TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota’s standalone venture capital fund, has dropped the “AI” and is reborn as, simply, Toyota Ventures. The introduction of these two new funds, each worth $150 million, brings Toyota Ventures’ total assets under management to over $500 million.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The round was led by Novastar Ventures, with participation from a number of existing and new Silicon Valley investors, including Moxxie Ventures, Nimble Partners, Spring Ventures, Climate Capital and Third Derivative. It has also imported two electric buses for the pilot program. Image Credits: BasiGo.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Among Apple’s more recent social good initiatives is the Impact Accelerator, an effort launched about a year ago intended to find and elevate minority-owned small businesses taking on sustainability and climate change. Mosaic Global Transportation (Founder: Maurice H.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic challenges the world of transportation and mobility, the crisis is also offering opportunities for new technological solutions, from electric scooters to self-driving cars, according to some of the leading entrepreneurs in the sector. Manufacturers are increasing investment in such features, even in lower-end cars.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 As part of our global environmental strategy, Impact Hub is dedicated to supporting green ventures in scaling their solutions rapidly. Our aim is to provide the necessary support for green ventures in our pipeline to succeed. trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

We are also continuing to invest in our route optimization software, which just helps districts get more efficient and greener,” Joanna McFarland, CEO and co-founder, told TechCrunch. “By By reducing overall fleet size, we play a significant role in the overall acceleration of the electrification of the entire yellow bus network.”. “By

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 10, 2023

Scaling green ventures: meet the innovators accelerating climate action In a world echoing with the urgent call for environmental change, the Impact Hub Network is committed to supporting innovative green ventures for a brighter tomorrow. The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5

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HPA

MARCH 21, 2024

HPA is excited to announce our investment in Fuel Me ’s $18M Series A Round , which was co-led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Tribeca Venture Partners and includes co-investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Interplay Venture Capital, and FJ Labs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Other investors SBI Investment, Tokyu Land Corporation, Kushu Electric Power, Seika Corporation, JOIN (Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development) and exiting investor Venture Lab Investment also joined in the round. . million Series A in February 2021. .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The report, which included analysis from McKinsey & Company, says its assertions are backed by an acceleration in strong market fundamentals and the impact of the pandemic. million jobs due to Google’s $1 billion investment in the continent. The continent’s investment story. This is compared to 37%, 70% and 66% in the U.S.,

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. Before this program, I had the desire to pursue venture capital funding but lacked the clarity on what steps to take.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 23, 2023

The automotive startup is developing data transport and acceleration technology for automobile networks that support autonomous driving and electrical vehicles (EV). Advanced Driver-Assisted Systems (ADAS), autonomous driving (AD) and the ecosystem of customer software delivered Over the Air (OTA) require efficient data transport.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., marking its highest level since 2017. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S,

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

stake in the three-year-old startup, whereas 42dot’s co-founder and chief executive Chang-Hyeon Song, who interestingly also leads the transportation-as-a-service (TaaS) team at Hyundai Motor, held a 36.19% stake as of December 2021, according to 42dot’s regulatory filing. Series A to accelerate its growth.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Supply chain disruptions — triggered by factors including demand surges, high transportation costs and pandemic-related lockdowns — are expected to continue well into next year, experts predict. Companies are experiencing the brunt of the impact, with 36% of small businesses responding to a 2021 U.S. This has been costly.

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HPA

MARCH 24, 2021

Lee Partners (THL), with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital AB and Zebra Technologies, as well as existing investors Hyde Park Angels , August Capital, CEAS Investments, Hyde Park Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, bringing total capital raised to over $200 million.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). SmartRyde announced today it has secured a $1.6 It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said. since December 2020, as per its statement.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

million in pre-Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures. Its new funding is the first time Jungle Ventures has invested in the mobility sector and included participation from Wavemaker Partners, Hustle Fund and iSeed Ventures. The company’s flagship motorbike, called Weaver, was created to compete against gas motorbikes.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

Chipmaking giant Nvidia is investing $10 million in Uber spinout Serve Robotics, funds the startup will use to further expand its sidewalk delivery robot service outside Los Angeles and San Francisco. If you think about it, on the street cars have a distinct set of actions – they change lanes, there’s braking and accelerating.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Clime Capital , a Singapore-based fund manager focusing on accelerating the low carbon transition, is helping Vietnam address this concern through its partnership with EBOOST , the first mover open network electric vehicle (EV) charging operator in the country. This could in turn support further the deployment of EV charging infrastructure.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2021

MAX ) is planning to enter more markets across Africa as it races towards formalizing the continent’s transportation sector after securing $31 million in Series B funding. The latest funding round that was led by global private equity platform, Lightrock, which is making its first investment in the African mobility space.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The week’s top investment deals from OurCrowd. Green light for cleantech investment. Green light for cleantech investment. Annual investment in cleantech increased tenfold from about $400 million a year to peak at $4.3 4: Cybersecurity and Pandemic-Accelerated Digital Transformations. Introductions. Read more here.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 11, 2022

Register Indonesian-based e-commerce logistic solution business Biteship , which focuses on enabling SMEs and enterprises has raised an undisclosed sum of initial funding from East Ventures and Beenext, according to a BusinessNewsAsia report.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 13, 2021

million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures, along with new investors BMW i Ventures and Unbound. Existing investors Latitude and Marchmont Ventures also participated. Motorway has raised £14 million in venture funding since it was founded by Tom Leathes, Harry Jones and Alex Buttle in 2017.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The company has raised $24M to accelerate production of its existing small craft and a larger commercial one, in pursuit of cleaner and generally more future-proof waters. But while the company does hope to sell as many of these as possible to the Monaco and Dubai crowd, the bigger opportunity may be in public transport, of all things.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Mega investments aren’t uncommon at companies like WeRide developing the next-generation level 4 driving standard, which denotes that the car can handle the majority of driving situations independently without human intervention. The partners have already jointly developed a front-loaded driverless minibus for mass-production.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 20, 2023

The funding round was co-led by AC Ventures, East Ventures, and South Korea’s SV Investment and saw participation from several strategic investors, including Peak XV Partners, Provident, AlfaCorp, M Venture Partners, Northstar Group, Openspace Ventures, Shinhan Venture Investment, Beenext, Kinesys Group, and Skystar Capital.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

in terms of vehicle sales, said Tuesday it will invest $300 million in Momenta to accelerate the development of AV tech for future GM vehicles in China. This is just the latest aggressive investment into next-gen technology from GM, which said in June it had earmarked $35 billion for electric and AV ventures through 2025.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, as she began working and learning about the local transportation needs of Detroit’s residents, Robinson recognized the opportunity to not only make a difference in the mobility sector, but to also be involved in a meaningful way in making positive change in her newfound community.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Aptiv comes on as a strategic investor at a time when the company is working on accelerating the transition to the software-defined car by offering a complete stack to automakers, one that includes high-performance hardware, cloud connectivity and a software architecture that is open, scalable and containerized. . “The

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. ” That might sound silly coming from a media outlet focused on technology — and the people investing and building it. Investment activity in aviation — specifically air taxis — continues to ramp up as illustrated by Boeing. Deal of the week.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

AI chips, which are semiconductors designed to accelerate machine learning, have many applications. That’s why Liu’s AI chipmaking startup Kneron has been quietly racking up investments to march into smart transportation.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

Its previous investors include SK Holdings , Bain Capital, Premier Partners, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Altos Ventures, KB Investment, Stonebridge Ventures, LB Private Equity, SG Private Equity, and more. SOCAR will accelerate to make additional acquisitions and advance its technology with the IPO proceeds, Park said.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

We’re thrilled to have him on TechCrunch Live this week, along with Chris Howard, founding partner at Fuel Capital, which invested in Convoy’s seed round. Now worth $3.8 billion, the company is a leader in bringing digital services to trucking and freight. As you’ll hear, in 2014 and 2015, freight was ready for reinvention.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

They are invested not only in their own endeavors, but want to see the community as a whole thrive and “are likely to remain in their community and be committed to philanthropy and community service,” according to the Grow Your Own guide. Distance and transportation. Targeted initiatives: Rural Entrepreneurship Venture.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

million in its inaugural funding round anchored by Singapore-based DeClout Ventures , the corporate venture arm of DeClout. The lead investor, DeClout Ventures, is the corporate venture arm of DeClout, a builder of next-generation ICT companies that invests in, incubates and scales companies to become global or regional market leaders.

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