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Plural, A New European Fund ‘For Founders To Back Founders,’ Launches With 250M Euros

A group of European startup founders has launched a new fund called Plural with an initial fund of more than $260 million (250 million euros), describing it as a “new investment platform for founders to back founders.” “In the US, if you look at the tier one, tier two VC firms, more than half, 60%-plus, …

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Why the last-minute grocery startup is the worst kind of business

Source: Brett Jordan/Unsplash. Got a cool idea for a new business? Here’s a thought. Before you pitch it to investors, work yourself close to death for years, sign a bunch of leases and guarantees, build a head office fit for planetary scaling, then have the whole thing go up in flames like the Hindenburg, maybe …

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Metro Vancouver teen puts love of dogs to work with startup business

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Coquitlam-based teen Sepehr (Nili) Nilizadeh founded Careme to give back to dogs in Iran. Sepehr Nilizadeh started a business to give back to dogs in Iran. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG Article content Sepehr (Nili) Nilizadeh has always loved dogs. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but …

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Startups must warm up to provider workflows to create effective tech, healthcare CIO says

The myriad of inefficiencies in the US healthcare system continues to contribute to the declining retention rates and burnout crisis its affecting workforce. Startups are eager to step in and create technology to address these inefficiencies, but these efforts often end up producing more hypo than meaningful solutions, said David Chou, chief information officer at …

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Startup partners with U of T students to 'IKEA-fy' its fog harvesting

When University of Toronto alumna Eva Liu signed up for her fourth-year capstone course in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, she had never heard of fog harvesting. But after some preliminary research, she quickly found herself drawn to the potential impact drawing fresh water from the air for many countries. “I was excited …

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Dallas life insurance startup Bestow lays off 14% of its staff

Dallas life insurance startup Bestow laid off 14% of its workforce on Friday, affecting 41 employees. The layoffs were in response “to the changing market conditions,” according to Bestow’s co-founder and CEO Melbourne O’Banion. “We are grateful for their many contributions and sad to see them go,” O’Banion said. Bestow shared the news on a …

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Fourth of July flash sale: Two-for-one passes to TechCrunch Disrupt

Summer is whipping right along with Memorial Day and the Summer Solstice already in the rear-view mirror. We’re rounding the corner into the next long holiday weekend here in the US, and here at TechCrunch, that can mean just one thing. It’s time for our July 4th, two-for-one flash sale! Starting today you can buy …

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