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Daily Crunch: Kurtosis raises $20M Series A to give web3 developers ‘a place to play around’

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Tooling around : Two years ago, two former Palantir engineers started Kurtosis, a crypto-focused developer tool system, and have now raised $20 million in fresh funding to hire a team to get a new product out in the next year, Jacquelyn reports. Diving into due diligence. See you tomorrow! The TechCrunch Top 3.

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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?

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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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Over time we’ve continuously optimized that process to ensure we are efficient in how we review deals and how soon we can give founders feedback. Firms that back a lot of startups are often criticized for not doing their due diligence and labeled lazy for using “spray and pray” tactics. Has this led to unrealistic valuations?

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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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Unmuted founder Max van den Ingh on success beyond the metrics

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If you know of one, let us know by filling out this quick survey. Depending on the customer’s team size and resources, we either guide them during execution or execute autonomously and report back. This relieves our clients’ marketing teams of potentially stifling tunnel vision. They find immense value in that process.

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Accelerating Leadership Development in the Workplace

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Jocelyn Bérard, Global Knowledge’s Vice President is one leader who is working diligently to steer organizations through the leadership predicament towards a green light solution. In a recent article on accelerating leadership development, Bérard identified two key strategies for organizations seeking to prepare for leadership succession: 1.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Log4j Anniversary, CI/CD Risks, Infostealers, Email Attacks, OT Security

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Cyber Safety Review Board published a 50-plus page report on the Log4j event, and a key takeaway was that Log4Shell is an “endemic vulnerability” that’ll be around for a decade — or perhaps longer. . Source: Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence team, December 2022). How long will this Log4Shell problem linger? Back in July, the U.S.