TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Want a free Disrupt pass? million seed round into ModernFi, which is developing a marketplace that helps banks that need deposits to make loans find what they are looking for, while banks with too many deposits can offload them. Buyout firm Bain Capital just closed its second growth Tech Opportunities fund with $2.4

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2023

In this issue: Goodbye Antares-230+ Layoffs at Planet and Astra By the way …We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Space Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Planet is laying off 10% of its workforce as it focuses on the “highest ROI opportunities.” Learn more and apply here.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 3, 2020

The time has never been better for new technology to disrupt these alarming trends. What new developments will shape this promising sector? The runaway success of the veggie- burger producer is a bellwether for the growing investment opportunity in FoodTech. Livestock accounts for 14.5%

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2023

Yet, the transaction value of digital commerce in Latin America was estimated at more than $100 billion in 2019 and is now expected to increase by about 73% by 2025, according to Statista. Shan and MK tapped into payments in a part of the world that was ripe for disruption,” said Mark Fiorentino, a partner at Index Ventures.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Finishing is the ripest for disruption. Travis Connors, Building Ventures At Building Ventures, we see enormous opportunities developing for the use of robotics in construction over the next 20 years.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Power Global, a two-year-old startup, wants to disrupt the auto rickshaw market by offering a retrofit kit for diesel-powered vehicles and swappable battery pack to transition the more common lead-acid batteries to lithium-ion. billion by 2025.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

. “We can improve both outcomes and costs by moving care from the hospital back to the place it started — at home,” they write in a post that explores five innovations enabling at-home care and identifies investment opportunities like acute care and infrastructure development. Since then, Z?m

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Taking flight in innovation hubs globally While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of society, it has in turn accelerated digital adoption across businesses and consumers especially here in the Philippines.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

For example, Spero Renewables , which developed a process for extracting an acid in corn fiber to make vanilla, and Pigmentum , which is working on a way to produce the taste and smell of vanilla in lettuce. The company started in 2019 with an idea stemming from a failed research experiment on vanilla growth done in The Netherlands.

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GCUC

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

He had the opportunity to make something great and, sadly, we are just starting to see some of the cracks. The real estate industry was ripe for a disruption that put the people’s needs before the landlords. Coworking is that disruption. He was captivating and intimidating in stature and dynamic. There will be more.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

for the institute, where the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the Technion and Tel Aviv University will work alongside NT-Tao, which is developing a compact system for nuclear fusion. Construction of the 60,000-square-foot facility will begin in 2025.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

Sales of cars using batteries jumped 43% in 2020 to 3.25M units and are forecast to grow to over 30M units by 2025. CropX and its fellow pioneers are developing technologies that can help society solve some of its most pressing issues. A rare opportunity to hear from three leaders of the digital retail revolution. Register Now.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

It also takes a community approach to further expand the support, with opportunities for users to be brought together for Q&As/Zoom chats around discussion topics so they can quiz experts and/or share related experiences with each other. It is also gearing up for a U.S. Menopause is a multifaceted challenge to tackle.

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OurCrowd

JULY 17, 2019

The heart of social entrepreneurship is developing ideas that can solve problems and turn a profit. Money poured into a business that takes off provides job opportunities and helps the economy grow while investors recoup their money and make a profit too. The global impact ecosystem is starting to take shape.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In the latest development, a startup called Speedata , which is building a processor (fabless) to cover the specific area of big data analytics, is coming out of stealth and announcing $70 million in funding to continue building its product and embark on its first commercial deals. “We are approaching a huge, not niche, market.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A lot of the focus in online education — and, let’s face it, education overall — has been about professional development for knowledge workers, education for K-12 and how best to deliver cost-effective, engaging higher learning to those in college and beyond. and said it expects to expand to 20 markets by the end of 2021.

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