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• Daily funding roundup - October 15th, 2018

  by Kristin Karaoglu, October 15, 2018

  Penta raised €7M; Flutterwave raised $10M, Kepler raised $21M, Netlify raised $30M

  Kepler Communications: Kepler is a satellite communications company that is working towards establishing an in-space telecommunications network for space-borne assets. Put simply, we are building cell phone towers in space. Kepler has raised $16 million in Series A funding led by Costanoa Ventures, with participation by Deutsche Bahn’s Digital Ventures. The company has now raised $21 million

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• Today's Entrepreneur: Helena Plater-Zyberk

  by Kristin Karaoglu, October 15, 2018

  Nothing will ever being given to you; Everything is earned

  There are millions of *seemingly* great business ideas, but only a few gain real traction with customers. Insufficiently measuring customer need is a common mistake. Have you talked to a wide cross-section of the people to whom you intend to sell? What are they not satisfied with from the existing alternatives? How will you deliver your unique solution in a format and at a price point that will make

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• Daily funding roundup - October 12th, 2018

  by Kristin Karaoglu, October 12, 2018

  strongDM raised $1M; Deep Lens raised $3.2M; Rollick raised $8.3M; Nyotron raised $10M

  Rollick: Rollick is a company dedicated to creating a superior buying and selling experience for outdoor recreational products. Backed by industry leading investors, Their team is deeply experienced in building valuable affinity, dealer and manufacturer relationships enabled by innovative sales and marketing technology. Rollick raised $8.3 million in Series A funding led by LiveOak Venture Partners.

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• Accelerators targeting gaming companies

  by Steven Loeb, October 12, 2018

  They include The Bakery Start Programme, GameFounders and Indie Games Accelerator

  For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, but another popular method to get a foot in the door, as well as some funding and traction, are accelerators. These are programs that provide companies advice, guidance and various forms of support for startups in their early stages. They also often invest

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• Corporate innovators: Loni Stark of Adobe and Peter Sheldon of Magento

  by Steven Loeb, October 12, 2018

  Stark is SD of Strategy & Product Marketing at Adobe, Sheldon is SD of Strategy at Adobe's Magento

  Adobe has been on the forefront of this revolution, and recently took a big step toward expanding those capabilites by announcing in May that it had acquired Magento Commerce for $1.68 billion. At the time, the company said it would be adding Magento Commerce Cloud into the Adobe Experience Cloud, "delivering a single platform that serves both B2B and B2C customers globally." Earlier this week, Adobe

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• Daily funding roundup - October 11th, 2018

  June.ai raised $1.5M; Papa Technologies raised $2.4M; Paladin Cyber raised $3.6M; Coord raised $5M

  June.ai: June.ai operates as a communication hub that replaces email. New York based company has raised $1.5 million in the bank from a group of strategic investors including John Suh, CEO of LegalZoom, ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• JLL Spark adds another investment: Honest Buildings

  Bringing total investment to $50M raised by the project management platform startup

  I've overseen home construction projects that have always gone over budget and seem to have deadlines that always move out, and move out, and move out. So it's not hard to imagine that it happens in spades ...
  By Bambi Francisco Roizen
  

• Today's entrepreneur: Allie Sutton

  I want to change the world

  Allie Sutton is currently CEO and co founder at June.ai, the company behind June, the artificial intelligence assistant that replaces email. He is a husband and father of two. He was previously co founder ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• June.ai raises $1.5M to revamp the way we communicate

  The company offers a hub that allows users to go beyond just their e-mail inbox

  E-mail is like almost like a monster movie villain at this point. Much like Michael Meyers or Freddy or Jason, people keep trying over and over to kill it, but it seems like it will never actually die. ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Daily funding roundup - October 10th, 2018

  Shujinko raised $2.8M; Accion Systems and Luminari raised $3M; Foundry College raised $6M

  Shujinko: Shujinko develops various cloud solutions. Shujinko leverages it's proprietary construction engine that takes hundreds of components and configures them to be deployed into their customers cloud ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• At SplashX: the challenges of shifting to precision health

  The environment and incentive structure can both stand in the way of making precision health work

  Precision health is a relatively new term that encompasses the move toward tailored and personalized medicine vs a one-size-fits-all approach, but with the emphasis or inclusion of disease prevention and ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Foundry College raises $6M to teach workers to stave off automation

  The school trains students in the skills they need to obtain "middle-skills" jobs

  It feels as though there has been a looming threat of automation to American workers for years now, like we're all sitting around with a sword dangling above our heads. It may not take much longer for ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Daily funding roundup - October 9th, 2018

  Artomatix raised $3.1M; Frontify raised $8.3M; Machinify and Shipwell raised $10M

  Acorus Networks: Acorus Networks provide DDoS protection for both network and application layers thanks to a large scaled Cloud mitigation infrastructure. Acorus Networks has raises $6 million. Read more ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• SplashX Precision Health: making sense of the data

  How do entrepreneurs and investors in precision health see data making a difference?

  "If you think about all the new data, whether it’s social determinants or from your wearables, is there anything that pops up that you would say, ‘That data is incredibly useful," asked co-moderator ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• YourMechanic raises $10.2M Series B to expand into Canada, build a fleet solution

  The startup's CEO says mobile auto repair makes sense to service an increasingly mobile world

  A recent study showed more than half of the people surveyed used ride-sharing services. To service this increasing consumer demand, Uber and Lyft combined have 1.5 million drivers in the US alone. That's ...
  By Anna Vodopyanova
  

• Startup Teams: Supportiv

  Stay open, explore your teammate’s perspective and don't let your mind and bias judge quickly

  If you read through our popular Meet the VC series, which profiles hundreds of VCs, you’ll see that an overwhelming majority say the founder and his or her founding team are the biggest factors they ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• Adobe unveils integrations and products with Magento for SMBs and enterprise

  Magento was acquired by Adobe for $1.68B in May of this year

  In May, Adobe announced that it had acquired Magento Commerce for $1.68 billion and, at the time, the company said it would be adding Magento Commerce Cloud into the Adobe Experience Cloud, "delivering ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• With $27.8 billion invested in Q3, 2018 has seen more VC funding than all of 2017

  2018 is currently on pace to see the most venture capital invested in the US in a single year

  That's according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, a report that is jointly produced by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). There was more than $27.8 billion invested in ...
  By Steven Loeb
  

• Daily funding roundup - October 8th, 2018

  bud.com raised $1M; Stringr raised $1M; RankScience raised $1.8M, AlterG raised $6M

  bud.com: bud.com provides consumers in California with friendly and knowledgeable recreational cannabis delivery. We work with licensed regional dispensary partners to establish local bud.com delivery ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  

• Daily funding roundup - October 5th, 2018

  Advisable raised $1.2M; Forward Health Group raised $3.9M; Lexoo raised $4.4M and more

  Advisable: Advisable is a find, screen and hire premium marketing specialists company. Advisable connects you with vetted marketing specialists to provide hands-on or advisory support for your most important ...
  By Kristin Karaoglu
  
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