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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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This trifecta serves as a catalyst for accelerated growth and long-term viability. Interstate System : Atlanta is a nexus for major interstates like I-20, I-75, and I-85, allowing for efficient road transport. Rail Network : Atlanta offers access to both Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation.

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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. Our aim is to provide the necessary support for green ventures in our pipeline to succeed.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

FSD Africa is set to launch insurtech accelerator programs in Ghana and Nigeria next year to promote innovations that will drive the uptake of insurance in the two markets and beyond. We are planning to launch the BimaLab Insurtech Accelerator Program in Ghana and Nigeria.” -funded Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Alongside lead investor Lotte Chemical and investment company KTB Network, General Motors’ corporate venture capital arm, GM Ventures, signed on as a strategic investor. It plans to use the fresh capital to scale its fast charge-capable anode technologies that might enable the next generation of batteries for electric vehicles.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

S2G Ventures and Toyota Ventures led the round, which also featured participation from F-Prime and ADM Capital, who joined existing investors Radicle Growth and ffVC. Agtech is one of several robotics verticals that have seen accelerated interest during the pandemic, as labor shortages have become more pronounced.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2022

Register Transport Capital , a globally-recognised investment management and advisory firm focused on the maritime and aviation industries, has launched its new venture capital arm named TC Ventures. Headquartered in Singapore, Transport Capital’s core expertise is in Real Assets and Private Capital Markets.

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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. . and Southeast Asia.

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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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Impact Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2021

What if all startup incubators and accelerators integrated design principles that foster circularity? How will this look like and how will it impact ventures going through these programs? In the startup and venture world, there are two options for integrating circularity. Starting with 67 ventures in 12 programs.

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. Collectively , they have raised over $100 million in venture capital.

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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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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. Graham Gullans, VP Business & Corporate Development, Superpedestrian.

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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

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

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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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

What if all startup incubators and accelerators took the step towards integrating design principles that foster circularity? How would this impact ventures going through these programs and the environment at large? . For more information about Impact Hub Kigali’s Circularity Economy Acceleration Program, watch the video below!

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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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

“By reducing overall fleet size, we play a significant role in the overall acceleration of the electrification of the entire yellow bus network.”. Rideshare startup HopSkipDrive raises $22M to focus on school transportation. m , another student transportation service, has a similar mission statement with a different path to market.

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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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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

Consequently, the Bay Area experienced a surge, capturing over one-third of all early-stage venture funding in the U.S., Roads, bridges, and transport will make or break a city’s ability to grow its startup ecosystem and talent pool. marking its highest level since 2017. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S, Infrastructure touches everything.

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Paul G. Silva

MAY 24, 2019

This summer I have the delight of facilitating the newest cohort of the AccelVT Accelerator. ” It will be an honor to help these entrepreneurs as they boldly work to solve crazy-hard problems that could literally help save the world.

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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.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 19, 2023

From May this year, the Dat Bike Weaver++ electric motorbikes will be introduced in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the Gojek platform’s transportation and delivery service. It also aims to accelerate the transition to greener transportation for a better environment.”

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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

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. Njoya said the startup is working towards becoming the go-to vehicle subscription and financial services platform for millions of transport operators across the continent.

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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

JULY 12, 2021

million in seed funding from Go Ventures, RTP Global, AlphaJWC, Sequoia Capital India’s Surge, FEBE Ventures and Taurus Ventures. Many of them are in retail, food and beverage or labor-heavy service sectors like construction and transportation. The company announced today it has raised $4.8

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

Transportation startup DeltaX is accelerating its plans to digitize the trucking industry in its native Bolivia and beyond thanks to a recent $1 million seed round. Millions of tons of cargo are transported each year via the Pan-American Highway and its branches across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The model, which comes without a steering wheel, accelerator or brakes, is designed for operating in urban open roads, said WeRide. WeRide and its rivals are testing various levels of autonomous driving vehicles in both the United States and major Chinese cities where local policies are supporting the futurist transportation tech.

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Electric vehicle startup BasiGo has today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi, bringing clean energy options to Kenya’s public transport industry, currently dominated by fossil-fuel buses. . BasiGo’s COO, Alex Mwaura, said they will tap the country’s renewable energy resource to fuel public transportation. .

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 31, 2020

3/ Technology based commerce solutions gain when less people venture into stores to buy groceries, clothes, and other consumer products. And that makes sense, particularly in a dense urban region where transportation options are crowded and time consuming. 2020 was a great year for early-stage companies and venture capitalists.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. The fourth round of the Transit Tech Lab has launched and is looking for technologists to submit ideas on ways to restore customer confidence in public transportation, improve resilience to weather extremes, and further reduce the region’s carbon footprint.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The investment came from the Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough Energy Ventures and the Ecosystem Integrity Fund , which led the company’s latest round, alongside previous investors Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, Horizons Ventures , Shell Ventures and Summa Equity. million cash infusion. million grant from the U.K.

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