Fundraising

Extra Crunch roundup: Coupang and Roblox debut, driving GPT-3 adoption, startup how-tos, more

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Extra Crunch publishes a variety of article types, but how-tos are my favorite category. For many entrepreneurs, the startup they are trying to get off the ground might be only the second entry on their resume. As a result, they don’t have much experience to draw from when it comes to basics like hiring, fundraising and growth marketing. Last week, Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed experts who had some strategic advice for finding the right time to bring a product manager on board. This afternoon, we published a guest post by growth

Omni One – The VR Device Raises Over $11M From Its Investors

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Virtuix, Omni One’s creator, has made an announcement about its campaign on SeedInvest, the equity crowdfunding platform. Virtuix has said that its campaign has exceeded $11M in funding from a wide range of investors. It broke the records for the fastest uptake in SeedInvest’s history. The company’s campaign aims for $15M and ends soon. Omni One is an omnidirectional treadmill developed for the home. It allows players to walk and run inside virtual worlds and popular games. Step into your favorite game The Austin-based firm plans to take home entertainment

Comcast NBCUniversal picks 10 sports and esports startups for SportsTech Accelerator

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Comcast NBCUniversal today announced it has picked 10 sports tech and esports startups for the first annual Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator. Comcast NBCUniversal is investing $50,000 in each startup and training them for 12 weeks, in partnership with Boomtown Accelerators. Two of the winners are esports companies. It chose the winners from over 1,000 applicants in 70 countries. The companies will work with Comcast NBCUniversal and the SportsTech partner

Parsec Raises $25M to Ensure You Can Connect to Any Computer in the World Remotely

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Remote working has become the new normal but for some professions, having access to the powerful computing systems found at the office is difficult to replicate.  Parsec is a platform that allows users to remotely access virtual machines and their powerful PCs from any device without any noticeable latency.  The company got its start in gaming, where it was popular with gamers that wanted to play on the go, but since the pandemic, the technology is being used by animators, game developers, engineers, or anyone that needs enhanced processing power

Extra Crunch roundup: A fistful of IPOs, Affirm’s Peloton problem, Zoom Apps and more

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DoorDash, Affirm, Roblox, Airbnb, C3.ai and Wish all filed to go public in recent days, which means some venture capitalists are having the best week of their lives. Tech companies that go public capture our imagination because they are literal happy endings. An Initial Public Offering is the promised land for startup pilgrims who may wander the desert for years seeking product-market fit. After all, the “I” in “ISO” stands for “incentive.” A flurry of new S-1s in a single week forced me to rearrange our editorial calendar, but I

St. Mary’s Esports Arena virtual grand opening to fundraise…

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St. Mary's University Esports Head Coach Kaitlin Teniente in the foreground and Assistant Coach Mack Moncada test drive the new St. Mary's Esports Arena. “We are so excited to unveil this beautiful arena and to host an important event supporting the Black and Latino communities in the world of esports,” St. Mary's University Director of Athletics Robert Coleman said. SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) September 16, 2020 St. Mary’s University recognizes that each of us is the result of significant investments others have made in our lives. Investments of time, love, faith

Nerd Street Gamers to Open World’s First Esports Industry Campus in…

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“With this esports campus, we’re supporting the growth of the industry as a whole by increasing access to opportunities for gamers, public organizations, educational institutions, and the community at large.” John Fazio, founder and CEO, Nerd Street Gamers PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) September 15, 2020 Nerd Street Gamers, the national esports infrastructure company dedicated to powering competitive opportunities and events for gamers, announces it will open the world’s first esports industry campus called “The Block” at 401 North Broad Street in Philadelphia. The space will not only function as Nerd Street Gamers’