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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. The survey also covers the implications of U.S general partner and head of healthcare, B Capital. Robert Mittendorff, M.D,

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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.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: LatAm startup strength, global chip shortage, Visa Bulletin update

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. “Disengaged or dysfunctional boards aren’t just bad for CEOs and LPs; they’re bad for everyone,” writes Matt Blumberg , co-founder and CEO of Bolster, a realization that spurred him to revise meeting formats to include follow-up surveys and additional outreach. Will investors back more startups that expand healthcare?

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Capital crunch shines a light on the importance of founders’ mental health, investors say

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In 2019, a report showed that 72% of surveyed entrepreneurs self-reported mental health issues, according to Forbes. And one principle we follow very closely is to be upfront and transparent with the founder, whether we will do due diligence or step out. There are other subtler impacts.

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The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year

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Already this year, there are numerous smaller M&A deals, as enterprise software providers buy their way into new markets or acquire new capabilities rather than develop them in house. Perforce Software, a privately held provider of software development tools, has agreed to buy the infrastructure automation software platform Puppet.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: What, Me Worry? Businesses Adopt Generative AI, Security Risks Be Damned

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survey on the current state of AI. A third of respondents indicated that their organizations are using generative AI regularly for at least one business function – mostly in marketing/sales, product development and service operations. surveyed 1,684 organizations, of which 913 are using AI in at least one business function.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: 6 Things That Matter Right Now

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That’s the bad news the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cyber Safety Review Board delivered in a recent report. Drive best practices for security hygiene, such as automated vulnerability management, asset inventorying and vulnerability mitigation, as well as secure software development practices.