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Chargezoom Announces $11.5M Series A - https://lnkd.in/g9VDQW5f Founder - Matt Dubois Funders - Kickstart Fund, Motley Fool Ventures, Early Light Ventures, Frazier Group VC, adly, SaaS Ventures, Stout Street Capital, and Okapi Venture Capital. #SiliconSlopes #UtahVC #UtahBusiness #VentureCapital

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Unlocking AI's Full Potential: MH Ventures Invests in OpenLedger's $8M Seed Round. We're excited to announce our investment in OpenLedger's successful seed round! This innovative platform tackles the AI industry's most significant bottleneck: access to high-quality, verifiable, and secure data. By providing a decentralized and permissionless infrastructure, OpenLedger empowers AI developers to build more accurate and performant models. Their approach aligns with our vision for decentralized AI, and their solution will unlock new possibilities for AI development. As Sreeram Kannan, Founder of EigenLabs, noted, "Verifiable databases empower a new category of developers who can work with verified data." We're excited to support OpenLedger's mission to create a decentralized, secure, and robust infrastructure for AI development. #OpenLedger #AI #Blockchain #DataInfrastructure #DecentralizedAI #MHVentures https://lnkd.in/gYDvir8E

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Every Monday, the team here at Bearhug Recruiting aggregates, researches, and publishes a recap of the prior week's fundraising activity within the early and growth-stage Environmental Technology & Enterprise Software startup ecosystem. Here’s the startup funding recap for 9/2/24: 1. Butlr, led by Honghao Deng, has raised a $38 million Series B funding round. 2. Planera, Inc, led by Nitin Bhandari, has raised a $13.5 million Series A funding round. 3. Miris, led by Marlin Prager, has raised a $26 million Seed funding round. 4. Pangeam Inc., led by Jeremy Moultrup, has raised a $4.25 million Seed funding round. 5. Wethos AI, led by Stuart McClure, has raised a $7.5 million Seed funding round. 6. Tilt, led by Jennifer Henderson, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. 7. Bland AI, led by Isaiah N. Granet, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. 8. Inventive AI, led by Dhiren Bhatia, has raised $4 million in Seed funding. 9. Pylon, led by Marty Kausas, has raised $17 million in Series A funding. Watch our Google NotebookLM podcast summary on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/e3KBWVt2 To get more detail on each featured startup in this and our other weekly recaps, visit: https://lnkd.in/eg2Sk8aA #startups #startuplife #startupstory #startupfunding #startuptips #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurlife #marketing #sales #technology #tech #fundraising #venturecapital #venturecapitalist #investors #founder #recruiting #hiring #career #jobhunt #jobsearch #kraigward #bearhugrecruiting #butlr #planera #miris #pangeam #wethosai #tilt #blandai #inventiveai #pylon

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🎙️ On the latest episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon was joined by Alex Pattis, General Partner at Riverside Ventures and founding team member of Hampton. Alex is also the co-founder of Last Money In Media, a leading VC newsletter that explores Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) within the Venture Capital ecosystem. As a prominent advocate for the SPV investment format over the traditional VC fund model, Alex brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. This episode dives deep into: 🌟 How to scale a company from concept to a 9-figure exit 🔄 Breaking away from the traditional consulting model and applying product approaches ⏩ The importance of iterating quickly and often with messaging 💸📈 Key signals to watch when investing in startups Don't miss this insightful conversation. Listen now 👉 https://lnkd.in/gEKv5ghE #VentureCapital #SPVs #StartupInvesting #ProductMarketing

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Every Monday, the team here at Bearhug Recruiting aggregates, researches, and publishes a recap of the prior week's fundraising activity within the early and growth-stage Environmental Technology & Enterprise Software startup ecosystem. Here’s the startup funding recap for 7/22/24: 1. Jacobi Robotics, led by Max C., has raised a $5 million Seed funding round. 2. Alvys, led by Nick Darman, has raised a $20.5 million Series A funding round. 3. Halo Industries, Inc., led by Andrei Iancu, has raised an $80 million Series B funding round. 4. Coast, led by Daniel Simon, has raised a $40 million Series B funding round. 5. Adaptive, led by Matt Calvano, has raised a $19 million Series A funding round. 6. Peak Energy, led by Landon Mossburg, has raised a $55 million Series A funding round. 7. Earthshot Labs, led by Troy Carter, has raised a $5.5 million Series A funding round. 8. Marathon Fusion, led by Kyle Schiller, has raised a $5.9 million Seed funding round. 9. Heimdall Power, led by Jørgen Festervoll, has raised a $25 million Series B funding round. 10. OnRamp, led by Paul Holder, has raised a $14.2 million Series A funding round. 11. Thoughtful AI, led by Alex Zekoff, has raised a $20 million Series A funding round. 12. Shaped, led by Tullie Murrell, has raised an $8 million Series A funding round. 13. Exa, led by Will Bryk, has raised a $22 million Series A funding round. 14. Momento, led by Khawaja Shams, has raised a $15 million Series A funding round. 15. Vectara, led by Amr Awadallah, has raised a $25 million Series A funding round. 16. aiXplain, led by Hassan Sawaf, has raised a $6.5 million Pre-Series A funding round. 17. EdgeRunner AI, led by Tyler Xuan Saltsman, has raised a $5.5 million Seed funding round. Watch our Google NotebookLM podcast summary on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/eadKaZPJ To get more detail on each featured startup in this and our other weekly recaps, visit: https://lnkd.in/eg2Sk8aA #startups #startuplife #startupstory #startupfunding #startuptips #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurlife #marketing #sales #technology #tech #fundraising #venturecapital #venturecapitalist #investors #founder #recruiting #hiring #career #jobhunt #jobsearch #kraigward #bearhugrecruiting #jacobirobotics #alvys #haloindustries #coast #adaptive #peakenergy #earthshotlabs #marathonfusion #heimdallpower #onramp #thoughtfulai #shaped #exa #momento #vectara #aixplain #edgerunnerai

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Every Monday, the team here at Bearhug Recruiting aggregates, researches, and publishes a recap of the prior week's fundraising activity within the early and growth-stage Environmental Technology & Enterprise Software startup ecosystem. Here’s the startup funding recap for 9/9/24: 1. Oxylus Energy, led by Perry Bakas, has raised a $4.5 million Seed funding round. 2. Blitzy, led by Brian Elliott, has raised a $4.4 million Seed funding round. 3. Champion, led by Jeff Reekers, has raised a $3.3 million Seed funding round. 4. Revefi, led by Sanjay Agrawal, has raised a $20 million Series A funding round. 5. Mantel, led by Cameron Halliday, has raised a $30 million Series A funding round. 6. GALY, led by Luciano Bueno, has raised a $33 million Series B funding round. 7. Laravel, led by Taylor Otwell, has raised a $57 million Series A funding round. 8. Thatch, led by Chris Ellis, has raised a $38 million Series A funding round. 9. Mesa Quantum, led by Sristy Agrawal, has raised a $3.75 million Seed funding round. 10. Portex, led by Brittany Ennix, has raised a $6.25 million Seed funding round. 11. Switch Bioworks, led by Tim Schnabel, has raised a $17 million Seed funding round. 12. Sedric.ai, led by Nir Laznik, has raised an $18.5 million Series A funding round. 13. The Demex Group, led by William Clark, has raised a $10.25 million funding round. 14. Acuvity, led by Satyam Sinha, has raised $9 million in Seed funding. 15. Anytime AI, led by Lingfei (Teddy) Wu, has raised $4 million in Seed funding. Watch our Google NotebookLM podcast summary on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/eYp_kaGX To get more detail on each featured startup in this and our other weekly recaps, visit: https://lnkd.in/eg2Sk8aA #startups #startuplife #startupstory #startupfunding #startuptips #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurlife #marketing #sales #technology #tech #fundraising #venturecapital #venturecapitalist #investors #founder #recruiting #hiring #career #jobhunt #jobsearch #kraigward #bearhugrecruiting #oxylusenergy #blitzy #champion #revefi #mantel #galy #laravel #thatch #mesaquantum #portex #switchbioworks #sedricai #demex #acuvity #anytimeai

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🚀 Zūm Rails in the Spotlight 🚀 We’re excited to share an in-depth interview with our co-founder, Miles Schwartz, featured on Pulse 2.0! Zūm Rails is growing in the $295 billion payments industry, and we’re on a mission to not only move funds faster but to completely transform the financial interactions between businesses and their users. 🔑 Key insights: ▶ Our all-in-one payments gateway simplifies the payment journey by combining instant payments, open banking, risk management, and more into one platform. ▶ We’re powering payments for nearly 500 clients, including leaders like Questrade Financial Group, Fairstone Bank, WonderFi, and Desjardins. ▶ Over the past year, we’ve achieved 50% growth in just 6 months and launched our BaaS initiative led by fintech veteran Miro Pavletic, positioning us for exponential growth. 🌟 As we continue to expand into the U.S. market and push the boundaries of what’s possible in fintech, this is just the beginning! Read more about our journey and the future of Zūm Rails. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gwJTe9Hd #ZūmRails #FintechInnovation #OpenBanking #PaymentsRevolution #BaaS #Growth #Fintech #Paytech #OpenFinance #InstantPayments #Tech #Money #Business #Finance #Innovation #Cybersecurity #Data

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Benchmark (YC W23) is the fastest way to screen deals and analyze investment data. Each year, investment teams spend thousands of hours reviewing investment opportunities that die. Not only are those hours lost, but so is all of the valuable data that is tied to those opportunities. As a result, investment teams spend way too much time focusing on low-probability opportunities, digging through old files for comps, and redoing old analyses. Founded by Alec Dunn, Connor J., and Joshua Kerber, Benchmark allows investment teams to screen deals in minutes while automatically aggregating all of the valuable deal data for future analysis. With it, investors can focus on high-probability opportunities and build permanent institutional knowledge that gives them a significant edge over their competitors.

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Every Monday, the team here at Bearhug Recruiting aggregates, researches, and publishes a recap of the prior week's fundraising activity within the early and growth-stage Environmental Technology & Enterprise Software startup ecosystem. Here’s the startup funding recap for 7/1/24: 1. Kinetic, led by Nikhil Naikal, raised $21 million in Series B funding. 2. M2X Energy Inc., led by Josh B., raised $40 million in Series B funding. 3. Aether Fuels, led by Conor Madigan, has raised a $34 million Series A funding round. 4. Foray Bioscience, led by Ashley Beckwith, has raised a $3 million Seed funding round. 5. Inventive, led by Erik Kuld, has raised a $6.5 million Seed funding round. 6. EvolutionaryScale, led by Alex Rives, has raised a $142 million Seed funding round. 7. Etched, led by Gavin Uberti, has raised a $120 million Series A funding round. 8. Travertine, led by Laura Lammers, has raised an $8.5 million funding round. 9. Arrow led by Roshan Patel, has raised a $110 million Series A funding round. 10. Rainforest, led by Joshua Silver, has raised a $20 million Series A funding round. 11. Samsara Eco, led by Paul Riley, has raised a $65 million Series A+ funding round. 12. Orby AI, led by Bella Liu, has raised a $30 million Series A funding round. 13. Hoodie Analytics, led by Wes Shepherd, has raised a $5 million Series A funding round. 14. Feon Energy, Inc., led by Wenxiao Huang, Ph.D., has raised a $6.1 million Seed funding round. 15. Clearstory.build, led by Cameron Page, has raised a $16 million Series B funding round. 16. KarmaCheck, led by Eric Ly, has raised a $45 million Series B funding round. Watch our Google NotebookLM podcast summary on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/eD7mZ6Jy To get more detail on each featured startup in this and our other weekly recaps, visit: https://lnkd.in/eg2Sk8aA #startups #startuplife #startupstory #startupfunding #startuptips #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #entrepreneurlife #marketing #sales #technology #tech #fundraising #venturecapital #venturecapitalist #investors #founder #recruiting #hiring #career #jobhunt #jobsearch #kraigward #bearhugrecruiting #kinetic #m2xenergy #aetherfuels #foraybioscience #inventive #evolutionaryscale #etched #travertine #arrow #rainforest #samsaraeco #orbyai #hoodieanalytics #feonenergy #clearstory #karmacheck

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Ever wonder how today’s largest companies began in their early days? In the latest RightShift Pulse newsletter, we spotlight an eye-opening episode from Y Combinator’s Office Hours: “How Do Billion Dollar Startups Start?” In this video, YC Group Partners dive into the humble beginnings of top YC companies like Solugen, CaptivateIQ, and Amplitude to uncover what it takes to make it big. They discuss the key traits of successful founders, finding product-market fit, and the focus areas that can help your company not just survive—but thrive. Here are a few powerful takeaways: 📌 Resilience Matters: In the early days, it’s all about keeping your company alive and adapting to change. 📌 Product-Market Fit is Everything: Knowing your audience and refining your product to meet their needs is the core of sustained growth. 📌 Traits of Successful Founders: The best founders know how to stay focused and navigate challenges strategically. Want to learn more? Catch the full video for inspiration on how to elevate your startup journey in this week's RightShift Pulse newsletter. https://lnkd.in/dTebaGCn

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Top B2B Tech Private Company Fundraises Last Week 💰 ➤ Miami-based AI bookkeeping startup, finally, raised $200 million in funding ➤ InMobi raised $100 million from Mars Growth Capital for AI acquisitions. ➤ Spotter raised over $7 million to support creators with AI tools. Top B2B Tech Mergers, Acquisitions, and Partnerships 🫱🏻‍🫲 ➤ Deloitte partners with NVIDIA and Oracle to accelerate GenAI solutions with AI Factory. ➤ Vodafone Qatar partners with Microsoft to drive digital transformation through Azure and AI. #AI & #Robotics were the focus areas for B2B funding.

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We The Builders Club are excited to partner with Accel Atoms🚀🚀 Accel is back with the fourth cohort of their pre seed accelerator - Accel Atoms Over the last 3 cohorts, they’ve funded 30+ startups who’ve collectively raised more than $200 Million. With their fourth cohort, they’re looking to invest in founders building in two thriving sectors - AI & Bharat. What is the AI opportunity? 🤖 Microprocessors led the first tech revolution, which was followed by the internet. The third tech revolution is led by Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is a global opportunity for any Indian-origin founder to build AI applications for business cases or to build development/ foundational tools in the AI ecosystem. What is the Bharat opportunity? The top 20 per cent of the rural population has a higher monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) than about 50 per cent of the urban population. This highlights the substantial purchasing power & opportunity that is often overlooked in Bharat. Who should apply for Accel Atoms? 🫵🏻 Accel Atoms is looking for ambitious founders with an ambitious idea in AI or Bharat. This includes startups at the pre-seed stage to startups in the idea-stage/ pre-product stage. Why should you apply for Accel Atoms? 🤔 When selected, you’ll receive up to $1 Million in funding, perks worth $5 Million & access to a community of 300+ founders. You will also get access to a dedicated learning track to set up your startup for long-term success. Applications are open till the 17th of Nov. You can learn more and apply for this program here: https://lnkd.in/gD7tXkRG

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Healthtech Confido Health raises $3 Mn in seed round: AI-focused healthtech startup Confido Health has $3 million in its seed round led by Together Fund. The round also saw participation from MedMountain Ventures, Rebellion VC, DeVC, Operators Studio, and strategic healthcare operators.  The firm previously raised a pre-seed round led by Momentum Capital. The proceeds will be used to improve its AI tech stack and broaden its reach across specialties such as surgery, orthopedics, dental, and pediatrics.  Founded by Chetan Reddy and Vichar Shroff, Confido Health enables AI workers to manage tasks such as appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and care coordination. These digital workers integrate with existing healthcare systems in less than five minutes through no-code deployment, providing seamless end-to-end task automation. The platform processes unstructured data across multiple systems in a HIPAA-compliant manner, enabling real-time task completion. Validated on real-world data rather than public datasets, Confido's digital workers can engage with patients in multiple languages and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.   The startup claims to serve over 15 customers across more than 50 locations and reach 50,000 patients monthly. #Healthtech #AI #Startups

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🌊 "Surfing is about optimism... you're facing the horizon, looking at the contours of the water, hoping that this amazing wave is going to come." Our CEO, Lucia Huang's approach to mental healthcare innovation mirrors this philosophy of patience, observation, and optimism. At Osmind, we're tackling one of healthcare's biggest challenges: making mental health care more efficient and impactful. As Lucia notes, "Especially in healthcare, being 99% good is not necessarily good enough." This drives our commitment to excellence and precision. Our focus is clear: eliminating "pajama time"—the extra hours clinicians spend on documentation after seeing patients—and generating real-world evidence to advance mental health treatment. Key to our approach: - Building software that truly serves clinicians' needs - Automating data collection to track patient outcomes - Taking a measured, thorough approach to innovation - Working within existing healthcare frameworks to create lasting change The mental health crisis requires both urgency and precision. Like catching the perfect wave, it's about timing, patience, and unwavering optimism about what's possible. 🌟 Learn more about Lucia’s journey and our mission in this The Business Journals feature: https://lnkd.in/dhnCRNbp

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Founders, it now takes between 24 to 36 months for Seed startups to raise their Series A. (Source: Carta) Don't let it burn 🔥🔥🔥 How to extend your runway? A few options: 1. Reduce operating expenses: cut costs where you can, negotiate better terms with vendors, and delay non-essential hires. 2. Increase revenue: replicate your winning strategies in new states, regions or territories. Increase output from your current teams. 3. Raise additional capital: it's really tough right now without showing steady growth, and you probably cannot increase growth without additional capital. 4. Try showing what growth would look like by running small experiments in narrow segments with high return, and model what the company would like at scale with fresh capital in. Use your accounting software and/or your bookkeeping partner to automate your burn rate and runway calculations. Keep a close eye on these numbers and take action before it's too late. Time your fundraising efforts. Make sure you have at least 9-12 months of runway left. Happy to help, reach out.

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