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Urban Innovation Fund, VMG Catalyst among female-led firms raising new funds

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Two firms stuck out in recent days, including Urban Innovation Fund , which closed with commitments of $101 million for its Fund III and $20 million Opportunity Fund, and VMG Catalyst ‘s $400 million Fund II. Both firms are led by women, Clara Brenner and Julie Lein at Urban Innovation Fund, and Brooke Kiley over at VMG.

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Use radical objectivity to create and retain an inclusive workforce

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Recent research by McKinsey shows that organizations with the most ethnically diverse teams are 36% more likely to financially outperform those with the least. This is because diversity increases revenue, boosts innovation, sparks creativity and leads to better decision-making. That, too, leads to homogeneity.

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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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South African payments gateway Ozow raises $48M Series B led by Tencent

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And this is certainly due to the consumer and merchant education that we had to go through over the past seven years as it was quite an innovative solution that no one was really familiar with before.”. The CEO mentioned that Ozow also plans to expand its team from 100 to 250, including hiring employees in its new European office.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Lordstown Motors’ woes, how co-CEOs work, Brian Chesky interview

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The startup’s history is tied to places representative of San Francisco: The founding team worked out of Peet’s Coffee on Mission Street for a few months, then crashed at a penthouse lounge near the 4th and King Caltrain station, followed by a tiny office and then a slightly bigger one in the Flatiron building near Market Street.

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Trigent Software, a Pioneer in Software Development for IT Businesses: GoodFirms

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There is everything with Trigent Software that a successful software development company holds to obtain remarkable market growth and mark customer footprints for long, from happy employees to happy customers. Palaniappan advocates the in-house team model in the company. Established in 1995, Trigent Software Inc.

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What is Cloud Adoption and Why is it Important? | iTexico

iTexico

A variety of industries benefit from cloud adoption, including healthcare, marketing and advertising, retail, finance, and education. Retail: A successful e-commerce strategy requires a sound Internet strategy. Adoption: During the adoption phase, IT leaders should develop risk mitigation strategies.

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