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Extra Crunch roundup: Optimized SaaS pricing, recruiting growth experts, VC surveys, more

TechCrunch

COVID-19 has spotlighted many of the weakest points in our transportation system, but some of the rapid shifts in consumer behavior are creating opportunities for tech once considered fanciful, like sidewalk delivery robots and eVTOLs (electric vertical and takeoff vehicles). Rachel Holt, co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital.

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Freight Tech Startup GoodShip Raises $5M Seed Round Co-Led by Ironspring Ventures and Chicago Ventures to Bring Enriched Analytics and Actionability to Transportation Procurement

American Entrepreneurship

NASHVILLE— GoodShip , a collaborative cloud-based analytics and transportation procurement platform for shippers, announced a $5M seed round today. Human relationships are the most crucial links in any supply chain,” said Kristy Brutsman, Director at Armstrong Transport. The raise brings GoodShip’s total funding to $7.4M

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Extra Crunch roundup: Seed-stage basics, SaaS marketing live chat, Zoom’s Five9 buy

TechCrunch

If you are an early-stage founder who’s seeking clarity about apportioning equity — or if you’re biting your nails over how much to raise — read this primer. It’s also a useful overview for early employees and co-founders who may be new to startup financing. Senior Editor, TechCrunch. yourprotagonist. EDT/10 p.m.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zendesk rejects $17B offer, sidewalk robots, recruiting survey

TechCrunch

When consumers started buying cars, many predicted the transportation revolution would lead to air pollution, traffic and life-threatening collisions. With that in mind, SaaS startup Wingback made a fractional head of remote its first hire, “and it was the best decision we made,” said Yann Leretaille, co-founder and CTO. “A

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Cell-cultured meat, alternative financing, avoiding tech debt

TechCrunch

“It is still small-scale, and the most important thing we are doing that other companies should do is focus on the design, engineering and full-scale installations of vessels and the supporting systems to make a lot of it,” said Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of Eat Just, which sells lab-grown chicken meat in Singapore.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

TechCrunch

In a column for TC+ , Ben Tigner, co-founder and CEO of electric aerial mobility company Overair, identified four trends that are changing how investors, entrepreneurs and the market are responding to expanding opportunities in eVTOL: An expanding competitive landscape. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Walter Thompson.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Join us on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19 to watch these incredible founders take the stage. I know you want to see who made the cut.