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To get a roundup of \u2019s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT,<\/em> subscribe here<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n Happy Thursday! Has everyone recovered from Zoom going down this morning? Don\u2019t worry, Zoom is back up, but if anything, we hope it helped you have a quieter day\u2026for a while at least.\u00a0 \u2014 Christine<\/a> and Haje<\/a><\/p>\n Today, Haje<\/a> has been running around at Micromobility America. They insist on using the MMA acronym, so he\u2019s expecting a fist to the face any moment, but so far the only risk of injury has been from neck-breaking micromobility in the form of electric rollerblades. It\u2019s probably<\/em> a coincidence that Kav announced it is spooling up a 3D printing factory for bike helmets on the same day.<\/p>\n Looks like mobility is everywhere these days \u2014 Matt<\/a> notes that mobility startups are filling the void in a Detroit auto show that\u2019s a shell of its former self.<\/p>\n The team has been extraordinarily busy. There\u2019s a wall of news on the homepage; here\u2019s a few of the ones that caught our eye this fine Thursday:<\/p>\n Image Credits:<\/strong> Helu (opens in a new window)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Helping small- and medium-sized enterprises with their controlling, reporting and budgeting may not sound exciting, but Austrian fintech startup Helu.io\u2019s storytelling skills excited investors enough to raise a $9.8 million Series A in July.<\/p>\n With the exception of some details regarding unit economics and revenue, Helu shared its entire winning pitch deck with us. As these slides suggest, its founders took a straightforward approach:<\/p>\n Problem: \u201cThe CFO\u2019s pain is Excel.\u201d<\/p>\n Solution: \u201cGood-bye Excel sheets.\u201d<\/p>\n (+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead.<\/em> You can sign up here<\/em>. Use code \u201cDC\u201d for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!)<\/em><\/p>\n Whenever Call of Duty is mentioned, we can\u2019t help but recall Rashida Jones\u2019s character in \u201cThe Office\u201d giving the game a shout-out. In today\u2019s case, Jordan<\/a> was there as Activision unveiled what the game\u2019s next generation will look like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Top 3<\/h2>\n
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Pitch Deck Teardown: Helu.io\u2019s $9.8M Series A deck<\/h2>\n
Big Tech Inc.<\/h2>\n