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

MARCH 28, 2024

Automated Workplace Coaching Platform Triples Revenue, Expands Services to Further Help Organizations Maximize Employee Talent Cincinnati, OH – March 27, 2024 – Cloverleaf , the leading automated coaching technology designed to bring out the best in workers and teams, announced today that it has secured a $7.3

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 2, 2024

May 1, 2024) – Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) joined company leaders to cut the ribbon on HAX, LLC’s newly constructed United States flagship headquarters located at 707 Broad Street in Newark. headquarters. This really is a truly unique place.”

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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

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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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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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

And according to David Wechsler, a principal at OMERS Ventures, “having an embedded strategy is not required for venture funding.” ” 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.”

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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.

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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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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

Some of those other functional beverage startups are also venture-backed. 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. Cure founder and CEO Lauren Picasso. Having already secured $2.6

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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.

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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

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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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

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

AUGUST 27, 2023

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 million in a Series A round led by HSBC’s asset management arm. NaaS Technology Inc. ,

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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. The post SG’s Equatorial Space bags $1.5m

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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

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. PDT, subscribe here. left of the year.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Various programs were held on the day, such as open discussions with startup companies, a ceremony for signing win-win partnership agreements with large companies in the 2nd Pangyo Techno Valley, a presentation of the Gyeonggi Venture and Startup brand, special lectures, investment consultations, and product demonstrations.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Popple had recently left Proterra and had joined G2 Venture Partners. As G2 Venture Partners wrote in its remembrance of Popple: “Ryan embodied entrepreneurial spirit and devoted his life to creating a better future. Solvento , a platform that provides trucking companies with immediate access to capital, raised $4.5

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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. Other participants included KB Investment and K2 Investment, as well as returning investor Kakao Ventures, a subsidiary of Kakao Corporation, one of South Korea’s largest internet firms.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

New and existing investors, including Tarsadia Capital, Citius, Arago Capital, Foundation Capital and Quiet Capital also participated in the round to bring Jüsto’s total venture capital investment to date to over $250 million. billion industry by 2024, up from $95.8 is poised to be a $187.7

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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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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

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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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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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

AUGUST 4, 2022

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? My weekly fintech newsletter, The Interchange, launched on May 1! Sign up here to get it in your inbox.

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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

One of those startups, First Boulevard (formerly called Tenth), has just raised $5 million in seed funding from Barclays, Anthemis and a group of angel investors such as actress Gabrielle Union, Union Square Ventures’ John Buttrick and AutoZone CFO Jamere Jackson. 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

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

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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