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ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore

TechCrunch

Founded in 2018 by CMA CGM Group chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé, ZEBOX already has hubs in France, the United States, the United Kingdom, West Africa and the Caribbeans, which have collectively worked with 100 startups that have raised a total of $235 million in funding.

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Wrap-up of the Startup Community Leaders Mission USA 2018

Startup Catalyst

The second Startup Community Leaders Mission to the USA took place from 11-18 March 2018, with 20 participants taking part, including 14 from 11 different regional towns in Queensland, 3 from Brisbane, one from Sydney, one from Adelaide, and one from New York (assisting the Beach City film crew). Entrepreneurs are a cultural norm in the US.

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Mission wrap: London 2018

Startup Catalyst

On Monday we had a private tour with Tech City Ventures, where we visited Runway East and WeWork Moorgate to hear and learn from Incube, SwiftScale, StreetBees, and Hambro Perks. From there we headed to the “Scale Up In London” event at City Hall to learn about the UK opportunity, before rooftop networking.

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Brand incubator Harry’s Labs makes acquisition of D2C deodorant brand Lum?

TechCrunch

Harry’s Labs, the in-house incubator started by razor brand Harry’s Inc. Harry’s created the innovation group in 2018 that has backed or launched several consumer product companies, including cat products startup Cat Person , body care line Flamingo and hair care line Headquarters. announced Monday it agreed to acquire Lum? ,

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Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures

TechCrunch

The company announced today it has raised $10 million in Series A funding co-led by Alpha Wave Incubation and edtech-focused GSV Ventures. CoLearn started its offline in business in 2018, before shifting to a hybrid model. CoLearn has since been downloaded more than 3.5 Once the pandemic hit, the company decided to go fully online.

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The VC who helped incubate Discord has quietly spun up an autonomous contact center startup

TechCrunch

Silicon Valley investor Peter Relan, who helped incubate the company in 2018 (he also helped get Discord off the ground and served on its board until 2020), likens it to a “fully autonomous” call service center.

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AI Venture Studio 25m Evolve launches via 25madison partnership with Apollo

American Entrepreneurship

Focusing on incubating AI-native applications, 25m Evolve’s mission is to support companies facing today’s dynamic digital landscape—which is demanding they adapt. Price co-founded 25madison in 2018 with a handful of individual investors, creating the venture platform to incubate and invest in early-stage startups.