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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Board will work to increase capital to minority-owned startups, create diverse innovation economy WOODBRIDGE, N.J. The board will provide knowledge, guidance, and insights on ways to best increase capital, access, and investments in New Jersey’s diverse entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

WeRide, one of China’s most-funded startups developing autonomous driving capabilities, said on Wednesday that it has raised a $200 million strategic round from Chinese bus maker Yutong. The partners have already jointly developed a front-loaded driverless minibus for mass-production. ” WeRide’s competitors include Pony.ai

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The $5 million program encourages investors to provide additional funding to businesses by providing an NJEDA guarantee on loans advanced for working capital purposes. About the NJEDA The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) serves as the State’s principal agency for driving economic growth.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 31, 2024

The financing, led by Ascend Vietnam Ventures and AppWorks, is expected to boost their product development and expand market reach. Vietnamese startup BlokID, specializing in blockchain-driven privacy protection solutions, recently secured $1.25 million in a seed funding round.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions. “The

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 14, 2023

October 12, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board today approved the first investment in an emerging New Jersey company from the New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund (NJIEF). The NJIEF, launched in 2022, is a groundbreaking tool to increase access to strategic resources and venture capital in New Jersey.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2023

The round was also joined by SEEDS Capital and Masik Enterprises. The funding will be used to develop Equatorial Space Systems’s Dorado commercial-sounding rocket family. The first launches of the Dorado rocket are slated for mid-2024. million in seed funding led by Elev8.VC. The post SG’s Equatorial Space bags $1.5m

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

The startup’s primary targets are those who currently do not currently have cardiovascular disease but have the potential to develop CVD in the future, like diabetes and metabolic disease patients, Choi said. insurance coverage with a goal of final FDA approval by 2024. FDA clearance and implement U.S.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

Whatnot intends to use the capital infusion to continue developing its in-app live and social commerce marketplace and roll out additional categories for collectors, including diecast cars, stamps and action figures. billion, up from the $1.5 billion valuation in September 2021, when Whatnot raised $150 million.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 12, 2023

A 2020 report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) revealed that despite women constituting 30 percent of the region’s entrepreneurs, they receive a mere eight percent of venture capital funding.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 20, 2022

Not limited to funding, what’s more, important is that these early-stage startups can develop and have an increasingly significant impact on Indonesia’s economy and quality of life,” Pangerapan added.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

million in total venture-backed capital. With the new capital, the company, Picasso said Cure’s valuation is now over 2x higher than the previous round. From here on out, we will be working toward profitability, aiming to be profitable by the beginning of 2024.” Having already secured $2.6

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

Find out any new developments here. Looking for “the perfect vehicle for chaos?” : Then look no further than the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV. Nah, we good : Indian edtech giant Byju’s says it’s not acquiring Unacademy , reports Manish. ban happens. TikTok ban will benefit Meta, Google and Snap the most: Bernstein , by Ivan.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Partners Investment and Murex Partners co-led the new funding, with participation from Smilegate Investment, Quantum Ventures Korea , ABC Partners , Everrich Group, GS Group’s corporate venture capital firm GS Futures , We Ventures, Base Investment and Dunamu & Partners. AmazeVR has raised a total of $30.8

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

Italian climate startup Energy Dome , which has developed a “CO 2 Battery” for storing renewable energy, has closed a €40 million (~$44M) Series B round — bringing the total raised for its novel energy storage solution to €54M (or just shy of $60M).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

” On the flip side, he predicts that corporates with venture capital arms that are “committed to the insurance sector will likely step up their involvement.” ” This also seems true more broadly of venture funds with a strong insurtech thesis. tourist investors”) have left the space.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 10, 2023

Investment companies are joining forces with banks to develop projects that are then presented to entrepreneurs as fully formulated endeavors. Karakalpakstan has charted a comprehensive plan for the years 2023-2024. Further, Karakalpakstan is enhancing its support infrastructure for businesses.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

live commerce market, which is poised to reach $35 billion in sales by 2024. Startups like Upmesh and Drip are also attracting some of those venture capital dollars; most recently Drip raised $28.5 Startups like Upmesh and Drip are also attracting some of those venture capital dollars; most recently Drip raised $28.5

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Holidays, cheer, and daydreaming about what shenanigans we’ll get ourselves into in 2024. Yes, 2024, because clearly we’re just going to skip past all of 2023. Celebrity strong arm : Plant-based food brand Huel’s newest capital raise comes with a side of Idris Elba, Christine writes. We’re pretty excited for 2025 already, tbh.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

After a decade-long bull run, many venture capital funds have found themselves holding overvalued shares of companies whose IPO prospects have been either eliminated or significantly delayed. Greater geopolitical tensions around Taiwan The case for US venture capital outperformance by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

.” Laying the groundwork for growth, Manta today announced that it raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Forestay Capital with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, SAP.io, Senovo VC, Credo Ventures, Dan Fougere, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. billion by 2024.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2023

Deal of the week The battery business keeps attracting capital. million in a Series A2 round led by Blue Bear Capital and HSBC Asset Management with participation from Riverstone Holdings and Capnamic Ventures. Channel19 , a startup that developed software for refrigerated trucking companies, raised $2.7

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Dable announced today that it has raised a $12 million Series C at a valuation of $90 million, led by South Korean venture capital firm SV Investment. The company’s goal is to become the “most utilized personalized recommendation platform in at last 30 countries by 2024.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Gogoro launched a new urban battery swapping initiative that uses Gogoro-powered smart parking meters, co-developed with Shengming Technology. The deal will preserve much of Harley-Davidson’s ownership while giving LiveWire access to the capital that the public markets can provide and fold in Kymco as a key partner.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

By 2026, about 132,000 square meters of startup space will be created to develop various local industries. To help startups attract foreign investment, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office plans to hold an international investment fair for startups in Pangyo in the second half of 2024. About 700 startups are planning to move in.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Seoul, its capital, is the world’s second-largest metropolitan area, with almost half of all Korean citizens living in or around the city. World’s best ICT Infrastructure: Korea has a highly developed ICT infrastructure, with 100% of its territory covered by LTE, and offers the world’s fastest internet speed.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

Geopagos , a payments infrastructure startup based in Buenos Aires, has raised $35 million in a round led by Riverwood Capital. It is on a mission to triple the number of merchant transactions it helps facilitate by 2024. Will once-bootstrapped startups turn to venture during a watershed moment?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Security, but simpler : Pangea Cyber wants to simplify security for developers , taking an API approach, Ron reports. Honda has plans to launch a fuel cell electric vehicle based on its CR-V crossover in 2024. An evolution of startup studios : eFounders morphs into Hexa, a portfolio company of startup studios, Romain writes.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

million) from this divestment in the second quarter of the 2024 financial year. Established in 2014, Line Thailand plays a pivotal role in managing local sales and marketing strategies while spearheading the development of new businesses and services tailored to the Thai market.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Cinnamon said the company plans on delivering the first Aries platform in 2023, followed by 5 in 2024, and continue to scale from there. ” In addition to a6z, the round also saw participation from XYZ Venture Capital, J2 Ventures, Lux Capital and Village Global.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

CEO Florian Reuter tells us that live services are now two years out for the two vehicle models it has been developing. “Paris and Singapore are in pole position [as the first cities], where Paris wants to have electric air taxis established for the 2024 Olympics. ”

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2024

The event will primarily focus on startups, aiming to bring together various stakeholders in the startup ecosystem, including investors, developers, and company owners. The KL20 Summit […]

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It was beyond clear to me that the solutions Black America needs must be financially-focused and developed within our community.”. Part of its goal with the new capital involves building out a Black business marketplace, which will give its members Cash Back for Buying Black. trillion by 2024,” Miah said.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

One of the main goals of the Ukrainian government is to increase the IT sector’s share of the country’s GDP from the current 4% to 10% by 2024. Despite the difficult situation in the country, the industry continues to develop. In the first five months of 2022, Ukraine’s IT sector generated roughly $3.2

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

million to continue developing its business intelligence platform that quickly “connects just about any data source, drag-and-drop specific features to customize their dashboards, and then copy-paste a snippet of code into their application to serve thousands of end-users,” Paul writes. The company raised $10.8 Matt has more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

That’s why technologies coming from companies like Malta , an energy storage technology developer that just raised $50 million in new financing, are attracting attention and venture capital investment. That modified design is what’s now being developed by Malta, which spun out from X in 2018.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Travel booking startup Hopper today announced that it closed a $96 million follow-on investment from Capital One , bringing the company’s total raised to close to $730 million, Kyle reports. I am on an H-1B, have an approved I-140, and an I-797 that expires in March 2024. I have enough savings to survive for a while.

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