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6 investors discuss why AI is more than just a buzzword in biotech

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“Most of the companies we have seen have an AI component to support the discovery or development processes,” Francisco Dopazo, a general partner at Humboldt Fund told TechCrunch recently. We spoke with: Robert Mittendorff, M.D , general partner and head of healthcare, B Capital. Shaq Vayda , principal, Lux Capital.

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Growing Our Global Delivery and Medtech Software Development Expertise with the SMEDIX Acquisition

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For more than 25 years, we’ve grown our presence, our talent, our skills, and our global footprint so that we can continually provide critical Agile software development and delivery services to the world’s biggest brands. Today, we’re thrilled to welcome nearly 175 new colleagues to the Perficient team. Why SMEDIX, and why now?

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Inside the pitch deck that won Heartbeat Health’s first investment check

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but the healthcare industry spends more money helping patients after they get sick, instead of keeping them healthy. As part of the firm’s investment due diligence in Wessler, Kindred helped recruit technical co-founding partners. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.,

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Let’s talk about gaslighting and fundraising

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Building the right team for a billion-dollar startup. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the disconnect between due diligence and fundraising right now. The disconnect between Y Combinator Demo Day and due diligence. Walnut wants to crack open flexibility for healthcare bills. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman.

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Flippa raises $11M to match online asset and business buyers, sellers

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The company also offers due diligence and acquisition financing from Thrasio-owned Yardline Capital and a new service called Flippa Legal. The company will also invest in marketing and product development to scale its business valuation tool that Hutchison likens to the “Zillow Zestimate,” but for online businesses.

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D’Amelio family launches VC fund 444 Capital to invest up to $25M in high-growth startups

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The family is teaming up with Doug Renert of Tandem Capital and producer Jeff Beacher of Beacher Media Group on the fund, which aims to back high-growth companies with strong end-user brands, including those in the direct-to-consumer space, fintech, edtech, healthcare, insurtech and other B2B2C platforms. Image Credits: Step.

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How Antler East Africa is building early-stage startups with experienced professionals

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” It helps founders build complementary co-founding teams, provides support with deep business model validation and a global platform for scaling their businesses. After six months of incubation, the firm invests in the teams they can help further. To date, Antler has invested in and helped build over 250 companies.