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We're back with another and this time to celebrate founders (both ) Arun Saigal and WeiHua Li.⁠
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This past week Thunkable announced their $30M Series B financing that will help continue funding the future of no code mobile app development.⁠
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Founded six years ago, Thunkable was launched with the mission of empowering creators to get hands-on with digital innovation. Since that time, they have grown their capabilities, community, and team. There are now more than 3 million users from 184 different countries using Thunkable to get hands-on with no code mobile app development. We can't wait to see what's next for the community and this team and to continue our partnership.

🔗 Read full TC feature here: https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/05/thunkable-raises-30m-after-its-no-code-mobile-app-development-platform-hits-3m-users-and-6m-apps/
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Fun fact: Entrepreneurship runs in the Saigal family! Amrita Saigal, Arun's sister, is the founder of Kudos, a PJC portfolio company, that is helping save the planet and baby's bums by creating the first and only disposable diaper where baby's bum touches 100% cotton lined diaper. ⁠
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New blog post by PJC Analyst, Kathleen Keegan. Learn more on the fundamentals of a model — what actually goes on behind the scenes when evaluating the model as a whole, what investors look for, and some tips on common mistakes. Link: https://medium.com/inside-pjc/early-stage-modeling-32ace9e970b0⁠
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PJC VP Gaurav Bhogale will be a featured investor at the VC Connect North America Edition on March 8th - an event that connects startup founders with early-stage investors.⁠
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If you are a startup founder interested in the event and would like to book a 15 minute call with Gaurav you can sign up by clicking on the link in our bio. ⁠
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We're flashing back to November (as December flies by) to recognize the amazing work and achievements from our portfolio. November was a huge month for the PJC portfolio with making its debut on under the ticker EXFY, new partnerships, growth, and top awards to several portfolio companies for their innovative work & leadership in their respective industries. As always, below are just a few of the highlights. Read more in our roundup below for the full articles that share the amazing work these founders and teams are doing. https://www.pjc.vc/news/november-21-portfolio-roundup
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🔹 Anno Ai featured in Yahoo News for their work in the national security space using their AI software and creating a “multi-modal sensor fusion” which is a development of machine learning programs that can collect and interpret data across a wide range of platforms.⁠
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🔹 BlockFi is named to Inc. Magazine's Best-Led Companies of 2021⁠
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🔹 TechCrunch covered Expensify's IPO and interviews David Barrett on Expensify going public and why expense management is a $1T opportunity⁠
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🔹 Kudos won the 2021 Hygienix Innovation Award, the first time a diaper company has received this honor. ⁠
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🔹 Neurable is listed in BostonInno's 2021 Inno on Fire which includes the 50 startups and individuals setting Boston's innovation ecosystem ablaze as well as Fast Company ’s inaugural Next Big Things in Tech list.⁠
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🔹 SparkCharge CEO Joshua Aviv is honored as one of the 100 People Transforming Business by Business Insider.
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Along with other great news from Openly, Lively, Inc., Eden Health, Synthesis AI, Thunkable, SplitSpot and Vee24.
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