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The Station: Rounding up the Tesla Cyber Roundup, a Waymo change up and the mysterious disappearance of Bolt Mobility

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Bolt had appeared to be on an upward trajectory last year after acquiring the assets of Last Mile Holdings, which opened up 48 new markets to the micromobility operator. However, there’s also space to push micromobility companies to provide more protections. . It’s all very mysterious. Rebecca Bellan. A little bird. Deal of the week.

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SPACs keep rolling as autonomous vehicle startup Aurora targets blank-check debut with $13B valuation

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PRIMECAP Management Company, Reinvent Capital, XN, Fidelity Management and Research LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital, as well as strategic investments from Uber, PACCAR and Volvo Group. ” Investors Clara Brenner, Quin Garcia and Rachel Holt on SPACs, micromobility and how COVID-19 shaped VC.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Klaviyo EC-1, micromobility’s second wave, UiPath CFO interview, more

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Several micromobility companies once operated in my city, but consolidation has reduced that to a small handful. This in-depth industry analysis shows how increased regulation on the local level and changing consumer habits are pushing micromobility providers to adapt and innovate. European VC soars in Q1.

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Daily Crunch: London-based SumUp pins $8.5B valuation with $624M debt-equity round 

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Startups and VC. Micromobility ain’t looking so hot these days, either, unfortunately. Governing the governors: The Oversight Board, the advisory group reviewing Facebook’s and Instagram’s content moderation decisions, issued its first annual report this week, Taylor writes. That’s no surprise.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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Same as VC funds are deeply acquainted with Silicon Valley, tech investors cannot ignore this hub of innovation that has produced global market leading companies and serial entrepreneurs. The cliche VC answer: strong team, big market. This is how we have successfully created a strong familial culture at our VC.

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6 Oslo VCs discuss 2021 trends, deal flow and regional opportunities

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That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Both micromobility and telemedicine seem very crowded at this point, and we believe the current market leaders in these sectors will become the winners. This is super hard to pinpoint and it is really challenging to label an industry as overlooked.