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Roman Arutyunov is the Co-founder and SVP of Products at Xage Security, a Series B startup focused on protecting critical infrastructure—including energy systems—from cyber threats. Xage is backed by investors like Chevron Technology Ventures, Aramco, Piva Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and Overture.Cybersecurity is a growing concern as our energy systems become more distributed, electrified, and digitally connected. We spoke with Roman about the vulnerabilities in today's infrastructure, the motivations behind cyberattacks, and how the rise of AI is changing the cybersecurity landscape.In this episode, we cover: [2:11] Introduction to Xage Security[3:12] Cybersecurity 101: Ransomware, nation-state threats, and attacker motivations[7:10] Operational tech (OT) vs. information tech (IT)[13:29] Xage's Zero Trust security approach[15:45] Customer segments and differing security challenges[20:47] Navigating regulations vs. fast deployment timelines[23:40] How AI is shaping both threats and defenses[28:00] When multifactor authentication becomes a vulnerability[31:59] Real-world cyberattacks on energy systems[34:10] Xage's funding history and growth trajectoryEpisode recorded on Feb 20, 2025 (Published on Mar 26, 2025) Enjoyed this episode? Please leave us a review! Share feedback or suggest future topics and guests at info@mcj.vc.Connect with MCJ:Cody Simms on LinkedInVisit mcj.vcSubscribe to the MCJ Newsletter*Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant

We open with the latest focus group tested mantra the Left is trying to use throughout all of state-run media – Constitutional crisis. It's everywhere! And, as is often the case, the crisis is not of Donald Trump's making, but there own. Speaker Mike Johnson pointed out today that Democrats seem suddenly interested in the “rule of law,” but as is so often the case for them, it's a twisted version of what they want. He also agrees with VP JD Vance's view of the latest round of lawfare and how it is a wholly unconstitutional effort to stop the Commander-in-Chief. Border Czar Tom Homan says they are tracking leakers of their ICE operations and plan to prosecute them criminally. He also said that they knew there would be non-stop litigation and lawfare, but they are operating within the bounds of the law. Seems we didn't just waste billions on nonsense programs and ideologies, it looks like we also paid for terrorists to go to college here in the United States of America. Nothing says “America last” like giving terrorists a free ride to higher indoctrination and grooming. In the wake of all the USAID funds going to NGO's, President Trump just signed an Executive Order calling for a top to bottom review of all NGO's that receive any Federal assistance. Mike Walz with the National Security Council says we need the top-down audit, especially in the DoD given the cost for things as simple as a bag of bolts. Jon Stewart tries to hold it together when dealing with an ideological Leftist when discussing the Pentagon's many failed audits. The tap-dance is something to behold and it finally causes Stewart to throw it back in her face. Antonio Gracias, Founder and Managing Partner of Valor Equity Partners, was on the All In podcast and discussed what he found when aiding Elon Musk in trying to audit the Treasury. The discussion reveals why no one can pass an audit and it seem like it is by design. The Black pastors of America are ginning up a call for violence, based solely on the propaganda from the Left. Dr. Steve Caudle literally called for violence against Elon Musk and the MAGA movement. While the Left tries to convince us Elon Musk is calling the shots, President Trump states repeatedly that Musk is taking direction from him. Victor Davis Hanson just penned a piece about how the Democrat Party is committing suicide and yet they continue to double and triple-down on everything that lost them the election cycle. Finally, we close with good news. Trump continues to have great polling, Elon Musk changed his handle on X to “Harry Bolz” and it forced Dana Bash to report on that change. And, when discovered Prince Harry received some USAID funding, Trump was asked if that means deportation? Trump said no, that he has enough problems with his own wife. Please take a moment to rate and review the show and then share the episode on social media. You can find me on Facebook, X, Instagram, GETTR and TRUTH Social by searching for The Alan Sanders Show. And, consider becoming a sponsor of the show by visiting my Patreon page!!

Steven Galanis, co-founder of Cameo, epitomizes the entrepreneurial spirit. His story, steeped in family tradition, innovation, and grit, is a fascinating tale of navigating life's twists and turns to build a hyper-growth company in the talent world. Steven's latest venture, Cameo, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Valor Equity Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Morgan Stanley, and Amazon Alexa Fund.

In the world of entrepreneurship, few stories are as inspiring as that of Ran Shaul, a serial entrepreneur who embodies the resilience, adaptability, and foresight required to build and scale companies on a global level. Ran also offers insights into raising $380M for K Health from top-tier investors like Valor Equity Partners, 14W, Mangrove Capital Partners, GGV Capital, and Comcast Ventures.

This My Climate Journey podcast episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Ion during Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week. Zach Dell is the Co-founder and CEO of Base Power Company. Base aspires to build a reliable and affordable home energy service powered by distributed batteries. Their technology supports the grid during times of peak need and protects customers during outages. They claim to do this at a fraction of the cost of other solutions. Base is serving live customers in Texas and claims to be the only electricity provider to offer a home battery, monthly energy service, and installation, all in one with no requirement of rooftop solar.MCJ is a proud investor in Base via our venture capital fund. The company recently raised a $68 million Series A round via Valor Equity Partners, Thrive Capital, and others in which we participated. In this episode, we dig into Zach's journey, the origins of Base, and what he sees as the path ahead for distributed storage and home energy as he builds a vertically integrated business in this enormous space.In this episode, we cover: [2:47] Zach's background and journey into entrepreneurship, with a focus on solving energy and climate problems[7:57] How he landed on batteries and met his co-founder, Justin Lopas[14:05] Base's residential approach in Texas [22:00] The company's business model and role in the energy market [25:03] Base's ideal customer [27:30] The battery's current and future manufacturing strategy [31:00] Zach's key learnings from starting a business[32:18] Base's company culture and who they're looking to hire[36:46] How Base could grow into other energy sectors [40:00] Zach's vision for the futureEpisode recorded on Sept 10, 2024 (Published on Oct 3, 2024) Get connected with MCJ: Cody Simms X / LinkedInMCJ Podcast / Collective / YouTube*If you liked this episode, please consider giving us a review! You can also reach us via email at info@mcj.vc, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.

This Week in Startups is brought to you by… CommandBar - Seamlessly integrate an AI-powered guide into your software, making navigation intuitive and interactive. Visit https://www.commandbar.com/twist to get a custom live demo. .Tech Domains - Don't miss our “Jam with JCal” contest! To apply and get more details go to https://www.jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://www.Lemon.io/twist * Todays show: Antonio Gracias of Valor and Liran Zvibel of WEKA join Jason to discuss WEKA's product market fit and real-world applications (13:49), energy solutions for future data centers and capital allocation strategy (30:07), and a Jam with JCal session with Uptrend AI's Ramsey Shaffer (37:00). * Timestamps: (0:00) Antonio Gracias of Valor and Liran Zvibel of WEKA join Jason. (2:52) Investment thesis for WEKA and discussion on investment strategies (5:30) Investing in winners and the future of compute and AI technology (10:14) CommandBar - Visit https://www.commandbar.com/twist to get a custom live demo. (13:49) WEKA's product market fit and real-world applications (21:49) .Tech Domains - Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://www.jamwithjcal.tech (23:08) Innovative customers and technology behind the Las Vegas Sphere (23:08) Innovative customers and technology behind the Las Vegas Sphere (25:12) Impact of Weka's technology on rendering and data management (30:07) Energy solutions for future data centers and capital allocation strategy (34:22) Weka's hiring and job opportunities (35:34) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://www.Lemon.io/twist (37:00) Jam with JCal winner Ramsey Schaffer, CEO of Uptrends AI. (38:09) Ramsey's pitch and Jason's feedback (45:22) Importance of founder-led sales, pricing strategy, and UX improvements (51:02) Engaging with customers and final thoughts on Uptrends ai * Links from show: Check out Valor Equity Partners: https://www.valorep.com Check out WEKA: https://www.weka.io Check out Stability AI: https://stability.ai Check out the Sphere: https://www.thesphere.com Enter the Jam with JCal contest: https://www.jamwithjcal.tech Check out Uptrends AI:https://www.uptrends-ai.tech * Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Follow Liran: X: https://x.com/liranzvibel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liranzvibel/ * Follow Ramsey: X: https://x.com/RamseyShaffer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramseyshaffer/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: Timestamps: (10:14) CommandBar - Visit https://www.commandbar.com/twist to get a custom live demo. (21:49) .Tech Domains - Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://www.jamwithjcal.tech (35:34) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://www.Lemon.io/twist * Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Celine Halioua of Loyal (https://loyal.com/) a San Francisco startup developing drugs to extend the lifespan of dogs. In this episode, we discuss how to plot (and raise against) key company milestones, how to engineer scarcity with VCs, what terms are important and how to negotiate them, how to read an investor's body language for signals, the extensive pet collections we each had as kids and much more. Loyal most recently completed its Series B funding round, securing $45 million in investment. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures with support from Valor Equity Partners. Previous investors include Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Box Group, Collaborative Fund, Quiet Capital, and Todd & Rahul's Angel Fund. Loyal has cumulatively more than $125 million since its founding. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $17 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com. If you are a VC or investment banker, check out our new platform, www.fundingstack.com

Matteo Franceschetti is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the sleep fitness company.Eight Sleep developed a proprietary technology which is redesigning sleep by developing cutting-edge AI and machine learning models to track bio signals during the night and optimizing body recovery and rest while asleep. The end goal of the Pod is to compress sleep and scan your body while asleep to monitor your health.Eight Sleep is currently used by pro athletes and top performers across multiple industries and was recognized as one of TIME's “Best Inventions” in 2018 and 2019, was named one of Fast Company's “Most Innovative Companies” in 2018, and has raised over $150M in funding from leading investors, including Founders Fund, Softbank, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Valor Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Naval Ravikant, and Patrick Collison.Prior to Eight, Matteo co-founded and led GIR (acquired in 2014) and Global Investment (acquired 2011). Both companies were in cleantech.Matteo holds multiple patents in tech and health, is a Member of the Forbes Technology Council, has been Co-Chair at FWD.us and Mentor at Techstars, Microsoft Bizpark and the NYU Summer Launchpad Program.He graduated magna cum laude with a Law degree from University of Ferrara, and was a member of the Italian Bar Association while working as a lawyer in the finance practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy, both part of the Magic Circle of British's elite law firms.

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is close to securing a massive $6 billion investment that values the company at $18 billion. Key investors include Sequoia Capital, Future Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, and Gigafund. The funds will be used to further develop xAI's chatbot Grok, which aims to leverage data from Musk's companies like Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink to enhance its capabilities. This interconnected AI ecosystem could provide a competitive edge against rivals OpenAI and Anthropic as Musk seeks to create a networked system benefiting all his ventures.The U.S. government has formed a new Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board under the Department of Homeland Security. This 22-member board includes tech CEOs from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia and representatives from major companies. Notably absent are social media giants Meta and Twitter. The board will advise on protecting critical infrastructure from potential AI disruptions and help stakeholders use AI responsibly, as emphasized by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Its formation is part of the Biden administration's efforts to regulate AI.In the digital media space, Jeff Lawson, co-founder of Twilio, has acquired the satirical news outlet The Onion through his company Global Tetrahedron. Plans include shifting to a subscription model, enhancing social media presence, and reviving projects like The Onion News Network. The acquisition aims to preserve The Onion's editorial voice while potentially increasing writer compensation. Separately, the AI-powered startup Curio has developed an AI news anchor called Rio that provides personalized audio news briefings from trusted sources like The Wall Street Journal through an interactive chatbot interface. Rio is currently in early access with plans for a public launch later this year.From Perplexity's Discover feedMusk's xAI fundraising nears $6 billionhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Musks-xAI-fundraising-SHKPouRdTaSpgOqRpDgm0gAltman, Nadella join AI safety boardhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Altman-Nadella-join-B_0hHsNtSsusVFsmGoDJtQTwilio cofounder buys the Onionhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Twilio-cofounder-buys-.Y1DJm8TTL.wjpeh6BRAAQDesigning a quantum internethttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Designing-a-quantum-VUPU7AuhTyOyUqCkEhCYMQCurio's AI news anchorhttps://www.perplexity.ai/search/Curios-AI-news-SCD1OvB6S2aO6JvkoEjt9QPerplexity is the fastest and most powerful way to search the web. Perplexity crawls the web and curates the most relevant and up-to-date sources (from academic papers to Reddit threads) to create the perfect response to any question or topic you're interested in. Take the world's knowledge with you anywhere. Available on iOS and Android Join our growing Discord community for the latest updates and exclusive content. Follow us on: Instagram Threads X (Twitter) YouTube Linkedin

Matteo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the sleep fitness company.Eight Sleep developed a proprietary technology which is redesigning sleep by developing cutting-edge AI and machine learning models to track bio signals during the night and optimizing body recovery and rest while asleep. The end goal of the Pod is to compress sleep and scan your body while asleep to monitor your health.Eight Sleep is currently used by pro athletes and top performers across multiple industries and was recognized as one of TIME's “Best Inventions” in 2018 and 2019, was named one of Fast Company's “Most Innovative Companies” in 2018, and has raised over $150M in funding from leading investors, including Founders Fund, Softbank, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Valor Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Naval Ravikant, and Patrick Collison.Prior to Eight, Matteo co-founded and led GIR (acquired in 2014) and Global Investment (acquired 2011). Both companies were in cleantech.Matteo holds multiple patents in tech and health, is a Member of the Forbes Technology Council, has been Co-Chair at FWD.us and Mentor at Techstars, Microsoft Bizpark and the NYU Summer Launchpad Program.He graduated magna cum laude with a Law degree from University of Ferrara, and was a member of the Italian Bar Association while working as a lawyer in the finance practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy, both part of the Magic Circle of British's elite law firms.Support the show

Matteo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the sleep fitness company. Eight Sleep developed a proprietary technology which is redesigning sleep by developing cutting-edge AI and machine learning models to track bio signals during the night and optimising body recovery and rest while asleep. The end goal of the Pod is to compress sleep and scan your body while asleep to monitor your health.Eight Sleep is currently used by pro athletes and top performers across multiple industries and was recognised as one of TIME's “Best Inventions” in 2018 and 2019, was named one of Fast Company's “Most Innovative Companies” in 2018, and has raised over $150M in funding from leading investors, including Founders Fund, Softbank, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Valor Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Naval Ravikant, and Patrick Collison.Matteo was born in Ferrara in Italy and now lives in the US, splitting his time between New York and Miami.It's now time to explore your curiosity. Click the links below to listen and enjoy now. If you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us, email us at vidit@thehighflyerspodcast.com today! ***CLICK HERE to read show notes from this conversation between our host, Vidit Agarwal and Matteo FranceschettiIt's now time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy!***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! ***The High Flyers Podcast re-imagines the traditional notion of a "high flyer" and is a premier product of the Curiosity Center. The podcast showcases the journeys of relatable role models from their sunrise (childhood) to today. Listeners love the unique and direct inside access to these relatable role models, companies and industries in every walk of life to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.150+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal on the show from around the world including Heads of state, Olympians, Business and cultural leaders, Social Advocates, Investors, Entrepreneurs and more. The Curiosity Center is widely recognised as a leading on-demand intelligence network for founders, investors, executives and students with an audience of over 200,000 across this podcast + Association Series Newsletter and 7-Star Events. Find out more at www.curiositycenter.xyz*** 

Joesph Kelly is the CEO of Unchained — a bitcoin financial services company that offers services including trading, inheritance solutions, bitcoin-backed loans, and tax-advantaged bitcoin retirement accounts. In this episode, Kelly explains how his firm managed to become "the last lender standing in the US market for bitcoin-backed loans," and how Unchained has experienced growth despite rising federal interest rates. Earlier this year, Unchained raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Valor Equity Partners.  

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Daniel Wild, Gründer und Aufsichtsrat von Mountain Alliance. Daniel kommentiert die Runde von Atmosphere TV und Webel.Atmosphere TV ist ein Audio-optionales Streaming-Netzwerk und ist Teil der Out-of-Home-Werbebranche, zu der nicht nur Streaming-TV für ein gefesseltes Publikum gehört, sondern auch Plakatwände, Werbung in öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln und Poster auf der Innenseite von Toilettenkabinen. Es ist kostenlos und bietet eine clevere Möglichkeit für Werbetreibende, Verbraucher anzusprechen. Atmosphere hat kürzlich in einer Series-D-Finanzierungsrunde 65 Millionen US-Dollar von Investoren wie Sageview Capital, Valor Equity Partners und S3 Ventures eingesammelt. Das Unternehmen hat jetzt eine Bewertung von 1 Milliarde US-Dollar und Blake Sabatinelli, früherer CEO von Newsy, als neuen CEO.Das spanische Startup Webel hat 550.000 Euro im Rahmen eines SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) unter der Leitung von Trind Ventures erhalten. Das Kapital wurde auch von Tiburon, einem Superangel-Fonds von Daniel Wild und Felix Artmann, und anderen bekannten Business Angels unterstützt. Webel ist ein Marktplatz, der es Nutzerinnen und Nutzern ermöglicht, bequem von zu Hause aus fast jede Dienstleistung zu buchen. Die App ermöglicht es, Dienstleistungen mit nur 5 Klicks zu buchen. Webel hat auch ein SaaS-Tool und einen Algorithmus entwickelt, um seine Dienstleistungen zu verwalten und treuen Anbietern höhere Sichtbarkeit und niedrigere Provisionen zu bieten. Das Unternehmen hat ein monatliches Wachstum von 23 % in den letzten 13 Monaten verzeichnet und möchte mit den neuen Mitteln expandieren.

Grit or resiliency is one of the most important traits in modern life, especially if you're a Founder. Our guest today Reed Switzer is one of the youngest guests on Tank Talks, and he's been a Founder or Co-Founder of multiple companies. His current venture is Hopscotch, a simple, easy-to-use business payments platform that grew out of Reed's frustrations as a small business owner.About Reed Switzer:Reed Switzer is an entrepreneur and rising product leader in the financial technology space.Born and raised in New York, Reed got his start bussing tables at a local diner. In his early professional career, he developed a passion for apparel and launched his own brand in partnership with a couple of friends. He later served as Operations Lead for a music streaming startup led by the former CFO of Combs Enterprises.In 2021, studying finance and technology at Wharton, Reed decided to drop out of school to pursue his entrepreneurial spirit. He founded and currently leads Hopscotch, a FinTech startup backed by Stellation Capital, Shine Capital, NOEMIS Ventures, 3KVC, Valar Ventures, NfX, Valor Equity Partners, Red & Blue Ventures, The MBA Fund, Switch Ventures, and Brightlane Ventures.A word from our sponsor:At Ripple, we manage all of our fund expenses and employee credit cards using Jeeves. The team at Jeeves helped get me and my team setup with physical and virtual credit cards in days. I was able to allow my teammates to expense items in multiple currencies allowing them to pay for anything, anywhere at anytime. We weren't asked for any personal guarantees or to pay any setup or monthly SaaS fees.Not only does Jeeves save us time, but they also give us cash back on our purchases including expenses like Google, Facebook, or AWS every month. New users can earn up to 3% cashback for their first 90 days.The best part is Jeeves puts up the cash, and you settle up once every 30 days in any currency you want, unlike some other corporate card companies that make you pre-pay every month. Jeeves also recently launched its Jeeves Growth and Working Capital initiative for startups and fast-growing companies to enable more financial freedom for companies. The best thing of all is that Jeeves is live in  24 countries including Canada, the US and many other countries around the world.Jeeves truly offers the best all-in-one expense management corporate card program for all startups especially the ones at Ripple and we at Tank Talks could not be more excited to officially partner with them. Listeners of Tank Talks can get set up with a demo of Jeeves today and take advantage of our Tank Talks special with a‍ $250 statement credit after the first $2,500 in spend or a $500 statement credit after the first $5000 in spend. Lastly, all Jeeves cardholders receive access to their Lounge Pass program and access to over 1300 airports globally.Visit tryjeeves.com/tanktalks to learn more.In this episode we discuss:02:47 Reed's career in startups03:46 Using google to learn early lessons in entrepreneurship05:25 The decision to drop out of school to start Hopscotch06:49 Reed's tenacious approach to cold reach to find advisors and investors09:32 The decision to bring on more seasoned Co-Founders and advisors10:53 Why business payments was such an exciting field to explore12:49 How Hopscotch is aiming to be Venmo for businesses14:28 The difference between Hopscoth and its competition15:41 What the Hopscotch Risk Score is16:15 The Hopscotch business model16:49 Long term vision for Hopscotch18:29 How Hopscotch leverages its data20:25 Dealing with competition in FinTech and SaaS21:46 Who the ideal customer is for Hopscotch22:52 Who Hopscotch is currently serving24:42 How they are dealing with higher interest rates and protecting their business25:51 Best ways they are attracting customers28:03 Plans for their recent fundraiseFast Favorites:*

Lisa Barnett and her co-founders put their talents together, identified an opportunity missing in the market and built Little Spoon, a subscription based children's food company from scratch to over a million units sold in their 1st year, now only a few years later LittleSpoon.com was ranked as #93 on the #inc5000 list of fastest growing companies! Lisa shares her story and experiences of working in venture capital, how this idea started and what it takes to build a successful company on @Got Invention Show with Inventor Host, Brian Fried !About Lisa Barnett and Little Spoon:Lisa Barnett is the Co-Founder & President of Little Spoon, the fastest growing direct-to-consumer children's food and nutrition company reinventing the modern parent's experience of keeping their child healthy. She has been recognized as one of the ‘Women Changing the Food Industry' by Well + Good, and by Forbes as 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital. She is responsible for raising over $50M in venture and growth equity capital, leading the charge with financing from a number of institutions including Valor Equity Partners, Kairos, and SoGal Ventures among others. Lisa also sits on the board of and advises a number of consumer products startups in strategy, fundraising, brand and growth. She is an active angel investor in a number of companies across consumer, healthcare, and technology. Prior to Little Spoon, Lisa spent nearly a decade as an investor in and operator at some of the world's top consumer brands including Estee Lauder Companies, Calvin Klein, Weight Watchers and a number of other Fortune 500 Companies. As an investor, she was focused on investing in brand-driven startups aimed at transforming the everyday life of consumers in the wellness, health and CPG space.Visit www.littlespoon.comGot Invention Show audience receive 20% discount using the coupon code: gotinvention --------------------------------------------About Got Invention Show:Welcome to the Got Invention Show!Listen to inventors interviews sharing their invention story to the world!Are you patent pending?Do you have a prototype to show and demonstrate?Are you looking to earn royalties from your invention?Are you looking for a manufacturer?Do you want to raise money or find an investor?Do you want to sell your invention?Learn from other inventors or let's see and hear about your big invention idea! Show & tell us about your invention, have your very own video interview to be proud of!Your video can be used to:Post to your social mediaAdd on your websiteSend to bloggers & editorsPitch to licensees or investorsListen to inventor interviews or sign up: www.gotinventionshow.comYour Host of Got Invention Show, Brian Fried. Brian is the host of Got Invention Radio, with interviews of high profile guests including the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Lori Greiner from ABC's Shark Tank, & over 150 individual interviews. www.gotinvention.comBrian connects and guides inventors to earn royalties from their inventions to licensees and brand properties looking for new ideas and intellectual property to expand existing or add to new product lines. Inventor Smart: www.inventorsmart.com Host Inventor Expert and Mentor Brian Fried: www.brianfried.com#inventions #inventors #tvshow #ideas #startup #gotinvention #inventorsmart

In der Nachmittagsfolge begrüßen wir heute Bernhard Wenger, Head of Northern Europe bei 21shares, und sprechen mit ihm über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Finanzierungsrunde des Mutterunternehmens 21.co in Höhe von 25 Millionen US-Dollar. 21shares ist ein global tätiger Anbieter von benutzerfreundlichen Produkten, die einen einfachen Zugang zu Kryptowährungen ermöglichen. Anlegerinnen und Anlegern werden neben börsengehandelten Kryptoprodukten auch umfangreiche Token-Lösungen, eine dezentralisierte Software-Plattform zur Erstellung, Auflistung und Verwaltung von Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) und weitere zukunftsweisende Lösungen angeboten. Dabei erhalten sie zu Aufklärungszwecken auch ein kostenloses Research in institutioneller Qualität. Um das breite Produktangebot an die Kundinnen und Kunden zu bringen, hat das Startup mehrere Tochterunternehmen, wie beispielsweise 21 Shares. Das Technologie- und Finanzunternehmen emittiert beispielsweise börsengehandelte Finanzdienstleistungen mit einem besonderen Fokus auf Kryptowährungs-ETPs. Dabei wirbt die Tochter, dass bei den Krypto-Investitionen die Privatsphäre ganz besonders beachtet wird und deshalb aufgrund der Neutralität und der Stabilität die Schweiz als Standort gewählt wurde. 21.co wurde im Jahr 2018 von Ophelia Snyder und Hany Rashwan in Zürich gegründet. Mittlerweile hat das Jungunternehmen auch einen Sitz in New York. Von September 2021 bis September 2022, verzeichnete 21.co mehr als 650 Millionen US-Dollar an Netto-Neugeldern und hat die Zahl seiner Mitarbeitenden in diesem Zeitraum um 75% erhöht. In einer Finanzierungsrunde hat das Schweizer Startup nun 25 Millionen US-Dollar eingesammelt. Damit steigt die Unternehmensbewertung auf bis zu 2 Milliarden US-Dollar, wodurch 21.co zum größten Krypto-Einhorn der Schweiz wird. Die Runde wurde von Marshall Wace angeführt. Der Anbieter von alternativen Investmentlösungen beschäftigt weltweit über 400 Mitarbeitende. Der Hedgefonds hat zudem bereits über 55 Milliarden US-Dollar unter seiner Verwaltung. Zu den weiteren Investoren der Finanzierungsrunde gehören Collab+Currency, Quiet Ventures, ETFS Capital und Valor Equity Partners. Mit dem frischen Kapital möchte 21.co neue innovative Produkte entwickeln, mit denen ein noch leichterer Zugang zu Kryptowährungen ermöglicht wird.

News - Meteor Tutors has Created a Safe and Innovative Solution for Music and Language Online Tutoring - Read more ---> Check out the Causeartist Partners here.---> Subscribe to the Causeartist Newsletter here.In this episode of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with Sophia Wang, Co-Founder of MycoWorks, on disrupting the fashion industry by creating a biomaterials company that has developed natural alternatives to leather and plastics using mushroom mycelium technology.In 2013, with artist and inventor Phil Ross, Sophia co-founded MycoWorks, a biomaterials company that has developed natural alternatives to engineered wood, leather and plastics using mushroom mycelium technology.Her creative practice includes choreography, performance, writing, curation and producing original dance and multimedia works. Sophia has danced for Xavier Le Roy, Tino Sehgal, Jerome Bel, Amara Tabor-Smith and Xandra Ibarra, and co-founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company. Since 2015, she has co-produced Heavy Breathing, a discussion and movement workshop series that has featured over 45 presenting artists working at the intersection of performance, visual arts and pedagogy.Sophia also holds a PhD in English specializing in 20th and 21st century experimental American poetry, and a BA in English and Visual Arts.MycoWorks create materials at the intersection of art, nature and biotechnology using mycelium, one of the earth's most regenerative resources. The company's mission is to create a platform for the highest quality materials using Fine Mycelium™. Their first product, Reishi™ offers partners in the fashion industry an option for leather that is neither animal nor plastic, yet uncompromising in quality and aesthetic expression.The company announced last year the closing of a $45 million Series B financing to scale up and meet demand for Reishi™, the leading natural, non-animal leather material. WTT Investment Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan) and DCVC Bio co-led the round, with major participation from new investors Valor Equity Partners, Humboldt Fund, Gruss & Co., and others, and existing investors Novo Holdings, 8VC, SOSV, AgFunder, Wireframe Ventures, Tony Fadell, and others.About Mushroom MyceliumA breakthrough in materials science and biotechnology, Fine Mycelium is an advanced manufacturing platform for high performance materials in fashion and footwear. The company's proprietary technology has enabled a new class of premium, non-animal materials that are the next evolution in mycelium.Mycelium is one of the earth's most powerful agents of regeneration and carbon sequestration. These fine, root-like threads are grown on the byproducts of agriculture and lumber, transforming plant matter into their own biomass.Unlike “mushroom leather,” which is compressed mycelium, MycloWorks patented Fine Mycelium technology engineers mycelium during growth to create the proprietary, interlocking cellular structures that give our material its superior strength and durability.Exclusive to MycoWorks, the Fine Mycelium process offers the unique advantage of total control over quality and customization.Fine Mycelium materials are custom-grown to our brand partners' specifications for performance, aesthetic features and more. This gives brands creative control to design from the material on up, while minimizing waste and ensuring consistent quality. Actionable traceability of the Fine Mycelium process allows our experts to capture and apply data at defining moments during production, fully optimizing our products from initial growth to harvest.Today, the team is growing in order to scale and deliver Reishi to an even broader range of partners in fashion, footwear and beyond. Together, they're working towards a world where mycelium enables resilient, creative solutions for any industry dependent on animal and petroleum-derived products.News - Meteor Tutors has Created a Safe and Innovative Solution for Music and Language Online Tutoring - Read more---> Check out the Causeartist Partners here.---> Subscribe to the Causeartist Newsletter here.Listen to more Causeartist podcast shows hereFollow Grant on Twitter and LinkedInFollow Causeartist on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram

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What a difference a year makes! About a year ago the price of Bitcoin hit $63k, today it’s $43k (-30% YoY). But attendance at the annual Bitcoin conference in Miami increased 2.5x to 30,000 people this year. So what’s the deal? Let me tell you a little secret: it’s not just about price.The conference itself is a bit of a sideshow. Tons of people I know went to Miami without stepping foot in the convention center. A lot of the action happens behind closed doors in meeting rooms, rooftop bars, and yachts. Investors, builders, technologists and enthusiast converge for one week in the sun to network and get things done.Bitcoin 2022 key takeawaysBitcoin magazine, the organizers of the conference, posted videos of panels and speeches on their YouTube channel. I’ll highlight some of theCashApp launches 3 new Bitcoin servicesGet Paid in Bitcoin enables CashApp users to auto-invest a portion of their paycheck into bitcoin. Bitcoin Roundups enables CashApp users to round up payments to the nearest dollar then buy bitcoin with the difference.Lightning Network integration enables users to receive Bitcoin in Cash App through the Lightning Network. The ability to send bitcoin through that network was enabled in January.My thoughts: CashApp is key to onboarding people. The fast-growing app has 30 million monthly users. But the demographic is younger and more diverse than the typical bank account holder. CashApp knows that culture leads finance. They routinely partner with hip-hop stars like Megan the Stallion and Lil Nas X for cash and Bitcoin giveaways. This helps drive adoption and builds goodwill for the brand. CashApp meets people where they are: Offering bank-like features like auto-investing and roundup is familiar to the average Joe. Additionally, CashApp excels where crypto falters, CashApp user experience is simple and easy to follow. Building out auto-investing would produce a baseline of steady income for Block (owners of CashApp). It’s a win-win. Walled gardens to open fields: Today you can only send funds to people who have the same app. So now I have a zillion apps on my phone…ugh. For example, I only use CashApp to pay my barber but then I use PayPal to pay my powerlifting coach. CashApp and PayPal are walled gardens, they are not interoperable. Imagine if you could ONLY send emails to people who had a GMail account. That would be incredibly annoying. We would all end up with a zillion email accounts. But in the future we should be able to pay like we email. The future is wide open fields not walled gardens. The Lightning Network can help us get there. But we need more businesses to integrate the Lightning Network….Robinhood is integrating Lightning Network ⚡6 months ago Robinhood announced it was launching a Digital Asset wallet. It quickly garnered a waitlist with over 2 million peopleThis week, Robinhood announced that it would integrate Lightning Network to enable faster Bitcoin transactionsThis is meaningful as Robinhood has over 22 million users. Like CashApp, its users tend to be younger than the typical bank account holder. So far only about 10% have indicated interest in the crypto wallets but I expect that could grow with time. 2 million is good but we need a LOT more integrations to the Lightning Network….Strike integrates Shopify and NCR (largest POS operator)⚡Jack Mallers, CEO of Strike, announced that they are integrating the Lightning Network into Shopify and NCR. This is a HUGE deal. Shopify is the third-largest online retailer in the US behind Amazon and eBay. There are over 1.1 million live stores on Shopify in the US and another 1.2 million around the world NCR is the largest point-of-sale (POS) operator. POS machines are the gadgets we swipe our cards in to pay for goods and services as we are checking out of the grocery stores, coffee shops etc. These integrations would enable millions of merchants to transact using the Lightning Network. Access would be extended to brands, merchants and stores that you are familiar with. The cool thing is that this integration would enable customers to pay in Bitcoin or stablecoins or even dollars. Exciting times ahead. But the question is, will we see adoption? I don’t know. Why? #HODL: I don’t want to part with my Bitcoin today because I believe the price will be higher 5-10 years from now. Inertia: The typical person would default to continue paying the same way unless there is a trigger. There needs to be significant benefit or cost to trigger behavior modification. For international payments, Lightning Network is cheaper, faster, and more convenient to use than some existing options. But domestic payments…I think the interoperability between walled gardens could be one driver. I think merchants stand to save money on interchange fees by switching to the Lightning Network, it would make sense for some merchants to offer discounts to customers who pay with the Lightning Network. But other than that, am I missing something? Lightning Labs ⚡The leading Bitcoin developer has raised $70M in it’s Series B from Valor Equity Partners and global asset manager Baillie Gifford, both early backers of Tesla and SpaceX; Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, NYDIG and Silvergate CEO Alan Lane.The goal is to transform the network into a multi-asset layer atop Bitcoin. The first step would be to add stablecoins. Lightning would enable fast and high volume stablecoin transactions. In the future, other asset types like NFTs could be added too. What’s on my mindWalk to earn 🏋️‍♂️I like fitness. I like making money. This week, I discovered Fitness + Money = “walk-to-earn”. Have you heard about this? There are a couple apps where you sign-up for a workout commitment e.g., walk 10,000 steps a day then you get get paid in crypto for following through. I haven’t signed up yet but I’m immediately think what’s the catch? So far, it looks like some of these apps require you to buy some tokens and perhaps you get penalized if you don’t follow through. Check out Step and learn more here.I hope you spend sometime outside this week. It’s spring and the weather has been glorious. I’m aiming to walk outside for at least 30 min every day. Join me! CiaoAfo This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit afolabio.substack.com

My guest today is Antonio Gracias, founder, CIO, and CEO of Valor Equity Partners. Antonio is perhaps best known for his role at Tesla, as the earliest institutional investor and Director from 2007 to 2021. But he has deep operating and investing experience, having first acquired and managed a number of manufacturing and technology companies during his 20s. And it was during those formative years that Antonio and his team developed the skills that led to Valor, which provides operational expertise to the high growth private companies they invest in.   Our conversation is a deep exploration of the drivers behind Antonio and Valor's success. We dive into his concept of pro-entropic investing, what he learned as a 25-year-old running a manufacturing business, and trust me when I say, you don't want to miss his answer to the kindest thing ever. Please enjoy this great conversation with Antonio Gracias.   For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here.   -----   This episode is brought to you by Canalyst. Canalyst is the leading destination for public company data and analysis. If you're a professional equity investor and haven't talked to Canalyst recently, you should give them a shout. Learn more and try Canalyst for yourself at canalyst.com/Patrick.    -----   This episode is brought to you by Lemon.io. The team at  Lemon.io has built a network of Eastern European developers ready to pair with fast-growing startups. We have faced challenges hiring engineering talent for various projects - and Lemon.io offered developers for one-off projects, developers for full start to finish product development, or developers that could be add-ons to the existing team. Check out lemon.io/patrick to learn more.   -----   Invest Like the Best is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Invest Like the Best, visit joincolossus.com/episodes.    Past guests include Tobi Lutke, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, John Collison, Kat Cole, Marc Andreessen, Matthew Ball, Bill Gurley, Anu Hariharan, Ben Thompson, and many more.   Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here.   Follow us on Twitter: @patrick_oshag | @JoinColossus   Show Notes[00:02:51] - [First question] - Defining what a pro-entropic company is [00:07:26] - Understanding external forces of chaos and why they'll continue to increase [00:11:32] - What he's learned about identifying and investing in pro-entropic companies [00:13:43] - Investing with entropy in mind can be a bet on unchanging aspects of human nature [00:15:08] - Defining durability in contrast with resiliency and entropy [00:17:27] - Timing and valuation matters less and less as you ascend the entropic scale [00:18:53] - Coming from a traditional background and the origin of Valor [00:22:05] - The theory of constraints and why it's so powerful; The Goal [00:26:32] - Transitioning into a private equity structure and Valor's 2001-2005 era [00:30:42] - Asymmetric information and developing a stage deployment of capital strategy [00:32:51] - The importance of understanding people and psychological ideas for investing he finds useful [00:36:59] - Understanding the psychology of founders that have successful outcomes [00:39:07] - Vision setting, narrative building, and qualities of effective and dangerous leaders [00:42:02] - Decision making bias and combating bias effectively in practice  [00:44:30] - Where security and control figures into his thinking [00:45:45] - Identity in relation to ego; the tools he uses to combat identity related decisions [00:49:04] - Lessons learned from the Japanese language versus Western languages [00:50:37] - What he's gotten better at when it comes to getting to the heart of what's actually going on in a company and accepting reality [00:53:07] - Questions he returns to when he's getting to know a company [00:56:16] - An episode of operational deployment that most stands out in memory [00:58:54] - Key concepts that most stick with him from working alongside Elon Musk [01:01:32] - Why there aren't more Musk's or Bezos' in the world [01:04:20] - Ensuring Valor invests in the best companies going forward [01:06:06] - How to pass the torch of what Valor is to others when his time is done [01:08:25] - The kindest thing anyone has ever done for him 

Dorm Room Fund is excited to announce the return of the podcast! Subscribe for weekly episode interviews with some of the brightest minds in business, venture, and tech. This week, Eight Sleep CEO Matteo Franceschetti is back! Souhail talks to him about everything from Eight Sleep's ascension to Formula 1 racing. Eight Sleep is currently used by pro athletes and top performers across multiple industries and was recognized as one of TIME's "Best Inventions" in 2018 and 2019, was named one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies" in 2018, and has raised over $150M in funding from leading investors, including Founders Fund, Softbank, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Valor Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Naval Ravikant, and Patrick Collison. Prior to Eight, Matteo co-founded and led GIR (acquired in 2014) and Global Investment (acquired 2011). Matteo holds multiple patents in tech and health, is a Member of the Forbes Technology Council, and graduated magna cum laude with a Law degree from University of Ferrara. (1:24) - What Matteo's sleep schedule looks like (3:20) - Matteo's Background and Upbringing (4:40) - Eight Sleep's role alongside other Health Tech (5:12) - What Eight Sleep can do (6:27) - The Motivation for starting Eight Sleep (8:28) - Eight Sleep's Vision (11:46) - Y Combinator's impact on the business (12:15) - Working with his wife (13:40) - The ideal Eight Sleep employee (15:26) - Celebrity Endorsements and meeting Mike Tyson (16:47) - Matteo's love for F1 --

Matteo is the co-founder and CEO of Eight Sleep Eight sleep is one of the most successful fitness startups in the world, having been through Y-Combinator, and raised almost $200m in investment, from funds such as Khosla, Founders Fund and Valor Equity Partners. We got to discuss with him about Miami, Sleep, the story of Eight Sleep, Wearables and Data, and investing in startups. Today we discussed with him amongst others, about Miami, Sleep, the story of Eight Sleep, Wearables and Data, and investing in startups and Terra - the API that makes it easy for apps to connect to wearables. The Site ► https://tryterra.co More Podcasts ►https://blog.tryterra.co Twitter ► https://twitter.com/terraapi Linkedin ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/terraapi

Allon Bloch is a repeat founder who has been with at least two ventures through going public so far. His newest venture has raised nearly $400M to disrupt and transform the third industry. K Health has successfully raised funding from top-tier investors like Kaiser Permanente, Counterpart Advisors, BoxGroup, and Valor Equity Partners.

Allon Bloch is a repeat founder who has been with at least two ventures through going public so far. His newest venture has raised nearly $400M to disrupt and transform the third industry. K Health has successfully raised funding from top-tier investors like Kaiser Permanente, Counterpart Advisors, BoxGroup, and Valor Equity Partners.

Matteo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the sleep fitness company. Eight Sleep developed a proprietary technology which is redesigning sleep by developing cutting-edge AI and machine learning models to track bio signals during the night and optimizing body recovery and rest while asleep. The end goal of the Pod is to compress sleep and scan your body while asleep to monitor your health. Eight Sleep is currently used by pro athletes and top performers across multiple industries and was recognized as one of TIME's "Best Inventions" in 2018 and 2019, was named one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies" in 2018, and has raised over $150M in funding from leading investors, including Founders Fund, Softbank, Khosla Ventures, YCombinator, Valor Equity Partners, General Catalyst, Naval Ravikant, and Patrick Collison. Special perks for our listeners below! ➢Vertical Diet Meals: https://verticaldiet.com/ Use code POWERPROJECT for free shipping and two free meals + a Kooler Sport when you order 16 meals or more! ➢Vuori Performance Apparel: Visit https://vuoriclothing.com/powerproject to automatically save 20% off your first order! ➢Magic Spoon Cereal: Visit https://www.magicspoon.com/powerproject to automatically save $5 off a variety pack! ➢8 Sleep: Visit https://www.eightsleep.com/powerproject to automatically save $150 off the Pod Pro! ➢Marek Health: https://marekhealth.com Use code POWERPROJECT15 for 15% off ALL LABS! Also check out the Power Project Panel: https://marekhealth.com/powerproject Use code POWERPROJECT for $101 off! ➢LMNT Electrolytes: http://drinklmnt.com/powerproject ➢Piedmontese Beef: https://www.piedmontese.com/ Use Code "POWERPROJECT" at checkout for 25% off your order plus FREE 2-Day Shipping on orders of $150 Subscribe to the Podcast on on Platforms! ➢ https://lnk.to/PowerProjectPodcast Subscribe to the Power Project Newsletter! ➢ https://bit.ly/2JvmXMb Follow Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast ➢ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/markbellspowerproject ➢ https://www.facebook.com/markbellspowerproject ➢ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbpowerproject ➢ LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/powerproject/ ➢ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/markbellspowerproject ➢TikTok: http://bit.ly/pptiktok FOLLOW Mark Bell ➢ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksmellybell ➢ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkBellSuperTraining ➢ Twitter: https://twitter.com/marksmellybell ➢ Snapchat: marksmellybell ➢Mark Bell's Daily Workouts, Nutrition and More: https://www.markbell.com/ Follow Nsima Inyang ➢ https://www.breakthebar.com/learn-more ➢YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NsimaInyang ➢Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nsimainyang/?hl=en ➢TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nsimayinyang?lang=en Follow Andrew Zaragoza on all platforms ➢ https://direct.me/iamandrewz #PowerProject #Podcast #MarkBell

Back in April, smart mattress maker Eight Sleep raised $40 million in funding and put a large chunk of that toward sleep research. Now, backed by Valor Equity Partners—a firm that has worked with Tesla, SpaceX and GoPuff—as well as SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund and General Catalyst, Eight Sleep has raised $86 million in a Series C round of funding.

In episode 112 of the Disruptors for Good podcast I speak with Sophia Wang, Co-Founder of MycoWorks, on disrupting the fashion industry by creating a biomaterials company that has developed natural alternatives to leather and plastics using mushroom mycelium technologyIn 2013, with artist and inventor Phil Ross, Sophia co-founded MycoWorks, a biomaterials company that has developed natural alternatives to engineered wood, leather and plastics using mushroom mycelium technology.Her creative practice includes choreography, performance, writing, curation and producing original dance and multimedia works. Sophia has danced for Xavier Le Roy, Tino Sehgal, Jerome Bel, Amara Tabor-Smith and Xandra Ibarra, and co-founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company. Since 2015, she has co-produced Heavy Breathing, a discussion and movement workshop series that has featured over 45 presenting artists working at the intersection of performance, visual arts and pedagogy.Sophia also holds a PhD in English specializing in 20th and 21st century experimental American poetry, and a BA in English and Visual Arts.MycoWorks create materials at the intersection of art, nature and biotechnology using mycelium, one of the earth's most regenerative resources. The company's mission is to create a platform for the highest quality materials using Fine Mycelium™. Their first product, Reishi™ offers partners in the fashion industry an option for leather that is neither animal nor plastic, yet uncompromising in quality and aesthetic expression.The company announced last year the closing of a $45 million Series B financing to scale up and meet demand for Reishi™, the leading natural, non-animal leather material. WTT Investment Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan) and DCVC Bio co-led the round, with major participation from new investors Valor Equity Partners, Humboldt Fund, Gruss & Co., and others, and existing investors Novo Holdings, 8VC, SOSV, AgFunder, Wireframe Ventures, Tony Fadell, and others.About Mushroom MyceliumA breakthrough in materials science and biotechnology, Fine Mycelium is an advanced manufacturing platform for high performance materials in fashion and footwear. The company's proprietary technology has enabled a new class of premium, non-animal materials that are the next evolution in mycelium.Mycelium is one of the earth's most powerful agents of regeneration and carbon sequestration. These fine, root-like threads are grown on the byproducts of agriculture and lumber, transforming plant matter into their own biomass.Unlike “mushroom leather,” which is compressed mycelium, MycloWorks patented Fine Mycelium technology engineers mycelium during growth to create the proprietary, interlocking cellular structures that give our material its superior strength and durability.Exclusive to MycoWorks, the Fine Mycelium process offers the unique advantage of total control over quality and customization.Fine Mycelium materials are custom-grown to our brand partners' specifications for performance, aesthetic features and more. This gives brands creative control to design from the material on up, while minimizing waste and ensuring consistent quality. Actionable traceability of the Fine Mycelium process allows our experts to capture and apply data at defining moments during production, fully optimizing our products from initial growth to harvest.Today, the team is growing in order to scale and deliver Reishi to an even broader range of partners in fashion, footwear and beyond. Together, they're working towards a world where mycelium enables resilient, creative solutions for any industry dependent on animal and petroleum-derived products.Listen to more Causeartist podcasts here.Check out:Partner with us - Learn moreImpactInvestor.io - Discover impact investors from around the world.Podcast Made with TransistorPodcast cover design Made with CanvaBuild amazing web platforms with Webflow

As principais notícias de inovação aplicadas aos negócios em alguns minutos: PayPal adiciona chat ao seu app; Méliuz entra no mercado de bitcoins e o Square compra Afterpay por US$ 29 bilhões. Além disso, temos os resultados trimestrais das Big Techs. E muito mais. Prefere ler as notícias enquanto acompanha o podcast?! Tudo bem, só entrar aqui:  https://bit.ly/2VrD1Ek Quer mandar alguma dúvida, sugestão, pedido de reza ou só um “oi, sumido?”, manda por aqui: https://www.morse-news.com/contato ou no contato@morse.digital   Link das notícias:   01/Walmart vai vender sua tecnologia de e-commerce para PMEs A grande varejista acabou de se tornar uma Big Tech, ou quase isso. O Walmart fez uma parceria com a Adobe para começar a liberar parte do seu sistema de Marketplace e de e-commerce para pequenos e médios lojistas nos EUA. A empresa quer aumentar ainda mais as Se você sentiu um deja-vu, tudo bem, porque temos o case da Amazon, que começou a abrir a tecnologia do AmazonGo para terceiros, e também a rede Starbucks, que fez o mesmo com seu sistema de pagamento e CRM, e já falamos disso aqui...   02/PayPal vai colocar mensagens em seu novo app A e-wallet está de olho em se tornar um superapp e, nos próximos meses, deve lançar não só a feature de chat, como também uma área de e-commerce e de serviços financeiros. Por aqui, o PicPay já começou com essa tendência. E, para falar a verdade, podemos até lembrar que o WhatsApp liberou transações financeiras entre usuários. Logo, aqui vai um Betting Up: as fintechs vão virar redes sociais.   03/Investimentos em Publicidade B2B nos EUA devem chegar a US$ 30 bilhões até 2023 E o mais interessante disso? Quase metade deste montante - algo próximo a US$ 15 bilhões - será no digital. Essa é uma previsão do eMarketer, com projeções para o mercado B2B. Diferente das marcas voltadas para o consumidor final, que já migraram quase todos os seus gastos com ads para o digital, o segmento B2B ainda é mais tradicional. Ou seja: vamos ver uma grande mudança na forma que as empresas se colocam para outras.   04/Microsoft pode investir em startup hoteleira Oyo A companhia de Satya Nadella está próxima de fazer um aporte na startup indiana de hotéis Oyo. Só para lembrar aqui, a empresa de hotelaria é uma das investidas do Softbank e, recentemente, foi avaliada em US$ 9 bilhões. Em troca do aporte, a Microsoft conseguirá garantir que a Oyo use os serviços em nuvem da Azure.   05/Amazon Ads cresce 87% no segundo trimestre Setor de advertising da Amazon somou US$ 7,9 bilhões em receitas com vendas no segundo trimestre, quase 90% a mais do que no ano passado. O aumento de formatos, bem como a ampliação das capacidades self-service da Amazon Ads impactaram fortemente o resultado do segmento que, inclusive, teve uma alta bem maior do que a receita geral da Amazon no trimestre. Mas nem tudo foram notícias boas nos resultados trimestrais da Big Tech: o documento mostrou que a Amazon pagou uma multa de US$ 887 milhões para a União Europeia devido a uma infração da GDPR.   06/Google e YouTube batem recorde de receita Sempre falamos de recordes no Morse e dessa vez o palco é do Google, que no último trimestre bateu US$ 61,9 bilhões em receita, mais do que o dobro da receita do mesmo trimestre de 2020. Apenas a área de ads teve receita de US$ 50,4 bilhões, alta de 69% em comparação com 2021, uma prova de que a demanda por publicidade digital voltou acelerada! E o YouTube, nisso tudo, também está surfando na onda, alcançando US$7 bilhões em receita, quase o dobro comparado ao ano passado.   07/Spotify mais do que dobra a receita com publicidade no trimestre O esforço que o aplicativo tem feito para aumentar as vias de monetização de podcasts está começando a mexer o ponteiro! No segundo trimestre deste ano, os valores arrecadados com ads por parte do Spotify chegaram a 275 milhões de euros, valor 110% maior do que o registrado no mesmo período do ano passado.   08/LinkedIn ultrapassa a receita anual de US$ 10 bilhões pela primeira vez Cinco anos depois de sua compra pela Microsoft, a rede social começa a virar uma das grandes! A receita trimestral do LinkedIn chegou aos US$ 3 bilhões, mas ultrapassou os US$ 10 bilhões na conta anual. Só de ads, a rede social faturou mais do que US$ 1 bilhão no trimestre, alta de 97% em comparação ao ano passado.   09/Pinterest cria plataforma para influenciadores O Pinterest, que recentemente criou o Idea Pins, agora está de olho no mercado de influenciadores digitais e anunciou sua primeira ferramenta para que criadores de conteúdo ganhem dinheiro promovendo itens em todo o site. A rede social está adicionando suporte para links de afiliados; marcação de produtos para seus Idea Pins em "stories" para impulsionar vendas e está criando um rótulo de "parcerias pagas" para apoiar patrocínios de Idea Pins.   10/Twitter testa seção de compras no seu app O Twitter, que lançou recentemente novos serviços como o de assinatura paga, agora está testando um novo recurso. Esse novo serviço que está disponível apenas no iOS é uma nova seção que permite compras dentro do app. O teste que começou a rodar nos EUA com cerca de doze marcas oferece um carrossel de produtos aos usuários para fazer compras sem sair do app. O Twitter está tentando outras formas de monetização fora dos ads e apesar de ter lançado um serviço semelhante em 2017, a rede está apostando que esse seja um bom momento para ser uma conexão entre pessoas e produtos.   11/Facebook caminha para se tornar empresa "metaverse" O Facebook está com medo de perder o "tempo" de inovação do mercado, como aconteceu com o mobile e já está antecipando sua presença no mundo metaverse. A ideia aqui ainda é meio subjetiva e foi definida pelo Zuckerberg em uma forma de internet incorporada onde os usuários estarão dentro e não olhando para ela. Vamos ser mais objetivos: o Facebook está vendo uma oportunidade de construir um hub em plataformas de realidade virtual, sendo praticamente uma versão da web que se parece mais com um MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online), ou uma releitura do Second Life.   12/Snapchat vai começar a recomendar lugares aos usuários O Snapchat, que conta com um mapa integrado dentro do seu app feito para seus usuários acompanharem seus amigos na rede, agora irá fazer recomendações de lugares para serem visitados. O Snap Map mostrará essas recomendações com base na localização atual dos usuários, atividades de amigos e baseado em postagens anteriores ou salvas para conhecer depois.   13/Elo vai criar marketplace próprio A bandeira de cartões está pronta para se tornar uma provedora de tecnologia. Em entrevista ao Neofeed, o CEO da empresa, Giancarlo Greco, comentou que este é o caminho da “sobrevivência” para a companhia. Para chegar nesse objetivo, a Elo projeta lançar um marketplace de produtos não financeiros até o meio do segundo semestre, para depois evoluir para um espaço de venda de produtos financeiros também. A ideia é que a Elo transforme esse marketplace em um produto, para ajudar as empresas que queiram criar seus próprios ecossistemas.   14/App colombiano de delivery de supermercados Merqueo chega ao Brasil A empresa, no entanto, tem um diferencial quando se fala em entrega de supermercados: ela apenas opera dark stores e não faz parceria com grandes redes de varejo. Assim, eles controlam toda a logística e também os preços dos produtos. Mas sabemos que também é assim que se cria um desafio para escalar o negócio no Brasil.   15/ Square compra fintech Afterpay por US$ 29 bilhões Com a compra, a startup de Jack Dorsey entra no mercado de crediário. Sim, crediário. Porque o que a Afterpay viabiliza é uma forma da loja financiar compras parceladas para o cliente final usando o sistema de PoS. Na prática, o que a australiana permite é que o cliente divida a compra em quatro vezes sem juros… Lembrando aqui que a Apple recentemente informou que irá liberar a mesma função para o Apple Card.   16/Méliuz compra Alter por R$25,9 milhões A Méliuz, irá comprar a Alter Pagamentos, startup especializada em negociação de criptoativos. A transação no valor de R$ 25,9 milhões consiste em trazer usuários de criptomoeda para a Méliuz, um segmento de alto crescimento. Aproveitando o fio da meada, a Méliuz, está trabalhando em um app com conta digital e estreia o seu banco digital em 2022 que incluirá crédito, seguro e investimento.   17/Startup Neuralink de Elon Musk recebe aporte de US$ 205 milhões Essa é uma daquelas notícias que podem ganhar uma produção na pegada Black Mirror: A Neuralink, startup de chip cerebral para tratar doenças, de Elon Musk, recebeu um aporte de US$ 205 milhões em rodada da série C, liderada por Vy Capital. Outros investidores da rodada foram o Google Venture, GV, Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures e Founders Fund. O investimento será usado para acelerar pesquisas e desenvolvimento de novos produtos e já levar o chip para o mercado (apesar de aqui ainda não ter um prazo definido).   18/Twitter adquire o time do app Brief Brief, um serviço de curadoria de notícias, teve sua equipe comprada pelo Twitter. O importante de entender aqui é que o aplicativo não foi vendido, porém o serviço deixará de existir no final deste mês. Essa aquisição do time aconteceu por conta do Twitter estar focando em se posicionar como uma rede para consumo de informações e notícias rápidas. Lembrando que esse passo não é o primeiro da empresa, que comprou o serviço de newsletter Revue no começo deste ano.  

As principais notícias de inovação aplicadas aos negócios em alguns minutos: PayPal adiciona chat ao seu app; Méliuz entra no mercado de bitcoins e o Square compra Afterpay por US$ 29 bilhões. Além disso, temos os resultados trimestrais das Big Techs. E muito mais. Prefere ler as notícias enquanto acompanha o podcast?! Tudo bem, só entrar aqui:  https://bit.ly/2VrD1Ek Quer mandar alguma dúvida, sugestão, pedido de reza ou só um “oi, sumido?”, manda por aqui: https://www.morse-news.com/contato ou no contato@morse.digital   Link das notícias:   01/Walmart vai vender sua tecnologia de e-commerce para PMEs A grande varejista acabou de se tornar uma Big Tech, ou quase isso. O Walmart fez uma parceria com a Adobe para começar a liberar parte do seu sistema de Marketplace e de e-commerce para pequenos e médios lojistas nos EUA. A empresa quer aumentar ainda mais as Se você sentiu um deja-vu, tudo bem, porque temos o case da Amazon, que começou a abrir a tecnologia do AmazonGo para terceiros, e também a rede Starbucks, que fez o mesmo com seu sistema de pagamento e CRM, e já falamos disso aqui...   02/PayPal vai colocar mensagens em seu novo app A e-wallet está de olho em se tornar um superapp e, nos próximos meses, deve lançar não só a feature de chat, como também uma área de e-commerce e de serviços financeiros. Por aqui, o PicPay já começou com essa tendência. E, para falar a verdade, podemos até lembrar que o WhatsApp liberou transações financeiras entre usuários. Logo, aqui vai um Betting Up: as fintechs vão virar redes sociais.   03/Investimentos em Publicidade B2B nos EUA devem chegar a US$ 30 bilhões até 2023 E o mais interessante disso? Quase metade deste montante - algo próximo a US$ 15 bilhões - será no digital. Essa é uma previsão do eMarketer, com projeções para o mercado B2B. Diferente das marcas voltadas para o consumidor final, que já migraram quase todos os seus gastos com ads para o digital, o segmento B2B ainda é mais tradicional. Ou seja: vamos ver uma grande mudança na forma que as empresas se colocam para outras.   04/Microsoft pode investir em startup hoteleira Oyo A companhia de Satya Nadella está próxima de fazer um aporte na startup indiana de hotéis Oyo. Só para lembrar aqui, a empresa de hotelaria é uma das investidas do Softbank e, recentemente, foi avaliada em US$ 9 bilhões. Em troca do aporte, a Microsoft conseguirá garantir que a Oyo use os serviços em nuvem da Azure.   05/Amazon Ads cresce 87% no segundo trimestre Setor de advertising da Amazon somou US$ 7,9 bilhões em receitas com vendas no segundo trimestre, quase 90% a mais do que no ano passado. O aumento de formatos, bem como a ampliação das capacidades self-service da Amazon Ads impactaram fortemente o resultado do segmento que, inclusive, teve uma alta bem maior do que a receita geral da Amazon no trimestre. Mas nem tudo foram notícias boas nos resultados trimestrais da Big Tech: o documento mostrou que a Amazon pagou uma multa de US$ 887 milhões para a União Europeia devido a uma infração da GDPR.   06/Google e YouTube batem recorde de receita Sempre falamos de recordes no Morse e dessa vez o palco é do Google, que no último trimestre bateu US$ 61,9 bilhões em receita, mais do que o dobro da receita do mesmo trimestre de 2020. Apenas a área de ads teve receita de US$ 50,4 bilhões, alta de 69% em comparação com 2021, uma prova de que a demanda por publicidade digital voltou acelerada! E o YouTube, nisso tudo, também está surfando na onda, alcançando US$7 bilhões em receita, quase o dobro comparado ao ano passado.   07/Spotify mais do que dobra a receita com publicidade no trimestre O esforço que o aplicativo tem feito para aumentar as vias de monetização de podcasts está começando a mexer o ponteiro! No segundo trimestre deste ano, os valores arrecadados com ads por parte do Spotify chegaram a 275 milhões de euros, valor 110% maior do que o registrado no mesmo período do ano passado.   08/LinkedIn ultrapassa a receita anual de US$ 10 bilhões pela primeira vez Cinco anos depois de sua compra pela Microsoft, a rede social começa a virar uma das grandes! A receita trimestral do LinkedIn chegou aos US$ 3 bilhões, mas ultrapassou os US$ 10 bilhões na conta anual. Só de ads, a rede social faturou mais do que US$ 1 bilhão no trimestre, alta de 97% em comparação ao ano passado.   09/Pinterest cria plataforma para influenciadores O Pinterest, que recentemente criou o Idea Pins, agora está de olho no mercado de influenciadores digitais e anunciou sua primeira ferramenta para que criadores de conteúdo ganhem dinheiro promovendo itens em todo o site. A rede social está adicionando suporte para links de afiliados; marcação de produtos para seus Idea Pins em "stories" para impulsionar vendas e está criando um rótulo de "parcerias pagas" para apoiar patrocínios de Idea Pins.   10/Twitter testa seção de compras no seu app O Twitter, que lançou recentemente novos serviços como o de assinatura paga, agora está testando um novo recurso. Esse novo serviço que está disponível apenas no iOS é uma nova seção que permite compras dentro do app. O teste que começou a rodar nos EUA com cerca de doze marcas oferece um carrossel de produtos aos usuários para fazer compras sem sair do app. O Twitter está tentando outras formas de monetização fora dos ads e apesar de ter lançado um serviço semelhante em 2017, a rede está apostando que esse seja um bom momento para ser uma conexão entre pessoas e produtos.   11/Facebook caminha para se tornar empresa "metaverse" O Facebook está com medo de perder o "tempo" de inovação do mercado, como aconteceu com o mobile e já está antecipando sua presença no mundo metaverse. A ideia aqui ainda é meio subjetiva e foi definida pelo Zuckerberg em uma forma de internet incorporada onde os usuários estarão dentro e não olhando para ela. Vamos ser mais objetivos: o Facebook está vendo uma oportunidade de construir um hub em plataformas de realidade virtual, sendo praticamente uma versão da web que se parece mais com um MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online), ou uma releitura do Second Life.   12/Snapchat vai começar a recomendar lugares aos usuários O Snapchat, que conta com um mapa integrado dentro do seu app feito para seus usuários acompanharem seus amigos na rede, agora irá fazer recomendações de lugares para serem visitados. O Snap Map mostrará essas recomendações com base na localização atual dos usuários, atividades de amigos e baseado em postagens anteriores ou salvas para conhecer depois.   13/Elo vai criar marketplace próprio A bandeira de cartões está pronta para se tornar uma provedora de tecnologia. Em entrevista ao Neofeed, o CEO da empresa, Giancarlo Greco, comentou que este é o caminho da “sobrevivência” para a companhia. Para chegar nesse objetivo, a Elo projeta lançar um marketplace de produtos não financeiros até o meio do segundo semestre, para depois evoluir para um espaço de venda de produtos financeiros também. A ideia é que a Elo transforme esse marketplace em um produto, para ajudar as empresas que queiram criar seus próprios ecossistemas.   14/App colombiano de delivery de supermercados Merqueo chega ao Brasil A empresa, no entanto, tem um diferencial quando se fala em entrega de supermercados: ela apenas opera dark stores e não faz parceria com grandes redes de varejo. Assim, eles controlam toda a logística e também os preços dos produtos. Mas sabemos que também é assim que se cria um desafio para escalar o negócio no Brasil.   15/ Square compra fintech Afterpay por US$ 29 bilhões Com a compra, a startup de Jack Dorsey entra no mercado de crediário. Sim, crediário. Porque o que a Afterpay viabiliza é uma forma da loja financiar compras parceladas para o cliente final usando o sistema de PoS. Na prática, o que a australiana permite é que o cliente divida a compra em quatro vezes sem juros… Lembrando aqui que a Apple recentemente informou que irá liberar a mesma função para o Apple Card.   16/Méliuz compra Alter por R$25,9 milhões A Méliuz, irá comprar a Alter Pagamentos, startup especializada em negociação de criptoativos. A transação no valor de R$ 25,9 milhões consiste em trazer usuários de criptomoeda para a Méliuz, um segmento de alto crescimento. Aproveitando o fio da meada, a Méliuz, está trabalhando em um app com conta digital e estreia o seu banco digital em 2022 que incluirá crédito, seguro e investimento.   17/Startup Neuralink de Elon Musk recebe aporte de US$ 205 milhões Essa é uma daquelas notícias que podem ganhar uma produção na pegada Black Mirror: A Neuralink, startup de chip cerebral para tratar doenças, de Elon Musk, recebeu um aporte de US$ 205 milhões em rodada da série C, liderada por Vy Capital. Outros investidores da rodada foram o Google Venture, GV, Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures e Founders Fund. O investimento será usado para acelerar pesquisas e desenvolvimento de novos produtos e já levar o chip para o mercado (apesar de aqui ainda não ter um prazo definido).   18/Twitter adquire o time do app Brief Brief, um serviço de curadoria de notícias, teve sua equipe comprada pelo Twitter. O importante de entender aqui é que o aplicativo não foi vendido, porém o serviço deixará de existir no final deste mês. Essa aquisição do time aconteceu por conta do Twitter estar focando em se posicionar como uma rede para consumo de informações e notícias rápidas. Lembrando que esse passo não é o primeiro da empresa, que comprou o serviço de newsletter Revue no começo deste ano.  

Morse Morning Call - Atualize a sua semana para tudo que está rolando no mercado digital e de inovação em poucos minutos. Link das notícias: 01/ PayPal vai colocar mensagens em seu novo app A e-wallet está de olho em se tornar um superapp e, nos próximos meses, deve lançar não só a feature de chat, como também uma área de e-commerce e de serviços financeiros. Por aqui, o PicPay já começou com essa tendência. E, para falar a verdade, podemos até lembrar que o WhatsApp liberou transações financeiras entre usuários. Logo, aqui vai um Betting Up: as fintechs vão virar redes sociais. 02/ Square compra fintech Afterpay por US$ 29 bilhões Com a compra, a startup de Jack Dorsey entra no mercado de crediário. Sim, crediário. Porque o que a Afterpay viabiliza é uma forma da loja financiar compras parceladas para o cliente final usando o sistema de PoS. Na prática, o que a australiana permite é que o cliente divida a compra em quatro vezes sem juros… Lembrando aqui que a Apple recentemente informou que irá liberar a mesma função para o Apple Card. 03/ Méliuz compra Alter por R$25,9 milhões A Méliuz, irá comprar a Alter Pagamentos, startup especializada em negociação de criptoativos. A transação no valor de R$ 25,9 milhões consiste em trazer usuários de criptomoeda para a Méliuz, um segmento de alto crescimento. Aproveitando o fio da meada, a Méliuz, está trabalhando em um app com conta digital e estreia o seu banco digital em 2022 que incluirá crédito, seguro e investimento. 04/ Elo vai criar marketplace próprio A bandeira de cartões está pronta para se tornar uma provedora de tecnologia. Em entrevista ao Neofeed, o CEO da empresa, Giancarlo Greco, comentou que este é o caminho da “sobrevivência” para a companhia. Para chegar nesse objetivo, a Elo projeta lançar um marketplace de produtos não financeiros até o meio do segundo semestre, para depois evoluir para um espaço de venda de produtos financeiros também. A ideia é que a Elo transforme esse marketplace em um produto, para ajudar as empresas que queiram criar seus próprios ecossistemas. 05/ Walmart vai vender sua tecnologia de e-commerce para PMEs A grande varejista acabou de se tornar uma Big Tech, ou quase isso. O Walmart fez uma parceria com a Adobe para começar a liberar parte do seu sistema de Marketplace e de e-commerce para pequenos e médios lojistas nos EUA. A empresa quer aumentar ainda mais as Se você sentiu um deja-vu, tudo bem, porque temos o case da Amazon, que começou a abrir a tecnologia do AmazonGo para terceiros, e também a rede Starbucks, que fez o mesmo com seu sistema de pagamento e CRM, e já falamos disso aqui... 06/ App colombiano de delivery de supermercados Merqueo chega ao Brasil A empresa, no entanto, tem um diferencial quando se fala em entrega de supermercados: ela apenas opera dark stores e não faz parceria com grandes redes de varejo. Assim, eles controlam toda a logística e também os preços dos produtos. Mas sabemos que também é assim que se cria um desafio para escalar o negócio no Brasil. 07/ Pinterest cria plataforma para influenciadores O Pinterest, que recentemente criou o Idea Pins, agora está de olho no mercado de influenciadores digitais e anunciou sua primeira ferramenta para que criadores de conteúdo ganhem dinheiro promovendo itens em todo o site. A rede social está adicionando suporte para links de afiliados; marcação de produtos para seus Idea Pins em "stories" para impulsionar vendas e está criando um rótulo de "parcerias pagas" para apoiar patrocínios de Idea Pins. 08/ Twitter testa seção de compras no seu app O Twitter, que lançou recentemente novos serviços como o de assinatura paga, agora está testando um novo recurso. Esse novo serviço que está disponível apenas no iOS é uma nova seção que permite compras dentro do app. O teste que começou a rodar nos EUA com cerca de doze marcas oferece um carrossel de produtos aos usuários para fazer compras sem sair do app. O Twitter está tentando outras formas de monetização fora dos ads e apesar de ter lançado um serviço semelhante em 2017, a rede está apostando que esse seja um bom momento para ser uma conexão entre pessoas e produtos. 09/ Twitter adquire o time do app Brief Brief, um serviço de curadoria de notícias, teve sua equipe comprada pelo Twitter. O importante de entender aqui é que o aplicativo não foi vendido, porém o serviço deixará de existir no final deste mês. Essa aquisição do time aconteceu por conta do Twitter estar focando em se posicionar como uma rede para consumo de informações e notícias rápidas. Lembrando que esse passo não é o primeiro da empresa, que comprou o serviço de newsletter Revue no começo deste ano. 10/ Investimentos em Publicidade B2B nos EUA devem chegar a US$ 30 bilhões até 2023 E o mais interessante disso? Quase metade deste montante - algo próximo a US$ 15 bilhões - será no digital. Essa é uma previsão do eMarketer, com projeções para o mercado B2B. Diferente das marcas voltadas para o consumidor final, que já migraram quase todos os seus gastos com ads para o digital, o segmento B2B ainda é mais tradicional. Ou seja: vamos ver uma grande mudança na forma que as empresas se colocam para outras. 11/ Amazon Ads cresce 87% no segundo trimestre Setor de advertising da Amazon somou US$ 7,9 bilhões em receitas com vendas no segundo trimestre, quase 90% a mais do que no ano passado. O aumento de formatos, bem como a ampliação das capacidades self-service da Amazon Ads impactaram fortemente o resultado do segmento que, inclusive, teve uma alta bem maior do que a receita geral da Amazon no trimestre. Mas nem tudo foram notícias boas nos resultados trimestrais da Big Tech: o documento mostrou que a Amazon pagou uma multa de US$ 887 milhões para a União Europeia devido a uma infração da GDPR. 12/ Spotify mais do que dobra a receita com publicidade no trimestre O esforço que o aplicativo tem feito para aumentar as vias de monetização de podcasts está começando a mexer o ponteiro! No segundo trimestre deste ano, os valores arrecadados com ads por parte do Spotify chegaram a 275 milhões de euros, valor 110% maior do que o registrado no mesmo período do ano passado. 13/ LinkedIn ultrapassa a receita anual de US$ 10 bilhões pela primeira vez Cinco anos depois de sua compra pela Microsoft, a rede social começa a virar uma das grandes! A receita trimestral do LinkedIn chegou aos US$ 3 bilhões, mas ultrapassou os US$ 10 bilhões na conta anual. Só de ads, a rede social faturou mais do que US$ 1 bilhão no trimestre, alta de 97% em comparação ao ano passado. 14/ Google e YouTube batem recorde de receita Sempre falamos de recordes no Morse e dessa vez o palco é do Google, que no último trimestre bateu US$ 61,9 bilhões em receita, mais do que o dobro da receita do mesmo trimestre de 2020. Apenas a área de ads teve receita de US$ 50,4 bilhões, alta de 69% em comparação com 2021, uma prova de que a demanda por publicidade digital voltou acelerada! E o YouTube, nisso tudo, também está surfando na onda, alcançando US$7 bilhões em receita, quase o dobro comparado ao ano passado. 15/ Facebook caminha para se tornar empresa "metaverse" O Facebook está com medo de perder o "tempo" de inovação do mercado, como aconteceu com o mobile e já está antecipando sua presença no mundo metaverse. A ideia aqui ainda é meio subjetiva e foi definida pelo Zuckerberg em uma forma de internet incorporada onde os usuários estarão dentro e não olhando para ela. Vamos ser mais objetivos: o Facebook está vendo uma oportunidade de construir um hub em plataformas de realidade virtual, sendo praticamente uma versão da web que se parece mais com um MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online), ou uma releitura do Second Life. 16/ Snapchat vai começar a recomendar lugares aos usuários O Snapchat, que conta com um mapa integrado dentro do seu app feito para seus usuários acompanharem seus amigos na rede, agora irá fazer recomendações de lugares para serem visitados. O Snap Map mostrará essas recomendações com base na localização atual dos usuários, atividades de amigos e baseado em postagens anteriores ou salvas para conhecer depois. 17/ Startup Neuralink de Elon Musk recebe aporte de US$ 205 milhões Essa é uma daquelas notícias que podem ganhar uma produção na pegada Black Mirror: A Neuralink, startup de chip cerebral para tratar doenças, de Elon Musk, recebeu um aporte de US$ 205 milhões em rodada da série C, liderada por Vy Capital. Outros investidores da rodada foram o Google Venture, GV, Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures e Founders Fund. O investimento será usado para acelerar pesquisas e desenvolvimento de novos produtos e já levar o chip para o mercado (apesar de aqui ainda não ter um prazo definido). 18/ Microsoft pode investir em startup hoteleira Oyo A companhia de Satya Nadella está próxima de fazer um aporte na startup indiana de hotéis Oyo. Só para lembrar aqui, a empresa de hotelaria é uma das investidas do Softbank e, recentemente, foi avaliada em US$ 9 bilhões. Em troca do aporte, a Microsoft conseguirá garantir que a Oyo use os serviços em nuvem da Azure. Taxas de App Store são um imposto global contra internet, diz Elon Musk (Techcrunch) Pequenos varejistas usam software para combater custos altos de volta pós-pandemia (WSJ) Com R$ 100 milhões, Bewiki quer ser Netflix de serviços essenciais como aluguel (Exame) Duolingo faz IPO e é avaliado em US$ 6,5 bilhões (Reuters)

We speak with Jeanette Gorgas about her journey to becoming Supervisory Board Member at Delivery Hero. Jeanette previously held the positions of Chief Human Capital Officer at Valor Equity Partners and Chief Strategy Officer at Grant Thornton. Please like, rate and subscribe for more inspiring leadership stories!

Joshua Motta is the co-founder and CEO of Coalition which protects the value of a business with Coalition's intelligence, risk management, and insurance offerings. The company has raised over $50 million from top tier investors such as Hillhouse Capital House, Ribbit Capital, Vy Capital, Valor Equity Partners, and Greenoaks Capital to name a few.