлюенсеров: на кого подписаться в крипте | Чтобы получать объективную информацию о криптомире, полезно сформировать список проверенных экспертов: тех, кто анализирует криптовалюты, дает интересные инсайты или является криптоинфлюенсером и способен своими сообщениями оказать эффект н... |
| Sep 17, 2018 | Base10 Partners launches $137 million early-stage AI startup fund | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Sep 17, 2018 | Base10 Partners launches $137 million early-stage AI startup fund | Base10 Partners today announced the launch of a $137 million fund to invest in early-stage startups that will use AI to change industries by empowering workers instead of automating them out of jobs.
The prime directive of the debut fund wi... |
| Aug 8, 2018 | Fintech Frenzy: Hype or Reality? A Closer Look at 6 Key Sectors | I’ve been proven wrong once again.
For eight years running, I’ve predicted that fintech investment is going to plateau. Based on the start of 2018, it hasn’t yet. In fact, we saw more than $5.4 billion invested in fintech during the first q... |
| Jul 31, 2018 | Where Did You Go To School? | I read this post yesterday that says that 40% of VC investors went to either Stanford or Harvard.
Frankly, I am not surprised.
I’ve worked in this industry for over thirty years. It is full of Stanford and Harvard grads.
I’ve got nothing ag... |
| Jul 5, 2018 | What not to do, Murmurings from Popinjay | One of the many things not happening in our tech ecosystem is startup postmortems. We do not know, to this day, why Madiha agreed to sell Savaree to Careem — if indeed there was a sale, and not to Uber. Although the latter reached out to he... |
| Jun 18, 2018 | From bleeding cash to ignoring customers: An employee shares four red flags he missed as a startup imploded | There are a range of telltale signs that a startup may not be heading in its intended direction, however when immersed in the day-to-day grind of building a business these red flags can be easily missed or even dismissed.
At Noteworthy – Th... |
| May 8, 2018 | Почему Trello не удалось стать компанией на миллиард долларов: работа над ошибками
Почему Trello пришлось продать?
Проблема 1. Создатели Trello не продумали стратегию монетизации
Проблема 2. Trello не нашёл мощной поддержки среди малого и среднего бизнеса
Проблема 3. Trello был ориентирован ...... | Отдел новостей 8 мая 2018, 15:28 Почему Trello не удалось стать компанией на миллиард долларов: работа над ошибками
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| Mar 15, 2018 | Illinois serves as an example of how women can thrive as venture capitalists in the Midwest | Female representation in tech is low, and it’s not changing.
According to a recent survey of 1,045 startups conducted by Silicon Valley Bank, 57 percent of startups have no female executives, and 71 percent of startups have no female board ... |
| Nov 21, 2017 | AI won’t peak at human intelligence | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Over the past few years, AI has dominated news cy... |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Как научиться проведению ICO | Криптоэкономика интересна тем, в ней фундаментально нет вообще ничего нового, но то, что есть — совершенно непонятное. Терра инкогнита в чистом виде. Прогуливаясь по криптомитапам мы всё больше убеждаемся, что порог требований к инвест-прое... |
| Nov 5, 2017 | All the Major Women-Only Coworking Spaces, Listed | The importance of a women-centric location for working and living shouldn't come as much of a shock to anyone reading the news over the past few months, as waves of sexual harassment allegations have risen across numerous industries, from p... |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Term Sheet — Friday, October 27 | BLACK BOX
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| Oct 23, 2017 | Barcelona Startup News October 23, 2017 – Barcinno | Hello and happy Monday,
We hope you had a wonderful weekend, despite the unsettling news that Madrid has once again refused to accept any calls for dialogue and instead announced plans to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy for the 3rd time in la... |
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| Гуляй, Долина: как бывший программист Tesla зарабатывает миллионы на средстве от похмелья | Будущее наступило (в очередной раз). Нам обещали реактивные ранцы и полеты на Марс — встречайте кое-что посильнее: чудо-средство от похмелья от выходца из Tesla. Ингредиенты программист Сисун Ли привез из Кореи, рецептуру разработал при уча... |
| Announcing The Dialogue: Decoding The ‘Next Billion’ Opportunities For Indian Startups | The popular English saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” and the business leaders and entrepreneurs have had to prove this maxim multiple times over the past few months in order to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and its widesp... |
| Meet 9 Gen Z VCs who raised millions for their own venture funds | From left: Stash Pomichter, Paige Finn Doherty, and Mohammed Amdani. Photos courtesy of Stash Pomichter, Paige Finn Doherty, and Mohammed Amdani This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading... |
| Downing Ventures leads $10 million in Series B funding round in StorageOS | StorageOS, a leader in cloud native storage management, has today announced a $10 million Series B funding round to build on growth, which has seen more than 4,000 customers globally implement its software-defined storage solution. Led by D... |