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🎙️ Big news: Between Two Founders is going bigger than ever! ✌ 🪴 This time, we’re joining forces with Afore Capital's Pre-Seed Summit for a special edition of BTF, featuring none other than Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO of Box! For those who don’t know, Box didn’t just ride the wave of cloud storage—it practically invented it. What started as a college project back in 2005 turned into a game-changing platform that redefined how businesses securely store and collaborate on their most sensitive data. Today, Box is a staple in Fortune 500 companies, and Aaron’s visionary leadership has been a big part of that journey from founding, to IPO, and beyond. I can’t wait to dive into the startup stories, the lessons learned, and, of course, those hard-hitting questions you know I love to ask. See you there! #BetweenTwoFounders #AforeSummit Registration for the IRL event on November 21, 2024 is already FULL. To register for the live virtual broadcast, go here: https://lnkd.in/gY7GQNgh

See full agenda + details on pitching companies here! 14 Oct 2024 - London's Largest Demo Day! 1 Day Conference for Founders and Investors + London's Largest Pitching Stage with 100+ pre-selected founders getting on stage to pitch to the audience of hundreds of investors!   This day will be packed with value! (see for yourself). Tickets are almost gone. See the link in comments for more details. Big shout out to our sponsors for helping us to make it happen Grantify UK OVHcloud Startup.Flanders 1 Wimpole Street TrinityHawk Cloud Office and Google Cloud #RareFounders #DemoDay #LondonsLargestDemoDay

What a Year It Has Been! Every entrepreneur's journey is filled with highs, lows, and moments of resilience that define the path ahead. Looking back, the story of E2E Cloud is a testament to grit, determination, and unwavering belief. From 2014-2017, we knocked on countless Venture Capital doors, hoping to raise funds for expansion. Nothing. The rejections felt like a heavy silence, but instead of giving up, we chose a different path—the IPO route. In 2018, we launched an SME IPO. The response? Heartwarming. The retail investors placed their faith in us, with many times oversubscription. It was validation of our vision and the work we had put in. Then came 2024—a year that marked another turning point. Within just three months, we successfully raised two rounds of funding. The much-needed capital and validation reminded us why persistence pays off. Looking back from 2009, the year of E2E’s inception, through all the ups and downs, one truth remains: We just kept going and evolving as a business through multiple waves of change including the AI adoption. This year was full of learnings, challenges, and hard work. If there’s one lesson  I’d share from our journey, it’s this: keep moving forward, no matter the obstacles. Success might not come overnight, but with determination and resilience, it eventually finds its way. Here’s to embracing the grind, cherishing the wins, and staying the course. Tarun Dua #Resilience #StartupJourney #AI #Innovation #KeepGoing #HardWorkPaysOff #E2EJourney #LeadershipLessons #NeverGiveUp

The newest episode of Cloud Cultures, highlighting the American Rust Belt, is live. Learn about the region's startup boom, their focus on cultivating local talent, and the entrenched culture of perseverance that's driving cloud innovation in the Midwestern United States. #MicrosoftAzure

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LA33 just wrapped up their third investor session today with impressive results!🚀 Five companies received a #1 vote from an investor — the sign of a strong cohort 💪 Here's what investors said about their #1 pick: ✅ The use case is interesting, and there will be demand in the long term. ✅ Founders are solving a global problem. ✅ Founder had a clear and strong presentation ✅ Traction is amazing, and the market opportunity is clear. Thank you to our investors for your questions & insights Andres Garcia, Bemnet Zewdie, Brandon Calder, Guillaume Le Tual, Jai Taylor, Kashif Ali, Ken Hall, and Shruti Batra! And, of course, a shoutout to our companies: David Edward / Abacus Dan Fritz / BRXai Caylee Shea Harrington / Hookhub Keyana Sapp / Indigo AI Paul Davis / InviteJet Buddhika Madduma / LayerNext Christopher Tung / Nerd Crawler Sergie Poe / Orchestra Luke Belbina / Pod Engine Asad Ishaq / Prandtl Dynamics Inc. Mariano Apodaca / Prosperous AI Thank you to our partners Fenwick & West and Silicon Valley Bank for helping us put on this great content for founders! 🚀 Also! LAUNCH is running an experiment for founders called "Get Startup Credits." It’s one place to apply for discounts/credits and get connected directly to our partners ✅ Executive assistants ✅ Software development ✅ Payroll services Get credits here 👉

What great company for Blocktrain.ai to be in! Huge congrats to all the other contenders - there are some amazing ideas out there being developed. Blocktrain.ai was born out of our desire to eliminate clickyclick learning and build an immutable, verifiable learning licence that stays with you throughout your career, using AI to craft your skillset and ensure you are constantly developing, not just reading the same words each year, passing a test and then resetting to zero. Every day, employees are being paid to read words they have read countless times before, and give the same answers to the same questions (spoiler: tell compliance or your manager) they have answered over and over again. There is no value for the learner, and no value for the employer. Blocktrain is a centralised learning platform which responds to the individual and their career goals, telling them what they NEED to know, and then guiding them in what they WANT to know to progress their professional and personal development. It solves a huge opportunity cost problem (Billions of €s a year), and also - uniquely - enables professional growth, supported by a centralised learning management system which automates all the chasing and admin which normally accompanies mandatory training. With the help of Focal and all the partners and backers, we hope to be able to accelerate our evolution as a product, and start doing some really exciting things. So please give @blocktrain.ai a follow, and if you are a leader in the financial sector, and want to offer something better to your employees - drop me a DM 😁

Our CTO, Peter Bell just shared some thoughts on "the Startup CTOs Journey" on "Founders in the Cloud" - an publication by the awesome ☁️ Mark Birch 🚀 Whether you are a startup CTO, want to become one, or are a founder looking to hire one, hopefully it'll give some insights into the long but exciting road ahead from inception to IPO and beyond! Link in the first comment!

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Wiz co-founder and VP of R&D Roy Reznik shared with CNBC last week that the company has achieved $500 million in annual recurring revenue, with plans to double it to $1 billion by 2025. Reznik emphasized that hitting the $1 billion mark is crucial for the promised IPO following the company's decision to walk away from Google's $23 billion acquisition offer last summer. Notably, Wiz had already shown impressive growth, becoming the fastest startup to reach $100 million ARR within just 18 months of its 2020 launch. Reznik highlighted the continuous growth trajectory, mentioning the global cloud security spending surpassing $30 billion this year, indicating vast growth opportunities for Wiz. With the potential to break records in a public debut, Wiz aims to solidify its financial standing before pursuing an IPO. Reznik's optimism about the company's prospects, especially as it expands into the U.K. with a new office in London, reflects Wiz's confidence in future milestones and achievements. Considering the success stories of companies like Snowflake, Wiz's path to a significant IPO performance seems promising, showcasing the potential for record-breaking accomplishments in the tech industry. As Wiz continues its growth journey, the possibility of surpassing past offers and establishing itself as a formidable player in the market remains a compelling narrative.