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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

. “Together, we see this as a key opportunity to bring even more innovation and creativity to Hubs than we could alone,” Udom said in a blog post. “We will benefit from their unique experience and ability to create amazing experiences that help organizations use virtual spaces to drive impact.

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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

In fact, according to the 2018 year-end report by CREtech , funding for “proptech” startups has surged with over $20 billion invested across early and late stage venture rounds in the last two years?—?quickly The connective thread here is the use of technology. It is about building and recreating communities.

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New capital fuels Purely Elizabeth’s next natural food phase

TechCrunch

As Stein, CEO, worked with clients, she saw the need for specialized foods, like gluten-free, and what started as a side project — a blueberry muffin mix — was the catalyst for Purely Elizabeth and became her first product before moving into granola, which is what the company is known for today.

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. I want to encourage more innovative thinking.”. For 2018 we are planning for 300-plus attendees.

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Serial fintech founder raises $20M for Ant Money to make micro-investing even more accessible

TechCrunch

Then in 2018, Walter went live with a new company — Blast. Now as 2021 comes to a close, Cruttenden’s latest fintech, Ant Money, is announcing it has raised $20 million in funding (a mix of previously unannounced seed and Series A capital) and acquired Blast via a stock-for-stock merger. Or is it more like Robinhood?”.

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Crop One, Emirate open ‘world’s largest vertical farm’ in Dubai

TechCrunch

The facility got its start in 2018 when Crop One, an indoor vertical farming company, and Emirates Flight, the airline Emirates catering arm, signed a $40 million joint venture to build Emirates Crop One. It has the capacity to produce over 2 million pounds of leafy greens annually. in a written statement.”

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How capital-as-a-service can help you get your first check in 2021

TechCrunch

“A lot of founders mix up raising money with making money.” Flexing its “20-minute term sheet” the startup uses an algorithm to shift through a startup’s data, and if it has positive ad spend and positive unit economics, they make an investment worth anything from $10,000 to over $10 million. Mobility-as-a-service.

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