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Looking for opportunities in femtech

Version One Ventures

It’s a future where these tests and care are effectively delivered as close to OTC (“over the counter”) as we can get (but can’t currently because treatment often involves regulated medications like antibiotics). Some examples here are Qurasense , Next Gen Jane , and Kegg.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

In this post, I’ll provide an overview of these recent developments as well as a sense of the grand vision I see forming for Lightning around payments and Web3 applications. In contrast to DeFi’s “move fast and break things” attitude, Lightning development has been intentionally slower and more methodical. 1) Generalizable Payments .

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Cryptocurrency’s second act: the rise of Ethereum and what’s in store for 2017

Version One Ventures

Bitcoin, and the underlying blockchain technology, never developed a strong use case besides storing value. Will this token-driven crowdfunding market become the equivalent of OTC/pink slip markets, dominated by speculators and promoters? And, most thought that Bitcoin would emerge as the winner in this race. What happened?

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Consolidation

thebarefootvc

In the past year, it has largely focused on the more institutional Circle Trade — operating an over the counter (OTC) trading desk to execute large trades for buyers and sellers of cryptocurrency. Circle, founded in 2013, has gone through several iterations in its bid to be a consumer friendly cryptocurrency wallet.

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Innovative Financial Management Solutions for Small Businesses

Transformify

However, as a result of technological changes, innovative solutions are being developed that translate into efficiency in business management. Hydr is a financing platform that has been developed to provide fast yet secure invoice financing taking into account all legal regulations found in the UK.

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19 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

8- Developed a character that people could relate to. What I did to make my business stand out from the crowd was develop a character that people could relate to. Business owners usually develop their business names in one of three ways: a creative name that has nothing to do with their business (ex. Red Auto Repair).

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Q1 2019 Summary: Portfolio News and Activities

Version One Ventures

Coinbase is bringing together its custody services and its OTC desk to allow users to trade directly out of cold storage. This means that clients no longer need to transfer their assets online and onto the exchange to complete an OTC trade. You can read more about Galaxy on their blog. Placenote SDK 1.6.12 Fundraising and accolades.

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