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SmartRyde, a Japanese online platform for airport transfers, spurs global expansion with Series A

TechCrunch

Sota Kimura, co-founder and CEO of SmartRyde, founded SmartRyde in 2017 after he experienced trouble getting a taxi from the airport to the hotel when he traveled abroad, Kimura told TechCrunch. SmartRyde announced today it has secured a $1.6 Honolulu, Las Vegas, Miami) and Japan, Kimura said. since December 2020, as per its statement.

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Neighbor raises $53M for self-storage marketplace after 5x YoY revenue growth

TechCrunch

Colton Gardner , Joseph Woodbury and Preston Alder co-founded Neighbor.com in 2017 with the mission of giving people a more accessible and personal alternative to store their belongings. . Xu and Cutler will join former Uber CEO Ryan Graves as investors and advisors to the Lehi, Utah-based startup. Image Credits: Neighbor.

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South Korea’s agtech startup Greenlabs raises $140M Series C to accelerate global expansion

TechCrunch

Greenlabs, founded in 2017 by Scott Sungwoo Choi, Shin and Luke Donghyun Ahn, wants to digitize the entire value chain of agriculture space from crop production to distribution with a mission to address the global food supply problem in a sustainable way. It also built smart farming software and hardware for farmers. Series B round.

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How Duolingo became fluent in monetization

TechCrunch

By 2017, Duolingo would boast having 200 million users, which was double von Ahn’s goal when he first launched to the public on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage. By 2017, Duolingo would boast having 200 million users, which was double von Ahn’s goal when he first launched to the public on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage.

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Climbing for a Cause: Dave Bacon Shares How He’s Making an Impact

Entrepreneurs' Organization

These confidential meetings with seven to 10 peers are a highly rated benefit of membership. In 2017, I decided to make one of my accountability goals leading a charity climb up Mt. Moderator-trained EO members guide the sessions, which emphasize personal responsibility and lessons learned. Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro.

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25 Sources For Funding Minority Entrepreneurs

Smart Hustle Magazine

It is also a competition that provides the opportunity for start-ups to grow and has been doing so since 2017. However, do note that even BEYOND FUNDING – what’s MOST important is that you build a business that has the right team, solves the right problem, for the right customer base. These are needed for any business to grow.

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Larissa de Moura: Working Towards a World Without Borders

Impact Hub

Besides founding and leading INMI in Valencia, Spain, she is also the co-founder of ALDEA, a social organization where she develops consulting projects, training and territorial-community development through sustainability, interculturality and social innovation. . A: An explorer of new experiences.