TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Startups, tapping into new manufacturing techniques, new batter technology, and new energy infrastructure, see a ripe opportunity to build new vehicles to disrupt the current status quo with safer and cleaner alternatives. Initially, what they will not have, it seems, are self-driving capabilities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

It aims to serve over 25,000 doctors by 2024 and reach 50,000 by 2025 to treat nearly 15% of the Indian population. “Every time you make a decision, whether it’s a small feature, a revenue opportunity, whether you build a tech stack or any decision you’re making, are you putting doctors first?”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

Montreal-based Equisoft , an insurance and investment software developer, today announced that it raised $125 million in venture equity. At the time, custom-built solutions were the trend, and — according to Romero — he and his friend had the opportunity to build an asset allocation software for a mutual fund company.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

NFX and existing backers Pear and Mexico-based Wollef (formely known as Jaguar Ventures) doubled down on their investment, which values Melonn “in the neighborhood” of $100 million post-money and brings the Bogota-based startup’s total raised to $24 million since its November 2020 inception.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Mobiz , a South African startup integrating hyper-personalization into mobile marketing, has raised a pre-Series A round of $ 4 million from HAVAÍC, Futuregrowth, Launch Africa, Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures, CapaciTech and Endeavor’s Harvest Fund. from 2019 to 2025, according to a report by Grandview Research.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Want a free Disrupt pass? Buyout firm Bain Capital just closed its second growth Tech Opportunities fund with $2.4 Closer to takeoff and landing : Rebecca writes that Joby is closer to its 2025 commercial launch after completing final assembly of its electric takeoff-and-landing vehicle. billion , up from the $1.3

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

But as I told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble this week, venture investors must take a long view and remain optimistic. The two companies provide NCSOFT with a Cloud PC platform that monitors the gaming environment, optimizes performance, and takes action in real time to mitigate a disruption.

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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. He is the Founding Managing Partner at Maven Ventures, a leading seed venture fund for emerging consumer software startups. A rare opportunity to hear from three leaders of the digital retail revolution.

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“As per Jungle Ventures’ calculations, the total value of the region’s digital companies is around $340 billion today and is estimated to grow to $1 trillion by 2025,” says founding partner Amit Anand. “Denver was ready for the Zoom boom, and is reaping the — venture capital — rewards.” Any advice?

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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. The startup in 2021 raised $26 million in funding across two rounds, both led by Index Ventures.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 3, 2020

The time has never been better for new technology to disrupt these alarming trends. The runaway success of the veggie- burger producer is a bellwether for the growing investment opportunity in FoodTech. The sector is poised for significant growth, and is projected to take up 20% of the grocery market share 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. Image Credits: Cowboy Ventures / Guild Education.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

From an African perspective, Swvl features as one of the most venture-backed startups on the continent. ” “Having established a leadership position in key emerging markets, we believe Swvl is ready to capitalize on a truly global market opportunity,” she added. .” Per Crunchbase , Swvl has raised over $170 million.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 13, 2023

The impact is we’re pulling forward 2024-2025 “cash out” dates into the current day because the opportunity cost of people’s time and investors’ capital is sufficient to resolve many of the situations today. So let’s finish up with a hopeful (?)

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

startup that offers personalized digital therapeutics for women going through menopause, has closed a second round of funding — taking $12 million from lead investor Octopus Ventures, along with participation from U.S.-based based VC firm Optum Ventures, as it gears up to hop over the pond. Vira Health , a U.K. Vira’s £1.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

And second, a newer $55 million Series A led by Walden Catalyst Ventures , 83North , and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with Pitango and Viola participating, alongside Eyal Waldman, co-founder and former CEO of Mellanox Technologies. “We really have a once in a lifetime opportunity,” he said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The seed round is being led by Shripriya Mahesh of Spero Ventures, and Next Play Ventures (ex-LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner’s new fund), Lachy Groom, Scott Belsky, Geoff Donaker of Burst Capital, and Michael Staton of Learn Capital are among those also participating. Nana has now raised $10.7 Nana has now raised $10.7

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The Togo- and Singapore-based company received investment from AAIC, Thunes (TransferTo), Momentum Ventures (SMRT), Innoport Ventures (Schulte Group), CMC Ventures (National Express) and Liil Ventures (Mobility ADO). firm Plug and Play Ventures, Launch Africa, BANSEA and Virtual Network. Image Credits: Gozem.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

For our latest Extra Crunch market map, we sized up the general market opportunity before creating a roster of major players and reaching out to investors to see where they’re placing bets. May Mobility’s Edwin Olson and Nina Grooms Lee and Toyota AI Ventures’ Jim Adler on validating your startup idea. EDT/noon PDT.

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