Topic: network effects
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Unlock Fame Engineering: Master Generative Engine Optimization
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is a new strategy for brand visibility in AI-driven search, focusing on making brands memorable and recommendable by AI systems. GEO introduces the concept of AI availability, requiring brands to present themselves with clarity, relevance, and distinctiveness ...
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Stripe Alumni's Duna Raises €30M Series A
Duna, a business identity verification startup founded by Stripe alumni, has secured a €30 million Series A led by CapitalG, highlighting strong investor interest in specialized fintech onboarding solutions. The company aims to streamline corporate client verification for businesses, reducing chu...
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Ex-OpenAI Sales Leader Joins Acrew VC, Shares Startup 'Moat' Insights
Aliisa Rosenthal, a former OpenAI sales executive, has moved into venture capital at Acrew Capital, highlighting a trend of operational experts bringing enterprise adoption insights to investing. She argues that enterprise AI startups can build defensible businesses through deep specialization in...
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Nuvo Secures $34M From Sequoia & Spark for B2B Trade Network
Nuvo, a San Francisco-based B2B commerce startup, raised $34 million in Series A funding from Sequoia Capital and Spark Capital to modernize trade with its digital platform. Founded in 2021, Nuvo operates like a LinkedIn for B2B trade, helping businesses verify partners and streamline transaction...
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Is G2's Market Dominance a Threat to Software Competition?
G2's acquisition of Capterra, Software Advice, and GetApp consolidates major software discovery platforms, raising concerns about market competition and how businesses select software. The combined entity will control over half of global software-review visibility, wielding significant influence ...
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Strava Sues Garmin Over Fitness Data Features
Strava is suing Garmin for patent infringement over its Segments and heatmaps features, seeking to block sales of Garmin devices that include them. The lawsuit alleges Garmin violated a partnership agreement by using Strava's technology to develop competing features and infringed on patents for h...
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Wabi, the 'YouTube of Apps,' Raises $20M Pre-Seed Funding
Wabi has raised $20 million in pre-seed funding to democratize software creation, enabling users to build and share mini apps instantly using prompts without coding or technical infrastructure. The platform integrates creation, discovery, and hosting into one seamless environment, featuring socia...
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From YouTube to $12M: French VC Funds Y Combinator Startups
Gabriel Jarrosson's Lobster Capital exclusively invests in Y Combinator graduates, a focused strategy that has grown his assets to over $12 million and led to a second fund. This approach is based on Y Combinator's superior performance metrics, including a 4.5% unicorn rate and 45% Series A succe...
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