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Empowering Visionary Founders with ZIGLabs: $100M In Growth Capital Now Available
- ZIGLabs, along with strategic partners, is initiating $100M in growth capital to drive innovation and adoption of the ZIGChain ecosystem.
- ZIGChain aims to democratize wealth generation opportunities in the DeFi space by providing accessible investment options to users.
- ZIGLabs offers stage-agnostic investment, go-to-market advisory, and network facilitation to support founders and their projects.
- With the $100M fund, ZIGLabs and partners seek to accelerate innovation and make ZIGChain a foundational pillar in the decentralized economy.
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Breaking barriers: How the INVEST project is transforming innovation funding in Europe
- The EU-funded INVEST project is closing the gap between researchers and investors, allowing research-driven innovations to scale up and make a global impact.
- INVEST combines Innovation Radar data with external insights and due diligence practices to connect investors and innovators effectively.
- 312 companies have received support from INVEST, raising a total of €930 million since 2020.
- Success stories include Brite Solar, NVISION Imagine, and NextSense, showcasing the market-ready innovations resulting from INVEST's support.
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eral public but also affects the construction workers by causing mental
- Noise pollution is caused by various technological devices such as mobile phones, electricity generators, music systems, and loud TVs.
- The excessive use and lack of consideration for others contribute to noise pollution.
- Technology-related irritants include not switching off mobile phones, excessive use of generators in residential areas, and listening to TV at a loud volume.
- Noise pollution can have negative impacts on human health, including aggression, hypertension, stress, hearing loss, restlessness, depression, insomnia, anxiety, bad temper, and emotional stress.
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Big basket : The Fresh Revolution That Redefined India’s Grocery Shopping
- BigBasket, India's leading online grocery platform, revolutionized the grocery shopping experience with its focus on fresh produce and timely delivery.
- To stay ahead of competition, BigBasket implemented innovative strategies like express deliveries, subscription-based models, and private labels.
- The company heavily invested in its supply chain, building warehouses and cold storage facilities for efficient delivery of perishable goods.
- Acquired by Tata Group in 2021, BigBasket expanded its offerings with quick commerce services and physical stores, bridging the gap between online and offline shopping.
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The EU-Inc Proposal: Addressing Domestic Bias in Venture Capital
- Domestic bias in venture capital refers to the preference for funding local startups, leading to a concentration of investments in major hubs like London and Berlin.
- The EU-Inc proposal aims to address this bias by introducing a unified framework and streamlined corporate environment across Europe.
- Key components of the EU-Inc proposal include a unified corporate structure, centralized digital platforms for company incorporation, standardized convertible agreements, and harmonized regulations on employee stock options.
- The EU-Inc initiative has the potential to reshape the venture capital ecosystem and foster a more inclusive and competitive startup landscape in Europe.
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Dear SaaStr: Should We Pay Our Sales Reps on Renewals?
- Most SaaS companies don't pay sales reps on renewals as they specialize in different roles for better efficiency.
- In the early days, it is possible to pay sales reps on renewals as an experiment to impact behavior.
- Reps may own new bookings on accounts for the first 12 months, but not receive a large commission just for renewing at the same deal size.
- AEs can own upsells and receive full commissions for deals growing more than 20% in size.
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Call for startups! Tech for teachers and educators
- Tech for teachers and educators is a growing segment in the world of work.
- There is a global shortage of 69M teachers in K12, but demand for post-secondary education is set to double by 2035.
- AI-powered workflow solutions are sought-after, including AI-enabled authoring tools, AI co-pilots for tutors, AI-automated academic assessment, and chat-to-institution AI chatbots.
- Emerge, a $73m pre-seed fund, is calling for founders in the education technology space to submit their projects.
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Want to break into VC in 2025? MBAs and consulting backgrounds are out. Technical skills, especially AI, are in.
- Venture capitalists are increasingly looking for candidates with deep technical expertise, especially in AI.
- VC firms are even squaring off with AI companies to secure top talent, but they can't compete with OpenAI when it comes to compensation.
- As venture firms struggle to raise new funds, they are hiring fewer roles and hiring candidates with deep domain expertise in areas such as AI.
- Traditional backgrounds such as MBA and consulting will not be sufficient for the best investors going forward.
- To understand AI, VC firms now seek out candidates with technical expertise, instead of generalists.
- Yoni Rechtman, a principal at Slow Ventures, says being technical as an associate is a plus, but is not a requirement.
- VC firms are looking to hire younger people who have grown up with AI and think of AI as inevitability.
- VC firms are interested in hiring ex-Palantir and OpenAI employees, who can add expertise and networks in the AI field.
- To find top talent, VC firms are competing with AI companies by offering salaries that are above market rate.
- VC salaries are lower than the salaries offered by AI companies. For instance, M13's average salary for VC with 1-3 years of experience is $264,000, while OpenAI's median yearly total compensation is $534,197.
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2025 In Media and Entertainment Tech
- AI agents are operational players across industries capable of autonomous transactions, strategy execution, and negotiation in 2025.
- Generative AI will continue to automate creative workflows, enabling hyper-personalised media, gaming assets, and dynamic storytelling.
- Gaming will become more immersive, communal, driven by spatial computing, AR/VR advancements, and AI-driven world-building.
- AI will drive predictive and autonomous defences and a huge surge in demand for defence tech.
- Streaming platforms and digital entertainment will embrace granular personalization.
- AI-driven tools will supercharge the creator economy by merging media and commerce seamlessly.
- Immersive storytelling will redefine audience engagement using interactive narratives, virtual environments, and AI enhancements.
- Short-form video will expand as platforms innovate in monetization, personalization, and AI-driven production tools.
- AI-driven virtual influencers and characters will dominate digital campaigns, streaming, and branded entertainment.
- Sustainability will become a driving focus for tech innovators in order to reduce the environmental impact of digital content.
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Beyond venture capital: 5 funding alternatives startups should consider
- Relying on revenues to fund a startup offers several advantages.
- Startup loans can provide you with an injection of capital to help launch and or scale your operations.
- Grants are probably the closest thing to free money you can get as a startup.
- Many startup founders first turn to family and friends for funding.
- Angel investors provide capital and mentorship to early-stage startups in exchange for equity.
- Each option has its benefits and risks.
- Think about how each option aligns with your long-term vision, value and goals before deciding which financing route is best for you and your business.
- Clear communication and alignment of vision and expectations are crucial.
- Conduct due diligence to assess the angel’s experience and background to ensure they are the right fit for your business.
- Maintain transparency provide regular updates on your business’s progress, and hold the angel accountable for their commitments.
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Shaping the Startup Zeitgeist: YC’s Request For Startups
- Y Combinator (YC) released their Request for Startups (RFS) for Winter 2025, highlighting key areas of interest.
- Healthcare is no longer a focus, while Stablecoins 2.0 and Fintech 2.0 are emphasized.
- There is an increased emphasis on politics, including US-based manufacturing, public safety technology, and job creation.
- VCs should take smaller steps to articulate their beliefs and provide direction to founders.
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Is this the intended outcome of social security?
- The author describes two scenarios where they were hired to live and work on a friend's property.
- In both scenarios, the friend made false accusations and tried to take advantage of the author.
- The author questions if this type of situation is the intended outcome of social security.
- They wonder if they have to resort to similar tactics to survive.
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Bureau secures $30M to expand risk intelligence platform and global reach
- Risk intelligence platform startup Bureau Inc. has raised $30 million in funding.
- The funding will be used to expand the product into new use cases and markets.
- Bureau offers a unified platform for compliance, fraud prevention, security, and credit risk management.
- The platform has already found success in banking, fintech, gaming, and e-commerce sectors.
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Frate — Revolutionizing Returns for Ecommerce
- Frate is revolutionizing returns for ecommerce by addressing the issues of high return rates and their environmental impact.
- Ecommerce returns have become widespread, leading to increased costs for retailers and environmental concerns.
- Frate uses AI-driven returns optimization to reduce returns volume and their impact on the environment.
- By lowering return rates, Frate contributes to a more sustainable future for ecommerce.
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Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files
- Perplexity has acquired Carbon, a startup specializing in connecting AI systems to external data sources.
- Carbon's retrieval augmented generation (RAG) technology allows language models to access information from external databases.
- Perplexity plans to integrate Carbon's technology to enable enterprise search in platforms like Notion, Google Docs, and Slack.
- The acquisition signals Perplexity's focus on developing enterprise search products and competing in the rapidly growing AI search market.
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