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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

2023 hasn't been an easy year to be a startup. In fact, according to Crunchbase more than 212 startups closed their shutters in the third fiscal quarter alone – the highest number recorded in the firm's history. Yet, while many early-stage startups crumbled under the pressure, diamonds also emerged.

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11 Small Business Grants and Loans to Apply For in 2024

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As inflation rates spiral and consumer demand takes a hit, business owners are forced to be more mindful of their bottom lines than ever. FedEx Small Business Grant For: Small businesses Amount: Up to $50,000 Grantor: FedEx FedEx's Small Business Grant is a grant contest run by delivery company FedEx. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Advisors Douglas Merritt, CEO of Splunk, and Mike Scarpelli, CFO of Snowflake, also made individual investments as angels. 4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. ” Climate resiliency . Given the steady drumbeat of climate disasters that hit the U.S.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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Nowadays puts its spin on plant-based nuggets

TechCrunch LA

Investment into alternative proteins, for example, plant-based meats and dairy substitutes was $5 billion in 2021, according to both the Good Food Institute and Crunchbase data. He believes Nowadays has not only cracked the code on food that consumers want and like, but also on the supply side by partnering with Standard Meat.