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How VCs and founders see 2021 differently

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tapped the equity crowdfunding market, a noodle or two on the a16z media game, Talkspace’s SPAC, VC and founder predictions for 2021, and where’s the right place to found a company. billion that it will sport after its combination with Hudson Executive Investment Corp., How VCs and founders see 2021 differently. Sound good?

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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

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Without further ado, here are the five judges who will pick the 2021 Startup Battlefield winner: Kirsten Green is the founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, a San Francisco-based VC firm she formed in 2010. for seven years, eventually leading the internet company.

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HomeValet launches its $499 Smart Box to keep your grocery deliveries cold and packages secure

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The company had previously piloted its Smart Box with Walmart in 2021 as a way for grocery delivery customers to keep their fresh and frozen items cold while also ensuring their deliveries remained secure until they could retrieve them. Image Credits: HomeValet. The sections are configurable by the end user, too.).

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Not All Advice is Good Advice

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— Ramona Ridgewell (@RLRdev) May 5, 2021. — Karyn Boyd (@grlc0d3r2018) May 4, 2021. The Internet is a Fad. This one struck with me: That Internet “thing“, thats just a trend, won't last long! around 1999) — Oliver Müller (@schwabencode) May 4, 2021. modem dial tones. modem dial tones.

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Russell Westbrook, Chainsmokers join group pouring $13.5M into prebiotic soda brand Poppi

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The investor group includes CAVU Ventures as well as sports and entertainment celebrities like Russell Westbrook, the Chainsmokers, 24kGoldn, Kygo, Halsey, Kevin Love, Ellie Goulding, Olivia Munn, Nicole Scherzinger, Chantel Jeffries, Bryce Hall, Noah Beck, Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson and Blake Gray.

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Cloud storage startup Wasabi raises $250M to reach unicorn status

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Friend says that Wasabi poured outsourced resources into winning over professional sports organizations this year — an effort that seemingly paid dividends. But with Wasabi’s revenue doubling from 2020 to 2021, the startup’s evidently doing something right. That remains to be seen.

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Insurtech goes niche

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Boundless Rider was founded specifically to serve riders of motorcycles, e-bikes and power sport vehicles. As I tweeted in 2021, the size of this round wouldn’t have turned heads. It also more than doubled its gross written premium in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. The Washington, D.C.,

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