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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M

TechCrunch LA

An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.

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Edtech Venture Funding Down in 2016, But Still Tops $1B

Xconomy

A recent study by EdSurge , an edtech information firm, shows venture funding for U.S. billion (across 138 deals) in 2016. While we’re looking at venture deal numbers from the past year , let’s consider the education technology industry, which isn’t broken out by sector in the general reports I’ve seen.

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10 Ways Startups Can Reduce Expenses in 2016

Tech Zulu Event

We can’t give you a recipe for success, but here are 10 ways to lower your startup’s expenses and free up capital in 2016. In fact, according to a MoneyRates.com study, online banks offer interest rates nearly six times higher than traditional banks. The post 10 Ways Startups Can Reduce Expenses in 2016 appeared first on TechZulu.

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What I Learned In 2015: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital

socalTECH

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. Jeb Spencer: For TVC, closing on our new $115 million software focused growth equity fund at the end of last year made for an exciting 2015.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Sam did all this analysis before even deciding to build V1 of his software and before we put serious money behind him launching.

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What Might the 2015 Holiday Season Hold for E-Commerce Retailers?

Tech Zulu Event

According to the PwC study: Price will be the biggest factor in the holiday purchase decisions of 90% of survivalists; Merchandise quality will be a major influence for almost 60% of selectionists; A standard free shipping offer would make 83% of all shoppers “extremely likely” to make a purchase; and. travel and entertainment).

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The Radical Evolution of Mobile Apps

Tech Zulu Event

A recent study by Nielsen showed that an average American adult spend some 34 hours per month using mobile internet on smartphones compared to 27 hours via personal computer. By 2016, app downloads are estimated to reach 44 billion and app-to-person messaging is seen to overtake text messaging. What’s in an app?

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