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How to pitch me: 5 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2023

TechCrunch

But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind. And if you’ve added “AI” to your pitch deck only to make it more appealing, here’s some more bad news: FOMO is passé, and due diligence is the new black.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Fundraising beyond the Bay Area, web3 gaming, TDD prep checklist

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Cities like Boulder, Detroit and Austin had emerging tech ecosystems long before the pandemic forced VCs to start taking pitches via Zoom, and social media has leveled the playing field when it comes to networking and PR. How to raise funds when you aren’t in the Bay Area. Development process. Engineering team contributions.

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How to find a job as a scout for a VC firm

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We already have a senior team of venture partners who help us in origination and diligence. We found these by looking through firms’ websites, social media, blog posts, etc. Our focus here is venture capital, but the private equity industry employs origination-focused team members also. How to find a scout job.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

Identity attacks use social engineering, prompt-bombing, bribing employees for 2FA codes, and session hijacking (among many techniques) to get privileged access. No security team can be 100% certain that their defenses are bulletproof all the time–this is what adversaries take advantage of.

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

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Read on to find out what these prolific investors have to say about hot startup sectors in Africa, investment trends, their predictions for 2023, how to pitch them and more. There’s a pretty strict house process, regardless of how many deals we do. How does this affect the investment landscape? I stayed away from such deals.”

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HR platform WorkTorch raises $2.2M seed round

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We started leaning into what was happening to people post-hire and have started to focus on career development and talent retention tools,” Gladney continued. “So Investors were drawn to WorkTorch due to shifting U.S. A lot of these individuals have social media presences that are focused on diversity and inclusion.

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8 investors weigh in on the state of insurtech in Q3 2022

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“Short term, it might be more difficult to raise at valuations we have seen before the public market adjustment, but with a strong business model and an experienced management team that understands the market and growth KPIs, it is possible,” she said. How does the insurtech landscape in emerging markets compare to developed markets?