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☆ Most couples are 'financially incompatible,' survey finds. Having a money talk could help — no matter how long you've been together
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Sharon Epperson | In Sharoneppersoncnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A new survey finds that 64% of couples admit to being "financially incompatible" with their partners, with different philosophies about spending, saving, and investing their money. One in 5 couples identifies money as their greatest relationship challenge, according to the most recent Couples & Money survey by Fidelity Investments. It's part of the work you need to do to help build a stronger relationship, financial psychologists say. Having that "money talk" is more important than whether you merge your accounts or go with the "yours, mine, ours" approach. Here are some tips about delving into the "money talk" no matter what stage of the relationship you're in.

"I don't want to be having this same conversation about access to capital in 20 years," Johnson said. "I don't want my children, when they get ready to start a business, to be trying to figure out access to capital." Jill Johnson CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial LeadershipIn 2020, Johnson designed a program called the "Making of Black Angels" to educate prospective angel investors and connect them with Black business owners to help startups obtain critical funding. "Yet, we have certain groups that have been historically excluded from this access — and we need to change that. Becoming an angel investorTo make early-stage investments as an angel investor, you must be an "accredited investor," as outlined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

☆ How Moonhub, an AI recruiting platform, raised $4.4 million from OpenAI-backer Khosla Ventures and Google Ventures without a pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Moonhub is an AI startup aiming to make the recruiting process more automated and less biased. The company scrapes billions of public data points and makes them easily searchable for recruiters. The startup recently raised $4.4 million in seed funding from Khosla Ventures and Google Ventures. OpenAI-backer Khosla Ventures and Google Ventures were equally enthusiastic about Moonhub's mission, recently providing the startup with $4.4 million in seed funding. Luckily, she was able to leverage her network to raise the round in less than two weeks, she said.

☆ 75% of LGBTQ+ startup founders hide their identity from investors, UK survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Proud Ventures, with the backing of Founders Factory and Investec Wealth, surveyed 118 founders and 61 investors based in the U.K. for the research. It is the first report of its kind in the U.K. startup community, according to Proud Ventures. A survey from Proud Ventures, a network of LGBTQ+ venture capitalists and angel investors, found that 75% of LGBTQ+ startup founders and 79% of investors conceal their sexual orientation or gender identity. A number of startup founders reported facing discrimination as a result of their LGBTQ+ identity. It is feared the contraction in startup funding, declining technology valuations and a worsening macroeconomic backdrop could worsen the situation for LGBTQ+ founders.

☆ TBD Health wants to make STI testing feel like a 'moment of self-care for the day.' Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck it used to win over investors like Tusk Ventures.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

STI testing startup TBD Health just raised $4.4 million in a seed round led by Tusk VenturesThe startup sells at-home testing kits and offers telemedicine consultations about sexual health. Check out the 9-slide pitch deck TBD Health used to raise its seed round. Instead of feeling embarrassed, TBD Health's goal is to help people feel empowered about staying on top of their sexual health. When it comes to sexual health, there are numerous startups targeting the reproductive and fertility space, like women's health startup Maven and surrogacy platform Nodal. Check out the nine-slide pitch deck TBD Health used to raise its $4.4 million seed round from Tusk.

☆ Read the 15-page pitch deck that raised $6 million for StoryCo, a blockchain-based platform that links Hollywood creatives directly with fans
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

StoryCo founders Justin and J.P. Alanis are part of a wave of entrepreneurs building blockchain-based storytelling platforms. StoryCo raised a $6 million seed round from Web3-focused VC firms and Hollywood insiders. In other words, Hollywood studios have been gatekeepers to content — and profits — for far too long. StoryCo is one of several startups that see blockchain and Web3 technology creating big new opportunities for TV and film creatives. Passholders will have access to a project's treasury, which will include NFT sales, IP licensing revenue, and royalties.

☆ StoryCo and 'Halo' showrunner team up to launch 'Disco Ball,' a blockchain-based immersive story that's a model for Hollywood's move into Web3
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Elaine Low | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The blockchain-based creative platform StoryCo is launching a new immersive storytelling concept. People who sign up for a StoryPass (an NFT) can collect digital art and have creative control over "The Disco Ball." StoryCo just raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by VC firms Collab + Currency and Patron. At the end of "Disco Ball," NFT holders "will assume control over the infinitely expanding Disco Ball universe." Half of all net revenue from projects like "Disco Ball" would then be split among the treasury's members after its story writers and creators are compensated.

☆ This startup, founded by ex-Google and Palantir staffers, uses AI to generate realistic voiceovers. Here's the 14-slide pitch deck ElevenLabs used to raise $2 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

London-based ElevenLabs has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding from Credo Ventures. The startup has developed an AI voice tool that can generate realistic speech in different languages. A startup that has developed an AI-based voice tool that creates realistic speech output has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding from Credo Ventures. The company also conducts research into AI voice intelligence, so it can hone its product offering and provide realistic speech synthesis tools across a range of languages. With the fresh funds, the startup will launch its beta platform, and hone in on its product offering.

☆ How Scripps News, the streaming and broadcast network formerly known as Newsy, is pivoting to anti-partisan, 'fact-based' reporting
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Streaming and broadcast news network Newsy has been rebranded as Scripps News. The network formerly known as Newsy has a presence on TV stations owned by Scripps and its ION Media stations and is accessible via free over-the-air digital antenna and several streaming platforms — including Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV. The company, which pulled Newsy from cable packages in 2021, boasts that Scripps News offers the only free 24/7 national news broadcast. Scripps News is also absorbing scores of executives from a national desk that fed the company's 61 local stations. Its local stations pulled in $208 million in ad revenue thanks to the midterm elections.

☆ Premium sneakers marketplace The Edit LDN just raised $4.8 million in a round backed by PJ Tucker and Xavier McKinney. Check out the 14-slide deck it used to raise the funds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A startup operating a marketplace for premium sneakers has raised $4.8 million from Regah Ventures. London-based The Edit LDN connects luxury sneaker sellers to buyers such as Premier League players. A startup that has built an online marketplace for premium and limited-edition sneakers has raised a $4.8 million seed round from Regah Ventures. London-based The Edit LDN, which launched in 2020, connects resellers of collectible sneakers to buyers via its online platform. The Edit LDN claims to set itself apart from competitors through its product curation, speed, and customer experience.

☆ True, a budding social platform with $15 million in backing from Microsoft veteran Paul Maritz, takes aim at Facebook by rejecting user tracking and targeted ads
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

True is another newer entrant into the social media space, long dominated by Facebook and Twitter. Bret Cox and Paul Maritz want to prove that a social media platform can be a sustainable business without tracking and selling users' every online move. "It's not nearly as lucrative as targeted advertising, but it will be sustainable," Cox said. Although he admits True is something of an "experiment" in the world of social media. Do you work in social media or are you someone else with insight to share?

Parafin, launched in 2020, works with so-called platform partners, or companies that other small businesses sell their products through. All the cofounders knew was that they wanted to build technology that would help small businesses. And they may not get their first contract payment from the government for as long as 120 days," Reed, the startup's CEO, told Insider. Helping small businesses manage their taxesComplYant's founder Shiloh Jackson wants to help people be present in their bookkeeping. HoneyBookWhile countless small businesses have been harmed by the pandemic, self-employment and entrepreneurship have found ways to blossom as Americans started new ventures.

☆ See the 13-slide pitch deck wellness startup Blume used to raise $1.8 million in 5 weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Amber Gibson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She recently raised 2.5 million Canadian dollars, or about $1.8 million, from investors like Judy Brooks. Her pitch deck focused on the sustainability of her business — here's what it looked like. In 2017, she took her creations and started Blume. "When I first started Blume, we didn't have barcodes on our packages, and we hand-stickered the packages in my living room," Danudjaja said. Here's the pitch deck she used for her first raise.

☆ A Twitter angel investor appeared to mock Elon Musk by offering to buy the company and threatening to withdraw his investment if Musk says no
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An early Twitter investor appeared to mock Elon Musk in a letter posted on the site on Tuesday. Leonidas Raisini said he'd sell his shares if Musk turns down his offer to buy the company for $14.3 billion. The letter includes a lot of the phrasing used by Musk when he offered to buy Twitter in April. However, since you acquired Twitter, you have not kept your promise of free speech and Twitter has become a breeding ground for online hate and terrorism. Together with my partners, my fund has secured the funding to buy Twitter.

☆ Health tech and biotech startups landed $88 billion in funding in 2022. See 16 of the hottest pitch decks founders used to raise millions from investors.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are 16 of the pitch decks used by health and biotech founders to attract investor funds. Check out the 24-slide pitch deck Ria Health used to raise $18 million. Check out the 18-slide pitch deck Healthie used to raise $16 million. Check out the 15-slide pitch deck Patchwork Health used to raise the funds. Check out the 16-slide pitch deck Dalan Animal Health used to raise $3.5 million.

☆ No more Newsy: The streaming and broadcast network rebrands as Scripps News under Warren Buffett-backed E.W. Scripps
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Streaming and broadcast news network Newsy is being scrapped and rebranded as Scripps News. Parent company E.W. Bellini is a San Francisco-based reporter for Newsy, the 14-year-old streaming news platform owned by E.W. Scripps News is also absorbing scores of executives from a national desk that fed the company's 61 local stations. Its local stations pulled in $208 million in ad revenue thanks to the midterm elections.

☆ Elon Musk is surrounded by yes-men, and it's a recipe for disaster: 'The emperor has no clothes, but everybody's too afraid to tell him'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Experts told Insider Elon Musk's close business relationships is a "recipe for disaster." Experts told Insider it's not surprising that the second-richest man in the world would be taken aback by public criticism. Across his companies, Musk also appears to have built up a slew of allies. Similarly, at Twitter, Musk has also brought in some of his personal associates to assist in the transition. 'Speak truth to power'It can be very difficult to "speak truth to power," Nawaz told Insider, saying it's important for CEOs to create "psychologically safe" environments.

☆ A former Salesforce exec and startup COO describes her downward spiral into workaholism: 'I had to learn work boundaries the hard way'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I thought I was going to work at Salesforce my entire life; I was there for almost 12 years. But a turning point happened in my career — and really, my life — after my husband and I had a jarring conversation. On the drive home, my husband said, "You are really hard to be around right now." At Ironclad, I still worked hard — that's just who I am — but this time I worked smarter. Creating these boundaries and learning how to stick to them has helped me understand that I set the limits of my work life — not the company I work for.

☆ B2C startup HelloBello delivers healthy dog food to your door. See the 16-slide pitch deck it used to raise $1.8 million.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Maybrit Martschin | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

HelloBello is an Austrian startup that aims to deliver healthy dog food to your door. The startup offers a subscription model for clients to receive customized recipes for their dogs. Insider has a copy of the pitch deck it used to raise $1.8 million. In November 2022, HelloBello raised a seed round of 1.7 million euros, or around $1.8 million. The founders want to use the new capital to build up their team, launch more food recipes, and continue their expansion into Germany.

☆ Chamath Palihapitiya says he's faced privacy concerns over jet-tracking like Elon Musk, and would consider ditching flying private for something 'more anonymous'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chamath Palihapitiya said he's dealt with privacy concerns similar to Elon Musk's jet-tracking. Palihapitiya said the question for him was whether or not to switch to "more anonymous" transportation. Thousands of commercial and private flights around the world are public and can be found on online tracker ADS-B Exchange. In a Twitter Space Thursday night with suspended journalists and Sweeney, Musk reiterated his point that accounts who "dox" people will be suspended. The journalists pushed back on the characterization that they had participated in any doxing, and Musk eventually left the conversation.

☆ Shaq — who starred in an FTX commercial in June — says he 'was just a paid spokesperson' for the exchange and doesn't believe in crypto
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shaquille O'Neal said he was paid to appear in an FTX ad and was never involved in the firm. "A lot of people think I'm involved, but I was just a paid spokesperson for a commercial," O'Neal told the outlet. The former basketball star, who's now an angel investor and businessman, starred in an FTX commercial released on June 2. In the ad, O'Neal said he was excited to partner with the exchange to "make crypto accessible to everyone." The NBA hall of fame member did not disclose how much money he received for appearing in the June FTX commercial.

☆ Read the 9-page pitch deck that July, a 'talent manager in your pocket' for creators, used to raise $2.3 million from investors like Alexis Ohanian
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It just announced a $2.3 million pre-seed fundraising round led by Seven Seven Six. "Hands down, the biggest problem that we have all run into was how can we effectively source and manage brand deals?" Led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six fund, July raised a $2.3 million pre-seed round with participation from Genius Ventures, Z Fellows, and several angel investors. The fundraising environment for creator economy startups isn't as ablaze as it was a year ago, however. Check out the 9-page pitch deck July used to raise its pre-seed round:

☆ After selling $300 million start-up, Bill Spruill focuses family office on backing minority tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That next step, launched just a few months after selling Global Data Consortium in April, is a family office called 2ndF. Unlike most family offices, 2ndF is not simply a vehicle for preserving and growing Spruill's family wealth. The angel investment side teams up with other investors to fund minority tech companies and in the area. Rising through the ranks of tech companies in the area, "no one looked like me at senior levels in these organizations." "If I do this right, I'm creating a pipeline of people who will go out and start their own companies," Spruill said.

☆ 5 founders who raised venture capital give their tips for a winning pitch
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It takes a convincing pitch to win investors over if you want to raise venture capital in 2023. Insider spoke to five founders who raised venture capital to get tips on a winning pitch. She also suggested founders tailor their pitch to the investors they're addressing. Insider spoke to five founders who have raised venture capital — three of whom closed their funding rounds this year. Here are their tips for a winning pitch.

☆ The funding environment for female founders in Europe is set to remain equally dire in 2022, new report shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The investment landscape for female founders has remained equally dire in 2022, a new report has found. The funding environment for female founders in Europe is set to remain equally dire in 2022, a new report has predicted. AtomicoThere are a number of initiatives and funds targeted towards early-stage startups with women founders. Just 12% of Europe's general partner roles were filled by women in 2021, according to last year's State of European Tech report. The updated report found women founders are "almost just as likely" to begin angel investing as their men counterparts, creating a positive flywheel.

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