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Kelly Wearstler backs a startup, Airbnb wants your wildest design ideas and more

A paint color that captures the perfect mood is hard to find—with a new voice-controlled tool, however, designers can speak their dream hues into existence. Whatever happens next, stay in the know with our weekly roundup of headlines, launches and events, recommended reading and more. Business NewsVergo, a startup whose online banking tools aim to …

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Alt-seafood startup reels in $18 million investment

SAN FRANCISCO — Current Foods, dubbed the “Beyond Meat of seafood,” has raised $18 million in a seed funding round to support expansion of its sushi-grade, plant-based alternatives. Founded in 2019, Current Foods uses ingredients such as algae, radish, potato and bamboo to replicate the taste, texture and nutrition of fish. Products include tuna-style cubes …

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Startup Weekend Iowa City to take place July 15

CREDIT TECHSTARS Startup Weekend Iowa City will return this year from July 15-17 at MERGE. The event promises attendees they will “learn how to think, work and build like a startup in 54 thrilling hours” by working with mentors, investors, co-founders and sponsors, according to a press release. Organizers of the event are partnering with …

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How startup program Anyone Can is supporting BIWOC founders

Panel session from the Anyone Can program (from left to right): Carey Taylor, Vanessa Lee-Ah Mat, Annie Parker, Jeanette Cheah, Priyanka Ashraf It’s been little over a year since Priyanka Ashraffounder of The Creative Co-Operative (CCO), took home the award for Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, at the 2021 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards. After claiming …

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Use chronological scenario planning to help your startup get through a potential recession

A guide for creating a decision tree Gaetano Crupi Contributor Gaetano Crupi is a partner at venture capital firm Prime Movers Lab. He serves on the boards of OCEANIX, Atom Computing, Conscious Cultures and MycoWorks. Over the past few months, investors from Sequoia to YC have sounded the clarion call to get their portfolio companies …

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Why Startup Equity Splits Are Not a Negotiation

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One of the biggest misconceptions startup founders have is that equity ownership needs to be negotiated with one another in advance of any work being done. This approach virtually guarantees that a potentially devastating agreement will be made. The best way a founder can avoid sharing equity …

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Pave Joins Unicorn Ranks With $100M Series C, Acquires Option Impact

Compensation startup Pave raised $100 million in a Series C round, the company said Tuesday. Index Ventures led the funding round, which mints Pave as a new unicorn at a $1.6 billion valuation. Pave helps companies plan and set benchmarks for employee compensation. In the age of remote work, distributed workforces and a tight labor …

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on 28 June inaugurated T-Hub 2.0, the world

T-Hub 2.0 | Hyderabad poised for next big breakthrough in startup innovation: CM

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on 28 June inaugurated T-Hub 2.0, the world’s largest innovation campus in Hyderabad. The CM said that the day is not far when the next big breakthrough in startup innovation will come from the city. Noting that it is a very proud moment for him to inaugurate the new …

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