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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

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10 Ready-To-Raise Series A Startups 

A quick flip through Mattermark data shows there are 73 startups in the U.S. who announced their Series A sometime in the past 14 to 20 months, have both healthy long-term and immediate term growth signals, and are likely to raise their Series B soon.

  1. BrightFunnel - B2B marketing attribution and forecasting
  2. DataScience - data science open source tools, infrastructure and services business
  3. Revature - recruits, develops, and deploys technology talent
  4. KnowBe4 - integrated platform for Security Awareness Training and simulated phishing attacks
  5. Atlas Obscura - travel guide
  6. RedBubble - marketplace for independent artists to put their designs on tshirts, coffee mugs, etc. (like Teespring, Cafepress, etc.)
  7. Homie - buy or sell a home without a real estate agent (Redfin IPO can’t hurt!)
  8. Xola - booking and marketing software for the tours and activity market
  9. Wevorce - self-guided divorce solution
  10. Wootric - software platform for Net Promoter Score (NPS), CSAT and Customer Effort Score metrics

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From Startup Operators

Sophia Eng of InVision suggests a counter-manifesto to the #googlemanifesto in "Hear Us Roar: A Manifesto for Women and Minorities in Startup, Tech, and Business Communities"

Joshua Ziering of Kittyhawk answers your burning questions for flying drones during the upcoming solar eclipse in "Operating In The Shadows: The Best Places to Fly Drones During The Solar Eclipse" 

Emeka Ajene at Afridigest provides an overview of the growing African startup scene, provided ample evidence that "African Startups are Increasingly Attractive to Investors"

VMWare cofounder Diane Greene (once a founder, always a founder!) shares her wisdom at Y Combinator’s 2017 Female Founders Conference in "Diane Greene’s Advice for Founders"

 

From Startup Investors

Hunter Walk of Homebrew says "Founders Should Set Aside More Equity for Their Team & ‘Split the Pain’ With Investors"

Steve Schlafman of RRE Ventures rejects the view of startup investing as gambling in favor of active partnership with founders in "Venture Investments Are Not Bets"

Matt Miesnieks of Super Ventures takes a deep dive into the impact of Apple’s release of ARKit on the augmented reality ecosystem in "Why is ARKit better than the alternative for AR?"

 

Jobs!

Kittyhawk.io, the drone fleet management company, is hiring for several roles including Data Scientist 

Peter Pham at startup incubator Science Inc is looking for a VP Product

 

Laughs!

Niko Bonatsos of General Catalyst brings the latest installment of his #vclogic hashtag series

 

Just a reminder, Burning Man is August 27th through September 4th so get your San Francisco restaurant reservations soon!

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